WELCOME TO COURSE SELECTION NIGHT 2020 https www

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Principal & Counselor Directory Building Principal Mr. Miller Principal by Grade Level 9 th Grade: Ms. Herb 10 th Grade: Mr. Benkovic 11 th Grade: Mr. Newkam 12 th Grade: Mr. Shrader Counselor by Grade Level 9 th Grade: Mrs. Stoe 10 th Grade: Mrs. Ludwig 11 th Grade: Ms. Baker 12 th Grade: Mrs. Bell 12 th Grade: Ms. Niebel (Permanent grade level counselor)

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS Our program this evening has three goals: 1. To update parents on the District’s Vision of Career Planning goals for students. 2. To introduce the High School Curriculum and show you how to plan a four year program of studies (grades 9 -12) 3. To give you an overview of the scheduling process

CDSD CAREER PATHWAYS VISION STATEMENT Every student upon graduation will have the motivation, confidence, knowledge, and skills to continue in the Career Pathway that is most suited to the student’s interests. Students who are confident and comfortable in career planning and the process of pursuing career goals will be more effective in achieving those goals and becoming productive and positive members of the community.

Central Dauphin– Career Mission

FIVE CAREER PATHWAYS 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. https: //www. cdschools. org/cms/lib/PA 09000075/Centricity/Domain/78/CDHS%20 Acad%20 Plan%20 Guide%202020 -21. pdf

THE FOUR YEAR PLAN A successful high school experience is based on: Care e r pla n ü ü ü Careful planning Career and personal goals Interests and abilities ü Ask your students about the career activities they have completed using Naviance!

COURSE SELECTION PROCESS 1. 6 th Classroom presentations and course selection sheets distributed: Linglestown Middle – March 5 th and CD Middle – March 6 th 2 nd 2. 3. 4. 5. High School – February 24 th – March Review Course Selection Guide - full version with descriptions is online. It is called The Academic Planning Guide and found on the CDHS website under Quick Links. Students gather input from teachers and parents. Students or parents can connect with current school counselors if needed. Students will get teacher and parent signatures. (Parent signature should be last. ) Course Selection Sheets are due! CD High School – March 9 th Linglestown Middle – March 11 th

How is the master schedule created? After student course requests are entered into the School District’s computer, the Building Administrator, using School Board guidelines, determines which courses will be offered each year. The Master Schedule is created and students are scheduled. We try to accommodate course requests as much as possible but students are not guaranteed to have all of the courses they select.

Graduation Credit Requirements ü ü ü ü English Math Social Studies Science Health Physical Education Arts/Humanities Electives 4 4 3 3. 5 2 1 6 TOTAL 23. 5

Additional Requirements � Web Design (9 th grade) 0. 5 Credits � Humanities (9 th grade) All students must take a humanities class: Intro to Art/FCS/Tech Ed/Music 0. 5 Credits � Financial 0. 5 Credits Online Literacy (11 th grade) (fall semester/spring semester/ Online (summer 2020) Course in school

Academic Levels GPA and Class Rank A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated from the first day of 9 th grade and includes ALL courses A Weighted GPA is also calculated and shared after the 1 st marking period of 9 th 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 See Academic Planning Guide for details Weighted Values 1. 08 – Advanced Placement and College in the High School Courses 1. 04 – Selected advanced sequential courses 1. 0 – Courses not included above See Academic Planning Guide for details

Sample Schedules – 9 Period Day Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First Semester MP 1 and 2 Second Semester MP 3 and 4 PE AP US History Honors Biology Honors Geometry Spanish I Honors Freshman English lunch Orchestra Web Design SH AP US History Honors Biology Honors Geometry Spanish I Honors Freshman English lunch Orchestra Intro to Art Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First Semester MP 1 and 2 Second Semester MP 3 and 4 German I US History II Intro to Music CP Algebra I Lunch CP Freshman English SH Business Computer Applications Environmental Science German I US History II Web Design CP Algebra I Lunch CP Freshman English PE Business Computer Apps Environmental Science

COURSE CHANGES Anytime between now and April 24 Contact your student’s current school counselor to change selections or speak about your options/concerns. April 25 – August 31 – NO CHANGES Exceptions (Misplaced, failed a class, etc. ) Once the school year begins… Students will remain in classes as scheduled for the first week of school. Two days to request changes August 31 and September 1 st Please note, no changes permitted for teacher or lunch reassignments.

Additional Opportunities /Resources College in the High School Job Shadowing Field Trips Career Cafes Naviance College and Career Center College Visits SENIOR ONLY Col lege Car and eer Rea dy! � Co-Op � Dual Enrollment (HACC and Harrisburg University)

NCAA and Participation in Division I and Division II Sports in College It is very important that students interested in participating in Division I or Division II be aware of the NCAA core course, core GPA, and SAT/ACT eligibility requirements. Informational Packets are available. NCAA approved core courses are listed in bold on the course selection sheet. Additional information can be found at www. eligbilitycenter. org

Special Education/504 Plans/Medical IEP’s – Individualized Education Plans � � � Gifted Learning Support Emotional Support Autistic Support Life Skills MDS Section 504 Plans – reviewed annually Emergency Medical Care Plans – If students have a chronic, medical condition please contact school nurse prior to the start of school. (Asthma, cardiac, allergies, food allergies, seizures, diabetes, etc. ) � � Tina Bechtel – tbechtel@cdschools. org (Grades 9 and 11) Margaret Mc. Connell - mmcconnell@cdschools. org (Grades 10 and 12)

State Requirements and Testing The Keystone Exams (Literature, Algebra I, and Biology) are a component of Pennsylvania's system of high school graduation and federal accountability requirements. Beginning with the class of 2022, students will have a variety of pathways to complete the requirements for graduation.

Career and Technical Education Dauphin County Technical School Specific trade skills – see www. dcts. org for a complete list And, for those students who have made the decision to seek vocational training, the Dauphin County Technical School has many great programs whether or not you plan to go to college Application deadline February 3 rd � 5 points deducted if later

DEPT REPRESENTATIVES IN CAFETERIA TONIGHT CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS THROUGH MARCH 6 TH COURSE SELECTION SHEETS DUE DEPENDS ON GRADE 9 LINGLESTOWN – MARCH 11 TH CD MIDDLE MARCH 17 TH GRADES 10 – 12 MARCH 9 TH SCHEDULES MAILED HOME NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION MID AUGUST 19 TH We look forward to having your students at the High School next year! Thank you for attending!

Department Representatives Available in the Cafeteria Department Representatives Art- TBD Business – Ms. Eli Nilsen and Mrs. Maria Salinger College in the High School University of Pittsburgh- Ms. Korzon English- Mr. Russ Conrad, Mrs. Bailey Proper, Mrs. Angela Weite Family Consumer Sciences- Mrs. Sasha Roble, Ms. Kristin Bell Guidance Dept- Mrs. Ludwig, Mrs. Stoe, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Bell Math- Mrs. Angie Dickey, Mr. Bob Moreland, Mrs. Tennille Mongold Music- Mr. Kibler Science- Mr. Scott Fields Social Studies- TBD Special Education- Ms. Carme Levarto Technology Education- Mr. Jim Chronister and Mr. Jason Hancock World Language- Mrs. Tricia Larson