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2608 California Road
Elkhart, IN 46514
(574) 262-5600
Mr. Mark Tobolski - Principal

September 5, 2010

Guidance Services

The MHS Guidance Office is composed of a network of five guidance counselors, a social worker, a psychologist, and several other secretaries and support staff! 

Counselor assignments are as follows:

Student Body Counselors CLC Phone Numbers
A to C Miss. Twyla Kendrick Challenger 262-5623
D to H Mrs.  Chris Werbiansky    262-5624
I to M Ms. JeNeva Adams (Dept Chair) Horizons 262-5622
N to R Mr. Larry Fielstra  Polaris 262-5626
S to Z Mrs. Allison Makowski Explorers 262-5627
Social Worker Mr. David Replogle   262-5642
School-to-Work Mrs. Peggy Presser   262-5842
STOP Coordinator Mrs. Barbara Leedy   262-5628
School Psychologists Mrs. Anita Ropp   262-5628

Our Counselors are prepared to help students with course decisions, academic concerns, personal problems, college and financial aid planning, and career exploration.  Students can see their counselor before or after school, or by appointment during the school day.  Students should inform their counselor of the need to see them and once a pass is sent, students should always use the sign-in sheet whenever entering the guidance office.

Our social worker provides a support system primarily centered on personal and family concerns.

A transcript recording the student's high school grades, test scores, and attendance will be compiled by the registrar and sent to colleges, employers, or other legitimate agencies upon request and permission of the parent of the student.  Each student may request transcripts for scholarships or financial aid requests.  Any transcripts for college application(s) can be obtained for a fee of $2.00 each.



M E M O R A N D U M
 
 
TO:            Principals and Superintendents
 
FROM:      Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction
                   Jon Gubera, Advanced Placement Director
 
SUBJECT: New Advanced Placement Law: HB 1135 (Public Law 91-2010) 
 
DATE:       March 25, 2010
 
 
On March 18, 2010 Governor Daniels signed into law HB 1135 (PL 91-2010). 
 
Starting with the 2011 Advanced Placement (AP) exams, students that earn a score of 3 or higher shall receive college credit towards their degree if they attend any Indiana public institution of higher education; this includes all two and four year schools and any accompanying satellites.
 
Under PL 91-2010, Indiana can expect an additional 10,000 AP qualifying exam scores of 3 earned by thousands of students to receive around 44,000 college credit hours. The college savings for students and parents will be significant.
 
Indiana public institutions of higher education may require a score higher than 3 to award credit for a course that is part of student’s major but the student will still receive elective credit that counts toward their overall degree requirements to graduate from college. For example, a student wishing to major in Chemical Engineering may be required to earn a score of 4 on the AP Chemistry exam in order to receive credit for the entry level Chemistry course required in Chemical Engineering; a student who receives a 3 on the AP Chemistry exam might not receive credit for Chemistry for Chemical Engineering majors, but would be able to use that score to fulfill an elective course requirement and earn college credit towards an undergraduate degree.
 
PL 91-2010 will be a major benefit to students, parents, teachers and school administrators; the guessing game for receiving college credit for passing AP exam scores will be eliminated. The message sent by the Governor and the General Assembly through PL 91-2010 is quite clear – Indiana students that demonstrate mastery of AP course content shall receive their earned credit at our state supported institutions of higher education.
 
Working in concert with IDOE and the Commission for Higher Education, Indiana public institutions of higher education will fully articulate how each AP course and exam score will distribute within and outside of major fields for students by March, 2011.
 
IDOE strongly encourages schools to begin informing parents, students, teachers and community members about PL 91-2010 as student curricular decisions are being made for the next school year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you have any questions about PL 91-2010,please contact:
 
Jon Gubera, AP Director, IDOE
317-234-2134
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
M E M O R A N D U M
 
 
TO:            Principals and Superintendents
 
FROM:      Dr. Tony Bennett, Superintendent of Public Instruction
                   Jon Gubera, Advanced Placement Director
 
SUBJECT: State Contract with Provider of Online Advanced Placement Courses
 
DATE:       March 25, 2010
 
IDOE is pleased to announce an agreement with Pearson K-12 Virtual Learning Powered by Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to provide online College Board approved Advanced Placement (AP) courses throughout Indiana. The purpose of this agreement is to supplement current AP course offerings at various schools throughout the state.
 
Starting this fall (2010-2011) students in Indiana will be able to take any of the following AP courses through FLVS Global School:
 
·        Art History                                                 (including free AP exam review)
·        Biology                                                      (including free AP exam review)
·        Calculus AB                                              (including free AP exam review)
·        Calculus BC
·        Computer Science A
·        English Language and Composition      (including free AP exam review)
·        English Literature and Composition       (including free AP exam review)
·        Environmental Science
·        Macroeconomics                                               (including free AP exam review)
·        Microeconomics
·        Psychology
·        Spanish                                                     (including free AP exam review)
·        Statistics
·        United State Government and Politics   (including free AP exam review)
·        United State History                                 (including free AP exam review)
·        World History
 
The cost per-pupil per-semester credit is $400 (a full year’s course is $800). This cost includes the instructor and all books and materials associated with the course. Schools will still order and administer the end-of-course AP exams and students will still qualify for any appropriated state or federal exam fee reductions.
 
FLVS will provide any necessary site-coordinator training free of charge to participating schools.
 
These courses are delivered asynchronously with flexible start and end dates, which gives schools and students the greatest accessibility to take and succeed in these rigorous college-level courses. FLVS Global School was selected because they have a demonstrated history of student success on AP exams (a majority of scores above a 3) and are able to deliver the most flexible model at the lowest cost.
 
Final details and guidance will be released in April but schools and students may begin familiarizing themselves with FLVS Global School by going to their website:  http://www.flvs.net/areas/flvscourses/Pages/APCourses.aspx
 
 
 
If you have any questions about this new agreement, please contact:
 
Jon Gubera, AP Director, IDOE