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Scheduling Meeting Class of 2024

GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT SPRING 2020

Agenda

 Counselor Roles  Scheduling Information  Indiana Graduation

Requirements/Path to Graduation

 Reminders  Due Dates

Counselor Roles

• Social/Emotional
• Crisis Intervention
• Classroom guidance (Conflict Resolution, Stress Management)
• Academic Advising
• 4 Year Plans
• Individual Scheduling Meetings
• Classroom Guidance (Mock College Admissions/Job Applications
• Scholarships/Financial Aid
• Post-Secondary Advising
• Career Planning
• Area 18 Career and Technical Program Tour
• Provide career related opportunities (fairs, expos and job shadows)
• Career Roundtable
• Interest Skills and Value Assessments

What does high school credit mean? Cumulative GPA?

• 1 credit = 1 semester
• f successfully

passing a course (excluding study hall).

• GPA – grade average
• f all completed
• courses. Norwell is on

a 4.0 scale. It does not update until the end of each semester.

4.0

4 = A 3.7 = A- 3.3 = B+ 3 = B 2.7 = B- 2.3 = C+ 2 = C 1.7 = C- 1.3 = D+ 1 = D 0.7 = D- 0 = F

Scheduling Information

NHS Guidance Webpage

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Diploma Information

 Core 40 Checklist  Academic Honors Checklist  Technical Honors Checklist



Scheduling

 Course Descriptions  Quantitative Reasoning Courses  Specific Course Information  Graduating Class Information

Path to Graduation

 Complete Graduation Pathway

 Box 1 (Indiana High School Diploma)  Box 2 (Employability Skills)  Box 3 (Postsecondary Readiness)  "Graduation Pathways" replaces ISTEP

requirement

New High School Graduation Requirements: “Graduation Pathways”

Diploma Type

1

Learn & Demonstrate Employability Skills

2

Postsecondary Ready Competencies

3

Box 1: Diploma Types

Core 40 Core 40 Academic Honors Core 40 Technical Honors

Indiana Diploma Types

Diploma Differences

Core 40

 Minimum requirement for most 4 year colleges (However,

some colleges may require additional math credits beyond the 3 years required for Core 40… Ex.: IU, Purdue).

 6 credits of math required (6 credits must be earned in

grades 9-12)

 Foreign language is not required (However, some colleges

highly recommend/require at least 2 years of a foreign language).

 40 credits required

Academic Honors

• In addition to completing all requirements for Core 40, students must:
• Earn 6 or 8 credits in foreign language
• Complete 8 credits in math including (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus or

Trigonometry/Probability and Statistics) *strong math skills are needed

• Earn 2 fine art credits
• Complete AP and/or Dual Credit classes required or students must meet a minimum score on the

ACT/SAT

• Earn 47 credits required in which students can earn no grade lower than a “C”.
• Graduate with a G.P

.A. of 3.0 or higher

• Students can take a non-credit study hall each semester of high school and still met the 47

required credit count for AHD. *Academic Honors is highly recommended for some competitive Indiana colleges.

Technical Honors

• In addition to completing all requirements for Core 40, students must:
• Earn 47 credits required in which students can earn no grade lower than a “C”.
• Graduate with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher.
• Earn 6 credits in the college and career pathway (Area 18 program).
• Earn an industry-based certification or credential, or 6 career pathway dual

credits.

• Complete AP and/or Dual Credit classes or meet a minimum score on the

ACT/SAT/Accuplacer. *Students can take a non-credit study hall each semester of high school and still met the 47 required credit count for AHD

Box 2: Student must complete ONE of the following

Project-Based Learning Service-Based Learning Work-Based Learning

Box 2: Student must complete ONE of the following:

• Government
• Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Student Council
• Athletic Teams
• Show Choir/Marching Band
• Yearbook and other clubs or teams (must be

involved in one full season)

• Enrolled in NHS ICE program
• Enrolled in NHS Work-Based

Learning/Career Exploration program

• Employment outside school

Box 3: Postsecondary-Ready Competencies (must complete ONE of the following)

Honors Diploma SAT or ACT Advanced Placement Courses or Dual Credits Career &Technical Education Concentrator Industry Certification ASVAB

Graduation Pathways

Important Information

• Using your Diploma Requirement Checklist, review graduation

requirements for your diploma type and select classes

• accordingly. Please reference the Course Offerings Guide to

view required/recommended Pre-Requisites for classes.

• Refer to the http://www.nwcs.k12.in.us/Scheduling.aspx

Diploma Requirements, Course Descriptions, and more.

• Talk with your parents and teachers about course selections.
• Meeting with your counselor.

• http://www.nwcs.k12.in.us/Classof2024.aspx
• Courses are grouped by department
• Note the direction under each department heading
• 8th grade teachers provide recommendations to assist in proper placement of students in ELA,

Math, and Science courses.

• Required Courses and Explanations:
• Language Arts
• English 9
• English 9 Honors – summer homework required, more in depth, teacher recommendation
• English 9s – struggling with reading comprehension
• Mathematics
• Algebra Lab A/Algebra 1 A – 2 year algebra
• Algebra 1
• Geometry Honors – for students enrolled in Algebra 1 in 8th grade

*students who took Algebra 1 in 8th grade and did not earn an A or B are recommended to retake it in 9th grade. Students need a strong math foundation to complete additional high school math for a Core 40 diploma and beyond.

• Science
• Biology
• Biology Honors – more in depth, teacher recommendation
• Earth and Space – encouraged for students who are taking English 9s
• Physical Education/Health
• PE 1
• PE 2
• Business
• Preparing for College and Careers
• Electives

In addition to these 9 required credits, students will select 5 elective credits to fill their 9th grade schedule. For scheduling purposes, study hall is included in the 5 elective credit count even though a student doesn’t earn high school credit for the class.

Course Registration

http://www.nwcs.k12.in.us/NHSGuidance.aspx

Steps to Register for 2020-21 Courses

1.

Check credits needed (use your Indiana diploma requirements checklist)

2.

Check grade level course selection sheet

3.

Access PowerSchool through the NHS Website

• 1. https://ps.nwcs.k12.in.us/public/
• 2. If you do not know your login, please see Mrs. Grzych

4.

Enter courses under class registration

Click on the registration tab

Click on pencil icon to view course options for each subject.

Select the course(s) that meets your graduation requirement for each subject. You must press okay after each subject screen. If you are enrolling in an all year course, you must select both semesters. Once you have all required classes selected, you must choose 4 alternate

• classes. Your total should equal 14.

You are finished when the requesting credit hour number equals 14. Remember you have to choose 4 alternates you would be willing to have if there is a conflict.

Due Dates

 8th Grade Parent Night – Wednesday,

March 11th @ 6PM

 Counselors will be meeting with 8th

graders beginning March 16th during science classes.

 Come prepared!

 Review credit requirements  Select courses on course selection sheet  Enter selections in PowerScheduler