Dundalk High School

DUNDALK HIGH SCHOOL

Academic Planning Materials

2023-2024

Overview

Student course registration for the 2024-2025 school year will take place December 14th, 2023-January 12th, 2024. School counselors will be visiting all Social Studies classes and meet with students individually to select courses for 2024-2025 schedules. If students are absent, they may miss an opportunity to request choices for the courses they have scheduled next school year. 

Please use the following academic planning materials to assist you in developing an appropriately challenging and rigorous schedule for the 2024-2025 school year that fit your students' interests and academic/college/career goals." 

Registration Presentation

•  https://youtu.be/MSOt6DwWvRc

Grade Level 4 Year Planning Form

• 23-24 DHS - 4 Year Course Planning Form.pdf

Graduation Requirements

• Rising Grade 9, 10, 11/ Cohort 2027, 2026, 2025 - Graduation Requirements
• Rising Grade 12/Cohort 2024 - Graduation Requirements

 
Directions for Student Registration Using the FOCUS Student Portal:

• Link to FOCUS – Student Portal (be sure to select “Login with your BCPS account”) https://baltimore.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus
• Early Release Contract - 2025.pdf

Department Handouts/Course Guides

• AP Courses
• Art
• AVID
• Computer Science
• Dance
• English
• Homeland Security
• JROTC
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education & Health
• PLTW
• P-Tech
• School to Career
• Science
• Social Studies
• Technology
• World Language/ESOL

 Department Contacts:

• AP Courses – Ms. McDermott ([email protected])
• Art – Ms. Tellie ([email protected])
• AVID – Ms. Vetri ([email protected])
• English – Ms. Arment ([email protected])
• Homeland Security – Ms. Leonard-Reynolds ([email protected])
• JROTC – Captain Anderson ([email protected])
• Learning Support (Special Edu) – Ms. Homberg ([email protected])
• Mathematics – Mr. Myers ([email protected])
• Music – Mr. Brown ([email protected])
• Physical Education, Health, & Dance – Mr. Tyler ([email protected])
• PLTW/Technology Edu/Computer Science – Ms. Kendrick ([email protected])
• P-Tech – Ms. Woolf ([email protected])
• School to Career – Mr. Sams ([email protected])
• Science – Ms. Evans ([email protected])
• Social Studies – Ms. McDermott ([email protected])
• World Language/ESOL – Ms. Yetter ([email protected])

 School Counselors:

• Last names A-C – Mr. Pitter ([email protected])
• Last names D-H – Ms. Knox ([email protected])
• Last names I-M – Ms. Bittrick ([email protected])
• Last names N-R – Ms. Price ([email protected])
• Last names S-Z – Ms. Kaminski ([email protected])
• College and Career School Counselor – Ms. Dewlin ([email protected])
• 504/SST School Counselor – Ms. Hansen ([email protected])

Need Assistance:

• Schedule an appointment with your School Counselor (Link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/df20252624a445f18929751e181da3d0)
• If there is a problem with your automatically assigned courses, please complete this course request correction form. https://forms.gle/f2Txp748HPoZX49E7

Registration Timeline:

• November 21-December 2 – Teacher Recommendations in the portal
• December 5-8 – Show Registration Video in Homeroom/Period 1
• Social Studies/ESOL Teachers will review Registration Video, Student Portal, Student Planning Handout
• December 9-23 - Students register in Social Studies classes using FOCUS portal (part 1)
• December 15/16 - Holabird MS
• December 20/21 – Dundalk MS
• January 3-11 - Students register in Social Studies/ESOL classes using the FOCUS portal (part 2)
• January 12-13 – Make Up Student Registration
• January 17-20 - Course Verification Forms distributed in Social Studies
• January 23-27 - Course Corrections (please complete form above)
• January 30-February 2 – School Counselors make Course Corrections