Lakota East High School Class of 2014 SENIORS!
Talk about the senior year Changes to East s structure Course Registration Registration process Next Steps
Deciding what you are going to do after HS Four year college Two year college Military Work ACT/SAT (this spring, next fall) College Application Process (by Thanksgiving) Picking your school
Colleges look at rigor and coursework in both the junior and senior years Mid-year transcripts for seniors Acceptance letters have been retracted Don t let it happen to you!
Six Period Day Later Start time Senior Flex Schedules PE Waiver Change in minimum credits for graduation Alternative Delivery Models Enrollment drives offerings
Teacher Planning 7:15-8:05 (50 minutes) 1 st Period 8:05-9:00 (55 minutes) 2 nd Period 9:05-9:55 (50 minutes) 3 rd Period 10:00-10:50 (50 minutes) 4 th Period 10:55-12:45 A 10:55-11:50 B 11:55-12:50 5 th Period 12:55-1:45 (50 minutes) 6 th Period 1:50-2:40 (50 minutes)
Senior Flex Time Students classified as Seniors have the option to attend school for only the courses needed Allows customization of individual student academic plan Develop written Individual Graduation Plan for all seniors after Spring Break
Consider the following CAREFULLY: Athletes must have 5 periods for eligibility What does your transcript look like for college applications? What are your alternative options? Your only senior year of high school Morning or Afternoon? Insurance
Implement Physical Education Waiver State provides this option for completing 2 full seasons of Interscholastic Athletics, Marching Band or Cheerleading The waiver increases course options for students Creates opportunities to customize their own academic plan Not Retroactive
20 Credits needed for Graduation
Course offerings driven by student choice Continue to offer full menu of options Decisions about what is offered based on: Student interest (registration process) Academic requirements / balanced curriculum Staffing
Choose carefully Seniors still have a lot of new options Sign up for what you want Master Schedule built around your requests No opportunity for making changes
Individual Graduation Planning Sessions Sit down conference with counselor After Spring Break Contract for Senior Year
Must have seven of the following eight: 1. Four Credits of English 2. Four Credits of Math (incl. Alg. I, Geo., Alg. II, +1) 3. Four Credits of Science (incl. Physics and Chemistry) 4. Four Credits of Social Studies 5. 3 Credits of 1 Foreign Language or 2 of 2 6. One Credit of Fine Arts 7. GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (through 7 semesters) 8. Composite of 27 on ACT or 1210 on SAT
Summer School APEX (during the day) Brigham Young - online ilearnohio.org - online Dual Credit Credit Flex (deadline 3/30 for next year) See our website for information additional information / processes
If you have applied, remember There are no guarantees you are in You will not know your college schedule until the summer You MUST register for classes as if you were going to be here ALL day We will meet once we have info from the college to make necessary adjustments
Materials you need: Program of Studies Book (Online) Graduation Status Report Timeline: Student Assemblies 4 th period Online Registration through HAC Opens March 1 Closes March 15 Verification/IGP Meetings after Spring Break to solidify choices
Know Your HAC Username and Password Can use either Student or Parent Account Get registered if you are not Contact your Student Services Office for Lost Passwords and Account Info
1 - Select Course Requests from the menu 2 - Teacher Recommendations appear as blue hyperlinks above the Department. These may be kept or deleted. 3 - To remove a recommended course or select additional courses, click the Add/Edit icon for the Department s courses you want to request
4 - Click the Request box for the course(s) you want 5 - Click Save
1 - Click in the Request box next to the alternate course 2 - Use the dropdown list in the Alternate column to select Alternate to Any Course 3 - Click Save
1 - Click the Add/Edit icon for the Department of the course you want to delete 2 - Uncheck the appropriate course (at the top of the list) 3 -Click Save
Use your Graduation Credit Report to help make sure you stay on track Double check to make sure you are knocking down your graduation requirements Choose electives with your future in mind
List of Courses Initial Graduation Credit Report www.lakotaeasthigh.com Program of Studies Book HAC Registration Directions
HAC opens for Seniors on March 1 st HAC closes for everyone on March 15 th Personal IGP Meetings after Spring Break Contract signed Student Schedules available in August
Remember: if you have questions it is best to ask!