HOW TO REGISTER FOR YOUR CLASSES MDHS COURSE SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS

HOW TO REGISTER FOR YOUR CLASSES MDHS 2015-2016 COURSE SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS REGISTRATION / COURSE SELECTION Each school year, students take a va...
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HOW TO REGISTER FOR YOUR CLASSES MDHS 2015-2016

COURSE SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS

REGISTRATION / COURSE SELECTION Each school year, students take a variety of

both core academic courses as well as electives and/or career and technical education classes. It is very important for them to select the right

courses to fulfill their graduation requirements.

WHERE DO I BEGIN? Counselors for 10th and 11th grade have been doing one on one meetings with each student. For 9th graders, the counselors did presentations in the English classes regarding scheduling. The Counselors covered the following info:  Graduation Requirements  Academic History  What to think about when selecting classes  Course Selections

WHERE DO I BEGIN? (CONT.)  Students should use the information they received

from their counselor in order to make the right course selections for their schedules.  For additional information and to see the current

course selections being offered for 2015-2016, go to: http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/Page/39982.  You can also access it by clicking on the “2015-2016

Course Selections” link on the school webpage in the guidance section. (Look at the listings on the left side of the page)

THINGS YOU NEED IN ORDER TO REGISTER  Each student will need to use the following information: 1.

Academic history/Grad Reqs. Sheet

2.

A listing of courses being offered (The blue sheet given to the students – It can also be seen online). 

3.

Current juniors (class of 2016) interested in becoming a Teachers Aide (TA) need to select “peer counseling” when doing the online (Skyward) course selection. You must have a 3.0 GPA and be a senior.

A credit check sheet – (Only 10th and 11th grade students counselors will receive this)  Students will receive all of these things in their

one on one meetings or in their English classes.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT JUNIORS (2012-2013 COHORT GROUP)  

2.0 minimum grade point average 24 credits   

4 – English 4 – Math (Must take and pass Algebra I & Geometry) 3 – Social Studies (World, American/U.S., Am. Gov’t,

     

3 – Science (Must take and pass Biology) 1 - HOPE 1 – Practical Arts (vocational), Fine or Performing Arts 8 – Electives *One course must be taken online through LCVS/FLVS Passing scores on the FCAT (245) and Algebra I EOC (399)*

Economics with Financial Literacy)

* Concordant scores on ACT (19 Read) or SAT (430 Read) can be used after the student takes the Grade 10 FCAT at least one time to satisfy the FCAT graduation requirement. A concordant score of 97 on the PERT will satisfy the Algebra EOC graduation requirement.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT SOPHOMORES (2013-2014 COHORT GROUP) 

2.0 minimum grade point average  24 credits   

4 – English 4 – Math (Must take and pass Algebra & Geometry) 3 – Social Studies (World, American/U.S., Am. Gov’t, Economics with Financial Literacy)

     

3 – Science (Must take and pass Biology) 1 - HOPE 1 – Practical Arts (vocational), Fine or Performing Arts 8 – Electives *One course must be taken online through LCVS/FLVS Passing scores on the ELA and Algebra I EOC (399)* * A Concordant score of 97 on the PERT will satisfy the Algebra EOC graduation requirement. Concordant scores for the ELA have not been determined at this time.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT FRESHMEN (2014-2015 COHORT GROUP) 

2.0 minimum grade point average  24 credits   

4 – English 4 – Math (Must take and pass Algebra & Geometry) 3 – Social Studies (World, American/U.S., Am. Gov’t, Economics with finance)

     

3 – Science (Must take and pass Biology) 1 - HOPE 1 – Practical Arts (vocational), Fine or Performing Arts 8 – Electives *One course must be taken online through LCVS/FLVS Passing scores on the ELA and Algebra I EOC (399)* * A Concordant score of 97 on the PERT will satisfy the Algebra EOC graduation requirement. Concordant scores for the ELA have not been determined at this time.

ACADEMIC HISTORY / GRAD REQ. SHEET You can see the following information on your academic history: 1.

Grades & credits earned

2.

Every class that you’ve taken towards fulfilling your graduation requirements for a high school diploma are listed.

3.

GPA - Here is how it’s listed on the Grad Req. Sheet: 1. 2. 3.



GPA 1 = Un-weighted GPA GPA 2 = Weighted GPA GPA 3 = Disregard (it’s an error)

The following slide is an example of the academic history / Grad Req. Sheet

ACADEMIC HISTORY (CONT.)

ACADEMIC HISTORY (CONT.) Please note: Every time you take a course, every grade you receive (even if you fail), will be shown on your academic history. If you retake a course for grade forgiveness and receive a better grade, each attempt will still be listed but only the better grade will be calculated for your GPA. You cannot grade forgive a grade of F or D with a D. Only C or higher can give grade forgiveness.

COURSE SELECTION Using the information given to each student, they can now make their course selections. Things to consider: 1. Grade Forgiveness (current 9th,10th, & 11th) 2. Honors/AP Courses 3. Foreign Languages (especially Jrs. & Srs.) 4. Online Class – You must complete one 5. Balance in your schedule – don’t drive yourself crazy. Be realistic with what you can handle.

COURSE SELECTION (CONT.) Keep in Mind: We will be on a traditional 7 period day schedule For current sophomores – if you are planning on

attending a state university following graduation, you need to take 2 foreign language courses (ex: French 1 & 2). It is recommended that you start next year Look at your academic history/grad reqs. sheet to

see what you’ve completed.

Look at the graduation requirements to determine

what classes you need to take

COURSE SELECTION (CONT.) Now that you have the information you need to: 1. Sign into Skyward: https://skysmsweb.lake.k12.fl.us/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsEAplus/fwe mnu01.w

3.

Look at the blue course selection sheet and choose the classes you want to take. The course selection can also be found at the following link: http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/Page/39982 You MUST select classes to fill a full 7 period schedule. Even if you plan on dual enrolling, select 7 classes. Current juniors – Even if you only have 3 core classes left to complete your graduation requirements, you MUST select 7 classes.

4.

Make sure to select at least 5 alternate course selections (usually electives but it can be academic).

5.

Print your course selections and then students and parents sign it. Current 10th and 11th graders must turn their sheets into the guidance office. Current 9th graders turn it into their English teacher.

2.

COURSE SELECTION (CONT.)  You must complete your course selection on

Skyward and turn in the print out of your selections to guidance (9th graders turn in their sheets to their English teacher) by Wednesday April 29th.  Make sure to include the student and parent

signatures on the course selection print out.  Keep your copy of your academic

history/grad reqs. sheet and your credit check sheets for future reference.

NOW LET’S SELECT YOUR CLASSES ON SKYWARD

BUT WAIT! I HAVEN’T TALKED TO MY COUNSELOR YET! WHAT DO I DO? 10th and 11th graders are having one on one meetings with their counselor. If they don’t get called down to speak to their counselor by the time the scheduling process begins, don’t worry. The students can still put in their course selections. When their counselor calls them down (and they intend on speaking to every 10th and 11th grader), they will review their selections with them and allow them to make any changes needed. 9th graders will have a counselor speak to them in their English classes.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SELECT YOUR CLASSES ON SKYWARD  Before you begin this process, please remember ..........

This is not your final schedule. This is just a selection of courses you would like to take.  You must have access to your skyward account in order to select your courses. If you are having issues logging in, you can speak to a media specialist for your log in info.  You can do this at anytime as long as you have internet access.  We suggest every student discuss their classes with their parents and refer to their academic history in order to make the right selections.  Counselors will review the selections but it is ultimately up to the student to choose the correct classes to satisfy their graduation requirements.

Login using the same username & password needed to access a computer on campus.

On your Skyward wall/dashboard you will see the tab “schedule” on the left side of the screen – click on “schedule”.

Now you should be on the schedule page. Look on the right side of this page and you will see “course request for 20152016”. Click on “course request for 2015-2016”.

On the request page you will find available courses on the left side sorted by course number. Scroll to find the course you need to request. Select the course and click “add course”; if done correctly, you will see the course appear in the “selected courses” area on the right side of the page. ONLY ADD THE 7 COURSES YOU NEED FOR 2015/16, DO NOT SELECT ALTERNATE COURSES IN THIS SECTION. *Don’t worry about “required” or “elective” being noted next to the course names, it’s for office use only.

You can scroll to find a course you need to request or you can use the search bar to locate a course.

Once you have requested all of your courses, click the printer icon and print your requests.

Once you print this page, Write down FIVE alternate electives in rank order below the course selections (1 being your favorite). If alternates are not listed and one of the courses you select is no longer available in the fall, an alternate course will be chosen for the student. The student and a parent/guardian will need to sign and date the bottom of the course request printout (the oval spaces note where they should sign); once signatures are done, turn the selection sheet into guidance (10th and 11th graders) or to their English teacher (9th graders). Counselors will finalize the requests after this is done.

THAT’S IT! YOU ARE NOW DONE WITH SELECTING YOUR COURSES FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR

Frequently Asked Questions/Comments

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

What if I didn’t speak to my counselor about my academic history?

ANSWER Current 10th and 11th grade students are being called down to have one on one meetings with their counselors. It takes some time to get to speak to all of them. A counselor is going into all 9th grade English classes to discuss their credits with them. If 10th and 11th graders don’t get called down by the time the scheduling process begins, don’t worry. The students can still put in their course selections. When their counselor calls them down, they will review their selections with them and allow them to make any changes needed.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS What should Incoming th 9 graders do?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS Incoming 9th graders: 1.

You will not do your course selections online. You will receive all of the information you need either with your counselor at the middle school or at Canes Expo at MDHS on May 14th @ 6:00pm.

2.

If you have any questions about your teacher recommendations, you need to speak to your teachers at the middle school and/or your 8th grade counselor.

3.

If you attend the Canes Expo, you can turn in your course request sheet at MDHS or to your counselor at MDMS.

4.

*All other middle school students can turn in their course selections to MDHS once they have officially registered to be a student. You must register to be a Mt. Dora High School student before we can create a schedule. You cannot register until after the 20142015 school year has ended.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS What if I want to dual enroll at Lake Sumter State College (LSSC) or Lake Technical School?

ANSWER  You must let your counselor know that you are interested in dual enrolling.  Information about dual enrolling at LSSC can be found on our school

website at http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/Page/38711. For Lake Tech go to: http://www.laketech.org/high-school-opportunities/dual-enrollment

 11th and 12th grade students with at least a 3.0 GPA and a passing score

for the FCAT Reading test (for current 11th graders) can dual enroll. Any students that will enter the 11th grade in the fall of 2015 may begin dual enrolling in the summer (after classes end at MDHS) before their 11th grade year.

 If you didn’t take the PERT, it will be given during the last week of May

(You must let your counselor know that you would like to take the test). You can also qualify with SAT or ACT scores. See the webpage above for additional information.

 You must be 16, pass the TABE test (given at Lake Tech) have most

or all of your graduation requirements met, and have a 2.0 GPA in order to dual enroll at Lake Tech.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

What if I want to take some classes online?

ANSWER You can choose to take a course on FLVS/LCVS at any time of the year. You must work on it on your own time. Florida virtual school/Lake County virtual school courses are real full time courses. Don’t over do it and overwhelm yourself. Be realistic…. Will you do the work?

GO CANES!

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