2020-21 High School Course Selection Guide
of their internship. More information and application materials are available on the West Chester Area School District website under Career Exploration Program under the Curriculum tab.
2 New Career Education Courses
There are 2 newly created Career Education Courses that are being offered. The courses are designed first to help students make a successful transition from middle school to high school, and later to develop technical and soft skills needed for career readiness while exploring post-secondary options. The one semester courses offered are:
Future Readiness 1 (9,10) Future Readiness 2 (11,12)
Neutral Weighting for Elective Courses
Many courses that were formerly weighted at the Career & College Prep level are neutrally weighted. However, students may choose to include level weighting for these specific elective courses in the calculation of their grade point average (GPA). Neutrally weighted elective courses can be found in the following subject areas:
• Career & College Prep level Art and Music courses
• Career & College Prep level Family & Consumer Science, Video Production 1, and Technology Education courses
• Career & College Prep level Business and Marketing courses
• Career & College Prep level English and Social Studies elective courses
• Career & College Prep level 1 and 2 World Language courses
To receive Career & College Prep quality points for neutrally weighted courses, students must complete a “Request for Elective GPA Inclusion” form that is available online and in each guidance office. This form must be signed by the student and their parent/guardian and returned to the student’s counselor no later than Wednesday, April 13, 2020.
NOTES:
• The term “Neutrally Weighted” will appear beneath the course title of all eligible courses.
• Credits and grades earned in neutrally weighted courses will appear on transcripts.
Senior Privileges All seniors must register for a minimum of 5.4 credits
to be considered full-time students. A senior who has met all graduation requirements to date and is scheduled for study hall at the beginning or the end of their school day may request to participate in the senior privilege opportunity. If granted by administration, senior privileges afford students the opportunity to sign in to school later than 7:30 a.m., in lieu of attending study hall. This privilege also permits students the opportunity to leave school early in the event they are scheduled for a study hall at the end of the day. Students who are on senior privilege are not permitted to remain on campus unsupervised during the given study hall or unassigned lunch. School administration reserves the right to rescind senior privileges if necessary, and parents have the right to rescind permission at any time.
Students may be granted senior privileges if they meet the following requirements for the duration of their senior year:
• The student must have achieved a minimum 2.5 grade point average prior to their senior year.
• The student must avoid excessive lateness to and absence from school. Students will receive one warning before losing senior privileges for the remainder of the semester if they exceed 3 unexcused latenesses or absences.
• Students participating in senior privileges are responsible for their own transportation to and from school.
• The student must submit a completed Senior Privilege application with a parent signature prior to receiving administrative permission to participate in senior privilege.
Student schedules will not be altered to accommodate Senior Privileges
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