1. Remind 101
Text reminders from me to communicate with students and parents
See flyer and sign up!
Students will sign up during fall 9th grade presentation

2. Class of 2023 course selection
Tanya Dreon Justin Hanula
High School Counselor Principal

3. PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
Our program this evening has three goals: 1. To update parents on district vision of Career Planning goals for students. 2. Discuss how to plan a four year program of studies (grades 9-12) 4. To give you an overview of the scheduling process and prepare for 9th grade and the curriculum to come

4. THE FOUR YEAR PLAN A successful high school experience is based on:
Careful planning
Career and personal goals
Interests and abilities
Ask your 8th grader about the Tootsie Roll Career Cluster activity we completed in class!
*Guide also available online

5. FIVE CAREER PATHWAYS “FINDING YOUR FUTURE NEST”
Arts and Communications: Designed to cultivate students' awareness, interpretation, application and production of visual, verbal and written work.
Business, Finance and Information Technology: Designed to prepare students for careers in the world of business, finance and information services.
Engineering and Industrial Technology: Designed to cultivate students' interest, awareness and application to areas related to technologies necessary to design, develop, install or maintain physical systems.
Human Services: Designed to cultivate students' interests, skills and experience for employment in careers related to families and human needs.
Science and Health: Designed to cultivate students' interest in the life, physical and behavioral sciences. In addition, the planning, managing and providing of therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health information and biochemistry research development.

6. Lower Dauphin – Career Mission

7. Unskilled jobs are disappearing; demand for high skills is rising
Comment on this is the 1:2:7 the reality of work force from Flemings video.   

8. Focus on strengths with kids right away and let others know what they are.  Connect students to the outside world...how can they get paid for doing what they love, look at the labor market, pay attention to passion/spark, connect the dots and you will find a purposeful child.   

9. Graduation Credit Requirements
English 4
Math 3
Social Studies 4
Science (depending on level) 3 – 4
Careers/Personal Finance 0.5
Health
Physical Education 1.5
Remainder of credits comprised
of elective courses 6 – 7
TOTAL

10. COURSE SELECTION PROCESS
Course Selection - Class of 2018
COURSE SELECTION PROCESS
Review Course Selection Guide (full version with descriptions is online)
Discuss course options – teachers, students and parents
Students will seek out teachers for their recommendations and signatures… parents must also sign card and check recommendations
Course Selection Cards will be signed in school Jan 31 – Feb 7.
Course Selection Cards are due on Friday, February 8th !
Move-Up Day for 8th graders will be February 5th or 6th

11. Academic Levels General/Career Prep Tech Prep
The General and Career Prep courses provide sound basic education for those who expect to enter the work force immediately after graduation.
Academic foundation for students planning to attend trade/technical schools or two- year colleges
Honors/ Advanced Placement
College Prep
An academic foundation for college bound students who have achieved at least an A- final average in a specific discipline
Or, those in honors level this year must maintain at least a B- final average to continue in the honors level at the high school (for example: Geometry, Algebra 1, Honors Science, Honors English)
The College Preparatory curriculum provides an academic foundation for 4 years of college beyond high school.

12. Academic Levels GPA and Class Rank Weighted Values
See Course Selection Guide for details
A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated from the first day of 9th grade and includes ALL courses
A Weighted GPA is also calculated and shared after the 1st semester of 9th grade – this determines a student’s class rank
Courses offered in the curriculum vary considerably in their degree of difficulty. This range of course difficulty results from a program that is geared to provide for a broad range of student differences in abilities, interests, vocational, and academic pursuits. For this reason, weighed grade points vary in accordance with the levels of difficulty of the course. This is how we calculate Class Rank
Career Prep/General = 1
Tech Prep = 2
College Prep = 3
Honors = 4
Advanced Placement (AP) = 5
Available to students starting in 10th grade

13. 9th grade schedule – 8 period day
Required Courses:
English
Earth & Its Environment (Science)
US History
Math (see sequence)
PE (daily for one semester)
Computer Applications (daily for one semester) 0.5
TOTAL : 5.0 credits/periods
**The rest of the schedule will be electives (2-3)

14. Geometry (CP or Honors)
Math Sequences
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1 or Algebra 1A
Geometry (CP or Honors)
Algebra 2 (CP or Honors)

15. Math Sequences
*AP Statistics is an elective math course that can occur after Algebra 2
*If a student takes AP Calc, then Advanced Math Topics will also be available in the senior year

16. Elective Courses – Choose 2, 2.5, or 3
Art
Business
English
Family & Consumer Sciences
Foreign Language Music
Social Studies
Technology Education
2 electives = study hall every day
2.5 electives = study hall daily for one semester
3 electives = no study hall

17. Sample Schedules First Semester Second Semester MP 1 and 2 MP 3 and 4
Period 1
Public Speaking
Study hall 2
CP US History 3
Chorus 4
CP Earth & It’s Environment
5/6
Spanish 2
7/8
CP English
C lunch
lunch 10
Algebra 1 11
Computer Apps
Foundations of PE 9
First Semester
Second Semester
MP 1 and 2
MP 3 and 4
Period 1
Band 2
Honors US History 3
Honors Earth & It’s Environment 4
Foundations of PE
Computer Applications
5/6
Spanish 2
B Lunch
lunch
8/9
Honors English 10
Geometry 11
Architectural CAD

18. Career and Technical Education
Dauphin County Technical School
Specific trade skills – see the Course Selection Guide or for a complete list
And, for those students who have made the decision to seek vocational training, the Dauphin County Technical School has many fine programs
Students who have applied to DCTS should still complete a course selection card as if they will be attending LDHS

19. State Requirements and Testing
Course Selection - Class of 2018
State Requirements and Testing
The state of Pennsylvania has standardized testing requirements for all of our graduates
Students must demonstrate proficiency on Keystone Exams in Literature, Algebra I & Biology upon completion of each course
In addition, students in 8th grade are required to take PSSA in Math, English/Language Arts, & Science.

20. COURSE CHANGES Anytime between now and August …
Contact me to change selections or have your son/daughter speak with Mrs. Coller about options/concerns
or call
Schedules will be available online through Power School around August 5th
Parent/ Student initiated elective and level changes are permitted during the summer up to August 16, 2019
Once the school year begins…

21. POLICY FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES
August 16, 2019 – Last day for student-initiated schedule changes. Summer changes do not include teacher or lunch reassignments. Once the school year begins:
Students will remain in classes as scheduled for the first two weeks of school.  No schedule changes will be made.
In weeks 3 and 4 of school, schedule changes are permitted for academic misplacements (with teacher and parent approval) AND elective changes can be made (from one elective to another – also with parental approval)
From week 4 of school through week 7, the ONLY types of changes will be for academic misplacements (with teacher and parent approval).
After week 7, no schedule changes will be made unless they are approved by a principal.
For second semester classes, students will only be able to make a change up until the second week of the course (week 2 of the 3rd MP)

22. What’s next… Mrs. Dreon in classes. 1/28 - 1/30 Move-up days
What’s next… Mrs. Dreon in classes 1/28 - 1/30 Move-up days 2/5 and 2/6 Course selection due 2/8 schedules available online 8/5 (tentative) New student picnic 8/14 (tentative)
We look forward to having your students at the High School next year! Thank you for attending