Parent Information Meeting Course Registration Process January 26, 2012

Today’s Agenda Course Registration Process Course Registration Process Graduation Requirements Graduation Requirements Special program registration Special program registration PWC Specialty programs PWC Specialty programs CTE Programs CTE Programs New courses at BDHS New courses at BDHS BDHS courses requiring applications BDHS courses requiring applications Questions?? Questions??

Course Registration Process Jan 27 : Teacher recommendations Jan 27 : Teacher recommendations Feb 3 : Parent/Student requests Feb 3 : Parent/Student requests Feb : BDHS counselors meet with students individually to schedule classes for next year Feb : BDHS counselors meet with students individually to schedule classes for next year Feb 27 : BDHS counselors begin to visit feeder middle schools to register rising 9 th grade students Feb 27 : BDHS counselors begin to visit feeder middle schools to register rising 9 th grade students June 1 : “Dummy” schedules mailed June 1 : “Dummy” schedules mailed June 15 : Final date to request a schedule change June 15 : Final date to request a schedule change

Registration Process cont. All students (9 th through 12 th ) must sign up for 7 courses plus 2 alternate courses. All students (9 th through 12 th ) must sign up for 7 courses plus 2 alternate courses. Juniors and Seniors may choose to sign up for an Office Aide position (no credit) and/or Early Release at this time, forms are available online Juniors and Seniors may choose to sign up for an Office Aide position (no credit) and/or Early Release at this time, forms are available online Students will not be able to sign up for specific Teacher Aide positions until September 2012 but may turn in Teacher Aide Intent form now (available online) Students will not be able to sign up for specific Teacher Aide positions until September 2012 but may turn in Teacher Aide Intent form now (available online) A parent/guardian must sign any Office Aide, Early Release and Teacher Aide Intent forms A parent/guardian must sign any Office Aide, Early Release and Teacher Aide Intent forms

Advanced Studies Diploma Requirements for Seniors (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does count as a math credit) 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does count as a math credit) 4 Science 4 Science 4 History 4 History 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective Additional electives Additional electives Total of 24 credits Total of 24 credits

Standard Diploma Requirements for Seniors (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does count as a math credit) 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does count as a math credit) 3 Science 3 Science 3 History 3 History 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 6 additional electives (including 2 sequential electives) 6 additional electives (including 2 sequential electives) Total of 22 credits Total of 22 credits

Advanced Studies Diploma Requirements for Juniors (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Science 4 Science 4 History 4 History 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective Additional Electives Additional Electives Total of 24 credits Total of 24 credits

Standard Diploma Requirements for Juniors (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 History (World History, US History, US Government) 3 History (World History, US History, US Government) 3 Science 3 Science 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 6 additional electives (including 2 sequential electives) 6 additional electives (including 2 sequential electives) Total of 22 credits Total of 22 credits

Adv. Studies Requirements for Sophomores (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Science 4 Science 4 History 4 History 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Art or Career/Tech Ed elective Additional Electives Additional Electives Total of 26 credits Total of 26 credits

Standard Diploma Requirements for Sophomores (entered 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 Science 3 Science 3 History (World History, US History, US Government) 3 History (World History, US History, US Government) 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Economics and Personal Finance 2 For. Lang., Fine Arts, or Career/Tech Ed 2 For. Lang., Fine Arts, or Career/Tech Ed 4 Electives (must include 2 sequential electives) 4 Electives (must include 2 sequential electives) Total of 22 credits Total of 22 credits

Diploma types for Freshmen (entering 9 th grade in ) Advanced Studies Diploma – same requirements as sophomores Advanced Studies Diploma – same requirements as sophomores Standard Diploma – same requirements as sophomores Standard Diploma – same requirements as sophomores Advanced Technical and Standard Technical Diploma types are added Advanced Technical and Standard Technical Diploma types are added

Advanced Technical Diploma Requirements (entering 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 4 Science 4 Science 4 History 4 History 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 3 Foreign Language (or 2 years of 2 different languages) 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Fine Arts or Career/Tech Ed elective 1 Fine Arts or Career/Tech Ed elective 3 Career/Tech Ed electives from same career concentration 3 Career/Tech Ed electives from same career concentration Total of 26 electives Total of 26 electives

Standard Technical Diploma Requirements (entering 9 th grade in ) 4 English 4 English 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 Math (Alg I pt 1 does not count as a math credit) 3 Science 3 Science 3 History 3 History 2 Health/PE 2 Health/PE 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Economics and Personal Finance 1 Fine Arts or Foreign Language 1 Fine Arts or Foreign Language 4 Career/Tech Ed electives from same career concentration 4 Career/Tech Ed electives from same career concentration 1 additional elective 1 additional elective Total of 22 credits Total of 22 credits

SOL and Research Paper requirements Advanced Diploma – English Reading, English Writing, 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 History, 1 Other Advanced Diploma – English Reading, English Writing, 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 History, 1 Other Standard Diploma – English Reading, English Writing, 1 Math, 1 Science, 1 History, 1 Other Standard Diploma – English Reading, English Writing, 1 Math, 1 Science, 1 History, 1 Other Students entering a VA high school after 9 th grade have different requirements Students entering a VA high school after 9 th grade have different requirements All PWC students must complete the Research Paper during English 11 in order to graduate All PWC students must complete the Research Paper during English 11 in order to graduate

Special Program Registration Special Education – registered by case manager and counselor Special Education – registered by case manager and counselor English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) – registered by ESOL teacher and counselor English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) – registered by ESOL teacher and counselor

High School Specialty Programs Cambridge (Brentsville) Cambridge (Brentsville) AP Scholars (Patriot) AP Scholars (Patriot) Biotech (Osbourn Park) Biotech (Osbourn Park) Fine and Performing Arts (Woodbridge) Fine and Performing Arts (Woodbridge) Information Technology (Battlefield) Information Technology (Battlefield) International Baccalaureate (Stonewall) International Baccalaureate (Stonewall) International Studies (Hylton) International Studies (Hylton) Application Deadline: February 15 th **Governor’s Innovation Park (Applications due March 15 th )

Career and Technical Education Programs (CTE) Agriculture (Brentsville) Agriculture (Brentsville) Auto Tech (Osbourn Park) Auto Tech (Osbourn Park) Building Trades (Patriot) Building Trades (Patriot) Cosmetology (Stonewall) Cosmetology (Stonewall) Culinary Arts (Patriot) Culinary Arts (Patriot) HVAC (NOVA, Woodbridge campus) HVAC (NOVA, Woodbridge campus) Project Lead the Way (Woodbridge) Project Lead the Way (Woodbridge) Nursing (Osbourn Park) Nursing (Osbourn Park) Television Production (Hylton) Television Production (Hylton) Welding (Potomac) Welding (Potomac) Applications at: cte.departments.pwcs.edu cte.departments.pwcs.edu Applications Due March 15 th

Courses requiring an application Foundations of Agriculture Foundations of Agriculture Journalism Journalism Yearbook (Photojournalism) Yearbook (Photojournalism) All CTE and Specialty Programs All CTE and Specialty Programs ** Any student who takes at least one AICE or AP class must have the AICE/AP Contract signed by both the parent and student (available online)

New Courses at BDHS Beginning Band Beginning Band Economics/Finance Economics/Finance Foundations of Agriculture Foundations of Agriculture Journalism I (now open to 9 th graders) Journalism I (now open to 9 th graders) Life Planning Life Planning

Questions?

BDHS School Counseling Department Debra Beasley, Director of School Counseling Sunny Davis, School Counselor A-G Tracy Main, School Counselor H-Q Sara Correll, School Counselor R-Z Phone: Website: brentsvillehs.schools.pwcs.edu brentsvillehs.schools.pwcs.edu