BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL

1. BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULING 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR

2. Registration Guide The Registration Guide is available on-line at: www.bcsoh.org Click on: Schools High School Guidance Registration Guide 2014-2015

3. BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS A-E Mrs. Julie Pizon 330-273-0274 F-K Miss Adriana Strazzanti 330-273-0242 L-Q Mrs. Lynsey Eick 330-273-0240 R-V Miss Jaime Camino 330-273-0241 W-Z Mrs. Shawn Dumann 330-273-0239

4. Graduation Requirements Language Arts 4 ½ units Mathematics 4 units Science 3 units Social Studies 3 units Health ½ units Physical Education ½ units Electives 5½ units TOTAL 21 CREDITS

5. STUDENTFOUR YEAR PLAN 2014-Beyond Four Year Plan

6. CLASS STANDING AND PROMOTION Sophomore 10th grade 5 credits or units Junior 11th grade 10 credits or units Senior 12th grade 15 credits or units

7. COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM 4 units of Language Arts 3 units of Mathematics/Algebra I, II, Geometry 3 units of Science/Must include 2 units from among Biology, Chemistry, Physics 3 units of Social Studies/including 2 units of History and ½ of Government 3 units of World (Foreign) Language 1 unit of Fine Arts

8. FINE ARTS CREDIT • Art Department: Any Art class • English Department: Acting • Film Literacy • Mass Media Introduction to Theatre • Music Department: Any Choir, Band, Orchestra Music Theory History, Music Appreciation

9. OHIO GRADUATION TESTS (OGT) All incoming eighth graders MUST pass the Ohio Graduation Test This test is given in the sophomore year

10. HONORS DIPLOMA CRITERIA(Must Meet Seven of the Eight) • Four units of English • Four units of Mathematics at least Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry and another higher level course or a four-year sequence of courses that contain equivalent content • Four units of Science including Physics and Chemistry • Four units of Social Studies • Three units of one World (Foreign) Language or two units each of two • World (Foreign) Languages • One unit Fine Arts • 7. Maintain a cumulative GPA of a 3.5 on an un-weighted grading scale • 8. Obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT or an equivalent composite score on the 1210 SAT

11. PUPIL LOAD Minimum pupil load is classes per semester not including summer school

12. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITYATHLETIC/CO-CURRICULAR/EXTRA-CURRICULAR Students must have received passing grades in a minimum of five one-credit courses or the equivalent. Ninth grade students must maintain a GPA of a 1.8 Tenth-twelfth grades must maintain a GPA of a 2.0 All requirements must be made in the grading period immediately preceding

13. NATIONAL COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION www.eligibilitycenter.org College-bound student athletes must register with the NCAA if hoping to play sports at a Division I or Division II school Registering can be done on-line. www.eligibilitycenter.org Transcripts are required to complete application

14. POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS Any student interested in the PSEO Program must circle 000008 on their Course Selection Sheet. Students must also attend a MANDATORY meeting with their parents on: February 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

15. SUMMER SCHOOL Summer School registration will be made available by Mid-March. Check the BHS Website.

16. SUMMER SCHOOL DATES FIRST SESSION June 4th– June 20th SECOND SESSION June 23rd – July 11th (no class on July 3rd & 4th) Summer school meets from 7:45 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.

17. PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXEMPTION There is a policy that permits students to be exempt from PE if they participate in a sport, cheerleading, dance, or marching band.

18. PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXEMPTION Students cannot do a combination of PE exemption and physical education course.

19. DROPPING A SUBJECT A student may withdraw from a course within the first two weeks without penalty, providing the student’s course load does not fall below five credits for that year. If a course is dropped after the first two weeks, a grade of a “F” will be recorded.

20. SCHEDULE CHANGE POLICY Schedule changes may be considered for the following reasons: Change necessitated by physical health of a student Completion of course in Summer School Changes necessitated by failures Mechanical error changes Subject-level changes Classroom balancing

21. HONORS COURSES Have Course Selection Sheet signed by current teacher. Language Arts – Signature on Course Selection Form Math – Signature on Course Selection Form Science – Signature on Course Selection Form for Honors

22. COURSE LEVELS • Students capable of honors or advanced placement courses should sign up for these when completing the course selection sheet. Students can be moved to a lower level course within the first grading period providing one is available and they are academically misplaced. Changing placement from regular level to honors or AP after the beginning of the school year is not an option as the student has missed too much instruction and/or the appropriate summer work for the course.

23. SUMMER READING & MATH ASSIGNMENT Will be made available on the Brunswick City School Website under http://www.bcsoh.org High School Departments Language Arts Math Beginning May 15th

24. Freshmen recommendation Enroll in six classes for the year and have one period for a study hall.

25. SAMPLE SCHEDULE 1

26. SAMPLE SCHEDULE 2

27. CREDIT FLEXIBILITY • Ohio law (SB 311) and Brunswick Board of Education Policy, permits students to meet high school credit requirements in four ways. • Traditional Coursework • Test Out • Educational Option • Combination of 1 - 3 • Guidelines/Applications are available on the • Brunswick High School Website under the • Guidance Department

28. DEADLINES Complete the Online Registration. Course Selection Sheets are due on: FEBRUARY 6th