Maryville Junior High School held an information session to discuss the upcoming student registration process. They covered high school readiness requirements, the registration timeline from February to August, initial student placement criteria, athletic and summer school options, and how to register for classes online. Assistance for the online registration process was also offered after the presentation.

1. Maryville Junior High School

2. Tonight’s Agenda
• High School Readiness – Kim Taylor
• Registration Process and Timeline – Regina Cox
• Athletics and Summer School – Nate Lee
• Online Registration Help Sessions – Andy Lombardo

3. • This PowerPoint and all supporting
documents for registration can be
found on the registration link at
www.mjhsrebels.org

4. High School Readiness
Kim Taylor

5. What do I want my child to get
out of high school?
What classes lead to that
experience?

6. Course Requirements for
Graduation
• Please refer to p. 1 of handout

7. Electives and Alternates
• Elective: A course that is not required, but selected
because of interest. (2 courses)
• Alternate: Scheduling conflicts will result in the use of an
alternate course. (2 different courses)
Choose Carefully!

8. Focused Area (Think College Major)
• All Tennessee students are required to
successfully complete an elective focus of
3 credits or more (in addition to
graduation requirements).
• Please refer to the back of p.1 of your
handout.
• The focus area does not track students
into a required college or career.

9. Four-year Planning
• Please refer to the front and back
of p. 2 and the front of p. 3 of
your handout packet. It lists the
course offerings and the grade
levels in which students may take
those courses.

10. Grade Point Average (GPA)
See back of p. 3 of your handout packet for
grade point average explanation.

11. In-school study opportunities
• Before school tutoring 7:30-8:10
• Working lunch (students volunteer or are
assigned by teacher)
• Cafeteria Cyber Café (before school and during
lunch)
• After school tutoring 3:20-4:30
• Individual Teacher Tutorial Sessions by Appt.

12. • Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Rigor of Courses
• Testing Results (ACT and/or SAT)
• Resume (including club and organization participation
and leadership)
• Essay
• Recommendations
High school factors and experiences
that colleges value

13. Registration Process and Timeline
Regina Cox

14. Timeline (On Website)
• Registration Information Mailed Home Jan. 22nd.
• Window for Online Student Registration Feb. 1st – Feb. 8th
• Student Registration Verifications Mailed Home Feb. 26th
• Window for Online Elective Changes March 3rd –March 9th
• Window for Placement Review March 23rd – April 10th
• Development of Master Schedule April -May
• Schedules Mailed Home Prior to 1st Day of School
• Summer Wellness Course May – June (Application May)

15. EXPLORE
Score Report

17. What do Your Scores Mean?

18. 2015 Explore – Mean Scores
MJHS Nation
English 16.7 14.7
Math 16.4 15.5
Reading 15.8 14.6
Science 17.9 16.6
Composite 16.8 15.5

19. Your Plans for High
School and Beyond

20. ACT College Readiness
Benchmarks
A benchmark score is the minimum
score needed on an ACT subject-area
test to indicate a 50% chance of
obtaining a B or higher or about a
75% chance of obtaining a C or higher
in the corresponding credit-bearing
college course.

21. English Composition 18 15 13
College Algebra 22 19 17
College Social Sciences 22 18 16
College Course
College Biology 23 20 18
ACT PLAN EXPLORE
College Readiness
Benchmarks

22. “On track” for college courses?

23. Your Career Possibilities

24. 9th Grade Assessments
Your students will take these End of
Course Exams:
• English 1 (TNReady)
• Algebra 1 or Geometry
(TNReady)
• Biology 1 (TCAP)

25. Placement Criteria
• EXPLORE subtest scores
• ACT Projections (State Percentile)
• Teacher recommendation
• Academic Performance

26. Initial Placement Criteria

27. Initial Placement Criteria

28. Athletics
Nate Lee
• Football
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Track and Field
• Baseball
• Softball
• Soccer
• Cross-country
• Golf
• Wrestling
• Tennis
• Cheerleading
• Climbing Team
• Marching Band
These satisfy the ½ credit P.E. requirement for graduation.
This is in addition to 1 credit of Wellness

29. Summer School Wellness
• Tentative summer school dates
• Cost: TBD by School Board (typically around $150)

30. What if my schedule is wrong?
• The master schedule is made on the basis of student course
recommendations and elective requests received during
registration.
• Normally, scheduling all of your student’s course requests is
possible. Should unavoidable conflicts arise, students will
be placed in an alternative request.
• If you have questions regarding the level of a required
course, please direct those questions to your student’s
current teacher.
• All students wishing to take a foreign language in 9th grade
must be recommended for Honors (920) or CP (930)
English.

31. Changing Schedules
Once School Starts
• Schedules will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days of the
fall semester for students who are misplaced in a course. A
schedule change request form will be available in the school
counseling/main office and online.
• Elective courses will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days
of the fall semester. A schedule change request form will be
available in the school counseling/main office and online.
• Changes in level can only take place prior to the end of the
first quarter (1st 9 weeks) of the term through a
collaborative process to include the student, parent, and
teacher.

32. How to Register for Classes Online
Andy Lombardo

33. How to Register for Classes Online

34. • This PowerPoint and all supporting
documents for registration can be
found on the registration link at
www.mjhsrebels.org

35. Stay Connected
• MJHS Daily Announcements
• Set-up Power School Account (Grades Online)
• Set-up Blackboard Account (Course and Class
Information)
• Keep contact number and e-mail address current with the
school office to receive School Messenger calls and e-
mails from MJHS and MCS
• MJHS Website
• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

36. Follow Us

37. Registration Help Available
To receive assistance in the registration
process, we will be available to help
after this presentation in the library.