Columbia City High School

Transition from 8th to 9th

Diploma Types• CORE 40

• CORE 40 w/Academic Honors

• CORE 40 w/Technical Honors

Class of 2019 students will choose from these…

Placement Process/Criteria

CCHS Counselors and Administrative Team have used the following data to determine appropriate placement in Math, English and Science Class

• NWEA MAP Scores for 7th and 8th Grade– Reading/Language– Mathematics

• ISTEP scores– Reading– Mathematics

CORE Class Optionsbased on recommendations

• English– English Lab, 9A, 9B (3)– English 9 A & B (2)– English 9 Honors A & B (2)

• Math– MOD MATH (3)– Geometry A & B (2)– Geometry A & B Honors (2)

• Science– Biology A & B (2)– Biology Honors A & B (2)– Earth Science A & B (2)

• Foreign Language (By recommendation ONLY)

- French I A & B (2)

- Spanish I A & B (2)- American Sign Language I A &

B (2)

Core Placement Recommendation

Elective Choices

• ISMS Counselors will meet with students to discuss the elective course options

9th Graders will take 15 classes:

• English (2 or 3 trimesters)• Math (2 or 3 trimesters)• Biology or Earth Science (2 trimesters)• P.E. (1 trimester)• Health or FACS (1 trimester)• Introduction to Communications (1 trimester)• World History or Geography (2 trimesters)

• AP World History available to sophomores (3 trimesters)

• Foreign Language (Permission only) (2 trimesters)• Electives (number needed to equal 15)

Career Clusters-ABEAMS

• Arts, Media and Communication• Business, Finance, Marketing and Customer

Services• Engineering, Science, and Technology• Agriculture, Manufacturing and Transportation• Medical and Health-Related Services• Social, Personal, and Public Services

Where do you fit?

Electives

• Should align to career cluster

• May be specific to diploma type– Example: Directed Electives

• Can be one or two trimesters

• Follow prerequisites-see course book– http://www.wccsonline.com/cchs/guidance/documents/Scheduling/2015+2016_Course_Description_Book.pdf

Electives

• Agriculture

• Art

• Business

• Family/Consumer Science

• Foreign Language

• Music

• Technology

Counselors

• Sarah Maynard (Last Name A-K)244-6136 Ext. 3219maynardsa@wccs.k12.in.us

• Derek Yoder (Last Name L-Z)244-6136 Ext. 3208yoderda@wccs.k12.in.us