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REQUIREMENTS CALENDAR HABITS OF MIND CHOOSE A MENTOR Teachers who teach Senior Classes Mentor Commitment Form FIND YOUR INTERESTS Some Previous Projects Essential Questions Think Community Service FIND THE BEST SPONSOR Sponsor’s Role New Sponsor Info Form Search the Sponsor Database REGISTER YOUR SPONSOR Sample Registration Registration Signature Form PLAN YOUR OPTION Petition Requirements for Extended Ind. Study Standards and Criteria AP exams and your plans Sample Internship Proposal Sample Partial Internship Proposal Sample Extended Ind. Study Proposal WRITE AND SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL Proposal Contract Signature Form IMPORTANT TIPS AND PROCEDURES JOURNAL REQUIREMENTS Possible questions for Journal Entries Sample Journal Excerpts PRESENTATION PROCEDURES Presentation Tips and Suggestions Feedback Tips and Suggestions FORMS Weekly Time Log Mentee Evaluation Mentor Evaluation Parent Evaluation Sponsor Evaluation CONTACT US
		Waveland, Mississippi, June 2007 OVERVIEW Senior Options modifies the senior year curriculum to provide closure to the academic experience of seniors at Scarsdale High School. Its purpose is to allow students the opportunity to apply their high school knowledge and skills in an area of community service or personal interest. During Senior Options seniors, under the guidance of faculty members, will complete an experiential academic study that is both of interest to the students and worthy in scope, rigor, and content. THE PROGRAM Seniors will complete the first semester in the usual time allotted. In the abbreviated second semester, seniors will complete their academic requirements for the school year including final exams. Senior Options will begin in early May with modifications for students taking AP exams and continue to the end of the academic year, culminating in presentations. Senior Options is a graduation requirement, graded on a Pass-Fail basis. Students will design a project that will allow them to work outside of the high school in an unpaid experience. Seniors, with the close assistance of their mentors and a consultant professional, will have considerable flexibility in the design and choice of their projects. Projects may be completed individually or with a group of students, Ideally, projects will combine community service, independent study and practical application. Students, mentors, and parents will be involved in every phase of Senior Options. A Steering Committee will monitor, advise, and approve all choices.