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2020-2021 Course Selection 2/20/2020

Incoming Grades 10

Agenda for today

• Overview of registration
• Materials for registration
• Graduation requirements
• How to register online

Registration timeline

• Registration Kickoff - February 20, 2020
• Infinite Campus Portal opens for online registration -

February 20, 2020

• Curriculum Fair - Thursday February 20,2020

(Open to the public 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

• Registration closes on Friday February 28, 2020 at

3:30 p.m.

Curriculum Fair

Today (Thursday, February 20, 2020)

• All of your teachers will be available to assist

you and your parents between 5:00-8:00 p.m.

• Answer specific questions about the courses

you will enroll in next year.

• Location: Main Office Lobby
• This is not a parent/teacher conference.

College Credit Options in High School presentation

• Open to students and parents who are

interested in what their options are to earn College Credit as a student in high school.

• Presented by the CIS (College in the Schools)

teachers and Ms. Gordee.

• Tonight - 6:00 p.m. Media Center

Materials for Registration

• Course Description Guide
• Registration Worksheet
• Tips for Scheduling Worksheet
• Transcript

Course Registration Guide

Registration Worksheet

Tips for Scheduling Worksheet

Planning and Course Description Guide and Worksheets

○ The guide will give you information on the Rockford

High School graduation requirements and course descriptions.

○ Registration Worksheet ○ A tool for you when completing your online registration. ○ Tips for Scheduling Worksheet

○ A tool for planning your schedule

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements-page 6

As a sophomore in the graduating class of 2023, you will need:

• 8 English Credits
• 7 Social Studies Credits
• 6 Science Credits
• 6 Math Credits
• 2 Art Credits
• 1 Health Credit
• 1 Physical Education
• 1 Career and Technical Education course
• 18 Electives
• Total of 50 required credits

Transcript

• Review it carefully
• The majority of you will have more credits than the required

at graduation.

• CIS Courses can count for “1” year of English
• Check to make sure that you do not have any incompletes.
• GPA is cumulative (builds each year).
• Valedictorian/Salutatorian are calculated after 1st semester
• f your senior year.
• If you are new to Rockford, please plan to come to the

Guidance office to review your transcript.

What Happens If You Get an “F”

• If you have received an “F” in one of your core classes, you

will need to repeat the class take the course in night school,

• r make it up in summer school.
• The “F” stays on your transcript.
• Make sure to keep track of your grades and transcript. You

don’t want to have to take a freshman level course as a senior.

Registration 2020-2021

10th grade sample schedule

Semester 1 Semester 2 MYP English 10 MYP English 10 MYP World History/ Geography 10 MYP World History/ Geography 10 MYP Chemistry 10 MYP Chemistry 10 *Math *Math **Elective **Elective **Elective **Elective **Elective **Elective

*Math classes will be selected by your 9th grade math instructor **Can include Band, Choir, Foreign Language, Agriculture, AVID, Engineering & Manufacturing Tech, Phy Ed., etc Check transcript to make sure that you will have completed the graduation requirements Have you scheduled all of the required classes you will need as a sophomore *Honors level courses are replaced with MYP courses

Elective Options

• Agriculture
• Art
• AVID
• Business
• Engineering and Manufacturing Technology
• Music (Band and Choir)
• Physical Education
• World Language - Spanish

Physical Education (Formerly Individual Fitness) #6000 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit This is a course designed for students to put MYP Principles into practice. In addition to units such as Invasive Games, Net Games and Fitness Testing, students will learn strength and conditioning exercises to improve their physical fitness. Students will design SMART goals based on data from fitness assessments and monitor and track their progress throughout the course.

Course Name Changes 2020-2021

Photography #4000 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit Supply fee - TBD Students will capture images and explore key concepts of multimedia such as aesthetics, change, communication . Original expression of feeling, mood, and content through inquiry projects will help develop their personal vision as student media

• artists. Students will be learning to use elements

and tools of current and emerging technologies to create and edit images including Adobe Creative product software. Connecting skills specific to the creative industry and discipline that engage a process of creative exploration. Unit study in MYP arts have four objectives of equal importance and value: knowing and understanding, developing skills, thinking creatively, responding.

New Courses for 2020-2021

Film Studies # 7403 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 credit This course introduces students to the study and analysis of films from a variety of eras, genres, and

• nationalities. Additionally, students will be

introduced to academic terminology within film and focus on the specific processes that occur during the pre production, production, and post production stages of filmmaking. While students will view several feature films from variety of diverse backgrounds, students will spend the bulk of the course learning how to create analytical essays, scripts, storyboards, lighting diagrams, sound compositions, and short films. The course is intended for students who may be interested in continuing on to the IB DP Film course in 11th and 12th grade in the Diploma or Career Programme, and IB –style models and grading will be used in the class.

Topics of Math

# 8400 Grade: 12 1 Semester/1 Credit This course is designed for seniors who want to take a math class, but do not have the prerequisites for

• ther classes. It will cover a variety of topics

including but limited to Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics concepts, Accuplacer Prep, ACT Prep, Excel Spreadsheet skills, budget/finance, etc.

New Courses for 2020-2021

Construction Terms, Materials, Methods and Codes

# 2300 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit This is a one semester class that will focus on the use

• f common construction systems. In this class,

students will be introduced to proper terminology and usage of wood, steel concrete, and selected manufactured materials. There will be some hands

• n projects to acquaint students with tools,

equipment and materials. No fee will be assessed for this course. *This course is a pre-requisite for the General Construction Course, which can be taken in 10th grade.

New Courses for 2020-2021

General Construction

# 2200 Grades: 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit Prerequisite: Construction, Terms, Materials, Methods and Codes Fee: TBA This is a one semester class that will focus on different residential construction techniques and

• applications. In this class, students will learn to

safely utilize different tools and safety fear. There will be required small projects to demonstrate proficiency in concrete , framing, wiring , plumbing, insulation, and finish work. Then students will complete a project in a group or individually demonstrating all these skills in a finished unit. The fee, if any will be determined on personal projects based on current material prices.

Woods, Construction Finishing II # 2402 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit; *Prerequisite: Woods, Construction Finishing I Fee: TBA This is a one semester class that will focus on larger woodworking projects and/or furniture. In this class, students will learn to safely operate the many different pieces of woodworking equipment. This class is for students interested in a more advanced study of woodworking and for students who can work independently on these larger

• projects. They will be required to find plans for their

project(s). The fee for this class will be based on the materials used for the project at the current wood price.

New Courses for 2020-2021

Woods, Construction Finishing III

#2403 Grades: 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit, *Prerequisite: Woods, Construction Finishing II This is a one semester class that will focus on detailed woodworking projects. In this class, students will learn how to

• perate a wood lathe. This class is for students interested in producing higher quality pieces and willing to expand on

their skills and interests. The fee, if any, will be based on the materials used for extra projects at current market price. Woods, Construction Finishing I # 2401 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 1 Semester/1 Credit Fee: TBA This is a one semester class in which the students will focus on fine woodworking techniques in building smaller projects. In this class the students will learn to safely operate different pieces of woodworking

• equipment. The fee will be determined by the projects

built and the materials used based on the current wood price.

Online Registration

Online registration

○ On the next slide is a video showing how to register for classes via Infinite Campus student portal. The first step will be to login to your account.

Infinite Campus Online Registration Video

Online Registration Directions

Online Registration Directions cont.

○ Make an appointment in the guidance office to meet with me. ○ Remember registration closes: Friday February 28, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. ○ If you need assistance with registering for your courses, or do not have access to a computer at home, please come into the guidance office.

Assistance with Course Registration

Thank you for your time

○ Please use the rest of the time to begin filling out your registration worksheet and previewing the course description guide. ○ All of the registration information can be located on the Rockford High School Counselor’s website found under Student Services. ○ Registration Information