I updated Pinnacle for everyone...whoo-hoo a whole three grades! Don't forget to email me your quickwrites by noon today; I'll grade them this afternoon and post grades by tomorrow morning.
Some of you may have noticed that you are no longer listed on the AP Language roster. This is because the class was over capacity and eliminations are based on prerequisites for the course.
The prerequisite for Honors and AP courses at Wheeler are:
1. An 85 or higher to remain in the Honors course This is where there can be confusion; because AP is considered a higher level course, if you earn below a 92 in an H class, but earned at least an 85, you technically do not have the prerequisite to take AP.
2. A 92 or higher to "move up" in a course In other words, if you earned a 92 or higher in Honors British Literature, you fulfill the prerequisite to "move up" to an AP course. Caveat: If you took on-level 10th Lit and earned a 92 or higher, this qualifies you to move to Honors American Literature, but not AP Language.
A handful of the class met the "92 or higher" requirement, so those students have a secured position. From there, students were selected based on how high of a grade they had in Honors British Literature.
If you still want to take AP Language and you are no longer on the roster, you and your parents need to fill out a waiver form and turn it into the guidance office. Please do not take the waiver personally. Unfortunately, scheduling is a numbers game, and the fairest and easiest way to balance class sizes is it use the prerequisite system. It doesn't mean I don't like you or that I think you can't do the work. You can access the waiver form on the Wheeler website.
If you would like to discuss your status personally, please send me an email and I will help you in any way I can.
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