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2020

Sophomore Course Selection

Preparing & Planning for the Future..

Essential Question

How can I research course selection topics that will provide

me with information that will help me achieve my future

goals?

How can I select classes through the PowerSchool Portal?

Mr. Habowski

A-Di / Gifted

Ms. Batdorf

Dj-Ko / ES

Mrs. Davies

Kp-Roj

Ms. Schober

Rok-Z / L Skills2

Getting Ready (continued)

How can we help you get ready?

– Course Selection Information: Today – Self

exploration of topics that you want to know

more about going into your junior year.

Exploration / analysis of credits earned and

what is needed for graduation.

– Approximately 2.5 weeks to select courses

(discuss with teachers and parents)

– Course Request Meetings: during Social

Studies classes (February 28, March 2)

Schoology Info/Updates

Schoology

– Home notifications

– Group – Class of 2022

– Resources Folder

Pathway Icons - Electives

Arts, Audio/Video Tech &

Communications

Business, Finance &

Information Technology

Engineering &

Industrial TechnologyScience & Health Human Services

Naviance Cluster Finder Activity

January 27th

Lesson in

LA Classes

Clusters

Putting it Together

Consider career options

when looking at elective

opportunities

Cluster Location

Pathways / Clusters

Finding the EHS Counseling Website

Plan for Today

Approximately 15 minutes for completing an

activity/activities that are most relevant to your

future plan.

Approximately 20 minutes for you to

– Review your Graduation Plan Progress report in

PowerSchool to check credits earned / needed.

– Log-in to PS portal to look at recommendations and

begin the scheduling process.

Self Exploration Options

You will have the opportunity to research the following

course selection items based on your interests and plans.

Paper Paper Schoology

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Earning College Credits from HACC

9 total credits earned at PSU for

classes taken through HACC.

• English 101 – most popular dual enrollment course outside of EHS.

• CIHS – Macro / Micro Economics (Mr. Hagen)

• CIHS – Environmental Science (Mr. Shortuse)

AP Credit Transfer @ PSU Main Campus

AP Biology

AP Comp Sci

AP Euro HistAP Calc ABAP Calc BC

AP Spanish

AP Statistics

AP US History

Self Exploration Options

Log-in to your Schoology

Class of 2022 Resource

Folder for electronic

resources.

Self Exploration Time

Exploration TimeSchoology

Handouts

Partner Work – similar

interests

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As a junior, you must schedule a minimum of 6

credits (with a study hall), 7 or more for a full

schedule.

Be sure to consult your Graduation Plan Progress

report in PowerSchool to schedule classes needed

for graduation!

Scheduling Basics

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Be sure to check to make sure you are scheduling all the

credits you need for graduation.

By clicking on the department, it will show you the

courses that are in that category.

Graduation Plan Progress

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Special “issues” with report:

– The report will not show failed classes.

– 15 elective credits? I thought we only needed 8.5 – You are correct.

– Data check / verification – let your counselor know if you have ?s.

Graduation Plan Progress

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Long Range Planning Guide

Continue to look at long range planning – utilize the Long

Range Planning Sheet (EHS website)

Community Portal

Teacher Recommended Courses

– You must select the course that your core teacher

recommended. PowerSchool does not allow you to select

any other course (at this point).

– Teacher Recommendation Change form

• LA – only needed if requesting higher phase course

• Counselors will have forms during computer verification – Same

process as last year.

Special Requests = Special circumstances.

Credit Totals – automatically tally

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What’s New – Courses 2020-21

LA – Modern Fiction

LA – Honors Public Speaking

LA – AP Seminar

Math – Pre Algebra

Tech Ed – Robotics

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Community Portal - Scheduling

Login to your

portal account to

select courses

for next year.

You cannot use

the PowerSchool

app to complete

course requests

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Entering Course Requests click on “Edit” Pencil

Exclamation versus green checkmark

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When previewing course options, after clicking “edit pencil” be sure to:

– Click on the Number column – this will sort the courses by course number. It

makes more sense to review courses rather than looking at them alphabetized.

– Read the course description for each course, check out the credits, and

prerequisites.

You will not be able to select a core course that you haven’t been

given a teacher recommendation for.

Always click on the teacher recommended course. You can change a

teacher recommended course when you meet with counselors on

February 28 or March 2.

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Teacher recommendation example – recommended courses has a

checkbox.

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Some departments may have several pages of course offerings. 10

courses will appear on each page.

Choose “Special Request” if you cannot make a selection in a

department. This will allow you to complete the scheduling form.

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Post Secondary Goals / Career Pathways / Career Clusters

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Core Classes –

LA, Math,

Science, Social

Studies

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Elective Course

Offerings – Half

Day CTC

Process

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If you are attending ½ day CTC next year, you will schedule:

• 1 credit of Language Arts

• 1 credit of Math

• 1 credit of Social Studies

• 1 credit of Science

• .5 credit of Independent PE

• 3 credits of your cluster selection

Dual Enrollment

• You do not need to know what class you are interested in

taking at this point in time. You will however indicate the

college that you are interested in taking dual enrollment

through.


Elective

Course

Offerings

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Special

Programs –

Disregard

Additional

Requests

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Credit count will automatically count the credits from courses that you

have request. You must schedule at least 6 credits.

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If there is an issue with your course selections, PowerSchool will notify

you when you hit submit. Please make the necessary correction and

resubmit.

Community Portal Save

You may go back in and make as many

changes as you would like before the

portal closes on February 27th at midnight.

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Review with Counselors

Feb 28 – Mellinger / Hagen

March 2- Price

Base Schedule – Grade 11

Questions

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If you have questions later,

be sure to refer back to this

presentation. It can be

found in Schoology 2020-

21 Course Selection

Information folder in the

resources folder.

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