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Are the 10th grade schedules final and no more changes after they meet with the counselor in Feb?

I WISH! HAHAHAH. THEY STILL HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NEXT YEAR TO MAKE CHANGES!

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Who is qualified to take World History in summer? (What is pathway elective?)

If student only has 1 elective class in 9th grade and 1 elective class in 10th grade. Are they able to take 5 electives in grade 11th and 12th?

ANY STUDENT WANTING TO PURSUE THE SAME PATHWAY FOR 3-4 YEARS CAN TAKE THE WH IN THE SUMMER TO MAKE ROOM IN THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THE ELECTIVE.

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Can students take 2 online summer classes at the same time? For example, can a student take PE and Geometry?

THEY CAN ONLY TAKE 1 CLASS ONLINE IN THE SUMMER, SO THEY CAN TAKE THE ONLINE PE THE FOLLOWING SUMMER OR DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

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Last year, my athlete took online PE over the summer. Do they need to do that again this coming summer or is there a possibility that there will be changes to the requirements? IF YOUR STUDENT IS CURRENTLY ROSTERED IN A SPORT THEN THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YEAR 2 OF PE ONLINE IN THE SUMMER (2 YEARS IS REQUIRED)

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If my early college student wants to take an AP next year, is AP World History available to him since he took World History in Early College this year? Is there another social studies AP he should consider taking?

NO THEY WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AP WORLD AS THEY ALREADY RECEIVED COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THE CLASS THROUGH EARLY COLLEGE. I'VE ATTACHED THE EC 4 YEAR PLAN FOR YOUR REVIEW.

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IVC Early College Program - Beckman High School 2022

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IVC Early College Program - Beckman High School 2022

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Should a student and/or parent be able to level down or level up classes in Aeries - Academic Plan? We are unable to update my student’s Chemistry course from H to CP and Math from CP to H. We’ve only been able to add the course we want, but now he has 2 courses for these subjects.

YES, IF YOU HOVER OVER THE CLASS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DELTE IT. IF YOU CANNOT, HAVE YOUR STUDENT COME SEE ME.

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How can a native language speaker can get a biliteracy state award?

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How can a native language speaker can get a biliteracy state award?

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PLEASE SEE THE LINK I ATTACHED HERE

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Updated

for Assessing Oral Language Proficiency

for Languages Other than English

Since California implemented the first State Seal of Biliteracy Program in the nation in 2012, thirty other states plus the DC Public Schools have implemented their own Seal of Biliteracy patterned after California. This means 60% of the nation recognizes and honors seniors for their linguistic talents and proficiency in English and one or more other languages.

In this last legislative session, a new bill was passed and signed by the governor to update the California Seal of Biliteracy criteria. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, sent out a letter to all Superintendents informing them of the new procedures and criteria on November 7, 2017.

The new criteria established:

The level required on the 11th grade CAASPP English Language Arts assessment

Eligibility for the Seal of Biliteracy to those language communities without a written language

Any successor English language proficiency assessment results as criteria for English Learners (meaning the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) and

A standard for oral proficiency when qualifying by taking a fourth year of a world language (including Native Speakers courses) with an overall 3.0 GPA or above in that course of study.

Guidance to the Field - Determination of oral proficiency of students who take a fourth-year world language course to qualify for a seal.
To assist districts and schools in determining oral proficiency equivalent to AP and IB scores designated in the criteria, we recommend, although a local decision, the adoption of the Intermediate Mid-level guidelines established by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). This is the level equivalent to a "3" on most AP language exams and is the recommendation from four national organizations in the Seal of Biliteracy Guidelines.

ACTFL has many resources such as their oral proficiency assessments to assist with this determination. Included on the website are Proficiency Guidelines that will describe what is expected at intermediate mid-level. In the guidelines, there is a descriptor for each of the languages in the areas of oral, written, reading and listening language with some recorded language samples. We recommend the use of the ACTFL rubrics by world language teachers to assess classroom activities such as one-on-one interviews, oral presentations, collaborative conversations, and observation of classroom participation to determine oral proficiency of their students. Resources also include the "Can Do Statements" which can also be used to design lessons, in-class assessments and rubrics.

Also, districts may choose to use the official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) that are currently available in the following languages (but are subject to change): Afrikaans, Akan-Twi, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Egyptian, English, French, Georgian, German, Greek (Modern), Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong/Mong, Hungarian, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Iraqi, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazakh, Kashmiri, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Levantine, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marshallese, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian Croatian, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Wu and Yoruba.

The College Board World Languages Framework and the AP Language and Culture 2017 Scoring Guidelines for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation and Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison also provide guidance to world language teachers to assess the level of oral proficiency in Spanish, Italian, German and French.

The California Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy website is another great resource. Included on the website are written communications, a requirements checklist, instructions on how to request Seals for your students and a listing of all school districts participating in the program in 2016-17 with the languages for which the students were recognized. If you are looking for resources for a particular language, refer to this list and then contact the district for the procedures and tools they use for that particular language.

With the passage of the English Learner Roadmap setting high standards for English Learner biliteracy programs and the passage of Proposition 58, the EdGE Initiative, with 73.5 percent of the electorate voting to support multilingual programs, all school districts should consider establishing a Seal of Biliteracy Program. For support in beginning a district program, please go the Seal of Biliteracy website for ideas about initiating and implementing a program in your district.

All students should have the opportunity to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.

For any further questions email Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director of Californians Together at Shelly@californianstogether.org.

Updated

for Assessing Oral Language Proficiency

for Languages Other than English

Since California implemented the first State Seal of Biliteracy Program in the nation in 2012, thirty other states plus the DC Public Schools have implemented their own Seal of Biliteracy patterned after California. This means 60% of the nation recognizes and honors seniors for their linguistic talents and proficiency in English and one or more other languages.

In this last legislative session, a new bill was passed and signed by the governor to update the California Seal of Biliteracy criteria. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, sent out a letter to all Superintendents informing them of the new procedures and criteria on November 7, 2017.

The new criteria established:

The level required on the 11th grade CAASPP English Language Arts assessment

Eligibility for the Seal of Biliteracy to those language communities without a written language

Any successor English language proficiency assessment results as criteria for English Learners (meaning the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) and

A standard for oral proficiency when qualifying by taking a fourth year of a world language (including Native Speakers courses) with an overall 3.0 GPA or above in that course of study.

Guidance to the Field - Determination of oral proficiency of students who take a fourth-year world language course to qualify for a seal.
To assist districts and schools in determining oral proficiency equivalent to AP and IB scores designated in the criteria, we recommend, although a local decision, the adoption of the Intermediate Mid-level guidelines established by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). This is the level equivalent to a "3" on most AP language exams and is the recommendation from four national organizations in the Seal of Biliteracy Guidelines.

ACTFL has many resources such as their oral proficiency assessments to assist with this determination. Included on the website are Proficiency Guidelines that will describe what is expected at intermediate mid-level. In the guidelines, there is a descriptor for each of the languages in the areas of oral, written, reading and listening language with some recorded language samples. We recommend the use of the ACTFL rubrics by world language teachers to assess classroom activities such as one-on-one interviews, oral presentations, collaborative conversations, and observation of classroom participation to determine oral proficiency of their students. Resources also include the "Can Do Statements" which can also be used to design lessons, in-class assessments and rubrics.

Also, districts may choose to use the official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) that are currently available in the following languages (but are subject to change): Afrikaans, Akan-Twi, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Egyptian, English, French, Georgian, German, Greek (Modern), Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong/Mong, Hungarian, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Iraqi, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazakh, Kashmiri, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Levantine, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marshallese, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian Farsi, Polish, Portuguese Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian Croatian, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Wu and Yoruba.

The College Board World Languages Framework and the AP Language and Culture 2017 Scoring Guidelines for Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation and Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison also provide guidance to world language teachers to assess the level of oral proficiency in Spanish, Italian, German and French.

The California Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy website is another great resource. Included on the website are written communications, a requirements checklist, instructions on how to request Seals for your students and a listing of all school districts participating in the program in 2016-17 with the languages for which the students were recognized. If you are looking for resources for a particular language, refer to this list and then contact the district for the procedures and tools they use for that particular language.

With the passage of the English Learner Roadmap setting high standards for English Learner biliteracy programs and the passage of Proposition 58, the EdGE Initiative, with 73.5 percent of the electorate voting to support multilingual programs, all school districts should consider establishing a Seal of Biliteracy Program. For support in beginning a district program, please go the Seal of Biliteracy website for ideas about initiating and implementing a program in your district.

All students should have the opportunity to graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.

For any further questions email Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Executive Director of Californians Together at Shelly@californianstogether.org.

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Updated Since California implemented the first State Seal of Biliteracy Program in the nation in 2012, thirty other states plus the DC Public Schools have implemented their own Seal of Biliteracy patterned after California. This means 60% of the nation recognizes and honors seniors for their linguistic talents and proficiency in English and one or more other languages.

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How to calculate the high school GPA with AP and Dual enrollment?

HERE IS A LINK TO TEACH YOU HOW TO CACULATE THE GPA. PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF AN EXTRA GPA POINT FOR HONORS, AP, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES

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Will the summer have online precalculus? 

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Will the summer have online precalculus? 

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YES, THIS WILL BE FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE ALG 2 TRIG OR ALG 2 TRIG H WITH A B OR BETTER.

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Taking summer ROP class can substitute one of pathway classes? Like ROP sports medicine can substitute the one in junior year?

IF ROP SPORTS MED IS OFFERED IN THE SUMMER, YES IT CAN TAKE PLACE OF THE ONE REQUIRED IN 11TH GRADE TO COMPELTE THE PATHWAY.

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For in person summer school, if my boy had C in the first semester in Math algebra two honor class does this summer class help him correct his grade?

SUMMER SCHOOL REMEDIATION IS ONLY FOR D AND F GRADES

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Can you send to parents , the deck thats presented to kids and gives prerequisites for different courses, like for AP chem etc

SURE. I HAVE LINKED IT HERE

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What is the difference between UC A-G requirements and GE?

A–G Requirements

These are the courses required by the University of California (UC) and Cal State (CSU) systems for college eligibility.

They include:

A – History/Social Science (2 years)

B – English (4 years)

C – Math (3 years minimum, 4 recommended)

D – Lab Science (2 years)

E – Language other than English (2 years)

F – Visual/Performing Arts (1 year)

G – College-prep elective (1 year)

👉 Purpose: Makes a student eligible to apply to UC/CSU
👉 These are stricter and more specific than high school graduation rules.

College GE (General Education – in college)

These are the basic breadth courses every college student must take to earn a degree, no matter their major.

They usually include:

English composition / writing

Math / quantitative reasoning

Natural sciences

Social & behavioral sciences

Humanities

Arts

Sometimes diversity, ethics, or critical thinking

👉 Purpose: Required to earn a college degree
👉 Taken after a student is admitted to college
👉 Different systems have different GE patterns:

CSU GE Breadth

IGETC (for transferring from community college to UC/CSU)

University-specific GE

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Is Human Body II offered for next year? My son took it this year and wants to continue next year.

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Is Human Body II offered for next year? My son took it this year and wants to continue next year.

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THE APPLIED MEDICAL PATHWAY CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN 9TH, 11TH, AND 12TH. THERE IS NO COURSE FOR 10TH GRADE.

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Can students take World History over the summer? ONLY FOR STUDENTS IN AN ELECTIVE PATHWAY (APPLIED MEDICAL NOT INCLUDED AS THEIR PATHWAY CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN 9TH, 11TH, AND 12TH GRADE)

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Does taking AP classes reduce the years required for high school to graduate for certain subjects?

NO