WELCOME NINTH GRADE STUDENTS NINTH GRADE COUNTS 1/2/2019

WELCOME NINTH GRADERS Do you know who your counselor is? Ms. Reveron : A -- Barrett Ms. Palchick (Ms. Smith): Barrios -- Curic Mr. DeMunter: Dahiya -- Gonzalez Mr. Gordon: Goodmen -- Kesterman Ms. Toole: Khan -- Melmed Ms. Mayo-Blake: Membreno -- Raisner Ms. Showker: Ramos -- Starr Ms. Khani: Steele -- Z 1/2/2019

We invited you to: 1. Review graduation requirements 2. Go over transcripts to understand why Ninth grade counts 3. Learn about Edison HS 4. Set up your Naviance Account and create goals 1/2/2019

Graduation Requirements English 4 credits Social Studies 3 credits Mathematics 4 credits Science 3 credits Fine Arts 1 credit Tech Education 1 credit Physical Education 1 credit Health ½ credit Completer (foreign language 2 credits OR advanced tech. OR approved career program) Elective credits 2 ½ credits 1/2/2019

TOTAL REQUIRED TO GRADUATE: 22 credits (Please remember this number) 1/2/2019

To graduate, you must also: Pass PARCC and High School Assessments (HSA’s) after completing Algebra 1 NSL Gov’t Biology English 10 Complete 75 Student Service Learning hours 1/2/2019

Grade Point Average (GPA) & Transcripts What you need to know: What is and how to calculate your marking period GPA What is a transcript What is and how to calculate your Weighted GPA What is a Cumulative GPA 1/2/2019

Grades are assigned quality points. B=3 C=2 D=1 E=0 1/2/2019

Calculating Your Marking Period GPA (quality points are averaged) If your grades are English A = 4 US History B = 3 Algebra 1 B = 3 Biology A = 4 Spanish 3 A = 4 Gen. PE A = 4 Found. of Tech B = 3 total = 25 Divide by 7 (# of grades) =3.57 1/2/2019

TRANSCRIPT Is a record of your cumulative grades. This document is sent to colleges when you are applying to college What information do you see on the transcript? (see following slide) 1/2/2019

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Weighted GPA: Recorded on Transcript Honors, AP, IB and advanced courses are weighted. A = 5 B = 4 C = 3 D = 1 E = 0 1/2/2019

Weighted GPA, an example: Honors English 9 A = 5 Honor US History B = 4 Honors Geometry A = 5 Honors Biology B = 4 Honors Span 3 B = 4 General PE A = 4 Chorus A = 4 total = 30 Divide by 7 WGPA = 4.28 What do you notice about PE and chorus? 1/2/2019

How to get better grades? Go to your teacher and ask for help Get a Peer Partner or NHS tutor Go to TAP -- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 2:45 to 3:45 in the Cafeteria English Science Social Studies Math 1/2/2019

How to Succeed in High School? Come to school every day and make the day count Take rigorous courses & focus on your achievement Seek out help when you need it Get involved: join a school club or a team Be a productive member of the school community 1/2/2019

EDISON High School Edison YouTube Video 1/2/2019

NAVIANCE Naviance is a college and career readiness platform that helps you connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals and success. Using Family Connection, you can: research careers and colleges, take assessments and surveys, and create goals and to-dos 1/2/2019

You will now create a Family Connection account Then you will create 2 SMART Goals Click on My Planner - Create 1 Academic SMART Goal for this school year Next task - Create 1 Personal/Social SMART Goal for this school year 1/2/2019