Scheduling Information for 8 th grade parents * School Counselors: Mrs. Kelly Hamilton (A-E) Mrs. Shaunti Taylor (F-K) Mr. Jonathan Putt (L-R) Mrs. Jessica Quinn (S-Z) Crisis Counselor : Mrs. Kathy Horneman Secretaries: Mrs. Seegren, Mrs. Costolo (also Service Learning Coordinator)

* October- Program of Studies Approved by Board of Education * November- LHS departments decide what courses to offer * Counselors meet individually with Freshmen to review ECPs, begin course planning process * December/ January- students receive Program of Studies, begin to work on ECPs with advisors * Counselors meet individually with Freshmen/ Sophomores * January- students receive course selection sheets/ scheduling materials through advisory * Counselors meet with sophomores/ go into junior advisories

* February- Scheduling conferences with advisors, counselors available for consultation * Late February/ March- Administration reviews numbers for course requests, works with departments to determine which classes to offer, how many sections, determine staffing * March/ April- Building of Master Schedule based on student course requests, determining yearlong vs. blocked classes, fall or spring classes, how to get the least number of conflicts for students * May/ June- Counselors use alternates as necessary to complete schedules and meet with students and work on partial schedules, discuss conflicts * Summer- Schedules are distributed to students

* Graduation Requirements * Service Learning requirements/ classes that offer hours * Grading/ GPA information * Advanced Placement Testing, CCPS has an open policy that all students who meet the pre-requisites may take an AP course * Career Pathways- Completer Programs/Career Majors * Course descriptions by department. If applicable, pre-requisites will be listed under the course description. * Index in the back

* Each student received a Programs of Studies to assist with scheduling. You can also access the Program of Studies on the LHS website under the School Counseling tab.

 4 credits of English  English 9  English 10  English 11 or AP Lang  English 12 or AP Lit  3 credits of Social Studies  Government  US History  World History  4 credits of Math, including a math during senior year  Algebra I (some students will also take Conceptual Algebra)  Geometry  Algebra II/DA  Trig/PreCalc or Prob & Stat  3 credits of Science  Conceptual Physics,  Chemistry  Biology I  Fine Arts (1 credit)  Foundations of Technology (1 credit)  1 credit of Physical Ed (2 classes)  ½ credit of Health  Financial Literacy (1/2 credit- grades 11-12) or Managing Personal Finances Using Excel (1 credit- grades 10-12)  2 credits of same World Language or 2 credits of Advanced Technology and/or a Completer Program

* Additional Requirements * In order to graduate from CCPS, students must complete one of the three following options: 1. At least two years of the same world language AND Algebra II. Many colleges would like to see students have more and/ or two years in High School. AND/OR 1. Two classes in Advanced Technology AND Algebra II(Technological Design, Technological Impacts & Issues, Advanced Design Applications) AND/OR 2. Career Completer Programs (CCCTC or LHS) * LHS: Accounting, Administrative Services, CASE Animal, CASE Plant, Business Administration & Management, Early Childhood Education, Food & Hospitality Management (ProStart), Honors Marketing, Wildlife/Natural Resource Management * Financial Services/ Academy of Finance at WHS, or Teacher Academy of Maryland (Middle/ High School teacher) at WHS * CCCTC- Apply in 10 th grade, See Program of Studies for list of programs

 Students must PASS all High School Assessment Tests (Algebra, English (after English 10), Biology, Government)  Students must complete 75 service learning hours  Students must earn a minimum total of 25 credits  A minimum of 4 credits must be earned your senior year  Students must attend 4 years of high school beyond the 8 th grade

* It is recommended that students have Algebra 2 before or during the junior year of high school to help with the SAT/ACT. * Starting with the Class of 2015, students must have math in their senior year. * If students are not college-bound and doing a completer program, they will meet with their counselor to discuss options.

Students who took Honors Algebra in middle school: * 9 th grade: Geometry or Honors Geometry * 10 th grade: Algebra II or Honors Algebra II * 11 th grade: Probability & Statistics, AP Statistics, Trig/ PreCalculus, Honors Trig/ PreCalculus * 12 th grade: Probability & Statistics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC Students who took “Accelerated” Math in middle school: * 9 th grade: Algebra I or Honors Algebra I * 10 th grade: Geometry or Honors Geometry * 11 th grade: Algebra II or Honors Algebra II * 12 th grade: Probability & Statistics, AP Statistics, Trig/ PreCalculus, Honors Trig/ PreCalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC

Students who took 8 th grade math have two options: 1. Students who would benefit from additional preparation and support, possibly 2 year college bound or entering the world of work: 9 th grade: Conceptual Algebra 10 th grade: Algebra I 11 th grade: Geometry 12 th grade: Algebra II or Probability & Statistics 2. Students who are 4 year college bound: 9 th grade: Algebra I 10 th grade: Geometry 11 th grade: Algebra II 12 th grade: Probability & Statistics or Trig/PreCalculus

* French * German * Spanish * Starting with the third year, languages are only offered at the Honors Level. Depending on enrollment, there is Honors 4 and AP for each language. * Many colleges would like to see more than two credits, including at least two years in High School.

* Health- need ½ credit * Also offer Health II * Physical Education- need 1 full credit, each class is ½ credit * PE I is required, a prerequisite for all others, everything except PE I may be repeated for credit * Team Sports * Individual & Dual Sports * Weight Training * Barbells and Cross Training * Advanced Weight Training (1 credit) * Personal Fitness

* Art: Art I, Art II, Honors Drawing, Honors Painting, Honors Studio Art, Honors Commercial Art, Honors Digital Photography, Honors Ceramics, AP Studio Art * Music: Electronic Music, Chorus, Honors Chorus, Honors Festival Chorus, Band, Orchestra, Honors Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Honors Jazz Band, Honors Symphonic Band, Honors Wind Ensemble * Drama: Drama I, Drama II, Drama III, Technical Theater (1/2 credit each) * Dance: Dance I (1 credit), Dance II (1/2 credit)

* Family & Consumer Science: Intro to Foods, Advanced Foods, Food Service Professional, Clothing * Child Development: Honors Child & Adolescent Development, Child Development Lab, Adv. Child Development Lab, Teaching as a Profession, Foundations of Curriculum Instruction * Business: Business Communications & Keyboarding, Principles of Business Administration and Management, Honors Accounting I, Accounting II, Advanced Software Apps, Office Systems Management, Honors Marketing, Adv. Marketing, Advanced Business Management * Agriscience: Honors Intro to Ag/ Food & Natural Resources, CASE- Animal Science, CASE- Plant Science, Animal and Plant Biotechnology, Agriculture Business, Resource, and Development, Wildlife Management, Agricultural Mechanical Technology, Environmental Conservation, Flower Design (1 credit only)

* Each student has an ECP that is updated by the School Counseling Department and available to advisors. * The ECPs are updated each fall with current and completed coursework. * At the top you can see the last date that the ECP was updated along with post- secondary/career plans and activities they are involved in. * During each individual meeting, the counselors update the ECP and a copy home.

* Specific to each grade. Not every course is available to every grade level. * Advisors can use the student’s ECP to make suggestions. * The final course selection sheet will be turned in at the student’s scheduling conference in February. * Be sure to fill out appropriate alternates. Many times, a student’s first requests do not fill 100% and counselors need to use alternates to make a complete schedule. * Once the master schedule is set, it is often very difficult to make changes. The counselors take appointments in the summer to discuss schedule change requests. Schedule changes must meet the requirements or have administrator approval.

* Consider academic levels, teacher suggestions, interests, extra curricular activities, etc. * Consider beyond next year. Think about possible college and career plans. * Advanced Placement Courses (AP) * Career & Technology Completer Programs (see list in Program of Studies) * Internships (Based on Career Majors- see list in Program of Studies) * Dual Enrollment To be eligible for these opportunities, students must keep their grades up, have good attendance, & complete the minimum number of service hours. Please let your School Counselors know if you have questions or would like to plan ahead for one of these great opportunities.

* Liberty runs on a 4 mod day schedule. * We have four marking periods which make up two semesters. Each semester (Fall/Spring) is 18 weeks long. * Classes meet for minutes. * Classes are either 1 credit (meeting every day for 1 semester or every other day for a year) or ½ credit (meeting every other day for a semester) * Lunch is assigned according to your third mod class. * Students can earn a total of 8 credits per year.

Semester One (August-January) A DayB Day Mod 1: English 9 Wednesday: Advisory; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: PAWS Mod 2: Algebra I Mod 3: Conceptual Physics Mod 4: Band IMod 4: PE I Semester Two (February-June) A DayB Day Mod 1: Foundations of Tech Wednesday: Advisory; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: PAWS Mod 2: French I Mod 3: Government Mod 4: Band IMod 4: Health I

* Students report to their advisory group every day after first mod for 30 minutes. * On Wednesdays, they work on advisory lessons and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are for PAWS. * PAWS is an enrichment time for students to receive extra help from teachers, attend club meetings, see their school counselor, and complete make-up assignments or tests.

* Conferences February 6 th or 12 th * Please bring scheduling materials and questions! * Please contact current teachers with recommendation questions as they know your student best. * Student Transition Day in the Spring * Students receive schedules during the summer * Back to School Night/ Open House (August- usually the Thursday before school starts)