EHS Registration Process for 2020-2021 School Year
Hello 2020-2021 9th-12th graders!
It is time to register for next year’s classes! Normally, we would schedule a time for you and your parents to meet with your Homeroom Teacher on CATS Conference Day to register, ask questions, and seek input in planning your schedule based on your current credits. We all know that nothing is happening as it normally would right now! So, how are we going to get you registered and provide that planning support when we cannot have CATS? Each Homeroom Teacher is planning a group Google Meet or a Zoom with his/her homeroom. The teacher will go over a host of reminders and pointers that are pertinent to everyone. The teachers will also answer questions from the group attendees. If you would also like to have a private Google Meet or Zoom with your teacher and your parent or guardian, just ask your teacher to schedule one. You can also email your counselor for support.
I emailed the registration forms and the course catalog to the school email of each 9th -11th grader. The printed forms and catalogs are also in a filing cabinet on the front porch of the school.
A few key points about registration:
Registration forms are used not only to create your individual schedule, but the total numbers requested for each class are what is used to create the master schedule. For example, if only 15 students request Arkansas History, then I would only schedule one period of Arkansas History. However, if 28 students requested it, I would schedule two periods. Another example might be, out of 360 10th graders if 150 students request Pre-AP English, I would probably schedule 7 sections of Pre-AP and 11 sections of regular English. If only 110 students requested Pre-AP, I would probably schedule five sections of Pre-AP. Your registration forms drive the master schedule.
Because registration forms are used to create the master schedule, we need students to make informed decisions about what classes they want to take. Once the master schedule is set, I will not make many schedule change requests because there won’t be a lot of wiggle room.
Make sure your elective alternates are classes you really want to take in case your first choices are not available. If you put it on your registration form, and you are placed in the class, a schedule change request will not likely be approved. If you do not put electives, we will choose them for you and I will be even less likely to approve a schedule change request.
Students who do not turn in a registration form will have one made for them by the counselors. Once school starts, any schedule change requests will be denied.
Returned registration forms must be signed by you and your parent or guardian.
Materials Needed:
Registration Form - Print out the one sent through email or stop by EHS to pick one up. The form is for next year, so 11th graders pick up a 12th form, 10th graders a 11th grade form, etc.
Course Catalog - Digital form included in the email, but a paper copy will be available on the EHS front porch also. Look for the filing cabinet labeled Registration. Link to Course Catalog
Credits Earned/Transcript - This is available in several forms: 1) through HAC, 2) in Xello’s Course Planner, and 3) digital 4-year plan in your Google Drive.
South Ark Technical Center and Concurrent Credit Information/Application - These items are only needed for those students who plan to enroll in one of the programs offered by SouthArk. Just signing up for the course on the registration form does not enroll you with SouthArk. Counselors will not enter the course request without these completed forms.
Timeline:
Monday, April 27 - Registration forms and course catalogs go out through email and paper copies will be available on the front porch of EHS for 9th - 11th grade. 8th graders can pick a copy at Barton or at EHS.
During the week of April 27 - May 1, homeroom teachers will host a Google Meet to assist students and parents with questions they may have related to the registration process. Most homerooms have already prepared for this.
For eighth graders, their Career Development teacher has prepared them. Counselors will also be available for questions.
Friday, May 1 - Completed and signed registration forms and SouthArk forms are due back to EHS. Paper copies can be dropped off in the Library Book Return/AMI return locked box on the EHS front porch. Signed scanned digital versions may be emailed to the student’s counselor. Pictures of signed forms may also be emailed to your counselor.
Emailing to your counselor is the BEST way to return completed and signed forms.
Current contact numbers will be very important this year. Do not forget them. Forms can be turned in anytime during the week.
Completed and Signed form(s) may be emailed to the appropriate person listed below by scanning the form(s) or taking a picture and attaching it to an email:
For 9th - 11th graders: Students whose last name starts with
A - Ha: Amy Miller amy.miller@esd-15.org
He - O Amanda Roberson amanda.roberson@esd-15.org
P - Z Nancy Watson nancy.watson@esd-15.org
All 8th graders: Valorie Jacobson valorie.jacobson@esd-15.org
Paper copies can be submitted either at EHS or at Barton in the dropbox for AMI work.
Final Reminders: Student and parent need to sign the registration form. Make sure the course number is correct for the course name written for electives and alternates. Alternates are important. Counselors often have to select one. Do not leave those lines blank. Pay attention to classes requiring prerequisites. If you have not taken a required prerequisite, do not sign up for that class. SouthArk forms, whether concurrent credit or technical center, should be returned with the registration form.
I hope you are all doing well during this time of social distancing. The faculty, staff, and I look forward to seeing you next year!
Sherry Hill