Aubrey High School Academic Course Guide 2018-2019
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Aubrey High School Academic Course Guide 2018-2019 2/1/18 Dear Parents and Students, As you begin the registration process for each school year, we would like for you to take some time to consider the following information. Please remember that the schedule selections you are about to make are extremely important decisions. Each course should be carefully considered and checked with graduation requirements. The course selections for next year, the number of classes available, and the number of teaching positions that will be allocated are all dependent upon the choices that the student body makes during the course selection process. Not all courses listed in this guide are offered each school year. Students who do not complete and return a course selection form will have a schedule arranged for them by the counselor according to their academic need and course availability. Remember to make your course selections carefully. After the school year begins, when students request random schedule changes, classes become unbalanced and overcrowded. As a result, all students are affected. Even the most effective course planning is compromised. Very seldom does one course change affect only one course! In accordance with AISD policy, random schedule changes will not be approved. Schedule changes will only be granted under rare circumstances and with principal approval. It is our desire that all students have a satisfactory schedule. Careful planning and processing of the following course selections will help all students, teachers, administration and parents have a better school year. Sincerely, The Aubrey High School Team 2/1/18 Course Selection Reminders When in doubt of whether a class is suitable for you, talk with a teacher about the content and pace of that course. You are selecting courses, not specific teachers or periods. Personnel and the computer determine these choices. Not all courses are offered each year! If there is a conflict in scheduling, alternate choices will be selected. If you do not select alternate choices, they will be chosen for you without the opportunity for changes. Remember that the English Pre-AP and all AP classes require summer reading and assignments. Your schedule will NOT be changed because you did not complete your summer reading. Not completing the summer reading requirements will greatly affect your grade throughout the year and possibly lead to failure. PLEASE receive a summer reading list FROM YOUR CURRENT ENGLISH TEACHER before you leave school for the summer! Be sure to read each course description to see if approval is required! ALL teachers/sponsors and coaches of extracurricular programs that require you to be enrolled in a course will receive a list of who has requested the course. If you are not approved for the course/ program, the parent will be contacted by the teacher and/or coach. Please contact the AHS counselors if you have questions: th th 9 and 10 grade counselor Carrie Jackson [email protected] th th or 11 and 12 grade counselor Rona Balderas [email protected]. EARLY GRADUATION must be declared in writing and an application must be submitted with the school counselor. You must make an appointment with the counselor for early graduation information and planning. However, it is your responsibility to be aware of, keep up with and sign up for the appropriate classes to meet the requirements of the early graduation plan. 2/1/18 If you sign up for a course that is tied to a program, you are responsible to meet all of the requirements making an “outside of the school day” commitment…practices, events, contests, performances, games, etc. Please know that some of these commitments could occur on a weekend. If a parent and student at Grade 11 or Grade 12 sign for a course selection that includes Free class periods, please know that the student is not allowed on campus during that time period without principal approval. Aubrey High School does not have a study hall or allow students to hang out in the library without purpose or permission. If you do not have consistent transportation to arrive at school by Period 2 or to leave campus early, you need to sign up for classes during that time. Disciplinary consequences will be assigned to students who are on campus without permission. Please be reminded that the priorities in preparing the Master Schedule for Aubrey High School do not include student free periods or work schedules. Turn in your registration form by Friday, March 2, 2018 to the teacher designated on your form. Be sure you and your parents sign the course selection form with signatures and contact numbers that are legible. Please also include the cell number and email of the parent who signs the form and/or the home number, as well as the cell number and email of the student. Students not on track to graduate, such as failing to pass all STAAR EOC tests, are NOT permitted to have free periods. Please be sure to list alternate courses or they will be selected for you. 2/1/18 General Information o AISD Graduation Programs o Class Loads o Schedule Changes o Grade Classification o End of Course Exams o NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Academic Eligibility 2/1/18 Foundation High School Program (FHSP) English Language Arts= 4 credits Mathematics= 3 credits Science= 3 credits Social Studies = 3 credits Languages Other than English (LOTE) = 2 credits of the same language Fine Arts- 1 credit Physical Education= 1 credit AISD Required Electives= 3 credits Health/Professional Communications (1.0) Technology Credit (1.0) World Geography or World History (1.0) Electives= 2 credits ______________________________________________ TOTAL= 22 credits Endorsement Advanced Mathematics= 1 credit Advanced Science= 1 credit Electives= 2 credits________________________________________________ TOTAL= 4 credits FHSP (22 credits) + Endorsement (4 credits) = 26 credits A Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) will be developed with the support of an AISD Counselor or designee and signed by the parent, student and designee. 2/1/18 AISD Endorsement Options for 2018-2019 Arts & Humanities (Reminder: To earn an endorsement, the student must earn 1 additional Math credit and 1 additional Science credit) Option 1: FHSP + Arts & Humanities- Social Studies (FPAHSS) 5 Social Studies Credits: World History World Geography U.S. History Economics/Government Psychology/Sociology (currently only available as dual credit) Option 2: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-LOTE (FPAHLOTE) Four levels of the same Languages Other Than English Spanish I Spanish II Spanish III Spanish IV Option 3: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-Performing Arts- Theatre (FPAHPEARTH) Theatre Arts I Theatre Arts II Theatre Arts III Theatre Arts IV Option 4: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-Performing Arts-Instrumental (FPAHPEARTI) Band I Band II Band III Band IV Option 5: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-Visual Art (FPAHVISART) Art I Art II Art III Art IV Option 6: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-Technical Theatre (FPAHTECHTH) Technical Theatre I Technical Theatre II Technical Theatre III Technical Theatre IV Option 7: FHSP + Arts & Humanities-Combination (FPAHCOMB) Four credits from only two categories of Fine Arts Example: Art I, Art II, Theatre Arts I, Theatre Arts II 2/1/18 Business & Industry (Reminder: To earn an endorsement, the student must earn 1 additional Math credit and 1 additional Science credit) Required for each option under the Business & Industry Endorsement: A coherent sequence of 3 or more courses for 4 or more credits At least two courses in the same career cluster (highlighted) rd At least one advanced CTE – any course 3 or higher in the sequence Final course must be from the specific career cluster Option 1: Animal Systems (FPBIAGANSY) Principles of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Principles of Floral Design (also counts as a Fine Art) Business Information Management Principles of Arts, A/V technology, and Communications Financial Literacy course: Dollars & Sense Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness Mathematical Applications in Agriculture (also counts as a 4th math credit) Livestock Production Small Animal Management and Equine Science Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecology Management Option 2: Agriculture Mechanics (FPBIAGMECH) Principles of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Principles of Floral Design (also counts as a Fine Art) Business Information Management Principles of Arts, A/V technology, and Communications Financial Literacy course: Dollars & Sense Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness Mathematical Applications in Agriculture (also counts as a 4th math credit) Agricultural Mechanics and Metal Technologies Introduction Welding Agricultural Facilities Design and Fabrication Agricultural Equipment Design and Fabrication Option 3: Animation (FPBIATANIM) Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness Business Information Management Principles of Arts, A/V technology, and Communications Financial Literacy course: Dollars & Sense Animation -Denton ATC – REQUIRED COURSE Advanced Animation -Denton ATC- REQUIRED COURSE Option 4: Audio/Video Production (FPBIATAVP) Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness Business Information Management Principles of Arts, A/V technology, and Communications Financial Literacy course: Dollars & Sense Audio/Video Production I- Denton ATC or AHS- REQUIRED COURSE Advanced Audio/Video Production-Denton ATC or AHS –REQUIRED COURSE 2/1/18 Option 5: Graphic Design (FPBIATGRAP) Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness Business Information Management Principles of Arts, A/V technology,