Transcript Class of 2012 - Muscatine Community School District

Class of 2016
Course Selection Presentation
Ms. Anderson
Course Selection Process for your
10th Grade Year!
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All students should have received the 2013-2014 Curriculum
Guidebook via email. This is a necessary document to
complete the process.
You all should have received a packet when entering the
auditorium today. Don’t lose it!
In the packet you will find:
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Suggested Pathways (Liberal Arts, Business, Engineering,
Health)
MHS Grad Plan
Helpful Handouts
Course Selection Form (This will need to be signed by a parent
and turned in to me!)
New Course Selection Process
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All students will meet one on one with your individual
counselor
You must have your course selection sheet signed by a
parent. If not, we will select your courses for you
Completed schedules will be not be available until
Registration Day in August
Schedule changes – one week prior to inservice (other
than counselor initiated)
*NO changes after school begins
Can still drop with parent signature the first 5 days of
each quarter
What to expect next…
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We will discuss which courses to select for 10th
Grade
You will receive an email indicating your
appointment day and time. DO NOT MISS YOUR
APPOINTMENT. This is how you will select your
courses.
We will also post all appointment times on the wall
outside of Student Services. Check there if you
need to.
Graduation Progess
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Login to Powerschool
Click on Graduation Progress
Click Submit
View the Graduation Requirements
View the Credits Earned
Notice the dark green/light green/white bar
Graduation Progress Screen
Graduation Progress, cont.
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Credit Summary:
25
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Required=
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Completed=
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If you failed a previous required course, we will
adjust this during your course selection (if you
are not working on it already)
3 credits
Graduation Requirements
23 CREDITS
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Required Areas = 15 credits
English
4 years
 English 9
 English 10
 English 11
 a Senior Year English Elective (semester)
 and a Senior Year Formal Writing (semester)
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Graduation Requirements, cont.
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Math
3 years
 Any Combination of different courses
 College Entrance requires Algebra I, Geometry
and Algebra II
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Graduation Requirements, cont.
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Science
3 years
 Physical Science
 Biology
 Science Elective (*College Entrance requires
Chemistry or Physics)
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Graduation Requirements, cont.
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Social Studies
3 Years
 US History
 Social Studies Elective (World Civ, Psych,
Sociology, etc.)
 Senior Year Government (semester)
 Senior Year Economics (semester)
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Graduation Requirements, cont.
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PE
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2 Credits
One Class (.5 credit)
EACH year for 4 years.
Graduation Requirements, cont.
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Electives=10 credits
Agriculture
Art/Music
Business
Family and Consumer
Science
Industrial Technology
English/Language Arts
Electives
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Math Electives
Project Lead the Way
(Engineering…)
Science Electives
Social Studies
Electives
World Language
(Foreign Language)
PSEO
(Post Secondary Enrollment Option)
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11th and 12th Graders (and 9th and 10th graders in TAG) are
eligible
Courses at MCC (other institutions are available…see me)
Students must test into college level course work with the
Compass or ACT
We will pay for the course and the book if:
 MHS does not offer the course OR
 You have exhausted the curriculum in that area (example,
we only have 1 Psychology course) AND
 You pass the course (dropping or failing the course will result
in YOU owing MHS approximately $250!!!!!!)
PSEO
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Examples:
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Students take a course 1 evening a week
Students take a course during the am and come
to MHS late
Students take a course during the afternoon and
leave MHS early
Students take an online course
PSEO
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MCC representatives are available in
Student Services the 3rd Wednesday of
every month—all day.
Silver Cord
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All students are eligible to participate
Students volunteer in the community on their own time.
Your baseline goal is to accumulate 40 volunteer hours per
year
You may only earn 20 hours doing one particular service
(must do a variety of locations/services)
Students earning 160 volunteer hours throughout 4 years will
earn a Silver Cord to wear at graduation
Think: college applications, job applications, scholarship
applications, networking, self fulfillment
ACT
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Visit www.actstudent.org to get info
Junior Year-April Test.
Practice Tests online
Students eligible for Free/Reduced lunch
see me about a fee waiver
SAT
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Visit www.collegeboard.com
Take April of Junior Year
Mostly for East and West Coast Schools
College Entrance
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Muscatine Community College (MCC)
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GED, High School Diploma
Take the COMPASS Test (Free, can take in
Student Services at MHS or at MCC)
See an Adviser 288-6000
Iowa, ISU, UNI
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Regent Admission Index (RAI)
(2 x ACT Composite)
+ (1 x percentile high school rank)
+ (20 x high school gpa)
+ (5 x number of high school core courses)
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Your Regent Admission Index (RAI) Score
Iowa, ISU, UNI
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Visit www2.state.ia.us/regents/rai to
calculate your own RAI score.