Course+Registration

Grade 9
__**Suggested Steps For Course Scheduling**__

• You will have access to your Advisees’ current schedules. A copy will be provided to you. These can also be looked up online by searching for your Advisees in the Directory. • One hard copy of the curriculum guide for 2010-2011 will be provided to you. for your entire Advisory’s use.

__//Before// 4-Year Plan scheduling with Advisees-__

1. Preview the EHS Curriculum Guide for 2010-2011 to familiarize yourself with requirements and choices. → Curriculum guide can be accessed on EHS Academic Portal as a linked download.

• 5-6 Requirements for Graduation • 12 Courseload requirements • 13-15 Additional Course Requirements (students taking 2 languages, music ensembles) • 17-18 Courses of Study • 21 English Overview • 29 History Overview • 35 Foreign Language Overview • 43 Arts Overview • 54 Math Overview • 59 Science Overview
 * Relevant pages (to 9th Grade)**

2. Visit http://ensworthgrade9.wikispaces.com/Course+Registration to view notes on common errors / FAQ’s in the 4-year planning process.

__//During// 4-Year plan scheduling with Advisees-__

1. Show them how to open the Spreadsheet using Excel 2004. When prompted, enable Macros. 2. Verify the spreadsheet was opened using Excel 2004 by clicking “Sort 1.” If an error button pops up, they used the wrong program. Close and start over. (The spreadsheet will automatically open in the WRONG version of the program, so they must use this procedure every time.) 3. Show them how to zoom in on the spreadsheet so it is easier to see. 4. Save as “Lastname, Firstname” somewhere they can easily find it. 5. Enter all headings (Name, Advisor, Date, Current Grade-9, Matriculation Grade-9) 6. Using transcripts, enter all current courses together as a group by entering a “1” into the sheet. __Classes EVERY Ninth Grader Needs to Select__ • One Foundation Arts Class (#’s 1-4) • English World Studies (# 70) • History World Studies (# 99) • Science Level 1 (# 178) • Seminar 9 (# 196) __Students Also Need__ • Language Course Selection • Math Course Selection (#152-157)

7. Sort the spreadsheet and check that 7 courses sort to the top of the sheet. 8. Check the summary page to see their Grade 9 Courseload requirements are all green. 9. Beginning with Art, choose courses for next year by department and as a group. Students will need to select two alternates for their Arts classes only. __Classes EVERY Tenth Grader Needs to Take__ • English American Studies (# 71) • History American Studies (#100) • Science Level 2A or 2B (#181 or 182) • Seminar 10 (#197) __Students Also Need__ • Arts Course Selection (with TWO true alternates) • Language Course Selection • Math Course Selection
 * Students currently taking Algebra 1 (Messinger/Schultz) = Science 2A
 * Students currently taking Integrated Level 1 Regular or Scholars or Algebra II (Caudill/McGlasson) = Science 2B
 * Course choices will be advised by current instructors and/or Department Chairs

10. Repeat step 7 & 8 checking for completeness of Grade 10 section. This time 14 classes will sort to the top. 11. Choose all possible future courses (beyond next year). I suggest doing this as a group and by department to answer questions as they come up. 12. Continue to “sort” and view the Summary page to check for errors. Green = meet all requirements Yellow = meet all requirements and have extra classes (this will require an extra course application during the spring of the year before the extra course is taken) Red = missing requirements 13. Spot check each student and have them email to you for more thorough review.

__//After// 4-Year plan scheduling with Advisees__

1. Review Advisee Grade 9 selections to ensure they match up with their transcripts 2. Review Grade 10 selections to ensure they have selected correct sequential courses 3. Review Grade 10 selections to ensure they have not selected courses that are “not offered” 4. Briefly review Grade 11 & 12 selections to ensure they have selected correct sequential courses by meeting necessary prerequisites in 10th and/or 11th grade 5. Ensure entire spreadsheet is green 6. Save all plans into a “zipped” folder file and email file to me by Friday January 22nd at 3PM.

Arts Requirements of 2 different areas (Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, Music) and 1 upper level

 * Exceptions- Students who enter the foundational level in Dance, Singers, or Jazz Band and take these courses all 4 years will meet graduation requirements without needing another Arts course. Students who fall short of this plan will need to take 1 Arts course from another area. This is also the case for students in the Honors Theater track who plan to take Performance Theater.

1. Please check that your Advisee has not signed up for ANY classes that are NOT OFFERED. This information is in the NOTES column of the spreadsheet, along with prerequisite information. It is true that some classes are offered on alternate years. Please check with the department head to see which years these classes will run to ensure your Advisee has requested them in the appropriate years.
 * Common Errors in 4-Year Plans**

2. Yellow is okay to have on a summary page. This means that your student has signed up for extra classes at some point during their time here. They will have to apply for these classes as an extra, and will need to give up free period time in order to take them. Additionally, in order to be approved for extra classes, their grades need to be excellent and they need to be working at a fast pace in their individual classes. This is part of an extra class application process that will begin this spring. More details to follow. Just please, NO RED on the summary page.

3. Please make sure the courses your Advisee plans to take are in line with appropriate course sequences. For example, a student taking Integrated 2 junior year cannot take Integrated 2 Scholars their Senior year. These are the same class, but with different levels of difficulty. Please consult the curriculum guide for correct course sequences.

4. I may send you back information regarding appropriateness of class choices and class combinations. While I know we do not want to advise students to take a particular course, we do want to advise them to meet with college counseling. Students and their parents can make appointments with college counseling to come up with a 4-year plan that takes an appropriate level of difficulty. This process can start as soon as possible. I recommend emailing or speaking to your parents about the importance of planning ahead by meeting with our College Counselors and encouraging strong grades in lower level classes (to help build GPA and to meet approval requirements for AP classes).

5. THE 'SUMMER' COLUMN IS ONLY FOR SUMMER CLASSES (not EHS Review Courses aka “summer school”). If your Advisee plans to take a summer class, put a “1” next to that class but under the Summer column. The Summer programs are available online for review. If they plan to take an extra class, put it under the year they plan to take this extra course.

6. Please note that Singers/Jazz Band are both academic programs and ECL programs. Please check with your advisee- if they plan to take these programs for academic credit, they need to sign up for GRADE 10 ACADEMIC. If they plan to continue in the program during their 11th and 12th grade years, then they signify this by placing a '1' next to the GRADE 11 OR 12 ACADEMIC course. If your student wants to double-up on arts credits, they should select GRADE 10 ECL, which means they will alway shave access fitness (for the whole year) but can take an additional arts course during one semester of sophomore year. Those with ECL selected need to select another arts course to take during sophomore year.

7. Skipped classes due to department approval are not recorded on the spreadsheet. For example, if a student has approval to take Painting 1 next year and skip the Drawing 1 prerequisite, they do not put a 1 next to Drawing 1.