SIX COUNSELORS FOR NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENT DETERMINED BY STUDENT LAST NAME ADMINISTRATION CURRENTLY ASSIGNED BY GRADE LEVEL

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2 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONS SIX COUNSELORS FOR NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENT DETERMINED BY STUDENT LAST NAME ADMINISTRATION CURRENTLY ASSIGNED BY GRADE LEVEL RHS IS A LARGE, COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN SIX COURSES PER SEMESTER WEDNESDAYS ARE EARLY RELEASE DAYS

3 REQUIREMENTS HS DIPLOMA REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA MINIMUM OF 24 CREDITS REQUIRED CREDITS ARE NEEDED IN SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS STATE TESTING REQUIREMENTS ELA: SMARTER BALANCED ELA TEST MATH: SMARTER BALANCED MATH TEST SCIENCE: BIOLOGY EOC EXAM HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN COMPLETED IN OUR DISTRICT THROUGH CAREER CRUISING

4 REQUIREMENTS COLLEGE STANDARDS ARE DIFFERENT FOR 4 YEAR AND 2 YEAR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS MATERIALS HIGHLIGHTING THESE DIFFERENCES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COURSE CATALOG CAREER CRUISING: INTERNET BASED CAREER/COLLEGE EXPLORATION AND PLANNING TOOL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY REVIEWING SPECIFIC COLLEGE WEBSITES

5 COURSE CATALOG RHS COUNSELORS WILL VISIT RMS AND EMS TO PRESENT MATERIALS TO STUDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE RHS ATTENDANCE AREA STUDENTS IN OUR ATTENDANCE AREA CURRENTLY ATTENDING ANY OF OUR CHOICE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO RHS ON 1/25 AT 2PM FOR A COURSE REQUEST PRESENTATION EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A COURSE CATALOG AND COURSE REQUEST WORKSHEET TO COMPLETE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE COURSE CATALOG WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN CAREER CRUISING (COURSE PLANNER) THIS INCLUDES A COMPLETE LISTING OF RHS POLICIES, GRADUATION PLANNING RESOURCES AND IMPORTANT DISTRICT INFORMATION

6 COURSE CATALOG CONT. WHAT YOU WILL SEE FOR EVERY COURSE: COURSE NAME COURSE CODES ONE SEMESTER OR TWO GRADE LEVEL REQUIREMENT PREREQUISITE INFORMATION COURSE DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED DAILY HOMEWORK

7 COURSE REQUESTS YOUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING COURSE REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR BOTH YOU AND YOUR STUDENT WILL SIGN THE REQUEST WORKSHEET MASTER SCHEDULE IS BUILT BASED ON COURSE REQUESTS, THESE DECISIONS MATTER STUDENT SCHEDULES WILL NOT BE FINALIZED UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS IN SEPTEMBER YEARLONG CLASSES ARE YEARLONG COMMITMENTS

8 COURSE REQUEST WORKSHEET

9 CAREER CRUISING COURSE REQUESTS WILL BE ENTERED IN CAREER CRUISING

10 MIDDLE SCHOOL DATES DAY 1 INFORMATION & DISTRIBUTION DAY 2 MATERIAL COLLECTION & REQUEST ENTRY EVERGREEN MS JANUARY 30 TH AND FEBRUARY 6 TH REDMOND MS FEBRUARY 2 ND AND FEBRUARY 9 TH DISTRICT CHOICE SCHOOLS JANUARY 25 TH AT 2PM (REDMOND HS PAC) COURSE REQUEST FORMS WILL BE COLLECTED BY SCHOOL STAFF AND SENT TO RHS

11 EXAMPLE: 4 YEAR PLANNER 9 th 10 th 11 th 12th English English English English World Hist/Elect CWP US History Civics/Elective Math Math Math Math* Science Science Science Science* World Lang World Lang World Lang* Occ Ed/Art/PE Lifetime Fitness Occ Ed/Art/PE Occ Ed/Art/PE Occ Ed/Art/PE This is just an example of how a student might choose to fulfill their graduation requirements all students 4 year planners will look different! * Additional Years Recommended for 4 year college entrance

12 COURSES AT ALL LEVELS GENERAL LEVEL COURSES CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MOST STUDENTS AND FULFILL COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS SAFETY NET COURSES TARGETED INSTRUCTION IN SMALLER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN MEETING STATE STANDARDS SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION (SDI) COURSES APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL ADAPTATIONS THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS HONORS/ADVANCED PLACEMENT LEVEL COURSES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT TO EXAMINE A SUBJECT IN MORE DEPTH, BOTH IN CONTENT AND ANALYSIS OF SUBJECT MATTER

13 GENERAL LEVEL COURSES MOST COURSES AT RHS! SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: ENGLISH 9, ALGEBRA 1, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, WORLD HISTORY 1, ART 1, BAND 1, DRAMA 1, WORLD LANGUAGES (ASL, FRENCH, JAPANESE, SPANISH), AND MORE!

14 SAFETY NET COURSES 9 TH GRADE SAFETY NET COURSES: ENGLISH 9 ALGEBRA 1 PHYSICAL SCIENCE WORLD HISTORY 1

15 SDI COURSES SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION 9 TH GRADE SDI COURSES (RESOURCE): ENGLISH 9 ALGEBRA 1 ORGANIZATION SOCIAL SKILLS ACADEMIC SUPPORT 9 TH GRADE SDI COURSES (TRANSITION): FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH, FUNCTIONAL MATH, ADAPTIVE

16 HONORS COURSES 9 TH GRADE HONORS COURSES ENGLISH 9 WORLD HISTORY 1 CHEMISTRY/HONORS ALGEBRA 2 ART 1

17 THINGS TO CONSIDER BALANCE GRADE 9 & 10 VS. GRADE 11 & 12 HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS GENERAL VS. HONORS COURSES CONTACT TEACHER FOR HELP USE ONLINE LWSD RESOURCES PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS DISTRACTIONS BALANCE

18 ADDITONAL RESOURCES LWSD HIGH SCHOOL GUIDE REDMOND HS WEBSITE: REDMOND COUNSELING PAGE POST HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOK AND OTHER RESOURCES ATHLETIC INFORMATION CLUB INFORMATION STAFF INFORMATION RHS STAFF UTILIZE POWERSCHOOL LEARNING FOR CURRENT STUDENTS/PARENTS COUNSELORS CAREER CENTER ASB COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILY'S INCOME MEETS THE GUIDELINES OR WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS IN JUNE OF STUDENTS' 8TH GRADE YEAR. PLEASE CONTACT MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR!

19 MYTHS I NEED A 4.0 TO GET INTO A DECENT UNIVERSITY I MUST TAKE EVERY AP COURSE OFFERED AT RHS ALL AP SCIENCE COURSES COMPLETE THROUGH AP CALC BC I CAN GET MY PE WAIVED IF I CAN SKIP TO TAKE TEACHERS DON T WANT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS I CAN NEVER GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY COUNSELOR COUNSELORS ARE JUST FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES

20 THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE RHS WEBSITE WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR STUDENT IN SEPTEMBER!

Heritage High School Home of the Coyotes. Class of 2017 Registration for Senior Classes

Heritage High School Home of the Coyotes Class of 2017 Registration for Senior Classes HHS Counselors Patti Wilson (Lead) wilsonp@friscoisd.org Valerie Harrison(A D) harrisonv@friscoisd.org Laurie Guerrero