Transition to High School Welcome to 9th Grade! Transition to High School

Agenda Staff Introductions Academic Concerns Transition strategies School Loop Graduation Requirements Family Connection - Naviance

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Graduation Requirements Social Science, 2 years Government, 1 semester Economics, 1 semester English, 4 years Math, 3 years Science, 3 years Language Other Than English (LOTE), 2 years Visual Performing Arts, 1 year College Prep Elective, 1 year Physical Education , 2 years Career Technical Education, 1 year (unless 20 credits of VPA General Electives, 20 credits Total Credits Needed: 220 credits

College Entrance Requirements Area Subject Requirements Years “a” History/Social Science 2 “b” English 4 “c” Mathematics 3 “d” Laboratory Science “e” Language other than English “f” Visual and Performing Arts 1 “g” College Preparatory Electives Exam Requirement UC: ACT Plus Writing or SAT Reasoning / CSU: ACT or SAT Reasoning Minimum GPA Requirement UC: California: 3.0 / CSU: 2.0

9th Grade MATTERS! Must pass ALL classes to earn credits to graduate EVERY class prepares for the next Classes fulfill a-g requirements C = college, D = diploma Credit recovery is limited, expensive, and time consuming

Credits Each class (one semester) = 5 credits Each class (one school year) = 10 credits One semester = 30 credits One school year = 60 credits 10th grade ~60 11th grade ~120 12th grade ~180 TOTAL REQUIRED TO GRADUATE = 220

Self-Advocacy: In the Classroom Ask questions (when appropriate) Stay after class (or at lunch, after school, tutorial) Visit School Loop frequently Doing it wrong is better than not doing it at all Power of the ZERO

Suggestions for Successful Transition Select classes that fit your interests and talents Take advantage of help from teachers, school counselors, administrators, including tutorial Implement time management skills Implement study skills Sleep

Good uses of Tutorial Make up exams Ask a teacher for clarification on an assignment Work on homework Study for tests Pick up missed work due to absence

School Loop Track grades in all classes Monitor specific assignments Keep in mind the following dates: Sept 21th: 6 week grades Oct 26th : 12 week grades Dec 21st : End of Semester Feb 15th : 6 week grades April 5th : 12 week grades June 6th: End of Semester

How to sign up branham.schoolloop.com register Student registration Parent registration Enter Student ID Number (starts with a 1…) You can also click on the School Loop link on the Branham web page. www.branham.cuhsd.org

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How Can I Use It? Career Planning College Planning Success Planning Learning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory, Personality Inventory, Resume Building College Planning College Search, Application Process, College Major Exploration, Scholarship/Financial Aide Resources Success Planning Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student Planner

How do I access it? www.connection.naviance.com/branham Student email: Permanent ID that starts with a 5*****@my.cuhsd.org Password: c@mpbe11

About Me and My Planner Success Plan Assessments Interesting things about me Official things Tasks assigned by guidance advisors

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Contact Information Loan Hong (A-E): lly@cuhsd.org Joyce Davis (F-L): jdavis@cuhsd.org Danielle Morrella (M-Ri): dmorrella@cuhsd.org Vince Leeburn (Ro-Z): vleeburn@cuhsd.org

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