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IGPs�Career Clusters & Majors�AHS Freshman Electives

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Individual Graduation Plans

  • Updated yearly
  • Includes student, parent & the school counselor
  • Flexible
  • Ensures students have graduation requirements
  • Prepares students for College and/or Career
  • Includes career plans, core academic classes and electives
  • Required for all students statewide
  • Can be viewed on Parent Portal

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Students will:

  • Select a Career Cluster & Career Major to study in high school

      • Many Completer Programs are available

      • Course selections are guided by career plans, graduation requirements and teacher recommendations.

  • Select 4 Elective classes and 2 Alternate choices.

Core academic courses are driven by student academic history

and teacher recommendation.

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Typical Schedule Examples

FALL

SPRING

Geometry I

English I

Earth Science

World History-H

PE

Music Appreciation

Art I

Fund. Of Computing

FALL

SPRING

Geometry I

English I

Earth Science

Modern World History

ROTC

French

Academic Support or ESOL

Academic Support or ESOL

Alternates: Guitar and Theater

Alternates: Art I and ROTC II

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Typical Schedule Examples

FALL

SPRING

Geometry I

English I - H

Earth Science

Modern World History

PE

Sociology

Art I

Fund. of Computing

FALL

SPRING

Geometry I

English I

Earth Science

Modern World History

ROTC

French

Academic Support or ESOL

Academic Support or ESOL

Alternates: Chorus and Theater

Alternates: Fund. Of Computing and Flagline

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Typical Schedule Examples-ADV

FALL

SPRING

Algebra I H

Modern World History H

Biology I H

English II H

PE

Intro to AI

Art II CP

Core Engineering

FALL

SPRING

English II-H

Geometry I - H

Earth Science

AP Human Geography

Band I

Band II

ROTC

Theater

Alternates: Chorus and Theater

Alternates: Fundamentals of Computing and Art I

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Freshman Core Courses

ENGLISH

____ English I CP

____ *English I Honors

____ *English II CP

____ *English II Honors

*TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

MATH

____ Geometry CP

____*Geometry Honors

____*Algebra I CP (prereq Geometry I H)

____*Algebra I H (prereq Geometry I H)

*TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

SCIENCE

____Earth Science

____*Biology I Honors

*TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

SOCIAL STUDIES

____ Modern & World History

____*Modern & World History Honors

____ *AP Human Geography (prereq English I H)

*TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

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Freshman Electives - PE:

Only one credit of PE or ROTC is required for graduation.

Physical Education (P.E.)

or

R.O.T.C.

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Only one credit is required for graduation.

Fundamentals of Computing

Intro to AI

Core Engineering*

(*Must take Algebra I in 1st Semester of 9th)

Freshman Electives:

Computer Technology

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Freshman Electives:

Fine Arts

Band I and II** Art I and II

Orchestra I and II** Theater I and II

Art II CP or Art II Honors*/** Guitar I and II

Music Appreciation

Chorus I and II

Piano I

Flagline (audition)

Beginning Strings

*teacher recommendation

**previous experience required

Course Descriptions

Only one credit is required to attend college.

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Other Electives

Speech

Psychology

Law Education

Sociology

ROTC II

Strength & Conditioning

AP Seminar (ADV only)

Foreign Language

(German, Spanish, French)

Student Leadership I and II*

(teacher recommendation & application)

AVID I and II

(teacher recommendation & application)

Academic Support I and II (teacher recommendation)

ESOL I and II

(teacher recommendation)

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Families from Lexington Two are invited to a Drop-In Open House on Tuesday, February 10, to learn more about programs at the Lexington Two Innovation Center (L2IC).

The L2IC Showcase is set for 5-6:30 p.m. at the center:

509 Bulldog Blvd., Cayce.

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Early

College =

2 year degree while in high school.

Enroll in 8th Grade.

Early College Interest Meeting for current 8th- and 9th-graders and their families is on February 10 at the Lexington Two Innovation Center from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Dual

Enrollment =

college courses while in high school.

Enroll in 10th Grade.

DE Parent Information Meeting is February 12, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Lexington Two Innovation Center.

L2IC Open House:

February 10 from 5 - 6:30

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��Pine Ridge - Scheduling your IGP

Deadline to schedule your IGP conference is February 20

(Conferences held March 2 - March 27)

*Parents schedule via link on School Counselor

Webpage using Calendy*

PRMS School Counseling Webpage

*Link and letter was also sent

by email to all parents

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Fulmer IGP Conferences

  • IGP conference letters will be sent home by the end of this week. Please be checking the mail for that. If you do not receive one by Friday, February 20th, please contact me at kballentine@lex.2.org.

  • IGP conferences begin March 3rd and will go through the month of March.

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What if I can’t attend the assigned meeting date & time?

If you are not able to attend in person, please contact your student’s IGP coordinator (indicated on the letter) to either reschedule for an in-person meeting OR to meet by phone or Zoom instead.

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FMS School Counseling Website

For more information about FMS IGP conferences, be sure to…

  1. Go to fms.lex2.org
  2. Hover over the Academics link
  3. Click on School Counseling
  4. Click on 8th Grade IGPs - Q&A.