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and can support and assist that student through high school. Recent regulations from the state encourage advisories as a means of personalizing the school environment. Advisories may also be instrumental in helping students through the proficiency based graduation requirements as well as help prepare students in their career development. BUSINESS COOPERATIVES/INTERNSHIPS Senior students have several opportunities to explore careers while in high school. The Business Cooperative allows students to receive one (1) credit while working in a job that is related to a career interest. Employers must submit weekly reports on students, and students must complete designated assignments, including a portfolio. Internships allow students to receive a half (½) credit by working with a teacher usually in a classroom setting. A standards-based project and reflective essays are required. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER Students have the option of attending the Regional Career and Technical Center at Coventry High School. This center offers programs in the following: Automotive / Diesel / Marine Technology Cosmetology Computer Technology Health Career Carpentry / Construction Culinary Arts / Baking / Food Service Early Childhood Education Graphics Communication / Printing All programs are 3 year programs and begin in the 10 th grade. Students come to Coventry High School as full-time students. CLASS RANK Based on the student’s Grade Pont Average (GPA), each student is ranked in their class after their Junior year (sixth semester). Seniors are ranked after their first semester in grade 12, again after the third quarter. The existing rank is the official rank until such time as a new rank has been computed. COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS It is the design of Coventry Public Schools that every student will be college-ready when he/she graduates. Every student is encouraged to pursue some type of post-secondary education. The school counseling office assists students in the college application process by helping students identify their interests and goals and working to identify and prioritize those colleges students may wish to apply. Counselors are also available to assist students with completing the application, securing recommendations and in the writing of the essay and resume. To ensure that materials are requested, processed and sent in a timely fashion, seniors are advised of the following practices: 1. Students, with the help from their parents, and their counselor, are responsible for completing the college application, arranging for teacher recommendations, completing of the essay and mailing the complete packet to the appropriate college. 2. For each college or scholarship the student applies to, a ―Transcript Request Form‖ must be completed and submitted to the Guidance Office along with a stamped addressed envelope, or an envelope provided by the college. Please allow 10 days to process, print and mail your transcript. CHS cannot guarantee the deadline if a student submits a late request. 3. If the college(s) expects or requests a first semester transcript, students should again complete a ―Transcript Request Form‖ in late January or early February. Guidance will forward the transcript to the college. 4. Seniors shall inform guidance when they are accepted to a college or postsecondary school so a final transcript can be sent. Students are expected to provided an addressed stamped envelope. 24
COLLEGE VISITS Students are encouraged to visit the campus of colleges of interest. Such visits should occur during school vacations and during the summer. Juniors and Seniors who wish to visit a college during school must obtain prior permission from the Assistant Principal for Student Services. Students must present a signed letter from a college representative in order to receive an excused absence. Universities and colleges also send admissions representatives to the high school. Seniors can sign up in the Guidance Office to meet a college representative. A list of all visits is posted in the Guidance Office, and is listed in the bi-monthly senior bulletin. It can also be found on the high school’s web page. CONCURRENT/DUAL ENROLLMENT The Coventry School Committee is committed to offering concurrent/ dual enrollment and/or similar transitional programs to qualified high school students. These programs provide students the opportunity to attend a local college while still officially enrolled at Coventry High School. Final approval for enrollment of a student in any one of the transitional programs is the responsibility of the School Committee. Note that special rules apply, such as, students must take a minimum of six (6) credits of approved work in a particular college subject to receive one (1) credit in that subject at Coventry High School. Students may obtain additional information and procedures for application in the Guidance Office. Another form of concurrent enrollment allows students to earn college credit by successfully completing certain high school courses. CREDIT(S) A credit is a unit of measuring coursework taken. A half-credit is earned when a student passes a semester course; one credit is earned when a full-year course is passed. Students usually carry 7 credits per year and must earn 24 credits to graduate. Seniors must earn a minimum of 3 ½ credits their senior year. See Graduation Requirements; Promotion Policy. Credit Recovery A student who attains a cumulative, final grade of less than 65 in a course is considered to have failed the course and will not receive any credit. Students who qualify may access the Extended School Year Program to retrieve credit for that year’s failing courses. Students may also request to retrieve credit with 30 hours of private tutoring, college or on-line courses, etc. Such requests must be approved by the Assistant Principal for Student Services. Students may also retake the course through an online alternative program, such as PLATO (if available). Students and parents are notified by the teacher when a student’s academic achievement suggests possible failure. Other communications include quarterly notices sent home by guidance, and Student Improvement Plans (SIP) generated by teachers and students to help students refocus and become successful in the class. DROP/ADD PERIOD (see also SCHEDULE OF COURSES) During the ADD/DROP period (the first 2 weeks of the class), counselors may make schedule changes to relieve over-enrollment, conflicts, or for those who have a legitimate need to change a class. No changes to a student’s schedule will be made after the DROP/ADD period unless there are special or extenuating circumstances, such as extended illness, 25
Page 1 and 2: Coventry School Committee Ms. Kathe
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