1. Welcome to R. B. Hayes High School
Scheduling & Curriculum
Night

2. Principal
Dr. Ric Stranges

3. Assistant Principals
Mr. Rex Reeder Dr. Adonis Bolden

4. Counselors
Mrs. Jessica Scott
Freshman Counselor

5. Grades 10 - 12 Counselors Mr. Matt Brown (A-G) Ms. Heather Smith (H-O)
Mrs. Leigh Conant (College and Career)
Mrs. Jennifer Pollard (P-Z)

6. Welcome Parents and Students!
Dempsey parents and students
St. Mary’s parents and students
St. Mary’s Parents – Registration process required prior to scheduling – you will meet with me one-on-one
This presentation is on our website

7. How Parents Might Feel…

8. How Students Might Feel…

9. Or Maybe…

10. Our Vision
The Delaware City Schools will promote a culture of excellence that engages and empowers students and staff to embrace the challenges of our global society. We will build on our traditions, respect our diversity and partner for a strong community.

11. A Day at Hayes 9 Total Periods 7 Academic Periods Lunch/House
School Hours are: 7:25 – 2:30
Period
Time
Minutes
1st
7:25-8:15 50
2nd
8:19-9:05 46
3rd
9:09-9:55
4th
9:59-10:45
5th
10:50-11:20 31
6th
11:26-11:56
7th
12:04-12:48
8th
12:52-1:38
9th
1:42-2:30

12. House What is House? “Teams” of students
Middle of day before or after lunch
Presentations, Announcements, Grade Checks
Flex vs. Advisory – Grades can determine placement
Freshmen will be placed into houses randomly (unless they are a sibling), and will know their House at schedule pick up

13. Graduation Core Requirements
English 4 credits
Math 4 credits
Science 3 credits
Social Studies 3 credits
Health ½ credit
Physical Educ. ½ credit or 2 PE Waivers
Fine Arts 1 credit
Electives 5 credits or 5.5 if waivers used
21 Total

14. Required Courses English English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12 4
Fresh
Soph
Junior
Senior
Required
English
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12 4
Math
Alg. 1
Geom.
Alg. 2
Elective
Science
Physical Science
Biology
 Science Elective 3
Social Studies
World Studies
U.S. Studies
 Govt & Econ
PE / Health
PE/
Health PE
 (Or 2 PE Waivers)
.5 / .5
Music/Art/DACC
Fine Art 1
Electives 5
Meet 1 of the 3 Pathways
Total Credits 21

15. Graduation Requirements
End of Course Exams
Earn a cumulative passing score on seven end-of-course exams:
English 9, English 10, Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, U.S. History, Government OR
Industry Credentials & Passing WorkKeys Score
Qualifying Score on College Admission Test

16. Three Pathways to Graduation

17. GPA Ranking GPA SCALE HAS CHANGED BEGINNING WITH THE CLASS OF 2014
98-100%
4.0 A
93-97% A-
90-92%
3.7 B+
88-89%
3.3 B
83-87%
3.0 B-
80-82%
2.7 C+
78-79%
2.3 C
73-77%
2.0 C-
70-72%
1.7 D+
68-69%
1.3 D
63-67%
1.0 D-
60-62% .7 F
0-59%
Course grades are based on + / - scale.
AP Courses and College Credit Plus are weighted 1 point for grades C- or above.

18. Graduation With Honors
5 Different Types of Honors Diplomas:
Academic
Career Technical
STEM
Social Science and Civic Engagement
Arts
Details on our website

19. Physical Education Waiver
Two COMPLETED Seasons of:
OHSAA Sponsored Sport Or
Two COMPLETED Years of:
Marching Band or AFJROTC
You may not combine one PE course and one waiver.
Sports may be combined or skipped years.
Waivers will be automatically added to transcripts.

20. Eligibility for Sports/Activities
1.5 GPA for the quarter preceding season
Must be passing 5 courses (PE does not count toward the 5 courses)
Fall sports will be dependent on quarter 4 of 8th grade year
Winter sports based upon quarters 1 and 2 – it all counts from the very first day!

21. 5 Class Rule

22. Study Hall Students may choose to take a traditional Study Hall.
There is no credit value awarded to a Study Hall.
Students are encouraged to take a Study Hall in addition to House if they are involved in extra-curricular activities or have little time after school to study

23. Drop Policy
Students will now only be able to drop courses ONE time during their high school career without penalty after the first two weeks of the start of a course. A “W” indicating Withdrawal from the course will be entered on the transcript. This does not affect the GPA.
All courses dropped after this option is used, will result in an ‘F’ for the final grade. This will be entered on the transcript and will affect the GPA.

24. Course Description Guide
In your student’s packet
Online, our website:
Hayes -> Counseling -> Scheduling
Also On Canvas!

25. Course Selection Sheet - Cores

26. Course Selection Sheet - Electives

27. + Course Selection Semester Year Long-- ------------> 4 CORE:
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
3 ELECTIVES
(Example): +
Semester
Year Long--
>

28. PowerSchool Registration
Fill out Course Selection Sheet
Enter requests into Power School portal
Online portal opens tomorrow!
Instructions for entering requests into PowerSchool are included in your student’s materials – can also be found on our website
Must be complete by Feb 1st

29. PowerSchool Registration
Study Hall and PE Classes that are desired to be taken all year will only be able to be chosen once – student will need to notify Mrs. Scott (at our one-on-one meetings) if they wish to double up, and counselor can add in Power School

30. Scheduling Online

31. Scheduling Online

32. Scheduling Online

33. All applications can be found on our website
Course Applications
Due by Feb. 1st
Honors English 9, World Studies 9, or Humanities 9
Spanish 1 or French 1
All applications can be found on our website

34. Applications

35. Scheduling Dates for Upcoming 9thGraders
History Teacher
Feb. 6, 7, 8
Yoder
Feb. 8, 9, 10
Brockett
Feb. 13, 14, 15
Massaro
Feb. 13
McMahon

36. Communication is KEY! Email Phone Conferences Website Planned Events
List - Hoofprints
Remind Texts
Auto Call
Appointments

37. Website Access www.dcs.k12.oh.us/hayeshs Information Grades
Newsletters
Upcoming events
Join our Listserv
Make appointments

38. Connect With Us!

39. Remind: Text Reminders
Text with the following code:
@hayespacer

40. Counselor Phone & E-mail
Mrs. Jessica Scott

41. Appointments with the Counselor
I want to ensure that I have the availability to meet with you, so appointments are strongly encouraged and are appreciated.
Appointments can be made on our website or by calling the Counseling Office at
Thank you for helping me better serve you!

42. Dates to Remember Requests entered into PowerSchool by
February 1st for Upcoming 9th Graders & by scheduling date for Upcoming 10th – 12th Graders
Course request forms & applications are due February 1st for Upcoming 9th Graders & by February 17th for Upcoming 10th – 12th Graders
Mrs. Scott will be at Dempsey February 6th -15th to review requests.
Grade counselors will begin scheduling in English classes February 2nd - 15th

43. Dates to Remember
Any requests to change course selections must be submitted to your school counselor by August 15th at 3 PM.
Students may only make ONE request to change their schedule. (Multiple changes can be made in this one request.)
Students will only be able to change course requests to the alternate courses that are originally submitted to the counselor.

44. Overview of Steps Fill out Scheduling Request form
Go to PowerSchool account to add requests
Fill out any applications you need
Upcoming 9th Graders: Turn in request forms and applications to Mrs. Nicely by Feb 1st!
10-12 Graders turn in applications by Feb 17th!
Students will meet with their counselor in February to finalize requests!

45. Schedules Will be available on PowerSchool in August
Back to School Days will also be in August
Students will able to have school pictures taken, pay fees, buy parking passes, and pick up a paper copy of their schedule

46. Freshman Orientation Will be in August
Students will have the opportunity to spend more time at Hayes before school begins
More information to come!

47. College Credit Plus is an initiative by the Ohio Department
of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Education to allow high school students to attain college
credit up to 30 semester hours per school year tuition free
at Ohio public institutions and a reduced cost at private institutions.
Interested parents and students should remain for the College Credit Plus Information Night beginning at 7 PM to learn about how to qualify as well as benefits and risks.

48. Thank you for coming!
GO PACERS!