Entering course requests online in X2 Aspen for grade 8 students at Diamond Middle School who will attend Lexington High School in 2014-2015 Lexington High School is using an online process for you to request elective courses to complete your 9th grade schedule. You will have the opportunity to go online during school, but you will need to plan ahead by discussing with your family which elective courses you want to take. Here s an outline of the steps you must take: 1. Before Monday, March 3: In consultation with your family, using the LHS Course Catalogue, decide which elective and Physical Education courses you want to take. Record them in the worksheet on page 2. 2. Between Tuesday, March 4 th and Wednesday, March 12th, enter your elective choices in X2 Aspen. The deadline for changes is the end of March 12. 3. Optionally, write an online note to your counselor to specify alternate course choices and/or to explain your course choices, as needed. Below are instructions for each step, and there are further instructions online in X2 Aspen. If you have any questions about course selection that are not answered by the instructions, contact your guidance counselor. If you have trouble accessing or using your X2 Aspen student account, e-mail studentportal@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us for help. Step 1: Deciding your elective course choices The Lexington High School Course Catalogue, available as a PDF document linked from http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/ on the About Our School menu, lists the courses you can choose to complete your schedule. Consulting with your family, choose courses that will fulfill LHS graduation requirements and your personal goals, while maintaining a reasonably balanced life. Record the choices you make in the course selection worksheet on page 2. There are two kinds of choices you need to make: Elective courses: Choose enough elective courses so that you have a complete course load. For most grade 9 students, a complete course load is between 28 and 31 credits, with 28 credits recommended. You can use the worksheet on page 2 to add up your course credits including the electives you ve chosen. Physical Education courses: You must choose a Physical Education activity for each of the four quarters of the year. The choices for each quarter are listed on page 6. Make sure you choose one course from Quarter 1 (course numbers 71##), one from Quarter 2 (72##), one from Quarter 3 (73##), and one from Quarter 4 (74##).
Entering course requests online page 2 Course selection worksheet Subject area Course number Course title Credits English 1100 Literature and Composition I 4 Social Studies 2100 World History I 4 Math as recommended by your teacher 33 4 Science as recommended by your teacher 41 5 Foreign Lang. as recommended by your teacher, or write in a new language that you wish to begin, or cross off if you won t be taking a language 5 4 Electives Phys. Ed. Pick an activity for each quarter from the list on page 6. 71 72 2 73 74 Health 7810 Adolescent Health Issues I 1 Total credits should usually be between 28 and 31 (28 is recommended). TOTAL:
Entering course requests online page 3 Step 2: Entering your elective choices in X2 Aspen Using a web browser (current version of Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer recommended), go to https://ma-lexington.myfollett.com/ and log into your student account. Use the same login as for viewing your own report card. Make sure you are using a student account (Login ID beginning with stu) not a parent/family account (Login ID beginning with fam). If you do not know your login ID and password, or have trouble logging into your account, e-mail studentportal@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us for help. Once logged in, click on the My Info top tab, then on the Requests side tab. On this page you ll see a display of your recommended courses similar to the example shown below. (If you have any questions about a recommended course or level, consult your current teacher who made the recommendation. If you want to take a course at a higher level than recommended, you will need to complete a Placement Review Form and submit it to the appropriate LHS department office by March 14. If you want to take a course at a lower level than recommended, or not take a recommended course at all, say so in a note to your counselor see Step 3 of the instructions.)
Entering course requests online page 4 Now, for each subject area where you need to enter one or more elective courses, click the Select button. You will see a list of courses that you may select in that subject area. If there are more than ten such courses, you will need to use the and buttons to page through the available choices. Select the checkbox next to any course(s) you wish to choose, then click the OK button. See below for an example of selecting the course 6710 Mixed Chorus. After you click the OK button, you will be returned to the main course selection screen and should see the course(s) you just selected added to your list. Now proceed similarly through the other subject areas. Certain elective courses are listed under the subject area Other Courses instead of under their academic department area. Be sure to click on the Select button for Other Courses to find any courses not shown under their department. If you are still unable to find a course you wish to select, see Step 3 of the instructions. For Physical Education, click the Select button and choose 4 quarter-courses. You ll see further instructions on-screen after clicking the Select button. When you are done choosing courses, click the button to submit your requests. If you have anything to explain about your requests or wish to specify alternate course choices, proceed to Step 3. If you get an error message when you post, try to resolve the error yourself and post again. If you cannot, proceed to Step 3 and write an explanation.
Entering course requests online page 5 Step 3: Writing a counselor note (explanations, alternates) At the bottom of the course request screen, there is a box where you can write a note that your guidance counselor will review while processing your course requests. When done, be sure to click to submit your note. Please fill in this box for any of the purposes listed below. You may wish to specify alternate course choices (choices that will be used only if one of your elective courses cannot be scheduled). To do so, in the Notes box, write the word Alternate followed by the course numbers and titles. You may specify one or two courses as alternates. You may need to request a course that you couldn t find listed under any of the subject areas. This might happen if you want a course that is unusual for students in your grade. In the Notes box, list the course number and title, and tell why you are requesting the course. You may wish to change level or drop a recommended course. Explain the change you want to make in the Notes box. If you want to move to a higher level in the course, filling in the Notes box is not sufficient. You must also complete a Placement Review Form and submit it to the appropriate department office at LHS by March 14. You may need to explain why you could not resolve an error when posting your requests. For example, you might need to explain why you are requesting a total number of credits that is outside the normal range of 28 to 31 credits. There may be something else you need to explain about your course requests. If your explanation is complicated or personal in nature, you should also follow-up by having an in-person conversation with your guidance counselor. Step 4: Making changes You can log into X2 Aspen again if you wish to change your elective course requests. The deadline for changing your requests is the end of March 12. Need help? If you have trouble accessing or using your X2 Aspen student account, e-mail studentportal@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us for help. If you have any questions about course selection that are not answered by the LHS Course Catalogue, this instruction document, or the on-screen instructions in X2 Aspen, please contact your middle school guidance counselor, who will either answer your question or refer you to the appropriate person at Lexington High School.
Entering course requests online page 6 Reference list: elective and Phys. Ed. courses for grade 9 Foreign Language (courses for beginners) 5116 French I 5216 German I 5316 Italian I 5416 Latin I 5516 Mandarin I 5614 Spanish I (Level CP2) 5616 Spanish I (Level CP1) 5816 American Sign Language I Fine and Performing Arts 6100 Foundations of Art 6111 Drawing I 6130 Illustration 6211 Ceramics 6230 Sculpture 6270 Digital Imaging 6510 Art of the Theater 6520 Improvisational Theater 6530 Public Speaking 6610 Music Theory 6631 Jazz in Society: Civil War to Great Depression 6632 Jazz in Society: Great Depression to the present 6680 Mixed Tape Anatomy 6710 LHS Chorale (Mixed Chorus) 6728 Women's Chorus 6738 Concert Choir 6778 Madrigal Singers 6850 Beginning Jazz Improvisation 6900 Symphonic Band 6910 Repertoire Orchestra/Strings Other Courses 2616 Child Psychology 2656 Introduction to Law 2666 Introduction to Economics 2716 Introduction to Business 2726 Introduction to Personal Finance 2780 Journalism 2810 Introduction to Policy Debate 2820 Introduction to Lincoln-Douglas Debate 3510 Accounting I 3610 Computer Applications 3716 Introduction to Programming I 3726 Introduction to Programming II 8910 Introduction to Special Education Physical Education (Quarter 1) 7100 Badminton 7105 Tennis/Games 7110 Football (Theory/Skills) 7130 Recreational Games 7150 Fitness Concepts and Practices 7155 Rollerblading 7175 Athletic Training 7180 CPR/AED Certification 7185 Pilates 7190 Yoga 7192 Jazz Dance 7193 Stretch and Strength for Dancers 7194 Dance for Musical Theater Physical Education (Quarter 2) 7215 Games/Basketball 7220 Volleyball/Olympic Sports 7260 Cardio Kick-Boxing 7270 Strength and Fitness Training 7275 Athletic Training 7280 CPR/AED Certification 7285 Pilates 7290 Yoga 7293 Stretch and Strength for Dancers 7296 Partner Dance (Swing/Latin) 7297 Choreography Physical Education (Quarter 3) 7315 Games/Basketball 7320 Volleyball/Olympic Sports 7340 Fencing 7365 Total Body Conditioning 7370 Strength and Fitness Training 7375 Athletic Training 7380 CPR/AED Certification 7385 Pilates 7390 Yoga 7392 Jazz Dance 7393 Stretch and Strength for Dancers 7394 Dance for Musical Theater Physical Education (Quarter 4) 7400 Badminton 7425 Softball 7435 Outdoor Games/Ultimate Frisbee 7445 Golf 7450 Fitness Concepts and Practices 7475 Athletic Training 7480 CPR/AED Certification 7485 Pilates 7490 Yoga 7493 Stretch and Strength for Dancers 7496 Partner Dance (Swing/Latin) 7497 Choreography