Class of 2021 Parent Night Crystal Mattox 9th Grade Counselor

Welcome to 9th Grade Parent Night Current Information and Decisions Completed During 9th Grade Current Decisions Impact Future

Our Counseling Program Promotes development and support for EVERY student: Academic Rigorous courses Course completion Increased graduation rates Career Links to next step and eventually world of work Personal/social Remember to make an appointment with your counselor, if you would like additional time on any of these topics.

One Diploma Type Graduation Requirements Areas of Study: Units Required English/Language Arts * 4 Mathematics* 4 Science* 4 Social Studies* 3 CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or World Lang. 3 Health and Physical Education* 1 Electives 4 Total Units (Minimum) * Required Courses and/or Core Courses Under the new rule, all students will be required to complete a common set of requirements, as listed here. Tiered diploma options (College Preparatory with Distinction, College Preparatory, Technology Career with Distinction, and Technology Career) will be eliminated. 23 4

Grade Promotion: For promotion to the next grade level Five (5) credits must be earned to be considered a sophomore. Eleven (11) credits must be earned to be a junior. Eighteen (18) credits must be earned to be a Senior. Pass all courses….The transcript includes grades and credits earned at the end of this school year. All grades count toward the overall GPA (Grade Point Average) and earning credits for graduation! All academic courses and grades count for the HOPE eligible grade point average.

BRIDGE ADVISMENT Planning and Finalizing Course Selections by Gaining Expert Advice Career Portfolio Information Including Exploration of 3 Careers Making plans after high school

Throughout high school your student should consider: Rigorous/relevant courses Honors classes add 3 points for students who pass, for local purposes only. Honors courses do not count for the HOPE eligible 4.0 gpa weight. AP classes add 5 points for students who pass. Study Skills Organizational Skills

Career Decisions As courses are considered during each annual advisement opportunity and course requests are processed, students need to ask themselves: What are the courses that I have successfully completed during my first year? What kinds of classes really interest me? Do I see my future differently than I did during advisement last year: technical college college/university military work other

Career Pathways in CTAE Career Clusters and their Pathways are part of a state supported curriculum that encourages and supports students and families in their educational and career planning through long-term goals, knowledge, experience and resources. Students may earn three (3) units of credit in a sequence of CTAE courses in a Pathway. These self-selected Pathways lead to college readiness and a career readiness certificate. There is a Career Pathway Assessment given at the end of the three (3) sequential Career Pathway courses (usually in the Jr. or Sr. year). Students may use their required Electives courses to complete more than one Pathway during their high school career. BRIDGE Advisement Slide 21

Fine Arts Courses If Band, Chorus, Drama, and/or Visual Arts are courses that you enjoy, these courses can count as “Fine Arts” credit or as regular elective credit. Three courses will complete a Fine Arts Pathway. Once a student has earned the three units required for CTAE/World Language/Fine Arts, the remaining courses will count toward the required Elective credits. Slide 22

World Language Courses Taking a World Language course is NOT required for graduation, but students who wish to gain admission to a college/university must complete two (2) units of the same World (Foreign) Language. Like CTAE and Fine Arts, students may be a pathway completer if 3 sequential World Language courses are completed. Slide 23

Honors Superintendent Scholar Honor Roll 3.5 GPA or Higher No grades below a “B” (All courses) No discipline referrals * Students will be recognized during their 10th grade year based on their 9th grade GPA. Honor Roll

Credit Recovery Courses (Recommended by School Counselor) If there is a need to take a credit recovery course due to failing a course, the counselor can help determine if this option is a good choice. Credit recovery courses are taken via E2020: Edgenuity, or Georgia Virtual School. There is an approval process for taking these online credit recovery courses.

HOPE Scholarship & GPA Currently, the HOPE scholarship is determined by the calculation of all academic core courses that the student has taken and completed (grades 9-12). Class of 2021students need a minimum HOPE GPA of 3.0 & four (4) additional “rigorous” academic courses to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship. HOPE GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale and the focus is on all academic courses completed. Non-academic elective courses do not count You may monitor your HOPE GPA via www.gafutures.org.

HOPE Scholarship Rigorous Courses Students must continually review that a minimum of 4 rigorous courses from the on the GAFutures website below are completed in order to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship. The chart below is an example of the top of the first page of the Georgia Student Finance Commission document. The information lists course type, course number and course title: Course # 1 Course # 1 Course # 1 Course # 1 Course # 2 Course # 2 Course # 2 Course # 2 Slide 24

Dual Enrollment Earn College Credit while in High School Core Classes & CCI Courses Core Classes: Academic classes taken in college count towards high school credit. Advisement conference with the counselor prior to the start of each semester Approval of parent/guardian Admissions requirements met at an eligible post- secondary institution. Includes required entrance exams and deadline dates. Documentation completed for final approval

Dual Enrollment Earn College Credit while in High School Core Classes & CCI Courses Automotive Computer Info. Systems Cosmetology Criminal Justice Culinary Arts Dental Assisting https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=owHXh7bMllU&feat ure=youtu.be Early Childhood Educ. Game Development Patient Care Assisting Pharmacy Assistant Welding *Core and CCI programs are State FUNDED!!

Testing Information Students in the Class of 2021 must complete the state’s End-of-Course assessments. The EOC’s are administered during select academic classes, and they also count as 20% of the student’s final grades in those courses. Students take the PSAT during the 10th grade year. Students may opt to take the PSAT during the Junior year. If a student plans to apply to a college or university, he or she should plan to take the SAT and/or ACT. Slide 36

End of Course Milestone Assessments Ninth Literature/Composition American Literature/Composition Algebra I or Accelerated Course Geometry or Accelerated Course Physical Science Biology United States History Economics

Mark your Calendar October 26th- FAME Open House November 8th-Progress Reports Dec. 15th - 1st Semester ends Jan. 3th - Return from Christmas Break Jan. 5th - Report cards issued February – Preparation for Spring Registration February – March: AVID RECRUITMENT!!

Important Information Check NMHS’s website for up to date information on events. Parental Portal- check students grades and email teachers Freshman Remind 101: Text @jagsco21 to 81010