Counseling Your family will have the opportunity to schedule a video conference meeting with your daughter’s counselor to register for courses. The enrolled student, and at least one parent, should attend the counseling appointment. These appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and should last about 30 minutes. The link to schedule the appointment will be shared with families in April. Additional resources to help families prepare for the meeting, including the course catalog, can be found on your class page: www.ndsj.org/classof2025 Each student is assigned a
Math
Placement
The math department at Notre Dame places each student in the appropriate course level for her skills and promotes success for all students. After enrollment, each student will take a math skills assessment through ALEKS, an online assessment and learning portal. Along with consideration of the student's current math course, the results of this assessment will help determine which course the student will take during freshman year. Students will have the option to take the assessment twice within the testing time frame. Information about how to access the test will be sent via email after the enrollment deadline. Each student will need to log in to ALEKS and activate her account by April 7. The ALEKS portal will open on April 2 and close on April 12 at 8:00pm. View the YouTube tutorial here:
counselor that will stay with her
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over the four years of high school.
View frequently asked questions here:
Students have two scheduled appointments with their counselor
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MODERN
Language
Placement
Notre Dame offers French, Mandarin and Spanish as modern language options to meet the graduation requirement and promote global citizenship. If a student has already taken courses in French, Mandarin or Spanish, or has spoken one of these languages at home, there is an option to take an online placement test to be considered for a higher level of that language for freshman year. Students who indicate a desire to take the modern language challenge test during enrollment will receive specific information regarding access to the online placement tests for these three languages. French, Mandarin and Spanish are available to students during the school year and benefit students seeking three years of study or more. The online assessment link will open on April 2 and close on April 12 at 8:00pm. View frequently asked questions here: www.ndsj.org/language-placement-faq
each year and can also schedule additional meetings as needed. Counselors provide academic and personal support within our learning community and are an important first point of contact for parents with questions regarding their daughter's progress. As a community, we are committed to wellness and balance for all of our students.
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