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Reviewing Your 4 Year Plan

Reviewing Your 4 Year Plan. Humble ISD Class of 2015-18. Today, we will: Discuss Career Pathways and CTE Courses Discuss options for elective courses Review and make changes to your 4 year plan courses in Bridges. You can find the course guide by:.

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Reviewing Your 4 Year Plan

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  1. Reviewing Your 4 Year Plan Humble ISD Class of 2015-18

  2. Today, we will: • Discuss Career Pathways and CTE Courses • Discuss options for elective courses • Review and make changes to your 4 year plan courses in Bridges

  3. You can find the course guide by: Logging onto Kingwood Park High School Website Click on the Information tab Click on Counselors Click on and proceed to Course Selection Guide

  4. Graduation Plans Comparison Flexibility in Science 3 Social Studies credits No speech required Endorsement required

  5. Considerations before changing Graduation Plan • What is my pathway? Will the new graduation plans benefit me? • Which endorsements can I earn? • Check College Admission requirements • Some programs require certain courses Changes to graduation plans will not be made in order to drop courses…Plan ahead!

  6. Career Pathways Agriculture Architecture & Construction Audio & Video Technology Business Education Finance Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security Manufacturing Marketing Engineering & Technology Transportations, Distribution, & Logistics

  7. Practicums & Certifications • Practicums = Paid/Unpaid Internships during Senior year • Available for every Career Pathway! • Certifications = Industry Certifications that students can earn during Senior year

  8. Practicums & Certifications Education & Training – Student Teaching at Local Elementary School Health Science – Clinical Rotations with Staff at Kingwood Medical Center Hospitality Services – Internship at the IAH Airport Marriott Hotel Culinary Arts – Learn culinary skills and host community events Engineering – Earn certification (AutoCad), explore engineering fields Certified Nursing Assistant – Earn Board certification Pharmacy Technician – Earn Board certification Cosmetology – Earn Board certification Computer Maintenance and Networking – Earn industry certifications Welding – Earn industry certifications Auto Collision & Auto Tech – Earn industry certifications Coming Soon….LVN certification!

  9. Earn While You Learn! • Marketing Dynamics • Earn high school credit while gaining work experience • Must have/obtain job before semester starts • Students attend one class of Marketing Dynamics and receive two release periods • Students will earn 3 full elective credits

  10. Practicums & Certifications • If interested in taking any of the practicum or certification classes: • Add class to your 4 year plan in Bridges • Check Course Guide for pre-requisites (ex: Auto Collision requires EPT, Health Science requires Principles of Health Science, etc.) • Program Directors will contact you before the end of year • Attendance and Discipline is considered

  11. Physical Education (1 credit required) • PE Classes – Team Sports, Individual Sports, FPF, Aerobics • Athletics (any school sport) • Fall semester of Cheerleading • Fall semester of Band • JROTC • Silver Stars or Dance 1 • Off-Campus PE through approved vendor (requires approval BEFORE semester start – see counselor for details)

  12. Fine Arts (1 credit required) • Options for Fine Arts • Art • Theater Arts or Tech Theater • Orchestra • Band • Choir • Dance • Floral Design • Notes • Fall semester Band is under PE (½ credit only) • Dance 1 can count for 1 fine art and 1 PE credit

  13. Languages Other Than English (2 credits required) • Spanish, French, or American Sign Language • Must take 2 years of the SAME language • Ex: Spanish 1 & Spanish 2 • Upper level options: • Spanish III Level • Spanish III PreAP • Spanish III PreAP Dual • Spanish IV AP • Spanish IV AP Dual • ASL III Level • French III PreAP • French III PreAP Dual • French IV AP • French IV AP DUal

  14. Speech (1/2 credit for RHSP) • Several options for “speech” credit: • Communications Applications • Teen Leadership (is under “electives”) • Debate (the full year) • AVID (the full year) • Professional Communications (in the CTE Electives)

  15. Dual Credit = College Credit • If you sign up for Dual Credit Classesin Bridges, Mrs. Herbst (in the library) will contact you. • Eligibility for Dual Credit classes is determined by taking an entrance exam at Lonestar College. • Please ask questions today.

  16. Aide and Release Periods • Office Aide Requirements • Seniors only • Application Required (Pick up from House Office) • Attendance and Discipline considered • Indicate on Application the course you want to drop if selected to be an aide • Early Release/Late Arrival Requirements • Parent Permission Form Signed • Passed all required EOC exams • Juniors = Have at least 15 credits earned • Seniors = Have at least 20 credit earned

  17. Reviewing and Updating Your 4 year Plan Log in to www.bridges.com Portfolio Name = humble + your ID (ex: humble123456) Password = your ID (ex: 123456)

  18. Select Choices Planner • Click Your Portfolio (Green Tab) • Click Your Plans • Scroll down to see your purple plan for grades 9-12. *If you do not see a purple plan, raise your hand now*

  19. Am I on the right Pathway? • Pathway determines the courses you should take…if your interests change, then change your pathway! • If your pathway isn’t correct, we can help you change that today! • If you forget a class, counselors look at this to choose classes for you!!!

  20. Missing credits? • Look at your 6th column - Credits. It shows required number of credits for each subject. • All 26 credits needed for graduation MUST be on this plan. • Please see your counselor for a credit retrieval plan if you are missing credits or are off-track for graduation (indicated by big red X).

  21. How to change courses:

  22. Add Wanted Courses Remove Unwanted Courses Click Here to Save Courses may be here…

  23. Things to Remember! • Remove unwanted courses • When adding courses, be sure to add “A” & “B” sections for full year • Some classes may be listed under different headings (ex: Teen Leadership is under Electives, not Speech) • Be sure to select Return to your Course Plan to save changes!

  24. Please look at the bottom of your purple plan Please verify that Total Planned Credits = 7* for the grade level you will enter next year! *or 6 for students that QUALIFY for late arrival/early release

  25. Important Information!!! • Bridges plans are only open for editing until January 30th • Confirmation of Course Selections for 2014-2015 will be given to students on MARCH 27th • How to make changes March 27th - June 6th • Update Bridges 4 year plan (REQUIRED) • Print copy of 4 year plan • Give to counselor to make change

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