1. Scheduling for

2. Diplomas & Graduation Requirements
Standard Diploma
Advanced Studies Diploma

3. Standard Diploma Academic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits English 42
Social Studies 3 1
Mathematics
Science
Health/Physical Education
Foreign Language, Fine Arts, or Career & Technical Education
Economics and Personal Finance
Electives
Student Selected Verified Credit
Total 22 6

4. Advanced Studies Diploma
Academic Areas
Credits
SOL Verified Credits
English 4 2
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Foreign Language
3-4
Health/Physical Education
Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education 1
Economics and Personal Finance
Electives 3
Student Selected Verified Credit
Total 26 9

5. SOL Courses
Reading (Eng. 11) Earth Science Writing (Eng. 11) Biology Chemistry Algebra 1 World History 1 Geometry World History 2 Algebra 2 US History

6. Diplomas & Graduation Requirements
All students must take Economics & Personal Finance or AP Economics
All students meet their online course requirement through Personal Finance or AP Economics
All students receiving a standard diploma must earn a “certification.” This is part of the Personal Finance class, where student will take the W!SE test

7. Grade 10 Course Selections
English 10, Academic or Honors
World History 2 or AP World History
Science (usually Biology Acad. or Honors)
Math – follows sequence
HPE 10
Economics & Personal Finance or Elective
Elective – often a foreign language

8. Grade 11 Course Selections
English 11 Academic, English 11 Honors, or AP Language
US History Academic, DE US History or AP US History
Science – student’s choice
Math – follows sequence
Economics & Personal Finance or elective
Elective – often a foreign language
Elective

9. Grade 12 Course Selections
English 12 Academic, DE English 12, or AP Literature
US Government or AP Government
Science – student’s choice
Math – follows sequence
Economics & Personal Finance or Elective
Elective

10. Course Levels Academic – college bound, no weight
Honors – weighted 0.5 quality points
Dual Enrollment – student receives college credit
Weighted 0.5 quality points for rising 11 & 12
Weighted 1.0 point for rising 10 and younger
Advanced Placement – college credit dependent on AP exam, internationally recognized curriculum, weighted 1.0 quality points

11. School-Year Schedule Changes
Elective Changes – we cannot change electives
Level Changes

12. School-Year Level Changes
Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Many factors are considered:
Student input
Parent input
Counselor input
Overall course load
Teacher feedback
Availability of alternate courses
Post-secondary plans
Individual strengths & weaknesses

13. School-Year Level Changes
Academic level changes
A class that is “difficult” is not the same as a class that is “too difficult” for a student!
Changing a level often disrupts the student’s entire schedule!
Changing a level is often not possible!
Level-change requests cannot be considered until MP1 interims are distributed

14. School-Year Level Changes
Request form:
Detailed reason for request
Teacher input: completion of assignments? extra help? Strategies?
Parent and teacher communication?

15. Changes for 2018-2019 New class for 2018-2019 (all CTE classes)
Intro to Cybersecurity
Intro to Culinary Arts
Intro to Early Childhood
Intro to Teacher Cadet
Rebranded classes (all CTE classes)
Leadership Development is now Project Management
Early Childhood Development is now Early Childhood Education
New classes added last year:
Advanced PE – personal training certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Dual Enrollment African History

16. Dual Enrollment
NOVA-Campus Based
LCPS-Based

17. NOVA-Campus Based Dual Enrollment
English 12
US Government

18. LCPS-Based Dual Enrollment
English 12 (NOVA) *
US History (NOVA) *
African History (NOVA) *
Multivariable Calculus (NOVA) *
Teacher Cadet Program (Shenandoah University)
Geospatial Science (JMU)
Independent Science Research (GMU)
Various Monroe Technology courses
* LCPS-based NOVA classes require an “Intent Form” with
qualifying math and English scores

19. Advanced Placement Classes
AP Language
AP Literature
AP French
AP Psychology
AP Spanish
AP World History
AP German
AP US History
AP Latin
AP Government
AP Calculus AB
AP Economics
AP Calculus BC
AP Human Geography
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
AP Chemistry
AP Physics

20. Monroe Technology Center
1 and 2-year programs
Online applications due March 8

21. Virtual Loudoun (VL) classes
Online classes provided by Loudoun County Public Schools.
Virtual Loudoun is not an online school
Virtual Loudoun is an online program that may supplement the traditional schedule
Students may take one VL class per school year, and a total of two summer VL classes = for a maximum of 6 VL classes

22. Virtual Loudoun (VL) classes
Offered three times/year: Summer, Fall, Spring
Students take VL for a variety of reasons:
To “catch-up” or “get ahead”
To take less classes during the school day
To make room for another class

23. Deadline for Course Requests
June 1, 2018– we cannot make changes to requests after this date!!!
Level Change Days – August 10 & 11
Summer VL classes

24. Department Fair in Cafeteria
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Department chairs and teachers are available to answer your questions about specific courses
School counseling table
This is a great opportunity to ask questions about work load, subject matter, expectations, etc.