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Academic Planning Tools

several in-house forms linked at bottom of page
 2022-23 Panorama High School Course Sections by Term and Class Period
  • Reference the 2022-23 Class Scheduling Worksheet to see options if your personal course schedule has open class periods and PHS courses listed by content area are listed in this course selection guide
  • see your personal course schedule on the Infinite Campus portal
  • See course descriptions with reference artifacts used by students in course planning in the appendix
    • 2022-23 PHS Course Description Booklet (09-19-2022) - Listing of courses as seen in Infinite Campus course information, organized by subject areas alphabetically, curricular areas identified on cover page table of contents, appendix includes commonly used PHS 4 Year Course Plan Monitoring worksheet, Iowa Regent Admission's required HS courses, Examples of successful RAI calculations, and DMACC's Degree Tracker for PHS students taking college courses 
 
See how taking college courses in HS can help you earn a college degree
 
 
CAREER TIES TO ACADEMIC PLANS
Xello - online interactive program to assist in preparation and awareness of career and college opportunities. (All PHS students access the Xello login using the secondary school website/students tab/google sign in - this is the only sure path to access)
Panorama will guide you through these activities (which helps us meet state requirements for each student to complete Iowa Core Course requirements before graduating).  The more high school electives & part-time jobs you experience, the more understanding you will have for deciding the type of education & career you want to explore and pursue after HS.
 
Panorama Advantage; A modified Block Schedule allows for more than 4 years of subject area to be earned while in PHS. Commonly students take 5-7 years of course work in the areas colleges recommend and required 2-4 years of college preparation.  Panorama uses a modified block, meaning we have three morning 80 minutes "blocked" courses and three afternoon 45 minute "skinny" courses.
  • Blocked courses allow you, the PHS student, to take "2 years" of a sequential curriculum in one school year
  • The more "years" of courses you take, the more competitive an edge you have over students who only reach Regent Admissions Minimum Course Requirements or Recommended "4 Years of Science, English, Math, Social Studies, and World Language" (see Building Your Future, Your Courses Count graphic on back of your IOWA, ISU, UNI folder). Our students often have 6 or more years of curriculum within the areas of their interests!
  • TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PHS SCHEDULE! Take more than 4 years of English, Math, Science, & Social Studies - AND - take the Regent U's Minimum Required loads - AND - TAKE FREE COLLEGE COURSES (college courses in our building, college courses off campus, college courses online)!!!
  • "Skinnies" Panorama uses a modified block schedule by adding three 45 min. periods, Skinnies, to a three AM block periods. This allows delivering both block (three 80 min. "blocked" periods in morning) and three traditional 45 min. periods (in afternoon), each of the 4 terms of school year. Typically music courses, choir and band are in afternoons. 
 
Grade 8 Classroom Guidance activities, that precede Gr.8 Family Meeting in Term 4 
 
Attached Forms
  • Parent Physical Education Waiver Form (may use once per Fall OR Spring while in a school sport supervised by certified coach)
  • Family-School contract for activities beyond the curriculum scheduled for all high school students (elementary building community service, seniors coming late or leaving early up to 2 of the 4 terms, credit recovery in TLC).