Welcome to Viking Academy Class of 2021

EVERY student EVERY chance EVERY day

Lower 9th grade retention rate Increase cohort graduation rate Why do we need a 9th-Grade Academy? Lower 9th grade retention rate Increase cohort graduation rate Reduce the number of discipline referrals

What is the Academy all about? Student Success Academic teams with integrated curriculum Common planning time: team, content, academy Relative isolation of 9th graders Academic enhancement and “Success Is Your Only Option” philosophy

Upcoming Dates for YOU Class of 2021 Information: Monday, Feb 27: Parent Orientation for upcoming Freshmen regarding course selection and graduation requirements @ East Hall High Cafeteria- 6:30-7:30 PM. If you like the course suggestions on the Registration forms you receive tonight, please sign and turn them in to us this evening. High School Schedules can be viewed online on Infinite Campus starting July 21, 2017 at 4:00PM. Schedule Changes: April 17 and April 20 from 5-7 @ EHHS OPEN HOUSE: August 3, 2017, 4-7 PM @EHHS.

2017-18 Planning Guide Hall County School System East Hall High School

2017-2018 Hall County Academic Planning guide includes all courses offered in Hall County schools.

Graduation Requirements and Promotion 2017-2018 Planning Guide Graduation Requirements and Promotion Graduation requirements are specific to the year a student first enters the 9th grade. For the 2017-2018 school year the number of units required is graduate will continue to be 23. It is not just any 23 credits. We will discuss specific courses needed shortly. (Most of our students graduate with more than 23 credits.) Completion of these requirements does not necessarily qualify students for the HOPE Scholarship Program or college admission. Students must pass 6 units out of 7 to be promoted to 10th grade.

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Completing a Pathway All students are encouraged to complete at least one Pathway by Graduation. Consists of 3 courses from CTAE 2017-18 Pathway Offerings Form Prepares students to be college and career ready

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Academic Course Selections for 9th graders: (Academic Courses were suggested by current 8th grade teachers)

Course Recommendation Form

Course Selection for 9th Graders Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade. Language Arts: 9th grade Lit 9th grade Lit (Honors) World Lit World Lit (Honors

Course Selection for 9th Graders Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade. Math: Foundations of Algebra (must meet State of GA qualifications for this course) CCGPS Coordinate Algebra CCGPS Coordinate Algebra Honors CCGPS Analytic Geometry

Course Selection for 9th Graders Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade. Social Studies: ½ Unit Ind. & the Law ½ Unit U.S. Government or Honors or Honors World History AP World History ***IF you are taking Read 180, Math Support, or LCCA CTAE, you may not have SS your Freshman year.***

Science: Environmental Science or Honors Biology Course Selection for 9th Graders Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade. Science: Environmental Science or Honors Biology

Students must also complete: Course Selection for 9th Graders Teachers will recommend all Academic Courses for 9th grade. Students must also complete: ½ Unit of HEALTH and ½ Unit of PERSONAL FITNESS

Georgia Testing Requirements Students are required to pass courses associated with EOC, with EOC contributing 20% to course grade Students are not required to pass EOC exams to graduate. EOC exam scores are posted on High School transcripts. EOC courses include: 9th grade Lit & American Lit Biology & Physical Science Coordinate Algebra & Analytic Geometry US History & ECON

Final Numeric Course Grade Grading Scale p. 8 Final Numeric Course Grade LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 AP/IB/ DE Core Honors/ Accelerated/ DE Non-Core All other courses 95 – 100 5.0 4.5 4.0 90 – 94 85 – 89 3.5 3.0 80 – 84 75 – 79 2.5 2.0 70 – 74 BELOW 70 Note:       AP = Advanced Placement, IB = International Baccalaureate, DE = Dual Enrollment

HOPE Scholarship GPA Requirements Beginning in 9th grade students earn a HOPE GPA. (Credits in 8th grade are not calculated into the HOPE GPA, but are calculated in on the weighted & unweighted GPA that appear on the HS Transcript.) Hope Scholar: 3.0 core GPA PLUS Hope RIGOR (must have 4 Rigor courses) Zell Miller Scholars: 3.7 core GPA PLUS Hope RIGOR AND with SAT 1200 (CR & M only) or ACT 26 Hope Grant: HS Graduate pursuing Technical School No GPA requirement for entrance www.GaFutures.org ((This is the only place to see your student’s HOPE GPA)) {go to www.GaFutures.org to see more information about HOPE Scholarship}

HOPE Scholarship Rigor Requirements The Class of 2021 must pass 4 courses from the following: Advanced math (Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Dual Enrollment) Advanced Science (Chemistry, Physics, AP Biology, Dual Enrollment) Advance Placement subjects (Any area) IB (We do not have IB at EHHS) MOWR (Move On When Ready) Advanced World Language (2nd World Language and above) **This is all the information that has been released at this time.**

Promotion Requirements Grade Level Requirements for Promotion 9th to 10th Grade (Sophomore) 6 units/credits 10th to 11th Grade (Junior) 12 units/credits (Including 2 core English, 2 Math, 1 Social Studies, and 2 Science Units) 11th to 12th Grade (Senior) 18 units/credits (Including 2 core English, 3 Math, 2 Social Studies, and 2 Science Units) Total Units/Credits Required 23 UNITS/CREDITS

Schedule Changes? Schedule Changes may be requested during the first 5 days of classes. Requests will be approved only when based on valid academic reasons. Requests for schedule changes will be contingent on available space in the class the student wishes to add, or the reduction in class size to below funding level. Students who register for Honors Level and AP classes will be expected to complete their course work for the entire school year. Dropping classes after the 5th day of school will not be an option. Schedule Changes: April 17 and April 20 from 5-7 @ EHHS

Eligibility All students entering the 9th grade for the first time are eligible for extra-curricular activities. From that point, a student must pass 5 out of 7 courses each semester to maintain eligibility for extra-curricular activities PLUS have the following credits on transcripts: 2nd year= 5 credits, 3rd year= 10 credits, 4th year= 16 credits.

MOWR: Move On When Ready Dual enrollment UNG Brenau Lanier Tech Early College Jones Students must meet admissions requirements for the college/technical school of their choice to participate (includes GPA, testing requirements ie: SAT, ACT, Accuplacer)

Questions/Answers after the program “My student has 6 credits from middle school. Will you consider him a Sophomore next year or a Freshman?” This is an excellent question. We want to keep our first time Freshman as Freshman in our Academy. HOWEVER, that does mean that your student needs to consider ways to make his/her Junior and Senior years meaningful and be deliberate in class choices. Ex. He or she would need to push themselves to more rigorous work like AP courses and possibly consider MOWR for their Senior year and possibly Junior year for a few classes as well. “Will my student have classes with upper classmen?” While we do try to keep our Freshman classes “pure” and only with other Academy students…there might be a time when an upper classman might be in the same class. It does happen with Elective courses and they will intermingle during lunch as well. “My child’s 8th grade teacher recommended this class, but I do not want them to take it…what do I do?” Please call Mrs. Rider 7705369921 ext 7133, Mrs. Cumiskey 7705369921 ext. 7132 or Mrs. Barrett 7705369921 ext 7130 (or email either: Heidi.rider@hallco.org , Leigh.Cumiskey@hallco.org or Heather.Barrett@hallco.org )and discuss this with them. If you already put it on the registration form…we will work with you as much as possible.

Go Vikings Thanks for your attendance! Success is our only option Heidi Rider, Ed.S., Leigh Cumiskey, M.Ed. Counselors East Hall High School 3534 East Hall Road Gainesville, GA 30507 770-536-9921 770-535-1184 (fax) http://ehhs.hallco.org/web/