Dear Parents and Guardians of 8th to 11th Grade Students,

As we prepare for the 2025-2026 school year, we would like to share important details about the upcoming course scheduling process. From February 3- 6th, students will work with counselors and Career Navigators to select courses for next year and update their Educational Development Plans (EDPs), which outline their goals and plans for the remainder of high school. This process ensures students are on track to meet Fulton High School’s graduation requirements while exploring new offerings like Computer Science, Agricultural Science, Life Skills, and Broadcasting. To review these opportunities and our graduation requirements continue reading.

We encourage you to engage your child in discussions about their course selections and future plans. Talking about their interests, strengths, and post-high school goals can help them make informed decisions. This is a wonderful time to explore how their choices align with career aspirations and personal growth. By collaborating with your child, you can ensure their schedule reflects a balance of challenge and support as they work toward their goals. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact our school counselors for guidance.

Sincerely,

Fulton Middle/High School

Course selection for the 2025-2026 school year will begin the first week of February. Students will develop or revise their 4-year plan for high school courses.

Monday 2/3-- 8th grade students in the library 4th & 5th block

Tuesday 2/4 --9th grade students in the library 4th & 5th block

Wednesday 2/5 --10th grade students in the library 4th and 5th block

Thursday 2/6--11th grade students in the library during 3rd block.

Your student has their Naviance account information and began to learn how to navigate this program last week. You can ask your student to log in and show you their plan of action for high school courses after their grade meets this week. It also provides provide students with college planning and career assessment tools.

Each year Fulton revises its course catalog. New options this year are:

• Plant and Animal Science
• Computer Science
• Agricultural Science
• Life Skills
• Broadcasting (Home of the Fulton News Network)
• High School Pre-Algebra

This lists all of Fulton's graduation requirements out on one sheet. Mr. Woodman has updated sheet on every junior and senior. Copies are mailed home at least once a year.

This document shows the Michigan requirements for course content at the high school. Note that Fulton has requirements beyond this.

This is a list of all the online electives currently available to our students. We also have access to Advanced Placement courses through Michign Virtual.

Career and technical education programs at our regional centers in Alma and Mt. Pleasant are available to juniors and seniors. It is important for underclassmen to be aware of the programs and plan to have space in their schedules during their last two years of high school.

10th Graders Career Centers visits happen each year during second semester

Alma Programs

• Agri-Science
• Auto Tech
• Health Occupations
• Mechatronics (Pre-Engineering)
• Welding

Mt. Pleasant Programs

• Digital Media
• Graphics/Printing Communications - Mt. Pleasant
• Interior Design - Mt. Pleasant
• Accounting - Mt. Pleasant
• Business Management - Mt. Pleasant
• Cybersecurity - Mt. Pleasant
• Marketing - Mt. Pleasant
• Cosmetology - Mt. Pleasant
• Culinary Arts - Mt. Pleasant
• Educational Careers - Mt. Pleasant
• Health Careers/CNA - Mt. Pleasant
• Automotive Technology - Mt. Pleasant
• Construction Trades - Mt. Pleasant
• Machine Trades - Mt. Pleasant
• Small Engines - Mt. Pleasant
• Technical Drafting/CAD - Mt. Pleasant

**In Fall 2024 Fulton began providing district transportation to Mt. Pleasant CTE Programs**

Fulton Schools has an agreement with Montcalm Community College, so our students can register and take online and in-person community college classes. If enough students enroll, they may even hold an in-person class at Fulton High School.

Check out MCC's current offerings: https://catalog.montcalm.edu/

Use the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of college-level credit which will fulfill a portion of the lower-division general education requirements at participating four-year colleges or universities.

To fulfill the Michigan Transfer Agreement, students must successfully complete at least 30 credits, with at least a 2.0 in each course and at least one credit completed at the institution awarding the MTA. These credits should be met according to the following distribution:

• One course in English Composition
• A second course in English Composition or 1 course in Communications
• One course in Mathematics from one of three pathways: College Algebra, Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning
• Two courses in Social Sciences (from two disciplines)
• Two courses in Humanities and Fine Arts (from two disciplines excluding studio and performance classes)
• Two courses in Natural Sciences including one with laboratory experience (from two disciplines)

https://www.mitransfer.org/

Contact Mr. Woodman with scheduling questions

woodmang@fultonpirates.net

Email: mshs@fultonpirates.net

Website: www.fultonpirates.net/o/fmshs
Phone: (989)236-7232

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