Welcome to the Northeast Consortium HS

Options Fair!

for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2017-2018

I See Me in All Three!

Northeast Consortium (NEC) High Schools

James Hubert Blake HS

Paint Branch HS

Springbrook HS

School Assignment Locator:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAs

signmentTool2/Index.xhtml

What do the Northeast Consortium high schools have in common?

• Comprehensive high school curriculum

• Academic rigor

• Honors & Advanced Placement (AP) courses

• Special Education

• ESOL programs for level 4 & 5 students

• Students from at least five middle schools

• Student activities, clubs, athletics

• Partnerships with colleges, universities and businesses

• Signature programs

What is a Signature Program?

• Instructional program developed

around a central theme: • Rigorous course work

• Variety of course offerings in

the thematic area

• Appeals to students’ interests

• Offers students opportunities for:• Interdisciplinary projects

• Capstone experiences

• College courses

I See ME in All 3!3 Great Schools! 3 Great Choices!

September

Evening Options information meetings held at two high schools:

September 21 at Einstein HS

September 27 at Blake HS

NEC special education meeting held at Options meeting on Tuesday,

September 27 at Blake HS at 6pm

Grade 8 students participate in college/career exploration activities in school

October

NEC High School Open Houses @ 7:00 pm

Springbrook HS Thursday, October 6

James Hubert Blake HS Monday, October 17

Paint Branch HS Monday, October 24

Preprinted Choice form mailed to NEC students’ homes (mid October)

Lottery Choice Process Timelinefor 2016-2017

Lottery Choice Process Timelinefor 2016-2017

October/November - Choice Process – Round 1

Evening enrollment for parents of NEC non-MCPS students held

at Spring Mill Field Office on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, from

5:00 to 7:30 pm

RSVP: Please call 301-592-2040 to find out what documents to bring.

Completed Choice forms due to NEC middle schools by Friday,

November 4.

End of January 2017

Parents/students notified by mail of high school assignment.

NEC parents/students will complete a preprinted

Choice form:

• Rank the three high schools in order of

preference.

• On the form, indicate if you would like

your child to attend the same NEC high

school that an older sibling will attend in

2017-2018.

• Return the completed Choice form to

your middle school counselor by

Friday, November 4, 2016.*

• Choice forms will be processed through a

computerized lottery system to determine high

school assignments.

*NEC students on transfer out of area should return the

Choice form to the DCCAPS office.

Choice Form Information

Sample Choice Form

Fine Arts and

Humanities Signature

James Hubert Blake HS

Blake HS: Profile of a Student

• Christopher

• Class of 2017

• Farquhar MS

• Humanities Capstone (AP Psychology)

• Interests: Ceramics, Student Council, Black Student Union, Swim (Varsity Captain), Lacrosse

• AP Language & Composition

• NIH Health Discovery Program

• Future Plans: Brown University Orthopedic Surgeon

• Discovery Education Of the People: Protecting Our Ocean

Blake’s Signature

• Visual Arts

• Media Arts

• Performing Arts

Fine Arts and Humanities

• Humanities

• English

• History & Government

Signature Programs

• 9th Grade Academy

• S.T.E.M

• Business & Interactive Media

• Humanities & Public Service

• AP Capstone

Special Opportunities

• Perform at Kennedy Center & Strathmore

• Game Development College Credit

• It’s Academic Champions (2012-2015)

• Tops in College Enrollment

• Fashion

• Internships

• NIH

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SPRINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL• Attended Benjamin Banneker MS

• Full IB Diploma Candidate

• Member of the Academy of Information

Technology (AOIT)

• Member of the Springbrook Marching

Band and the Springbrook Drumline

• Member of our Track and Field Team

• Organized Springbrook’s STEM Fair

• Favorite Courses: Theory of Knowledge

and Computer Programming

• Current Internship: Johns Hopkins Applied

Physics Lab working on Artificial

Intelligence

• Plans on being a Computer Scientist

Ryan

Class of 2017

• Develops the intellectual, personal,

emotional and social skills needed to live,

learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world

• Accesses cutting edge technology to

develop 21st Century skills for college and

career

Springbrook’s Signature

Signature Programs

• International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme

• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

• Academy of Information Technology

• Justice, Law, and Society

• Environmental Horticulture

• Hospitality Management

• Child Development

Special Opportunities• IB International Service Trips

• IB MYP Personal Project

• Partnerships with the following:

– Legal Affairs at Discovery Communications

–

– National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

• Paid Internships at Lockheed Martin, NSA, NOAA, NASA,

Army Research Lab, Naval Research Lab, University of

Maryland Engineering Department

• Student Women in Technology (SWIT)

Paint Branch High School

Academy of Science and Media

Paint Branch HS: Profile of a Student

• Rahul

• Class of 2017

• Banneker M.S.

• Medical Careers Pathway

• Interests: Football, Lacrosse, Photography, Science, and Medicine

• Clubs: Operation Smile (President), Model UN (Officer), Science National Honors Society (Officer)

• National Institutes of Health HiSTEP Program

• Future plans: UMD(Neurobiology) and Medical school (Cardiology or Oncology)

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Academy of Science and MediaA whole school program emphasizing research and

experimentation, inquiry and critical thinking in all courses

and activities.

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Science• Academy of Health Professions

• AP Science Courses

Signature courses and course sequences offered at

Paint Branch High SchoolMedia

• Television Production

• Radio Production

• Digital Art

• Journalism

• Literary Magazine- Advanced Composition

• Yearbook

• Photography

Unique Science Course

Sequence Offered

1. Physics – Grade 92. Grade 10:

Double Period

Biology

Double Period

Chemistry

(in separate semesters)

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Special Signature, Academy Programs, and Initiatives at Paint Branch

Academy of Engineering Technology Academy of Finance Program

Japanese Foreign Language Program

Internship Program• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

• Holy Cross Hospital

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• FDA (Food & Drug Administration)

• NIH (National Institute of Health)

• Local Engineering Firms, Doctor’s & and

Dentist’s Offices, Pharmacies and other

businesses.

Naval JROTC Program Culinary Arts Program

Academy of Health Professions

Science and Media Exposition

PBSS 2.0 Summer Academy

AVID

How are students assigned to a high school?

A computerized lottery assignment

system is used to assign students to a

high school. A variety of factors are

considered when running the lottery.

Base High School Selection

A student’s base area high school is determined

by the home address. Assignment to the

base area school is guaranteed if it is

selected as:

• FIRST choice on the Choice form

OR

• Second choice on the Choice form and the first

choice is not available.

• Base high school is not guaranteed if a student

changes his/her mind after the lottery has been

run and an assignment has been made.

To identify your base high school, visit:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/Index.xhtml

What variables may impact school

assignment?

• School capacity as determined by MCPS

• Ranking of school choices

• Number of students selecting their base high school

• Sibling link, if indicated on the Choice form

• Socioeconomic status (number of students who receive free or reduced meals)

• Gender

If I have an older sibling who will be in an

NEC high school next year, am I

guaranteed assignment to the same

school?

Every effort will be made to assign siblings who live in the same

household to the same NEC school, if indicated on the Choice

form. Sibling link is only considered, however, when the sibling is

attending that NEC high school during the 2017-2018 school year.

School assignments also consider space availability.

How does the high school assignment process work?

1st Choice = Base

1st Choice

Older Sibling

1st Choice

Non-Base/Lottery

Will transportation be provided to all three NEC high schools ?

Transportation will be provided for students who live within the NEC attendance area and beyond walking distance of their assigned NEC high school. Walking distance is determined by MCPS, and is about two miles for high school students.

How do students who live in the NEC but attend a DCC middle school participate in

the Choice process?

• Students who live in the NEC participate in Round 1 of the

NEC Choice process which occurs in November.

• Students who live in the NEC and attend a Downcounty

Consortium (DCC) middle school may also participate in

Round 2 of the DCC Choice process in February. They will

receive a preprinted DCC Choice form in the mail.

• Students who attend DCC middle schools are also eligible to

apply to the Communication Arts Program (CAP) at Blair HS

and the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) at Kennedy HS, the

Biomedical and Engineering Programs (PLTW) at Wheaton HS

in addition to other MCPS high school application programs.

NEC Choice Process After Round 1 February – Choice Process – Round 2 (Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2017)

• Choice forms due from Grade 8 students who are new NEC residents who

enrolled after Round 1

• Choice forms due from students who reside in the NEC but attend a DCC

middle school and desire to attend a DCC high school

• Written requests due from parents of students who did not get their first

choice in Round 1 asking for original school choices to be resubmitted in

Round 2

• Changes to the Choice form will not be accepted

Note: Students who receive their first choice in Round 1 may NOT participate in

Round 2.

March

– Round 2 high school assignment letters mailed to participants’ homes

April

– Appeal letters due in early April

– Appeals reviewed late April - May

High School Change of Choice

• In February of each school year, high school students

have the opportunity to request a change of NEC school

assignment for the following school year.

• Change of Choice forms will be available in NEC high

school counseling offices in early February.

• The completed form, signed by the parent, must be

returned by the deadline in order to be considered –

Friday, February 10, 2017.

• Change of Choice results are based on the number

of seats available, socioeconomic status and gender.

What high school application programs are

available to MCPS students?

DCC Application Programs (only for NEC students who

attend a DCC MS)

Communication Arts Program (CAP) – Montgomery

Blair High School

Leadership Training Institute (LTI) – John F. Kennedy

High School

Biomedical (PLTW) – Wheaton High School

Engineering (PLTW) – Wheaton High School

Global Ecology Program – Poolesville HS

International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme – Richard Montgomery HS

Science, Mathematics, Computer Science Magnet – Montgomery Blair HS

Visual Art Center (VAC) – Albert Einstein HS

Thomas Edison High School of Technology (Offers half-day professional career and technology education programs. Accepted students attend their assigned high school for the remaining half-day).

Please complete your evaluation form and

return it to one of the students at our table fair.

If you are interested in learning about countywide

magnet or application-only programs, there will be an

8 pm presentation in the auditorium.

Thank you for coming this evening!

I See Me in All 3! 3 Great Schools! 3 Great Choices!

Q #1 – a

Q #2 – True

Q #3 – b

Q #4 – b

Q #5 – a

Q #6 – c

Are You Smarter Than Your 8th Grader?

Q # 7 - True

Q #8 – b

Q #9 – False

Q#10 –

A. Springbrook – IB World and IT

B. Blake – Fine Arts and

Humanities

C. Paint Branch – Science and

Media