REGISTRATION 2015-2016James Hubert Blake High School

Objectives:Students will:➢ Learn about Blake’s Signature and Capstone Programs➢ Review graduation requirements and college readiness tips➢ Enter course request in MCPS Scheduler for next school year

Counseling Services Department

⦿ 9th Grade Counselors:● Mr. Tolbert and Ms. Smith

⦿ 10th -12th :● Mrs. Kiedrow…………..…A-Dh● Mrs. Hayes…………….…Di-Jom● Mrs. Baer…………….…..Jon-Ni● Ms. Costenbader….…….Nj-S● Mr. Chan….………………T-Z

● College and Career Coordinator: Mrs. Moore

Signature Programs and Capstone Programs

⦿ Arts and Communications – Blake’s Signature Program

⦿ Humanities and Public Services – Blake’s Signature Program

⦿ Business and Interactive Media⦿ Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Capstone Programs⦿ Support academic success and career exploration⦿ Create small learning communities of shared interests⦿ Prepare students for future education and careers and

connections to the community and workplace.⦿ What is your passion?

● journalism... medicine... gaming... law... dancing... advertising... entrepreneurship… teaching... fashion... film... engineering...web design... politics…

Capstone Programs

⦿ Students will select three (3) career-related courses to create a career pathway, followed by one Capstone Experience to achieve Career Pathway certification.

⦿ See Course Bulletin for detailed descriptions of capstone options.

HS Graduation Requirements

HS Graduation Requirements

⦿ PARCC Assessments● Algebra 1● English 10

⦿ High School Assessments● NSL Government● Biology

⦿ SSL Hours: 75 hours ● Certificate of Meritorious Service if you get 260

hours

MCPS Promotion Policy

College Readiness Tips

⦿ Improve your grade point average ⦿ Take rigorous courses⦿ Explore career opportunities (ASVAB)⦿ Prepare for SAT, ACT or Accuplacer⦿ Earn meaningful SSL hours⦿ Get INVOLVED in extracurricular

activities!

Schedule Change Policy

⦿ The master schedule is developed by the number of course selections identified by students during this registration process.

⦿ School administrators make decisions regarding the number of sections per department based on students’ course selections.

Schedule Change Policy

⦿ Schedule changes will ONLY be made for the following reasons:● Completion of a summer school course● Incomplete schedule (missing a class)● Failure of prerequisite course● Master schedule conflict

Requests for specific teachers will NOT be honored!

Course Placements

• First semester teachers submitted recommendations:• On-Grade Level, Honors, Advanced Placement

Today, you MUST sign up for the course level you were recommended for by your teacher. An appeal form can be completed and turned in to request a level change.

Student and Parent Signatures are required!

Read Carefully! Once the semester

has begun, it will not be possible to switch out of desired

course!

Complete all information,

including current grades.

Course Registration Steps

1. Log into the computer

2. Click on “Applications”

3. Click on “myMCPS Scheduler for Students”

4. Enter your username (your 6-digit ID number) and computer password.

5. Click on “Class Registration” which is on the left hand side.

6. Starting with English, click on the pencil and select your course (both A and B).

Click on the pencil

icon to view and select

courses in each subject.

You will see a screen with

subject categories (i.e. English, Math, Science, etc.). Here you will select your courses for next year.

IMPORTANT: Your recommended courses are in

BOLD, you must select these

courses until an appeal form is

completed.

NOTE: Some courses

may have 2 or more

pages of offerings.

A list of courses in each subject category will appear in alphabetical order. Scroll through the list to find the courses you want to request.

Select your courses, both A &

B semesters, by checking the

boxes on the left hand side.

Once selected,

click Okay

Follow this step to request courses in

different subjects areas until you have selected 7 courses for both first and second semester.

7) When finished, click “Okay”

8) Go through until you have selected all of your courses (7 credits or 14 units).

9. Have a counselor review your course selections. Once they have reviewed them, click SUBMIT.

Review your course selections to make

sure they are correct. At the bottom of the screen check to see

that you have requested 7 credit

hours (14 units). Once selections have been

reviewed by a counselor, click

Submit.

Once you click submit, a list of your requested

courses will appear on your screen. Confirm that this list exactly

matches the courses on your paper registration

card. You have now successfully requested courses for next year and may sign out of myMCPS Scheduler.

Follow Up!

⦿ This completes your initial course registration for 2015-2016.

⦿ You will have a follow up meeting with your assigned counselor for next school year through your English classes between February 7th to 18th.

⦿ Any questions, see your counselor!

https://scheduler.mcpsmd.org/public/