Dundalk High School

DUNDALK HIGH SCHOOL

Academic Planning Materials

2023-2024

Overview

Student registration for the 2023-2024 school year will take place online using the FOCUS Student Portal in their Social Studies/ESOL classes. All rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who will be attending Dundalk High School next school year must register for their 2023-2024 classes using the FOCUS Student Portal. 

Please use the following academic planning materials to assist you in developing an appropriately challenging and rigorous schedule for the 2023-2024 school year. 

Registration Presentation

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

Grade Level 4 Year Plan Templates

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

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:

• Directions for using the FOCUS Student Portal to Request Courses
• Link to FOCUS – Student Portal (be sure to select “Login with your BCPS account”) https://baltimore.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus
• Video directions to use the FOCUS Student Portal
• Course Request Correction Form Link: https://forms.office.com/r/8d2xtGsT5g
• Early Release Contract for Rising Grade 12 Students (Cohort 2024 only)

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