HIGH SCHOOL on the Horizon COUNT DOWN TO 2021! Leesville Road Middle School

Goals for Students and Parents To learn about the “Future Ready Core” high school graduation requirements. To understand courses your student must take to meet the graduation requirements. To better understand the rigor of high school. To lessen the stress and anxiety of high school transition time.

High School Terms Elective course – any course not specifically required for graduation but taken as an option to fulfill the required number of credits for graduation. EOC Tests- End-of-Course Exams created by the state. Counts for 25% of grade. All students must pass the 3 EOC’s to meet graduation requirements- Common Core Math I, English II, and Biology. FRC –Future-Ready Core graduation requirements. All students are in “Future Ready” Core unless in Occupational Course of Study (IEP determined). GPA – Grade Point Average calculated by dividing the quality points earned by number of courses taken. HomeBase – Student and Parent Portal on PowerSchool. Parents and students can monitor grades, attendance and discipline.

High School Terms (con’t) Honors Course-advanced course earning 1/2 extra quality point for the final grade in the weighted GPA. IB Diploma Programme- International Baccalaureate – Advanced Diploma Program available at 2 magnet high schools, Millbrook and Garner. NCAA Clearinghouse – National Collegiate Athletic Assoc.- student athletes must register to participate in varsity college sports NHS – National Honor Society Quality Points – Points earned for passing a course, honors, AP, and IB courses are allotted extra quality points for the “weighted” Grade Point Average (GPA). Required Course – Course that must be taken and passed in order to earn a high school diploma. Transcript – Official document listing courses, grades, GPA, class rank.

Academic Social/Emotional Career Get Involved!!! Everyone take a deep breath with me….it will be okay. Your student will find their nitch but you will have to encourage them to branch out…take risks….try new things…take academic, social, and career risks. Have them join clubs, sports, activities, do community service opportunities. Learn all which your childs school has to offer and encourage them to soak it all in all while finding a balance with their daily activities and commitments.

High School Promotion Requirements

PROMOTION 9TH to 10TH GRADE 6 Units of Credit 1 English (4 credits at Enloe, Wake Early College, NCSU STEM and Young Men’s and Women’s Academies) 1 English 2 of other 3 cores Math, Science, Social Studies 3 additional credits (1 additional credit at Enloe, Wake Early College, NCSU STEM and Young Men’s and Women’s Academies) COURSE LOADS Students are required to carry a course load equal to the number of instructional periods in the school day. I cannot stress the next part enough – Middle schools by their nature look at the whole child an make a decision to promote in some cases after a student has failed core classes. In high school if they fail a required class they fail… They can pass all classes with an A and they fail English they will not be promoted

DWFHS (Driving while Failing High School) Policy Students must pass 70% of courses (3 out of 4 on a block schedule) to be able to obtain or maintain their drivers license! They need 70% to get their license and to keep it. At the high school they will need their teachers to siqn-off on a form that the DMV requires to issue and maintain a license.

How is the Block Schedule different?

BLOCK SCHEDULE Example 2ND SEMESTER Science English I or Paideia or Communications & Technology Elective 1ST SEMESTER Math World History or Paideia or Communications & Technology Healthful Living Elective

High School Graduation Requirements 2017-18 High School Program Planning Guide

High School Courses Taken in Middle School If your student completes a high school level course in middle school they will receive a high school credit if they: Earn a passing grade in the course. AND Achieve level 3 or higher on EOC (if applicable). Prove proficient on placement test. (Spanish only) Courses will count toward graduation requirements but not the high school GPA. Examples of 8th grade courses that fit this criteria at Leesville are CCMath1 and Spanish – these courses show-up on your HS transcript and provide HS credit toward required courses for graduation however they are not calculated into the students GPA

Future-Ready Core Diploma Requirements Course No. of Credits English 4 English I,II,III,IV Math 4 Common Core Math I, II, III & 4th math beyond level CCMIII Science 3 Biology, Earth or Environ., a Physical Science Social Studies 4 World History., American History I and II, Civics and Economics Healthful Living 1 Electives (2 required from Career and Tech, 10 Arts or Second Language; 4 recommended in a course concentration) Total ___26___ Future Ready are the required courses necessary for graduation. Healthful Living – is NECESSARY for graduation…many students don’t like HL or dressing out. They need this to get their diploma. We are recommending that also students take HL in their freshman year – some high schools don’t give you a choice. They don’t want to be a senior having to take that class with all freshman either. Electives – 4 recommended in an area of interest ex/ for classes of business or Band

Looking Beyond High School

UNC System Minimum Requirements Language – 6 credits English – 4 credits Second Language – 2 credits (recommended that highest level be taken in grade 12) Math – 4 credits (Common Core Math I, II and & 1 credit beyond Math III – recommended that highest level be taken in 12th grade) Science - 3 credits (Biological, Physical and a lab science) Social Studies – 2 credits (United States history & one other) I like to go over this because the graduation requirements aren’t necessarily the same courses that colleges will expect students to take… Second Language – many colleges will expect at least two years of a language and they often have students take placement tests so it is encouraged that student who wish to only take the minimum number of years in a second language do so in the 11th and 12th grade year. Social Studies – covered with graduation requirements Colleges expect the students to have their 12th grade year to be their most rigorous to show college readiness.

STEM Academies at Area High Schools

STEM Academies STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Middle Creek, Athens Dr., Cary, Southeast Raleigh STEM academy information and applications on school websites Some schools have suggested/required 9th grade courses. Please visit the specific school websites to research the required courses and application process for the STEM Academies

9th Grade High School Courses Students will be getting teacher recommendations – based on how they’re doing not how they could be doing. Wake County has open enrollment – you can override the teachers recommendations and sign-up your student for Honors even if they were’nt recommended with the exception being Enloe

English – 9th Grade English I Honors English I Paideia: At some schools. The Paideia program combines the English and Social Studies courses and is taught in a seminar format. Student may choose this option. Broughton, Sanderson, Garner, Millbrook & Leesville   Civilizations and Culture – Enloe. English and Social Studies classes taught together. Student may choose this option. (Honors level only)

MATH – 9th Grade Fundamental Math I (elective credit) Introductory Math (Pre-CCM I) (elective credit) Foundation of CCMI/CCM I(Common Core Math I in 2 semesters, receive 1 math credit and 1 elective credit) Common Core Math I Math Plus Common Core Math II Common Core Math II Honors Common Core Math III Honors

SCIENCE – 9th Grade Earth Science Honors Earth Science Honors Biology

SOCIAL STUDIES 9th Grade World History Honors World History AP World History Magnet Civilizations and Culture, Honors English I paired with Honors Civics and Economics, 2 credits, 2 periods, yearlong Enloe (C & C) Paideia: At some schools

World Languages Students who earn HS credit for Spanish 1 in MS are encouraged to take Spanish II in 9th grade. If you have not taken a World Language in MS you are encouraged to take a minimum of 2 credits in the same world language for admission to the UNC system. The majority of students, without MS credit, are encouraged to take a world language starting their 10th grade year Exceptions are Broughton, Millbrook, and Enloe – suggested starting in 9th grade.

Registering for 9th Grade Courses

Registering in Power Schools wcpss.powerschool.com/public Log-in and Password is inside Green Folders along with step- by-step directions.

Selecting Courses in PowerSchools Use registration worksheet to complete course selection. Follow the PowerSchools instructions provided. Select Core Courses first. Then select all other primary classes. (Total of 8) Select alternate classes. (Total of 3 or 4)

PowerSchools

Cr Hrs Prerequisite Notes Cr Hrs Prerequisite Notes CRS num Course Type Cr Hrs Prerequisite Notes 1. ENG1100 English I Primary 1.00 2. MAT1100 Common Core Math I 3. SCI1100 Earth Science 4. SS1100 World History 5. Health9000 Healthful Liv I 6. CTE1000 Microsoft Word 7. Arts1000 Band 8. Arts1100 Total Credit Hours Requested 8.00 CRS num Course Type Cr Hrs Prerequisite Notes 1. ENG1100 Creative Writing Alternate 1.00 2. CTE1000 Marketing 3. CTE1400 Drafting Total Credit Hours Requested 3.00

Sample of the Core Courses for Graduation Plan 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade English English I English II English III English IV Honors English I Honors English II Honors English III or AP English III Honors English III or AP English IV Math Math Sequence for student enrolled in Math 8 Fundamentals of Math & Intro Math Foundations of CCMI & CCMI Foundations of Math II & Common Core Math II Common Core Math III & Advanced Functions and Modeling Common Core Math II Common Core Math III Advanced Functions & Modeling Common Core Math I Math Sequence for students enrolled in CCM I or Honors Geometry in 8th grade Special Topics in Math/CCMII Honors Common Core Math III Honors Pre-Calculus (Honors) AP Calculus AB Common Core Math II Honors AP Calculus BC Science Earth Science Biology Physical Science or Chemistry (if enrolled in CCMIII) Required Southeast only Recommended for UNC system sequence Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Phys., AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Environment Honors Earth Science Honors Biology Honors Chemistry (if enrolled in CCMIII ) See above Social Studies World History Am. Hist. I Founding Principles American History II Civics and Economics Honors World History Honors American History I or AP United States History Honors American History II or AP European or AP Geography Honors Civics and Economics

Wake County Public School System Graduation Plan 9th Graders Entering in 2015-2016 Name ___________________________High School_____________ ID# _____________________ Subject Area 9th Grade Course Name 10th Grade Course Name 11th Grade Course Name 12th Grade Course name 1.English 2.Math 3.Science 4.Social Studies 5. Healthful Living or Additional Course 6.Additional Course 7.Additional Course 8.Additional Course 1. Alternative Course 2. Alternative Course 3. Alternative Course 4. Alternative Course (Southeast only) English I English II English III English IV Common Core Math I Common Core Math II Common Core Math III Adv. Funct. & Modeling Earth Science Biology Chemistry World History American History I American History II Civics &Economics Healthful Living Elective Second Language I Second Language II Second Language III Elective Elective Alternate Elective Alternate Elective Alternate Elective Parent/Court Appointed Custodian: ______________________/___________ Student: ______________________________/ _______________ Signature Date Signature Date Email Address _____________________________________________

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