Academic Planning Materials
2024-2025

Overview

Student registration for the 2024-2025 school year will take place online using the FOCUS Student Portal in their Science classes. All rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who will be attending Pikesville High School next school year must register for their 2024-2025 classes using the FOCUS Student Portal.

Please use the following academic planning materials to assist you in developing an appropriately challenging and rigorous schedule for the 2024-2025 school year.

Registration Presentation

• Rising Grade 9, 10, 11, 12/ Cohort 2028, 2027, 2026, 2025
• Course Registration Guide
• Graduation Requirements
• Early Release/Partial Schedule Contract (For rising seniors only)
• Differences Between Course Levels Document

Grade Level 4 Year Plan Templates

• Four Year Planning Guide

Directions for Student Registration Using the FOCUS Student Portal:

• Directions for using the FOCUS Student Portal to Request Courses (Video Directions)
• Link to FOCUS – Student Portal (be sure to select “Login with your BCPS account”)
  https://baltimore.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus

Department Handouts/Course Guides

• Advanced Placement Courses
• Art (VPA Brochure and Course Offerings)
• AVID    (Current Juniors can apply to be an AVID tutor during their senior year using this form) 
• Business  (Course Offerings)
• Computer Science
• Dance
• Interactive Media Production (IMP Handout)
• English
• Homeland Security (HSEP Brochure)
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education & Health
• School to Career and Work Based Learning
• Science
• Social Studies
• STEM / PLTW
• World Language

Completer Programs and Sequences:

CTE completer programs and sequences

Department Contacts:

• AP Courses – Mr. O’Hara 
• Art – Mr. Wilson 
• AVID – Ms. Higgins 
• Dance – Mr. Wilson
• English – Ms. Cohn 
• Homeland Security – Ms. Johnson
• Special Education – Ms. Bartkowski 
• Mathematics – Ms. Hrinda 
• Music – Mr. Wilson 
• Physical Education/ Health – Mr. Simms 
• PLTW/STEM – Mr. Knipscher 
• School to Career – Ms. Psoras 
• Science – Ms. Eisenberg 
• Social Studies – Ms. Johnson 
• World Language– Ms. Odar 

School Counselors:

• Last names A-F – Ms. James 
• Last names G-M – Ms. Bailey
• Last names N-Z – Ms. Johnson 
• College and Career School Counselor – Mr. Goldman 

Need Assistance:

• Schedule an appointment with your School Counselor
• If there is a problem with your automatically assigned courses, please let your counselor know.

AVID

• AVID Program Application
• AVID Tutor Application

Registration Timeline:

• November 21-November 22 – Teacher Recommendations in the portal
• November 27-30 – Show Registration Video in Homeroom/Period 1
  • Science will review Registration Video, Student Portal, Student Planning Handout
• December 1 – Student Portal opens!
• December 4-22 - Students register in Science classes using FOCUS portal
• December 6 – Pikesville MS
• January 8-12 – Make Up Student Registration
• January 15-19 - Course Verification Forms distributed in Social Studies
• January 22-26 - Course Corrections (please complete form above)
• January 29-February 2 – School Counselors make Course Corrections