2009-2010 SCHEDULING GUIDELINES

 

            The following guidelines should be read care­fully and fol­lowed in selecting your courses for next year. In making your choices, please keep in mind the following requirements:

 

1.         All students must carry 7 courses on their schedule at all times.

 

2.         In selecting your courses, be sure that you have met all prerequisites. For exam­ple, you may schedule English 10 only after successfully completing English 9. Check the course descrip­tions or see your counselor or teach­er for further information re­gard­ing prerequi­sites. In certain circum­stanc­es, stu­dents not having the nec­essary course prerequi­sites may schedule a course with the teacher's per­mis­sion.

 

3.         World Language students must earn a final grade of 70% or above if they plan to continue in the next year in that language.

 

4.              Students in the college I level in college preparatory math se­quence must earn a fi­nal grade of 70% or above to remain in that level for continued study.

5.         Alternate day block scheduling will be used for all courses.

 

6.         Any student who fails required English, social stud­ies, science and or math course must make it up either by sched­uling it in Summer School or by re-sched­uling it during the next academic year.

            Any student who fails English 9 or English 10 cannot sched­ule the next level of Eng­lish without first making up the course failed.

7.         Students who wish to drop a course must do so within the first three weeks of that course or receive a W on their transcript. If the student is failing the course they will receive a WF on their transcript.

 

8.         Credits Required for Promotion

            From Grade 9 to Grade 10     30 credits

            From Grade 10 to Grade 11   60 credits

            From Grade 11 to Grade 12   90 credits

           

9.         Course Credit

            20.00 credits--Vocational Education courses, (20 blocks per 10 day cycle)

              5.00 credits--Courses meeting for one full year (5 blocks per 10 day cycle)

              2.50 credits--Courses meeting for one semester (5 blocks per 10 day cycle)

           

10.       Graduation Requirements

            All students must pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment exam (MCAS) in both English and mathematics. Students must also com­plete all disci­plinary and financial requirements set forth by the administra­tion.

 

                  Most students in the ninth and tenth grades will have a common core of learning. In any high school year students may take college credits courses, which may be used to meet high school graduation credit requirements. Gradua­tion minimum requirement credits are 120.