1. WELCOME TO SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 8TH GRADE PARENT ORIENTATION MEETING MARCH 4, 2015

2. INTRODUCTIONS SUZIE LINDQUIST – MS COUNSELOR ROBIN KAYNER – HS COUNSELOR (L-Z) TINA MAINES – HS COUNSELOR (A-K) LIZA BABCOCK- HS PSYCHOLOGIST 10-12 FAWN FISHER- MS PSYCHOLOGIST, GRADE 9 MIKE CIPOLLA- HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL KRISTY CARLSON- ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

3. REVIEW OF THE SCHEDULING PROCESS HS ELECTIVES PREVIEW, MAY 5 TH 2:00 RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 8TH GRADE TEACHERS FOR STUDENT PLACEMENT CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCED CLASSES STUDENT WILL MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH COUNSELOR TO MAKE COURSE SELECTIONS STUDENTS WILL REGISTER FOR A MINIMUM OF 6.5 CREDITS AND A MAXIMUM OF 7.5 CREDITS

4. SCHEDULING PROCESS CONTINUED COPIES OF STUDENT SCHEDULES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS PRIOR TO SCHOOL YEAR. SCHEDULE CHANGES CAN BE MADE DURING THE DESIGNATED TIMES. COUNSELORS WILL BE AVAILABLE PERIODICALLY DURING SUMMER MONTHS

5. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FRESHMAN YEAR ART/MUSIC CREDIT STUDIO IN ART DDP BAND/CHOIR/ORCHESTRA FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRENCH SPANISH

6. FRESHMAN ELECTIVES GOURMET FIRST AID/CPR DRAMA PSYCHOLOGY WOOD I & II ACCOUNTING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LAW CAREER & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING FINANCIAL PLANNING *Electives offered are based on course requests and are subject to change without notice

7. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS CLASS OF 2019 ADVANCED REGENTS WITH HONORS ADVANCED REGENTS REGENTS

8. REGENTS DIPLOMA SUBJECTCREDITSTESTING ENGLISH 4 ELA (AFTER ENGLISH 11) MATH 3 INTEGRATED ALGEBRA *MINIMALLY INTEGRATED ALGEBRA & GEOMETRY S.S. 4 GLOBAL/US HISTORY REGENTS SCIENCE 3 (1)REGENTS EXAM *NEED 2 LAB SCIENCE INCLUDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT FRENCH/SPANISH 1 HEALTH.5 ART/MUSIC 1 PHYS. ED. 2 ELECTIVES 5.5 TOTAL CREDITS245 EXAMS

9. ADVANCED REGENTS DIPLOMA SUBJECTCREDITSTESTING ENGLISH 4 ELA (AFTER ENGLISH 11) MATH 3 INTEGRATED ALGEBRA GEOMETRY & ALGEBRA II S.S. 4 GLOBAL/US HISTORY REGENTS SCIENCE 3 (2)REGENTS EXAMS * INCLUDING LIVING ENVIRONMENT FRENCH/SPANISH 3LOTE EXAM HEALTH.5 ART/MUSIC 1 PHYS. ED. 2 ELECTIVES 3.5 TOTAL CREDITS249 EXAMS

10. ENGLISH ENGLISH 9ENGLISH 9 ADV ENGLISH 10ENGLISH 10 ADV* ENGLISH 11ENGLISH 11 ADV* ENGLISH 12*ENGLISH 12 AP* GRADUATE WITH 3 COLLEGE CREDITSGRADUATE WITH 9 COLLEGE CREDITS *If students pass the Accuplacer exam, college credit may be awarded. English 12 AP: ENG 1540 through Jamestown Community College English 12: ENG 1510 through Jamestown Community College English 11ADV: ENG 1530 through Jamestown Community College English 10 ADV: ENG 1510 through Jamestown Community College

11. MATH INTEGRATED ALGEBRAGEOMETRY ADV GEOMETRY ALGEBRA II ADV ALGEBRA IIPRE-CALCULUS ADV/STATISTICS PRE-CALCULUS/STATISTICSAP CALCULUS*/STATISTICS CALCULUS/STATISTICS Elementary Statistics: College course through JCC; MAT 1540. This course can be take after the completion of Algebra II or Algebra II ADV. *AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide.

12. SOCIAL STUDIES GLOBAL IGLOBAL I ADV GLOBAL IIGLOBAL II ADV US HISTORYAP US HISTORY* ECONOMICS/GOVERNMENT *AP GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS *AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide.

13. SCIENCE EARTH SCIENCEEARTH SCIENCE LIVING ENVIRONMENTCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS **ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE *AP BIO/AP CHEM/AP PHYSICS PHYSICS After the completion of LE, Chemistry and/or Physics, students may register for AP Chemistry, AP Physics, and/or AP Biology. *AP Courses: Student will sit for the AP exam in May. Students who perform well may receive college credit at thousands of Universities worldwide. ** Counts as the 3 rd science credit required for graduation

14. VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BEGINNING JUNIOR YEAR AUTO BODY AUTO MECHANICS COSMETOLOGY CONSERVATION NURSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE CARPENTRY COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

15. VOCATIONAL CAREERS CONTINUED CULINARY ARTS ELECTRONICS DIESEL MECHANICS GRAPHIC ARTS HEALTH ASSISTING MACHINE TRADES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECURITY SMALL ANIMAL SCIENCE

16. CLASS RANK INITIAL CLASS RANK IS CALCULATED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SOPHOMORE YEAR (4 SEMESTERS) FINAL CLASS RANK IS CALCULATED DURING THE LAST 5 WEEKS OF THE SENIOR YEAR. ONLY FINAL GRADES WILL BE USED COURSES REPEATED WILL ONLY BE COUNTED IF THE GRADE IS HIGHER A STUDENT SHOULD CARRY AT LEAST 6.5 CREDITS PER YEAR

17. CLASS RANK CONTINUED WE CALCULATE RANK BY USING THOSE CLASSES YIELDING THE HIGHEST POINT TOTAL, INCLUDING P.E. ALL CLASSES TAKEN AT A POST SECONDARY LEVEL (EX. JCC) WILL RECEIVE A REGENTS INDEX NUMBER RANK ESTABLISHED BY MULTIPLYING THE GRADE RECEIVED IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT BY AN INDEX NUMBER

18. CLASS RANK CONTINUED INDEX NUMBERS ADVANCED PLACEMENT 1.2 ADVANCED1.15 REGENTS1.1 GENERAL1.05

19. CLASS RANK SCENARIO ENGLISH90= 99 MATH85= 93.5 SCIENCE 92= 101.2 SS97= 106.7 LOTE83= 91.3 GOURMET95= 49.88 PE95= 49.88 STUDIO ART95= 99.75 SWTV100= 105 ENGLISH ADV 90= 103.5 MATH ADV 85= 97.75 SCIENCE AP 92= 110.4 SSADV 97= 111.55 LOTE 83= 91.3 GOURMET 95= 49.88 PE 95= 49.88 STUDIO ART 95= 99.75 SWTV 100= 105 Total Rank Points 611.4 Total Rank Points 629.95

20. ATTENDANCE POLICY IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE TESTS, SUBMIT PAPERS, HOMEWORK, PROJECTS, ETC… STUDENTS MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE A MINIMUM OF 85% OF THE TOTAL DAYS A COURSE IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN SESSION. 14 DAYS 1.0 CREDIT CLASSES 7 DAYS.5 CREDIT COURSES

21. FRESHMAN ORIENTATION FRESHMAN WILL RECEIVE AN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST TENTATIVELY SET FOR LAST WEEK OF AUGUST FINAL SCHEDULES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED LOCKERS & COMBINATION WILL BE GIVEN STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL GIVE TOURS

22. ACADEMIC INTERVENTION SERVICES (AIS) ELIGIBILITY MULTIPLE MEASURES: 8 TH GRADE STATE ASSESSMENTS & IREADY DATA SCORING BELOW THE APPROVED PASSING GRADE 65 ON ANY REGENTS EXAM REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION IN ELA, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES RECOMMENDATIONS BY CLASSROOM TEACHER, COUNSELOR, ADMINISTRATOR, PARENT, SCHOOL STAFF CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE: CLASS WORK, CHAPTER AND UNIT TESTS, PARTICIPATION PARENT NOTIFICATION OCCURS EVERY TIME A STUDENT ENTERS AND/OR EXITS AIS

23. RESOURCES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT TIME CASTLE LEARNING WWW.CASTLELEARNING.COM WWW.CASTLELEARNING.COM AFTER SCHOOL TIME – SAME AS MS PEER TUTORING IREADY

24. WE WANT YOU INVOLVED IN YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION STAY IN CONTACT WITH SCHOOL STAFF VISIT OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://SWCS.WNYRIC.ORG/HTTP://SWCS.WNYRIC.ORG/ SCHEDULE PLANNING GUIDE JOIN THE PTSO POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ENJOY THE EXTRA-CURRICULAR EVENTS AT SWCS THIS PPT CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE

25. QUESTIONS? FOR ACCURACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS ARE DONE ALPHABETICALLY A-K MAINES L-Z KAYNER