Upperclassmen

Registration for

2018-2019

Ridge High School Counseling Department

Current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students met in the PAC with the counselors on February 1 to review the information contained in this presentation, as well as the first segment of the Program of Studies. Students received a hard copy of the first 13 pages of the Program of Studies, the subject area flowcharts, and a Course Selection Sheet.

Requirements for Graduation

● All Students:● Courses/credits

● Adhere to Attendance Policy

● State Testing Requirements

Option II

Athletic Opportunities

Off-Site PE Minimum of 150 minutes per week outside of school

Ridge Sports

Athletes can take 2 MPs of SH

- Fall Sport – MP1 & MP2

- Winter Sport – MP2 & MP3

- Spring Sport – MP3 & MP4

- Marching Band – MP1 & MP2

Earn 1.75 credits per season

● All students must take Health at Ridge when offered for their grade.

● Must replace PE with a Study Hall (can have 2 SHs), not a class.

● Application deadlines will be posted on the Option II website.

● You must apply separately for each marking period.

Option II

Academic Opportunities

● Remediate a course over the summer

● Earn original credit for courses not offered at Ridge● Must take all graduation requirements at Ridge

● Exceptions for Shared-Time VoTech students

● Can earn original credit for Financial Literacy through a hybrid online/in-person course taught by Ridge staff● This is the exception to the above rule

● Course is taught online, but assessments are given at Ridge

● Taking Financial Literacy online through Educere or NJVS is no longer an option.

Option II Applications for summer/fall academic

experiences are due June 15th.

Option II

Academic Opportunities

● Independent Study (grades 11 & 12)● To further explore a content area beyond what is

offered at Ridge

● No credit awarded

● With an RHS faculty member

● Must be approved by administration

● Start by talking to the teacher

● Internships (grade 12)● No credit awarded

● During or outside of school hours

● Must be approved by Mr. Krause

Option II

Applications for

summer/fall

academic

experiences are

due June 15th.

Academic Policies

● Level Changes

● Adding and Dropping Courses

● Honors/AP Criteria

● Honors/AP Appeals

● Course Selection Agreement

Level Changes

● Permitted through the first marking period only

● Dependent upon room in the class

● May have to rearrange your schedule

● Your grades will follow you, and will not be weighted or recalculated!

Adding and Dropping Courses

● Adding an elective instead of a Study Hall● Needs administrative approval

● Will only be approved if there is room in the class, and if the change will not affect your other scheduled courses

● Dropping a class for a Study Hall● Needs administrative approval

● Cannot already have a scheduled SH (Option II SH is OK)

No elective switches after April 6, 2018!

GRADE Criteria

● In Language Arts and Science:● Must earn A- to bump up to Honors or AP

● Must earn B- to maintain honors/AP level

If you do not maintain Honors/AP criteria,

you will automatically be dropped at the end of the year.

However, you will not automatically be moved to a higher level if

you meet the criteria at the end of the year.

GRADE Criteria

● In World Languages:● Check prerequisites

● Must earn A- to bump up to Honors or AP

● Must earn B- to maintain honors/AP level

● Must earn a C- or better to move on to the next CP level

If you do not maintain Honors/AP criteria,

you will automatically be dropped at the end of the year.

However, you will not automatically be moved to a higher level if

you meet the criteria at the end of the year.

GRADE Criteria

● In Math:● Must earn A to bump up to Honors or AP

● Must earn B to maintain honors/AP level

● Must earn a C- or better to move on to the next CP level

● Proficiency exams to move from CP to Honors Algebra II or Honors Precalculus

If you do not maintain Honors/AP criteria,

you will automatically be dropped at the end of the year.

However, you will not automatically be moved to a higher level if

you meet the criteria at the end of the year.

GRADE Criteria

● In Social Studies:● In most cases, must earn A- to bump up to Honors

or AP

● In most cases, must earn B- to maintain honors/AP level

● Check prerequisites for all AP courses

If you do not maintain Honors/AP criteria,

you will automatically be dropped at the end of the year.

However, you will not automatically be moved to a higher level if

you meet the criteria at the end of the year.

GRADE Criteria

● At the time of scheduling, your placement is based on your MIDYEAR AVERAGE

Midyear Average includes

MP1 and MP2

● Your final placement is based upon your FINAL AVERAGE

Final Average includes

MP1, MP2, MP3 and MP4

Late Qualification Form for

Honors/AP

● You should fill out a Late Qualification Form if/when:

● You didn’t qualify for the honors/AP class at the time of scheduling, but your final grade is such that you meet the criteria at the end of the year

● You qualified for honors/AP but didn’t sign up for it at the time of scheduling

● You definitely want to enroll in the Honors/AP class

● Students will not automatically be moved to the higher level. This form is required.

Late Qualification Forms

will be available beginning mid-June.

Due July 6, 2018

Honors/AP Appeals

● You must fill out an Appeal form if:● You do not meet the grade criteria, but have an

extenuating circumstance and want to be in the Honors/AP level next year

● Appeals must be written by the student (not the parent)

Honors/AP Appeal Forms

will be available beginning mid-June.

Due July 6, 2018

GPA

● In your packet:● Explanation of GPA

● Chart of Weighted grade values

● Instructions on how to calculate GPA

● Example of GPA calculation

Course Selection Agreement

● Changes to courses are not permitted after

April 6, 2018

2:30 pm● Changes are only made afterwards due to

scheduling conflicts, courses not running, or not maintaining grade criteria.

What’s New and/or Different

for Next Year

Across Disciplines

● AP Capstone Program now offered

Science ● Genetics no longer offered.● New Course:

○ Medical Interventions (grades 11-12)

English Language Arts

● New Course:○ AP Seminar (grades 11-12)

Mathematics ● New Courses: ○ Cybersecurity (grades 11-12)○ Intermediate Algebra & Trigonometry (IAT) B

(grade 12)

What’s New and/or Different

for Next Year

Social Studies ● Course Title Changes:○ AP U.S. Politics/Macroeconomics is now AP

Government & Politics/Economics○ AP Microeconomics/Personal Finance is now

AP Economics/Personal Finance● CP Electives Running in 2018-19:

○ Current Issues (12; CP and Honors)○ Genocide & Human Behavior (11-12)○ History of the Middle East (11-12)○ U.S. History through Film (11-12)○ Psychology (11-12)○ Ethics: What’s the Right Thing to Do? (10-12)○ Human Geography (10-12)○ Human Rights (grades 10-12)

What’s New and/or Different

for Next Year

World Languages

● “A” Year for Year IV Electives:○ Francophones A○ Latin Culture & Society A○ Hispanic Culture & Society A○ Italian Culture & Society A

● New Course:○ American Sign Language (ASL) III

Visual Arts ● Course title change:○ “Design Creativity” is now “Design and Creation”

● Photo II is now a 2.5 credit, semester course

Business ● “Business Education” is now called “Business Education Practicum,” and it will be the last year it is offered in its current form

Technology ● “Architecture Design & Engineering” is now “Civil Engineering & Architecture” and has honors weighting

Reminders

Math ● AP/Honors Criteria higher for math● Proficiency tests

Music ● The only way to guarantee music will be in your schedule is to select it as a primary choice elective

Business ● Honors Accounting and Honors Personal Finance are both available for college credit through RVCC (Grades 11 & 12 only; minimum GPA of 3.0 required)

PE/SH ● Can have 2 study halls (a scheduled SH plus an additional SH through Option II)

SAT Subject Tests

● You may wish to take them at the end of the year if you’re in an honors or AP course– see your counselor and/or teacher

Highlights for Grade 11

● GPA

● Transcript trends

● Senior Schedule

● Testing requirements for graduation

● PE requirements for graduation

● Option II

● Senior Year Privileges

Juniors will select courses for next year

with their counselor during the junior conference.

Highlights for Grade 10

● Why is Junior year so important?

● GPA

● Transcript Trends

● Selecting electives

● Assess current academic level

● Option II

● Naviance/Career Interest Inventory

Sophomores will meet with their counselors in

February or March

to select courses for next year.

Highlights for Grade 9

● Scheduling for grade 10● Community Service Requirement for U.S.

History

● GPA

● Transcript Trends

● Assess current academic level

● Option II

Freshmen will meet with their counselors in

February or March

to select courses for next year.

Final Notes and Reminders

● 10-minute, individual scheduling appointments: come prepared!

● Appointments will be posted on the bulletin board outside the cafeteria.

● Student responsibilities:● Read and understand the Program of Studies● Discuss with parent(s)/guardian(s)● Come to your scheduling appointment prepared with your

completed Course Selection Sheet● Pencil in 7 periods’ worth of courses, plus lunch & PE/Health● Select at least 6 alternative electives● Copies of the Course Selection Sheet can be downloaded from

the RHS Counseling website (click “Scheduling”)

Deadlines

● April 6 (by 2:30 pm): Last chance to email your counselor with course selection changes

● June 15: Option II forms due for summer/fall academic experiences

● July 6: Last day to submit Late Qualification Form for Honors/AP Classes

● July 6: Honors/AP Appeal forms due● July 30: Option II forms due for Athletics (Fall

Sports and MP1 OffSite Sports)