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1 JML Course Selection Timeline Teacher Recommendations: Phone calls were made by January 13, 2012 if a level change was recommended. Otherwise all students are expected to be successful continuing on their current level of study. Rising 7 th and 8 th Students completed course selections online via Naviance Family Connections at the end of January/beginning of February. All students brought home instructions for parents to view/change selections. The option for parents to change selections is available until March 1, 2012. After that all changes need to be made through grade level counselors. Course verification sheets will be given to students with 3 rd quarter report cards. Rising 9 th Students completed course selections online on February 2 nd and 3 rd. **Course changes will be honored through June 18, 2012.**

2 7 th Grade Required Courses: Grade Level or Honors in the following: English Life Science U.S. History Math: Students currently in Math 6 will go to Math 7 (Pre-Algebra) Students currently in Accelerated Math 6/7 will go to Algebra 1 Also Required: Health and P.E. Technology Education & Family and Consumer Science (one semester of each) **All 7 th graders will have 45 minutes of Resource or Spectrum**

3 7 th Grade Elective Courses All 7 th Graders will choose ONE Fine Arts Elective: Band 7 (must have completed Band 6) Strings 7 (must have completed Strings 6) Chorus Guitar 7 Art 7 All 7 th Graders will choose ONE Language Elective: Communication Studies Accelerating Literacy (recommended by school) Spanish 1, German 1, Latin 1, French 1

4 Required Courses-Grade 8 Grade Level or Honors for the following: English Civics- Government/Economics Physical Science-Physics/Chemistry Math: Students who took Math 7 will go to Algebra 1 Students who took Algebra 1 will go to Geometry Students who took Geometry will go to Alg 2 w/Trig

5 Required Courses-Grade 8 Continued Health and PE 8 Resource-all 8 th graders are required to have a 90 minute Resource block every other day.** **Students who take Spectrum will have 45 minutes of Resource and 45 minutes of Spectrum**

6 Grade 8 World Language Choices World Languages and Cultures (FKA Foreign Language) Level I or II in: Spanish German Latin French

7 Grade 8 Elective Choices Students who are not taking a World Language will choose TWO of the following: Band 8 (if completed Band 7) Strings 8 (if completed Strings 7) Chorus Guitar Level 1 or 2 Technology Education Family and Consumer Sciences Art 8 Students who are taking a World Language will choose ONE of these electives

8 9 th Grade Required Classes English English 9 A English 9 H Science Earth Science A Earth Science H Biology H Social Science and Global Studies World Hist/Geo I Pre-AP World Hist/Geo I Math Standard Progression Algebra I – Geometry – Algebra II (Alg II/Trig) – Adv Algebra

9 Electives Health/PE World Languages and Cultures (1) Level 1- 3 American Sign Language, French, German, Latin, Mandarin Chinese I, Spanish. Electives (1) Art (Art 1, Art/Arch I,II (S)) Business (Intro to Business, Leadership Dev (S)) English (Theater Arts, Journalism) Family & Consumer Science (Choices (S), Fashion Des (S), Gourmet Foods (S), Human Dev (S), Independent Living (S), Interior Des (S), Leadership (S) Music (Music Appreciation, Music Theory, Band, Strings, Guitar, Chorus) Tech Ed (Tech Ed 1, Applied Tech I)

10 Standard Diploma Academic AreasCreditsSOL Verified Credits English42 Social Studies (World Studies, US/VA Government, and US/VA History) 31 Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Functions, Algebra II or above level of Algebra II) 31 Science (From 2 of the 4 disciplines: Biological, Chemical, Physical, Earth) 31 Health/Family Life/Physical Education20 Foreign Language, Fine Arts, or CTE20 Economics and Personal Finance10 Electives (Must include 2 sequential electives) 40 Student Selected Verified Credit01 Total226

11 Advanced Studies Diploma Academic AreasCreditsSOL Verified Credits English42 Social Studies (World Studies (2), US/VA Government, and US/VA History) 42 Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or above level of Algebra II) 42 Science (From 3 of the 4 disciplines: Biological, Chemical, Physical, Earth) 42 Foreign Language (3 years of one language or 2 years each of two different languages) 3 or 40 Health/Physical Education20 Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education10 Economics & Personal Finance10 Electives30 Student Selected Verified Credit01 Total (depends on foreign language option)26 or 279

12 TJ and AOS Timeline LCPS Academy of Science http://cmsweb1.lcps.org/aos/site/default.asp September Information Session and Open House September - The deadline for Part I of the AOS application; registration for the PSAT is included in the application. October - PSAT administered at Dominion High School for all AOS applicants. Upon completion of PSAT testing students will receive a short break, then complete the writing prompt portion of the AOS application. October - Part II of AOS application posted on AOS Website. December - Deadline to submit Part Two of the AOS application. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology http://www.tjhsst.edu/ September - Schools begin distribution of applications October - Open House October - TJ Parent Meeting October – Part One Application Deadline December - Test Day January - Semifinalist pool notification to all applicants Tuesday, February - Student Info Sheets due to counselors March - Final Notification

13 Expunging Grades Any high school course taken during middle school Once expunged, the grade AND credit are gone. Students would need to retake the course in order to receiving credit or to move onto subsequent levels. Expungment forms will be sent home with all Rising 8 th and 9 th grade FINAL report cards. Forms MUST be submitted to the Counseling Deparments NO LATER than August 15, 2012: Rising 9 th Graders: Submit forms to FHS Rising 8 th Graders: Submit forms to JML

14 Summer Options Two Ways to take courses in the summer: 1)LCPS Summer School Middle school summer school is for students who have failed two or more classes. Rising 7 th grade students may also take Math 7 as a new course to advance to Algebra I in seventh grade. Approval by the principal and a pass advance score on the Math 6 SOL is required. High school summer school is available for: Algebra 1 and Geometry *Summer school registration information is usually available April/May.


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