WELCOME COYOTE PARENTS!!10th – 12th Grade Information

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Debbie Dipprey, PrincipalGreg Darden, Associate

PrincipalAmy Rogers, Assistant

PrincipalKim Stutz, Assistant Principal

COUNSELORS

A – D Heather MillerE – L Leslie BaileyM – R Jennifer BronaughS – Z Susan PalmoreJessica Bennett – College & Career Facilitator

ATTENDANCEStudent attendance is crucial to success. If a student is absent, the attendance office must be notified by note within 72 hours.

The student is responsible for contacting the teacher for missed assignments on the day he/she returns to school.

To receive credit for a class, a student must be enrolled & attend at least 90% of the days the class is offered. This is why classes cannot be changed after the first 2 weeks of school

4 X 4 EXPLANATION 4 core classes each year of High School Given that there are only 26 total credits for the recommended program, 20.5 of them are reserved for required credits. This leaves only 5.5 credits for elective credits.

Failure of a Semester could result in Summer School or Saturday School.

In addition to the 4x4, students are required to have: 2.0 credits of Foreign Language (both the same) 1.0 credit of Fine Arts (Drama, Music, Art) 1.0 credit of PE 0.5 Professional Communications (Speech)

FOUR YEAR PLAN Grade Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 5 6 7 8

9English 1Reg. or Pre-AP

MathAlg. 1 or GeometryReg. or Pre-AP

BiologyReg. or Pre-AP

WorldGeographyReg. or Pre-AP

10English 2Reg. or Pre-AP

MathGeom. or Alg.2Reg. or Pre-AP

ScienceIPC or Chem.Reg. Or Pre-AP

WorldHistoryReg. or Pre-AP

11English 3Reg. or AP or Dual

MathAlg. 2 or Pre-Cal.Reg. or Pre-AP

ScienceChem. or PhysicsReg. or Pre-AP

U.S. HistoryReg. or AP or Dual

12

English 4Reg. or AP or Dual

MathStudent choiceReg. or Pre-AP/AP

ScienceStudent choiceReg. or Pre-AP/AP

Government/EconomicsReg. or AP or Dual

The following courses are required. However, they may be taken at any time during their high school career:

Comm. Applications (Speech) (0.5)Fine Arts (1.0)

PE/PE Equivalent (1.0)Foreign Language-same one both years (2.0)

Electives (5.5)

HOW TO DROP A CLASS

Time restrictions apply to drop a class.After the 9 weeks, if the class is dropped, the student will receive an “F” for the course. This is due to state attendance policies.

PAP to Regular schedule change requires Parent and Teacher Signatures to drop/change. A conference may also be held between the teacher and parent.

CHANGING FROM PRE-AP TO REGULAR CLASSES

A student must remain in a Pre-AP class for the entire year to receive the extra grade point.

Students cannot be changed from Pre-AP/AP to Regular during the last six weeks of each semester (3rd & 6th six weeks).

If class is dropped at the end of the 6 weeks, the letter grade goes up one letter grade.

If the class is dropped before the 6 weeks, the new teacher should put in the raised grade.

GPA AND CLASS RANKAll classes, except 0.0 credit classes, are calculated in GPA.

GPA and Class Rank are recalculated at the end of each semester.

At the Freshman level, GPA is not reflective of true rank. Example: There could be 40 students ranked number one by the end of the first semester.

FIGURING GPA: EXAMPLE Regular Pre-AP/AP

A = 90 -100 4 5

B = 80 - 89 3 4

C = 75 - 79 2 3

D = 70 - 74 1 2

F = 69 & below 0 0*******************************************************************(Classes) Sem. 1 (Grade Points) Reg. Pre-AP/APEnglish 84 3 4 Math 74 1 2Science 77 2 3Soc.Stud. 95 +4 + 5

(Total Grade Points) 10 14

Add up grade points then divide by # of grades attempted (4)

Equals GPA Regular Pre-AP/AP 10/4 = 2.5 GPA 14/4 = 3.5

GPA

NEW FINALS POLICY

FINALS SCHEDULE

DO NOT SKIP FINALS!!PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE talk with your students about their finals. If they are required to take their final and they don’t take it (they skip it) and it causes them to fail the semester, they will NOT be allowed to make up the class in CAPS. They must sit all semester through the course again.

EOC TESTSThere are 5 EOC tests that students must pass in order to graduate:

English 1Algebra 1 Usually taken in 9th grade

BiologyEnglish 2 – taken in 10th grade

US History – taken in 10th or 11th grade

PSAT RESULTSPSAT is a practice SAT. Students may take it their 9th, 10th, and 11th grade year, but their 11th grade year is when they can get scholarship money for very high scores (National Merit Scholars).

Results from the PSAT Test (taken in October) are expected in December. Scores will be handed out in their English Class.

SCHEDULINGFEBRUARYYour student will meet with his/her own counselor to select his/her schedule requests. It is very important that they list alternate choices.

Students will be given a credit sheet (see example) with grades written in from classes they have had during their high school years

Your student’s counselor will highlight on his/her credit sheet what classes he/she needs for next year.

Parents will have the opportunity to discuss the possible classes with their students.

HOW CLASSES ARE ASSIGNED FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

During the summer, just before school starts, the administration will complete the Master Schedule based on the new staff hired, current staff, classes requested, rooms available, & district and state requirement changes.

The computer actually does the scheduling. If your student’s schedule does not work out based on the times the classes are offered, the counselors have to go in and make adjustments to his/her schedule.

Often your student’s requested classes could be offered at the same time or are too full, so we try to look at his/her choices. But sometimes it is impossible to fit in what they requested, so we have to assign them to what classes are available. Again, it is very important that your student lists alternate classes.

IMPORTANT INFO!!CarriganWork Program Dual Credit classes & TSIRemind 101

COLLEGEIt is never too early to start researching and gathering information.

Check college websites for entrance requirements and deadlines.

Parents of seniors, check the WFHS College & Career webpage for college & scholarship info.

QUESTIONS?