Welcome!
Rising 8th & 9th Grade
Course Selection and Registration
2016-2017
Course Selection At-a-Glance
• During February/March
 Counselors meet with students at MBJH in
large groups and individually
• Course Selection Forms are due to AO
teachers by:
 Feb 26 8th and 9th grade
• Deadline for Course Request Changes June 6th
• On-site Registration
 forms /schedules/ lockers/ fees
OPTIONS
8th
9th
 English
or Adv English
 Pre-Algebra
8
or Algebra I
or Adv Algebra I/Team
 World
History I
or Adv World History I
 Science
8
 PE
2
electives
(8th graders are
encouraged to take Career Prep A)
 English
or Adv English
I or Geometry
or Adv Geometry/Team
 Algebra
 World
History II
or Adv World History II
 Biology
or Adv Biology
3
electives (9th graders are
strongly encouraged to take
Health, Career Prep A and
Career Prep B)
Course Placement
Recommendations are based on
student data and teacher experiences
working with the students
over the course of the school year.
English Parent Placement
•
•
8th Grade
Contact Andrew Cotten [email protected] for an appointment
•
9th Grade
Contact Larry McCain [email protected] for an appointment
Math Parent Placement
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•
8th Grade
Contact Amy Kathryn Gannon [email protected] for an appointment
Parent Placement Option
Complete Form on back of course selection guide for courses other than
Math and English.
8th
English
Language
Arts
9th
• Regular
• Regular
• *Advanced
• *Advanced
• Summer
reading
requirements
• Summer
reading
requirements
*Placement by recommendation
*Placement by recommendation
or
or
Social
Studies
8th
9th
• Regular
World History I
• Regular
World History II
• *Advanced
World History I
• *Advanced
World History II
or
*Placement by recommendation
or
*Placement by recommendation
Mathematics
8th
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Pre-Algebra 8
Algebra I*
Advanced Algebra I*
Advanced Algebra I
Math Team*
Math Lab *
*Placement by recommendation
9th
Algebra I
Geometry *
Advanced Geometry*
Advanced Geometry
Math Team*
• Math Lab *
•
•
•
•
*Placement by recommendation
Science
8th
• Science 8
9th
• Regular
Biology
or
• *Advanced
Biology
* Placement by recommendation
Physical
Education
8th
• PE Boys/Girls
9th
(required)
Note: A zero period/early
class may be requested.
This allows for additional
electives during the
school day.
•
PE Athletics:
ONLY Varsity and JV sports
other than football
Coaches will provide the JH a
list of athletes that will ride
the 2:15 bus
•
PE Weight Training
•
9th Grade Football
2nd semester Football players
planning to play in 10th grade
Players will ride the 3:00 bus
to the HS for practice and PE
football is not a part of their
schedule
8th
Foreign
Language
• French I or
*Advanced French I
• Latin I or Latin IB
• Spanish I or
Spanish IB
* Placement by recommendation
9th
• French I or French II
or *Adv French II
• Latin I or Latin II
or *Adv Latin II
• Spanish I
or Spanish II
or *Adv Spanish II
* Placement by recommendation
Note: Foreign Language classes are considered academic electives
and involve homework, quizzes, tests, and semester exam
**Many colleges require 1-5 years of foreign language
and an entrance placement test
Visual
Arts
8th
• Art Foundations
• Intro to Art
* Prerequisite: Art Foundation
9th
• Art I
• Art 1-A
Prerequisite Art 1
Performing
Arts
8th
• Band
• Beginning Band
• Concert Band
• Choir
• Choir
• Honors Choir
Prerequisite Choir, Glee Club or audition
• Drama
9th
• Band
• Beginning Band
• Concert Band
• Concert Band
/Marching Band
• Choir
• Choir
• Honors Choir
Prerequisite Choir, Glee Club or audition
• Drama
Career
Tech
8th
• Career Preparedness A
Note: Career Preparedness A/B are part of
the graduation requirements. CPA may be
taken in the 8th grade for credit.
* Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
- Design & Modeling
- Automation & Robotics
* Introduction to Computer Science I
* Introduction to Computer Science II
9th
• Career Preparedness A
• Career Preparedness B
Note: Career Preparedness A/B are part
of the graduation requirements. CPA may
have been taken in the 8th grade for credit.
* Foundation of Engineering
- Design & Modeling
* Engineering Robotics
* Introduction to Computer
Science I
* Introduction to Computer
Science II
* Medical Detectives
- Application required
8th
Other
Electives
Film Production
Yearbook/Journalism
Creative Writing
Reading
Intro to Speech and
Debate
• Speech and Debate
Team –Prerequisite Intro to
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Speech and Debate
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•
•
9th
Film Production
Creative Writing
Reading
Yearbook/Journalism
Health
 Graduation
Requirement
• Speech and Debate team *
• Broadcasting
 Audition required
* Prerequisite- Into to Speech
and Debate
9th
AP
Elective
What is AP Human
AP Human Geography
• This is an elective course in
addition to World History.
Why AP ? ?
 Academic Challenge
 Strong Subject Interest
 Build portfolio for selective, competitive college
admission
Contact: Lisa Lewis [email protected]
Geography?
 Global population
trends
 Cultures, religions,
languages and
ethnicities of the world
 Political organizations,
power structures and
conflicts in the world
 Global agricultural and
development trends
 Urbanization and
industrialization
patterns
Instructional Support Classes
Note: ALL students receive additional academic
support during the Academic Opportunities (AO)
period.
Academic Skills
Resource Lab
Assistance in academic, organizational, and
time management skills and addresses the
academic needs of the student.
Math Lab
Re-teaching math concepts through
additional research-based strategies
and programs, to close the gap on
these specific deficits and move out of
the intervention.
Remediation of academic material
in the student’s course content
areas per a student’s IEP
Reading Lab
Reading support class designed to
develop reading skills, with an
emphasis on reading comprehension
across all content.
Instructional Support classes by recommendation only
Course Selection
Course Selection Guides go home with students
Two part process:
1. Complete Course Selection Online
http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us
• Parents and students will have a 2 week window to enter
requests beginning Feb, 11th
• All course requests need to be entered into iNow by Feb. 25th
1. Please complete form
• Use a pencil to complete form
• Please complete form. Listing alternate electives is
IMPORTANT
• Sign form and include an email address and phone
number in the space at the bottom
• Return form to AO on Feb. 26th
RECAP
8th
4
Core Classes
1
PE Elective
 2 Additional Electives
- 2 year
- 1 year / 2 semester
- 4 semester

Parent Placement in English –
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Parent Placement in Math –

All other Parent Placement for
9th
4
Core Classes
3
-
Additional Electives

contact Andrew Cotton
contact Amy Kathryn Gannon
advanced courses see course
selection guide
3
2
1
6
year
year / 2 semester
year / 4 semester
semester
Parent Placement in
English – contact Larry
McCain

All other Parent
Placement for advanced
courses see course selection
guide
Reminders
• Read your Course Selection Directions very carefully
• Course Descriptions will be attached to the form
• KEY Dates
 After June 6th: $25 to change schedule
 June 6th: Deadline to course request changes
8th
9th
Casey Lancaster, 8th grade counselor
Sharon Lyerly, 9th grade counselor
[email protected]
[email protected]