This March, your student has met with or will meet with their counselor individually to select classes for the next school year! Counselors will review your transcript, missing classes, and create a schedule for your student that may include summer if they earned any D's or F's.

Spring Programming:

• 9th grade - Biology Classes

• 10th grade - English Classes

• 11th grade - History Classes

These are the minimum requirements that should be completed by each grade level for both graduation and college with a minimum grade of C or higher. Grades of D's and F's will be assigned summer school automatically.

Birmingham has so many options to offer our students, from AP classes, to CTE Pathways, to SAS college classes, to athletics, and the arts! We also have so many clubs that meet at lunch for students to get involved! The goal of our counseling team is to help our students take advantage of all the opportunities we offer. As we program your students here are all the various opportunities that we speak to your students about.

AP classes are high school courses taught at the college-level. These classes are taken while in high school and allow students to earn college credit and or placement in college, if the student passes the AP exam in May. The AP Art and Design program is the only exception, for this course the students must submit a portfolio.

The SAS program is an accelerated program designed for highly motivated students that provides enrichment and ongoing support. SAS offers rigorous academic coursework preparing students to submit competitive transcripts to the most prestigious universities.

Benefits of the SAS program at BCCHS:

• Provide acceleration and enrichment to highly motivated students
• Prepare students to submit competitive transcripts to the most prestigious universities by following a prescribed 4-year plan that allows students to complete a variety of Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and College Level courses
• Complete the Inter-Segmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) approved by the University of California and California State University systems

Student Expectations

• Fulfill all or most of the requirements of the inter-segmental general education transfer curriculum (IGETC) through the completion of college and AP courses
• Show accelerated academic performance by achieving a grade of a C or higher
• Complete more than the minimum A-G requirements
• Maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from 9th through 12th grade

If your student is interested in taking College classes and has not Yet qualified for SAS college classes they can take advantage of the other college classes we offer through Mrs. Zook, our College & Career Counselor located in the Blue and Gold Center. Be on the lookout!

1. Complete CTE Pathway
2. Complete Industry Certification or College Units in Pathway
3. Complete 40 Industry Hours within your CTE Pathway

Determined By:

• English Proficiency + Second- Language Proficiency

Students are monitored! They must check in and notify staff about what subject they need tutoring in. Students will be checked out when ready to leave. Parents can call counselors to find out if student attended tutoring as well as time spend there! We highly recommend if your student is earning any D's or F's that you encourage your student to attend tutoring until the grades improve.

Located in Oral Arts 2 before and after school

• English
• History
• Science
• Math

ASL Tutoring in B78 with Ms. Smith on Wednesdays and Fridays 3:30 PM- 4:30 PM

FEBRUARY IS FINANCIAL AID MONTH

Learn about the different types of financial aid: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tow1HgiGqP9ebwieur2hhB6NwCgbSK0n/view?usp=sharing

Learn about the Better FAFSA/Better CADAA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14CwVGyAMallcNoS262qkuMmDuiGQCGwa/view?usp=sharing

SCHOLARSHIPS

9th Grade Scholarships: http://bit.ly/scholar9

10th Grade Scholarships: http://bit.ly/scholar10

11th Grade Scholarships: http://bit.ly/scholar11

12th Grade Scholarships: http://bit.ly/12scholar

*FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLEGE INFO!

Schedule an appointment using the links below.

Wendy Quiñonez

College Counselor (Last Names A-L)

w.quinonez@birminghamcharter.com

Schedule Meeting:

calendly.com/wq1

Erika Lopez

College Counselor (Last Names M-Z)

er.lopez@birminghamcharter.com

Schedule Meeting:

calendly.com/er-lopez

Angela Zook

Career Counselor

a.zook@birminghamcharter.com

Schedule Meeting:

calendly.com/a-zook

Resources for mental health and the referral process for mental health support on campus.

STEP 1:

Student must have and maintain a 2.0 GPA (All grades of C or higher) to qualify for work permit.

STEP 2:

Download B1-1 Work Permit Application

*Click B1-1 Application link and download a copy at home or come to the Blue & Gold Center to pick one up.

STEP 3:

Fill out the B1-1 Work Permit Application and have your parent and employer sign it.

*No digital signatures/scanning permitted*

STEP 4:

Return the B1-1 Work Permit Application filled out and signed back to school. Drop-in, no appointment necessary.

• To: Mrs. Margie Curtis
• Where: Blue & Gold Center
• When: Monday - Friday
• Time: Between 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

STEP 5:

Either Mrs. Curtis or Mrs. Zook will print your work permit.

*Student must be present to sign the work permit

This will let you know exactly what is an excusable absence.

See Below for more information!