1. Columbia City High School Transition from 8 th to 9 th

2. Diploma Types CORE 40 CORE 40 w/Academic Honors CORE 40 w/Technical Honors Class of 2019 students will choose from these…

5. Placement Process/Criteria CCHS Counselors and Administrative Team have used the following data to determine appropriate placement in Math, English and Science Class NWEA MAP Scores for 7 th and 8 th Grade –Reading/Language –Mathematics ISTEP scores –Reading –Mathematics

6. CORE Class Options based on recommendations English –English Lab, 9A, 9B (3) –English 9 A & B (2) –English 9 Honors A & B (2) Math –MOD MATH (3) –Geometry A & B (2) –Geometry A & B Honors (2) Science –Biology A & B (2) –Biology Honors A & B (2) –Earth Science A & B (2) Foreign Language (By recommendation ONLY) - French I A & B (2) - Spanish I A & B (2) - American Sign Language I A & B (2)

7. Core Placement Recommendation

8. Elective Choices ISMS Counselors will meet with students to discuss the elective course options

9. 9 th Graders will take 15 classes: English (2 or 3 trimesters) Math (2 or 3 trimesters) Biology or Earth Science (2 trimesters) P.E. (1 trimester) Health or FACS (1 trimester) Introduction to Communications (1 trimester) World History or Geography (2 trimesters) AP World History available to sophomores (3 trimesters) Foreign Language (Permission only) (2 trimesters) Electives (number needed to equal 15)

10. Career Clusters-ABEAMS Arts, Media and Communication Business, Finance, Marketing and Customer Services Engineering, Science, and Technology Agriculture, Manufacturing and Transportation Medical and Health-Related Services Social, Personal, and Public Services Where do you fit?

11. Electives Should align to career cluster May be specific to diploma type –Example: Directed Electives Can be one or two trimesters Follow prerequisites-see course book –http://www.wccsonline.com/cchs/guidance/documents/Scheduling/2015+2016_Course_Description_Book.pdfhttp://www.wccsonline.com/cchs/guidance/documents/Scheduling/2015+2016_Course_Description_Book.pdf

12. Electives Agriculture Art Business Family/Consumer Science Foreign Language Music Technology

15. Counselors Sarah Maynard(Last Name A-K) 244-6136 Ext. 3219 maynardsa@wccs.k12.in.us Derek Yoder (Last Name L-Z) 244-6136 Ext. 3208 yoderda@wccs.k12.in.us