Believe and Achieve Times

The CHS counselors will be on campus on most Wednesday's this summer. If you have a need to speak with one of our school counselors you can call our main office to schedule an appointment. Below are the dates when a school counselor will be available.

July 31

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open now for all families. Please log into your Skyward Parent Access to complete the registration process. Our goal is to have registration completed by the last day of school, May 30, 2024.

This is a change for our Duneland families who typically have completed this process in the summer months right before the start of school. By shifting to now, families will have access to school personnel to assist, and our schools have more time to prepare for the upcoming school year. We hope this change will benefit everyone.

For more information about registration and reminders about how to use the Skyward Parent Access please check out our registration website: Duneland 2024-2025 Registration

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This Spring, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released a proposal to streamline the number of high school diplomas, while maximizing flexibility for students to personalize learning pathways and experiences. This is part of the state’s ongoing, collaborative effort to rethink the high school experience, making it more learner-centric and career-relevant, and kicks off four months of public feedback to enhance the proposed plan. Please review the 20-minute presentation from DSC Assistant Superintendent, Robert McDermott, outlining the changes proposed for the new high school diploma requirement. A link to provide feedback to the IDOE is included at the end of the presentation.

Dual Credit at CHS

CHS currently offers 52 Dual Credit courses! Our goal at CHS is for 80% or more of our students to earn dual credit while they are in high school. We have dual credit partnerships with Ball State University, University of Southern Indiana, and Purdue Northwest. However, Ivy Tech is our main partner for dual credit opportunities. We offer many courses through Ivy Tech that are part of the Indiana College Core (ICC) Transfer Library. This means that students who take these FREE courses through Ivy Tech will be able to transfer those credits to any state funded university. The current cost of a year of college at a state funded school (ex. IU or Purdue) is around $10,000 for tuition plus room and board. By earning these credits at CHS you could save A LOT of money!

To be eligible for dual credit, students need to register with Ivy Tech AND earn a score of 70 or higher on Knowledge Assessments in both English and Math STEM.

Please follow the steps below to register for Dual Credit through Ivy Tech. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Assistant Principal, Tiffany Hawkins at 219-983-3730 or thawkins@duneland.k12.in.us.

Step 1: Dual Credit Registration

Before you can enroll in any dual credit course through Ivy Tech at CHS, you need to register and get a college number (C number). Students will need to have their Social Security Number in order to get a C#. To register with our dual credit partner please click the link below. If you need help, please watch the video below with instructions on how to complete the registration process. It takes up to 24 hours to generate a C# after registering.

• https://ivytech.dualenroll.com/login

Step 2: Setting up your My Ivy account

After you receive your C number (may take up to 24 hours), you need to create a MyIvy Account at the following website:

• https://myivy.ivytech.edu/
  

For instructions on how to setup or access your MyIvy Account please watch the video below. The part about MyIvy begins just after the one minute mark.

Step 3: Taking Knowledge Assessment

To show that students are college ready, they will need to take two Knowledge Assessment (KA) exams. One is KA English and the second is KA Math STEM. Students will need to achieve a score of 70 or higher on both KA's to demonstrate readiness.

If a student does not achieve a 70 or higher on their first attempt they will be provided mastery tasks to complete until their score reaches the 70 threshold. Once a student has reached the mastery threshold they are ready to take almost all the courses CHS has to offer through Ivy Tech!

*Students may have to take additional KA's depending on the course*

(For example: Quantitative Reasoning and Calculus)

Helpful Links

Student Enrollment Checklist

Creating a Dual Enroll Account and Registering for a Dual Credit Course

Registration Guide-Dual Enroll

Creating a MyIvy Account

Knowledge Assessments

Start as a Sophomore

ICC-Indiana College Core Competencies

Withdrawing from a Dual Credit Course

Course Description Guide

For more information on all courses CHS has to offer, including Dual Credit courses, please read the Course Description Guide.