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STANDARD DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

 EARN 24 CREDITS  ENGLISH – 4 CREDITS  MATHEMATICS – 4 CREDITS (ALGEBRA EOC 30%, GEOMETRY EOC 30%)  SCIENCE – 3 CREDITS (BIOLOGY EOC 30%)  SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 CREDITS (WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY EOC 30%, US GOVERNMENT &

ECONOMICS)

 FINE ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS, SPEECH AND DEBATE, OR PRACTICAL ARTS – 1 CREDIT  PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 1 CREDIT (HOPE)  ELECTIVES – 8 CREDITS  VIRTUAL COURSE (HOPE & DIT AT NEASE MEET THIS REQUIREMENT)  CUMULATIVE GPA OF 2.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE  STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

• MUST PASS REQUIRED 10TH GRADE FSA ELA
• MUST PASS ALGEBRA 1 EOC
• MUST TAKE THE EOC FOR BIOLOGY, GEOMETRY & US HISTORY (UNLESS TAKING AP OR DE)

DIPLOMA DESIGNATIONS

SCHOLAR

• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD

DIPLOMA PLUS

• MATH: EARN ONE CREDIT IN ALGEBRA 2 AND

ONE CREDIT IN STATISTICS OR EQUALLY RIGOROUS COURSE

• SCIENCE: MUST PASS BIOLOGY EOC; EARN

ONE CREDIT IN CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS; AND EARN ONE CREDIT IN EQUALLY RIGOROUS SCIENCE COURSE.

• SOCIAL STUDIES: MUST PASS US HISTORY

EOC

• 2 CREDITS IN THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• MUST EARN ONE CREDIT IN AP, IB, AICE, OR

DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE.

MERIT

• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF

THE STANDARD DIPLOMA PLUS

• STUDENT EARNS ONE OR

MORE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

SCHEDULING OPTIONS

• 9TH GRADE – 2 OPTIONS
• 7 CLASSES AT NEASE IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM OR VIRTUAL LAB
• BLEND OF 7 CLASSES AT NEASE & VIRTUAL COURSES AT HOME
• 10TH GRADE – 3 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH ST JOHNS RIVER
• 11TH GRADE – 4 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• 5 OR 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 OR 2 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)
• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER
• 12TH GRADE – 6 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• 4 TO 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 TO 3 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)
• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER
• MODIFIED SCHEDULE – ONLY 4, 5 OR 6 COURSES AT NEASE
• FULL-TIME DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER

COURSE SELECTION

• MRS. KUNZE MADE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR COURSES BASED ON PAST FSA ELA SCORES AND COURSE GRADES.

• CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO COURSE

RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH A STUDENT PETITION PROCESS. TALK TO GUIDANCE COUNSELOR DURING REGISTRATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A CHANGE.

DISTRICT HONORS CRITERIA

• GRADES ‐ A GRADE OF C OR BETTER IN THE PREVIOUS

HONORS COURSE. STUDENTS EARNING A GRADE OF A IN THE PREVIOUS STANDARD COURSE MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR HONORS COURSE PLACEMENT.

• FSA ‐ LEVEL 4 OR 5 IN APPROPRIATE AREA AND NOT LESS

THAN A LEVEL 3 IN ANY AREA

COURSES FOR 9TH GRADE

• ENGLISH 1 OR ENGLISH 1 HONORS
• ALGEBRA 1A W/ALGEBRA 1, ALGEBRA 1, ALGEBRA 1

HONORS, GEOMETRY HONORS, ALGEBRA 2 HONORS

• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR BIOLOGY HONORS (MUST

BE IN GEOMETRY OR HIGHER)

• WORLD W/READING, WORLD, WORLD HONORS, OR AP

WORLD

• HOPE (HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PHYSICAL ED)
• 2 ELECTIVES

DROPPING AN AP OR HONORS COURSE

• COURSES CAN ONLY BE DROPPED AT THE SEMESTER IF…
• STUDENT HAS A “D” OR AN “F”
• STUDENT HAS CONSISTENTLY ATTENDED HELP SESSIONS
• PARENT AND STUDENT HAVE HAD A CONFERENCE EACH

QUARTER WITH THE TEACHER

• THERE MUST BE A SEAT AVAILABLE IN THE DESIRED

COURSE.

GRADE FORGIVENESS

• IN HIGH SCHOOL ONLY A GRADE OF “D” OR “F” CAN BE

REPLACED.

• IF STUDETNS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING ALGEBRA 1

HONORS OR GEOMETRY HONORS AND HAVE MADE A “C”, THEN THEY WERE PLACED BACK INTO THE COURSE FOR 9TH GRADE. FINAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS WILL BE MADE AFTER NEASE RECEIVES EOC SCORES AND FINAL GRADES IN EARLY JUNE.

SPANISH

• BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE SPANISH ARE EQUIVALENT

TO SPANISH 1. IF GRADES IN BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ARE NOT HIGH A’S THEN SPANISH 1 SHOULD BE TAKEN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

• STUDENTS MUST BE RECOMMENDED FOR ENGLISH 1

HONORS TO TAKE A WORLD LANGUAGE IN 9TH GRADE. IF THEY ARE IN STANDARD ENGLISH, THEY WILL CAN START WORLD LANGUAGE IN 10TH GRADE.

• WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 9TH GRADERS WHO ARE FAILING

OR HAVE D’S IN SPANISH 2 DUE TO THE LEVEL OF RIGOR AND PACING.

INTENSIVE READING

• IF THE FSA ELA SCORE FROM 7TH GRADE IS A LEVEL 1 OR

2, STUDENTS WILL BE PLACED IN WORLD HISTORY AND READING SCHEDULED TOGETHER FOR 90MINS EACH DAY.

• IF STUDENTS HAVE NOT TAKEN THE FSA ELA EXAM

SERIOUSLY AND DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THIS BLOCKED COURSE, ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST THIS MAY ON THE 8TH GRADE EXAM. UNLESS THE SCORE IS A 3 OR HIGHER, STUDENTS WILL REMAIN IN BLOCKED WORLD HISTORY COURSE.

INTENSIVE MATH

• IF THE 7TH GRADE FSA MATH SCORE WAS A

LEVEL 1 OR 2, STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN ALGEBRA 1A AND ALGEBRA 1 FOR A 90MIN BLOCK OF ALGEBRA EVERY DAY.

• FINAL PLACEMENT DECISIONS WILL BE MADE

AFTER WE RECEIVE 8TH GRADE FSA MATH SCORES IN EARLY JUNE, SO DO YOUR ABSOLUTE BEST IN MAY!

REGISTRATION

• STUDENTS WILL GET TO SELECT THEIR ELECTIVES. THEY WILL

CHOOSE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ELECTIVES AND RANK THEIR PREFERENCE.

• CHOOSE ACADEMICS AND ELECTIVES CAREFULLY -THESE

COURSE CHOICES ARE USED TO BUILD THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND TEACHER SCHEDULES–WITH STATE MANDATED CLASS SIZE RESTRICTIONS YOU ARE MAKING A YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT TO THESE COURSES.

• LAST DAY TO CHANGE ELECTIVES – APRIL 30TH
• LAST DAY TO CHANGE A CORE COURSE – JULY 1ST

STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET

FRONT PAGE OF THE STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET

• RECOMMENDED COURSES ARE LISTED.
• WANT TO CHANGE A RECOMMENDED

COURSE?

• STUDENT MUST COMPLETE PAPERWORK TO

PETITION THE CHANGE.

• DESIGNATE SCHEDULE OPTION

REMEMBER TO SELECT ALL OF YOUR COURSES CAREFULLY. LAST DAY TO CHANGE ELECTIVE – APRIL 30TH LAST DAY TO CHANGE A CORE COURSE – JULY 1ST

BACK PAGE OF THE STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET

 THIS IS WHERE STUDENTS

WILL RANK THEIR ELECTIVE CHOICES.

 STUDENTS SHOULD

SELECT AT LEAST 4 ELECTIVE CHOICES.

COMPLETED FORMS ARE DUE AT REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT. PARENT SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED.

PACETTI BAY: MARCH 4TH – 8TH

• MARCH 4TH: MRS. COOPER’S US HISTORY CLASSES
• MARCH 5TH: MRS. BROWN’S US HISTORY CLASSES
• MARCH 7TH: MR. COFIELD AND MR. MILLER’S CLASSES – INCLUDING 8TH GRADERS

TAKING CIVICS WITH MR. MILLER

• MARCH 8TH: MR. DRAKE’S CLASSES AND ANY MAKEUPS AS NEEDED

VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY MARCH 11TH – 13TH

• MARCH 11TH: MS. YARBERRY-BEYAH’S US HISTORY CLASSES AND MS. RICE’S 8TH

GRADE CIVICS STUDENTS

• MARCH 12TH: MS. DRESBACK US HISTORY CLASSES AND MAKE-UP APPOINTMENTS
• MARCH 13TH: MAKE-UP APPOINTMENTS AS NEEDED

LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL MARCH 6TH

BY APPOINTMENT – STUDENT REQUEST VERIFICATION FORMS WITH APPOINTMENT TIME WILL BE DELIVERED TO LMS FEBRUARY 27TH.

QUESTIONS?

IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US.

NEASE HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE: WWW.NEASEHS.COM

• MR. JEFF STODDARD
• ASST. PRINCIPAL:

JEFF.STODDARD@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. VANESSA POWER

REGISTRAR (QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION) VANESSA.POWER@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. JAIME COMBS

ACADEMY COORDINATOR (ACADEMY QUESTIONS) JAIME.COMBS@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. MISSY KENNEDY

IB COORDINATOR (QUESTIONS ABOUT IB) MISSY.KENNEDY@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. CINDY VARTANIAN

SCHOOL COUNSELOR, LAST NAMES A-DE CYNTHIA.VARTANIAN@STJOHNS..K12.FL.US

• MRS. D’ERICA GIBBS

SCHOOL COUNSELOR, LAST NAMES DI- J DERICA.GIBBS@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MS. ATHENA KIFAH

SCHOOL COUNSELOR, LAST NAMES K-M ATHENA.KIFAH.@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. LINDA SMITH

SCHOOL COUNSELOR, LAST NAMES N-SE LINDA.M.SMITH.@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

• MRS. DAPHNE HARDEN

SCHOOL COUNSELOR, LAST NAMES SH-Z DAPHNE.HARDEN@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US