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OVERVIEW OF MEETING: Northbrook’s Program for High School and Career Readiness High School Basics HS Credit earned in MS SPIRE Program - Video Registration Form overview Reminder: Dance & Theatre Auditions this Friday, 12/14 during Pride Time.

Northbrook’s Program for High School and Career Readiness – Basics

8th Grade Counselor Clues - Weekly Kindness Marketing Pathway Why Grades Matter Education Training Pathway Behavior/Maturity Information Technology Pathway Discovering your Talents/Interests Engineering/Architecture/Logistics SAT vs ACT Health Science Pathway Peachtree Ridge Cluster Options AV Tech/Graphic Design Pathway PRHS CTE Pathways Maxwell High School Business Pathway Grayson High School SPIRE Program at PRHS

How do students get Promoted? To earn promotion to the 9th grade, students are required to pass five out of six subjects each semester. Language Arts and Mathematics must be two of the five subjects passed. Academic Assistance Program – (AAP) All Core Subjects Summer School Available

COUNSELOR CLUES – PRHS Technology Pathway

How many credits are required to Graduate High School in Georgia? 23 Credits (Carnegie Units): 4 Language Arts 4 Math 4 Science 3 Social Studies 3 World Language and/or CTE and/or Fine Arts 4 Electives 1 Health and Physical Education (Intro to Personal Fitness) *World Language is not a requirement for graduation, but is part of the requirements to be accepted into a 4 year college in Georgia.

What is Block scheduling? Northbrook – 6 classes each semester Fall (3 credits) Spring (3 credits) English .5 Math .5 Science .5 Social Studies .5 Social Studies .5 Elective .5

Peachtree Ridge Block Schedule – 4 full credit classes each semester Fall (4 Credits) Spring (4 Credits) Language Arts 1 Science 1 Math 1 Social Studies 1 Elective 1

College Preparatory Pre AP (Honors and Gifted) Advanced Placement (AP) Current Teachers select academic class placement Academic Levels: College Preparatory Pre AP (Honors and Gifted) Advanced Placement (AP)

High School credit options available at Northbrook Middle School Algebra 1 Accelerated Algebra Physical Science Spanish 1 Foundations of Engineering *If a student accepts credit, the MS grade shown on the high school transcript will only be a “P” for pass. Not calculated in HS GPA or for the HOPE Scholarship. Cannot repeat class if credit is accepted.

SPIRE Program at PRHS

Each 9th grade student takes 4 required classes: Language Arts, Math, Science, Health/PE World Geography recommended There are 8 semester spots to fill on the registration form. If a student has a yearlong class, that takes 2 spots. (One spot in the fall and one in the spring) Yearlong examples: Band, Orchestra, Dance.. List 3 Additional Elective Choices as back ups

Core Academic Class Selections

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