Course Selection for the Parents of the Class of 2023 Mrs. PT - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Mrs. PT Kevgas

RHS Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs

Course Selection for the Parents of the Class of 2023

Choosing courses

• Important decisions
• Balance of ability and difficulty
• Based on interests & future plans
• Can affect college admissions

Counselors and teachers will discuss

• ptions and make suggestions to guide

students through the process

Course Selection

2019-2020 Program of Studies

• Contains all essential information about

courses and course selection

2019-2020 Online Student Course Selection Guide

• Step-by-step instructions of how students

select electives on HAC (with screenshots)

Links to both of these resources are available on the RHS website.

Available Resources

Typical Schedule

“Majors”

• English
• Health and Physical Education
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies
• World Language

Academic levels are based on teacher recommendation from middle school

• teachers. There are 4 levels:
• Seminar (Math) or Integrated (English/Social Studies)
• Honors
• Advanced
• College Prep
• Your teacher understands your child’s:
• Abilities, interests, and work habits

Levels are continually reevaluated

Academic Leveling

Departments

• Art
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• Music
• Technology Education
• Theatre Arts

Options are limited based on:

• Beginning of sequences
• Prerequisites
• Grade restriction

Picking Electives

Consider

• What does your child like to do?
• What might they like to learn more about?
• What might they be interested in pursuing

after high school?

• What might prepare them for an advanced

elective?

How do I choose?

Art

• Behind the Scenes
• Intro to Ceramics
• Painting
• Art Studio I
• AP Art History

FACS

• Textile Arts 1 & 2
• Essentials of Cooking
• Creative Cooking

TV Production/Broadcast Journalism

• Video Production and

Broadcast Journalism I

What are my options?

Music

• Instrumental
• Vocal
• Theory options

Theatre Arts

• American Musical Theatre
• Theatre Arts
• Advanced Theatre
• Technical Theatre
• Public Speaking

Technology Education

• Computer Science

Essentials

• Broadcast Journalism
• Computer Graphics
• Project Lead the Way

New Courses

World Language

• French 1/2 A
• German 1/2 A
• Latin 1/2 A

Music

• Intro to Music Technology: “From GarageBand

to the Grammys”

Technology Education

• Computer Science Essentials (CSE) *formerly ICS

Project Lead the Way

Computer Science Essentials (CSE)

• PLTW+AP Pathway course
• Pre-requisite for AP Computer Science

(starting in 2018-2019 school year)

Pre-Engineering Sequence

• Introduction to Engineering Design

Second-Tier courses

• Principles of Engineering
• Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Aerospace Engineering

Courses which offer a specific curriculum for skill building in the areas of math, reading, writing, and studying. Essentials courses are recommended by teachers. These courses are considered electives.

Essentials Courses

This course will be added to a students schedule in place of a study hall or elective if the student does not score proficient on the Algebra 1 Keystone. This course is mandatory remediation and cannot be overridden. It is a graduation requirement to pass the Keystone Exams for the Class of 2022 and beyond

Algebra 1 Keystone Course

RHS participates in career and technical education Core classes (English, Social Studies, Math and Science) are completed at RHS DCTS courses are scheduled on a half-day basis. Their programs include:

Logistics and Transportation Construction Technology Health and Biosciences Hospitality, Tourism and Human Services Engineering and Computer Science

Career & Technical Education at DCTS

Minimum of 6.5 credits Schedules with more credits are the norm

• 7 – 7.5 credits
• Competitive colleges
• Advanced coursework in Mathematics,

Science, and Social Studies

• World Languages
• Most colleges require at least 2 years

Annual Credit Requirement

Upcoming dates continued

• Tuesday, February 19th-22nd, students

will be selecting electives with their guidance counselor.

• Students will need to know their personal

HAC accounts to select electives.

• Mr. Diehl will be available to answer any

questions during this time.

• No changes can be made after

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Parents & Students

Course Selection Timeline

January 28th to February 15th

• Teachers enter recommendations

February 19th to 22nd (ends 3 pm)

• Students select electives

February 25th

• All teacher recommendations visible

February 25th to March 8th

• Guidance Counselors review schedules with

students

Look through the Program of Studies together Help students before February 22nd decide on at least 5 elective options. Reach out to Mr. Diehl with any questions or concerns

Parents

Good luck! It’s going to be a great four years!!