2020 – 2021 Course Options

Bailey Middle School

4020 Lost Oasis Hollow
Austin, TX 78739
(512) 414-4990
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This choice sheet is due to your
elementary counselor by February 19th.
Deadline for changes is March 27th.

Last Name First Name Middle Name Student ID Number

Home Address

Current Elementary School

SAMPLE City, State

Elementary Classroom Teacher

Zip Code

Birth Date (Month/Day/Year)

Required Core Courses

All students will take English, Science, and Social Studies at the Pre-AP level.
*For Math: Parent/Guardian must sign for choice of either Regular, Pre-AP, or Advanced.
Pre-AP is open to all students. Students identified as Gifted/Talented in Math must register for the Pre-AP or Advanced class.
Approval for advanced math is based on teacher recommendation and STAAR assessment scores.
*Mathematics 6 No Selection Necessary
Parent/Guardian – check ___ level below & sign below to approve choice
Pre-AP English/Language Arts 6 _______
Regular
Reading _______
Pre-AP
Pre-AP Science 6 _______
Advanced
Pre-AP World Cultures 6 _______
5th Grade Math Teacher Approval Needed for Placement in Advanced Math.
(Social Studies/History)
Math Teacher Signature: ____________________________________________

Students not meeting minimum expectations on STAAR tests may have a supplementary class or program assistance.

Required Physical Education Courses (check one)

^Students requesting dance MUST have the required dance form signed by a parent and returned with the choice sheet. (Do NOT staple).
Physical Education (semester) paired with ^Dance (semester) paired with
________ Functional Fitness (semester) or ________ Functional Fitness (semester)

Elective Courses
Students MUST enroll in one yearlong fine arts course below: Art, Band, Choir, Orchestra, or Theater Arts. It is also possible, but NOT guaranteed, to
have a semester elective paired with Reading. Number ALL elective options below in order of preference: 1=1st choice, 2=2nd choice, 3=3rd choice,
etc. Yearlong and semester electives are numbered separately.
Required Yearlong Electives (number 1-5) Semester Electives (number 1-12)
_____ Art _____ Art & Media (Design) _____ Food, Family & Finance
_____ Band _____ Classical Guitar _____ Gateway: Design & Modeling
_____ Choir _____ Frequency of Sound (Modern Guitar) _____ Keyboarding (high school credit)
_____ Orchestra _____ Musical Theater _____ Media & Animation
_____ Theater Arts _____ Steel Drums _____ Technology Careers
_____ Technical Theater _____ Native Plants & Animals
_____ Music Appreciation

This choice sheet is due back to your elementary teacher by Friday, February 19, 2019.
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March 27 is the deadline for changing your course requests. E-mail change requests to coach.frels@austinisd.org
We certify we have read the back of the choice sheet & approve the courses selected above.
Primary Phone:
Student Signature: _______________________________________ ______________________
Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________________ Secondary Phone:
_______________________
Parent/Guardian Email: _______________________________________
 Choice Sheet Information
For a more detailed description of each course, please see the Bailey Course
Description Guide for your grade level at
https://baileycounseling.weebly.com/general-class-information.html

Choice Sheet Completion:

1. Please have the choice sheet completed and returned to your elementary counselor by February 19th (you
can turn it in early). Use pencil for selecting courses. If you do not complete a choice sheet, the counselor
will make your selections for you.
2. Please print all information clearly. No nicknames. Use the address where you are currently residing. If
you are planning to move, note your new address at the bottom of the page.
3. Pre-AP vs. Regular descriptions for Math are included in the Bailey Course Description Guide.
4. Bailey Course Showcase Night is Tuesday, February 11th from 6:30-7:45pm at Bailey. Be sure to speak
to teachers that night about core and elective course options and recommendations.
5. Please choose courses very carefully! Courses are designed and teachers allotted according to initial
student choice sheet selections so courses may fill up and changes may not be available. A verification of
the courses students selected will be sent home for review for errors. This verification page is not the
finalized schedule and does not guarantee placement in the courses listed. Course selection changes must
be requested by March 27th. Due to scheduling limitations and teacher allocation, students may not get
their top elective choices. Priority goes to 8th then 7th grade students. Any differences in the final schedule
(handed out the first day of school), that are due to scheduling limitations, do not constitute a scheduling
error and will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Late course changes may be requested in writing/email
within the 1st week of school. A request must be approved by the principal, is subject to class availability,
and does not guarantee a change.
6. Bailey has a traditional bell schedule with 8 classes meeting each day. All students will participate in an
advisory class as 1 of their 8 classes This class includes time for homework, tutoring, and social/emotional (SEL) lessons.

Elective Information:
7. Keep in mind that some 7th/8th grade elective courses require a prerequisite course and/or teacher
approval. A list of prerequisites can be found at the end of the course description guide at
baileycounseling.weebly.com/general-class-information.html.
8. Band and Orchestra instrument selection will be Monday, February 17th, 8:30am-2pm at Bailey.
9. Students are required to take 2 semesters of a physical education class in 6th grade. This would be their PE
or Dance class paired with Functional Fitness. PE waivers are only available for 7th/8th grade and require
district approval.
10. Students may not get their top elective choices if a class is filled. 7th/8th graders get priority. Most 6th
graders will have 4 core classes, reading, PE or dance, functional fitness, advisory, & 1 yearlong fine art
elective. (Some students may only have one semester of reading paired with one other semester-long
elective.)

High School Credit Course:

11. Keyboarding is a required elective course at the middle school level and students are expected to be
proficient in keyboarding prior to 9th grade. Priority goes to 8th then 7th graders. Keyboarding is a high
school elective credit and this course requires additional homework and study time. Students who are not
passing Keyboarding at any time after the 1st 6 weeks will be moved to the middle school level so their high
school GPA will not be affected.