Ponchatoula High School

1. Ponchatoula High School Scheduling Presentation for Graduates through 2017

2. Introduction • The information you are receiving is important for you and your child. You, the school, and the student must work together to ensure that your student achieves his/her educational goals. • The informational newspaper, scheduling forms, and applications needed for scheduling are on the PHS website. This will provide you with graduation requirements, scheduling requirements, course summaries and other important information. Read this guide carefully and discuss the scheduling options with your child. • Students are NOT allowed to change teachers or courses once the schedules are issued. So please give serious consideration to your selections.

3. Course Selection Please be sure to read the description of the elective before choosing. Please choose wisely. We will not change electives once the master schedule is made. If you ask for a class and receive it, you are expected to stay there for the entire length of the course. Some courses require that you get special approval. Special approval means that you must get the teacher granting permission to sign your schedule request form. Applications are on the PHS website and must be turned into the teacher.

4. Classification by Grade Levels 9thGrade 0 – 5.5 Credits 10th Grade 6 – 10.5 Credits 11th Grade 11 –16.5 Credits 12th Grade 17 - Credits

5. Honors Courses Criteria A student must meet three of the five criteria yearly for the subject area requested. 1. Minimum overall GPA of 2.8 2. Minimum subject area average of 3.0 3. Teacher Recommendation 4. Student Self-evaluation 5. Test Scores Mastery or Advanced on LEAP Excellent or Good on EOC in subject area

6. Industry Based Certifications • Pharmacy Tech • First Responder • Customer Service • ProStart • OSHA • Welding • Vet Tech Assistant • Microsoft Office Specialist

7. AP Courses • AP English Literature and Composition • Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science • Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 algebra-based • Advanced Placement (AP)  Physics 2 algebra-based

8. Dual Enrollment Students who qualify may enroll at SLU or Northshore Technical Community College and attend classes while attending PHS. Dual Enrollment Roundup May 1

9. Dual Enrollment/Early Start

10. General Requirements forSLU Dual Enrollment • ACT or PLAN Composite: 18 • If your Math is less than 19, you may still enroll in English, Spanish, History, Music. • If your English score is less than 18, you may still enroll in Math, Chemistry, Spanish, History. • See the course description in newspaper if interested.

11. Scheduling Procedure • Meet with your counselor during English class. • Complete Schedule Request • Complete IGP • Secure signatures. • Parent • Teacher • Honor Classes • By Application Classes (Turn applications in to respective teacher.) • Return Schedule Request and IGP to English teacher.

12. Individual Graduation Plans According to the Career Options Law, every student must have an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) on file at the school. The plan is initiated in 8th grade and will be updated each year. The IGP shall be signed by the student and parent or legal guardian each year. The IGP reflects the curriculum pathway and the recommended sequence of elective courses. The IGP is flexible, yet sufficiently structured, to ensure that a student will meet the high school requirements for admission to a postsecondary education institution or enter the workforce.

13. IGP – Blank Form http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/counselor-toolbox-resources/individual-graduation-plan-(blank).pdf?sfvrsn=2

14. Area of Concentration • Each student MUST choose an Area of Concentration on the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP). • An Area of Concentration is a sequence of courses based on a student’s interests. http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/course-choice/2013-2014-area-of-concentration-guide.pdf?sfvrsn=2

15. Areas of Concentrations • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources • Agriculture Production/Management/Entrepreneurship • Animal Science • Architecture and Construction • Carpentry and Construction • Drafting • Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication • Graphic Arts • Journalism • Liberal Arts • Mass Communication • Performing Arts • Business, Management and Administration • Administrative Support • Business, Administration • Education and Training • Advanced Studies/Core 4 only • General Studies • Finance • Banking and Finance (NAF Academy) • Government and Public Administration • JROTC • Health Science • Nutrition and Food • Emergency Health Care • Health Professionals • Pharmacy • Hospitality and Tourism • Culinary Arts • Human Services • Child Development Services • Management of Family Resources • Manufacturing • Welding • Marketing, Sales and Services • Entrepreneurship • Marketing and Sales Management • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Engineering

16. Louisiana Graduation Requirements College And Career Diploma Louisiana Core 4 Curriculum Louisiana Basic Core Curriculum Career Diploma

17. State Policy All students entering 9th grade are automatically placed on the LA Core 4 pathway. At the end of the 10th grade year, a student with parent or guardian permission may opt into the Basic Core or Career Diploma curriculum.

18. Diploma Endorsements Students have the opportunity to earn diploma endorsements. At present, there are two endorsements available: Source: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/academics/graduation-requirements

19. What can I do with each diploma?

21. By 2018 63% of all jobs will require postsecondary education and training. This education and training is increasingly becoming the only pathway to middle-class earnings and status.

22. Projected Educational Demand

25. Diploma Curriculum ComparisonPHS CoursesThis comparison only includes the courses currently available at PHS. A complete list of the diploma requirements can be found in the scheduling newspaper.

27. Note: Algebra I Pt. 1 & Algebra I Pt. 2 counts for 2 units in the Basic and Career Diploma. In Core 4, Financial Math & Math Essentials do not meet TOPS requirements.

28. In Basic and Career curriculum, Chemistry I required for TOPS Tech.

31. Assessments 9th EOC Explore 10th EOC PLAN 11th EOC PSAT – on a voluntary basis in October ACT – March SAT – if required for college admission ASVAB – on a voluntary basis 12th Repeat above tests as needed

32. End of Course Test Students must pass three End of Course tests to graduate. English II or English III Algebra I or Geometry Biology I or American History * EOC Test will count as 15% of the final grade.

33. Board of Regents

34. LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS • MINIMUM ADMISSION STANDARDS for FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN • These are the minimum admission standards for regular Freshman admission to a Louisiana, public four-year university for Fall 2014. • Students should check with the specific institution for additional information about the university’s requirements and process for admission.* • 1. High School Curriculum = Core 4 Curriculum • Courses in the English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, and Arts categories listed in Bulletin 741 as Core 4. • 2. Overall HS GPA = 2.0 (minimum) • 3. Developmental Courses Needed = NONE • Demonstration of College Readiness: ACT English score = 18 (minimum) • ACT Math Score = 19 (minimum) • 4. Core GPA(courses listed above) →OR←ACT Composite(minimum) • 3.0 LSU A&M 25 • 2.5 LA Tech, UL Lafayette, UNO 23 • 2.0 Grambling, LSUA, LSUS, McNeese, 21 • Nicholls, Northwestern, Southeastern, • Southern A&M, SUNO, UL Monroe • *Community or Technical College Admission: • Open to High School Graduates.

35. Louisiana’s Taylor Opportunity Program for StudentsTOPS • A series of merit-based scholarships that award amounts equal to tuition, some including a stipend, at a state public college, university, community college or technical school, (or the weighted average of public school tuition at certain in-state private colleges). • TOPS Opportunity, Performance, and Honors Awards • 8 semesters of college tuition • TOPS Tech Award • 2 years of technical college tuition Source: http://www.osfa.la.gov/

38. Overview of TOPS Requirements

39. TOPS ComparisonPHS Courses

40. TOPS ComparisonPHS Courses

41. TOPS ComparisonPHS Courses

42. TOPS ComparisonPHS Courses

43. TOPS ComparisonPHS Courses

44. Reminder Scheduling forms are to be returned to your English teacher within 1 week of scheduling. Schedule Request 2014 – 2015 Individual Graduation Plan If the forms are not returned, a schedule will be made for the student by the counselor.

45. A-D Denise Latour denise.latour@tangischools.org • E-K OrlisaDePhillips orlisa.dephillips@tangischools.org • L-Q Katharine Meadors katharine.meadors@tangischools.org • R-Z Tommie Robertson tommie.robertson@tangischools.org Counselors