WELCOME TO SOPHOMORE / JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT DECEMBER 14, 2015 MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES CHRISTMAS VACATION: DECEMBER 21, 2015 – JANUARY 3, 2016 RETURN TO SCHOOL- JANUARY 4, 2016 TRIMESTER TWO MIDTERMS: JANUARY 6, 2016 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY: JANUARY 18, 2016 (NO SCHOOL) STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY: FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (NO STUDENTS) PRESIDENT’S DAY: FEBRUARY 15, 2016 (NO SCHOOL) TRIMESTER TWO FINALS: FEBRUARY 18 & 19, 2016 TRIMESTER TWO ENDS: FEBRUARY 19, 2016 TRIMESTER THREE BEGINS: FEBRUARY 22, 2016

ANNUAL REVIEW OF GRADUATION & CAREER PLAN CONTACT COUNSELOR TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO DISCUSS STUDENT’S PROGRESS PRESLEY (A-F) HILES (G-L) WARREN (M – P) HYDE (Q-Z)

COUNSELOR PHONE NUMBERS JULIE PRESLEY EXT LANCE HILES EXT JESSICA WARREN EXT KAMI HYDE EXT LORI LUND EXT. 4023

MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE WEBSITE

SCHEDULING CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS HAVE BEEN & WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST THEIR COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR. THEIR COURSE SELECTION PROCESS IS FROM NOVEMBER 16 – JANUARY 15 YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN AND SIGNED THEIR COURSE SELECTION SHEET CHANGES CAN BE MADE UP UNTIL MAY 1 st

HOOSIER HILLS CAREER CENTER BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA  APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 5, 2016  AUTO BODY (AM)  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (AM)  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (AM)  COSMETOLOGY (PM)  CULINARY ARTS (AM)  DRAFTING (AM)  FIRE RESCUE (AM)  HEALTH CAREERS/PRACTICUM (AM)  INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE CAREERS (AM)  LANDSCAPING (AM)  WELDING (AM)

GRADUATION QUALIFYING EXAMS – GQE  WHEN STUDENT COMPLETES ALGEBRA I  WHEN STUDENT COMPLETES ENGLISH 10  MUST PASS GQE TO GRADUATE  CUT SCORE FOR MATH: 564  CUT SCORE FOR ENGLISH: 360  IF BELOW CUT SCORE, MUST RETAKE

RETAKING THE GQE  AFTER REMEDIATION IN ALGEBRA I, END OF TRIMESTERS ONE, TWO, OR THREE  AFTER REMEDIATION IN ENGLISH 10, END OF TRIMESTERS ONE, TWO, OR THREE  IF GQE IS NOT PASSED BY END OF JUNOR YEAR…. MUST ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL 2016 FOR REMEDIATION  DURING SENIOR YEAR, TWO MORE TIMES TO RETAKE GQE.  IF GQE IS NOT PASSED BY END OF SENIOR YEAR…. MUST QUALIFY FOR WAIVER

GQE WAIVER  MUST HAVE 95% ATTENDANCE RATE OVER FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL  MUST HAVE “C” AVERAGE IN CORE CLASSES  MUST HAVE ATTENDED 80 HOURS OF SUMMER SCHOOL REMEDIATION BETWEEN JUNIOR & SENIOR YEAR  MUST ATTAIN 20 HOURS OF REMEDIATION DURING SENIOR YEAR

GQE WAIVER CONTINUED  MUST HAVE TAKEN THE GQE AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR IN SUBJECT AREA NOT PASSED  MUST HAVE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION IN SUBJECT AREA NOT PASSED  OR  COMPLETE THE COURSE & CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR A GENERAL DIPLOMA, INCLUDING CAREER ACADEMIC SEQUENCE; A WORKFORCE READINESS ASSESSMENT; AND, AT LEAST ONE: EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, OR WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL.  PRINCIPAL’S APPROVAL

NEW ISTEP+ FOR GRADE 10 WILL TEST IN SPRING ENGLISH, MATH, BIOLOGY USED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY TWO PART TEST (ONLINE AND PAPER/PENCIL)

DIPLOMA TYPES  GENERAL DIPLOMA—42 CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL  CORE-40 DIPLOMA—45 CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL  ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA—48 CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL  TECHNICAL HONORS DIPLOMA—48 CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE FROM MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

PSAT Purpose: 1)Prepare students for the SAT 1)SAT required for four-year colleges 2)Qualify for the NMSQT 1)Scholarship Money

PSAT RESULTS 1) – January 3)Never used google: password 4)Used google: 1)student ID, lowercase first, 2)Uppercase last, ! 3)190789aB!

PSAT RESULTS College Board Account One acct for PSAT, SAT, AP Name, DOB, Address = must match Taken from PSAT registration If you cannot log into CB acct, use access code on score results. –Access code in ?

PSAT RESULTS Currently unavailable My College Quickstart incorporated Big Picture incorporated

NMSQT 1)Cut scores change each year 2)Previous semi-finalists scores: 1)Upper 60s and 70s 3)New PSAT = New Cut Scores 4)Students will be contacted before school

SAT/ACT Not two-year, military, trade schools ACT = actstudent.org SAT = collegeboard.com Free/Reduced students see your counselor for a fee waiver Use four free score recipients –Especially for IUB, PURDUE, NCAA If scores low, retake and resend

COMPARISON Differences at a Glance: SAT (old version)ACT no science section - science reasoning section no trigonometry section - math sections include trigonometry vocabulary emphasized - vocabulary less important some non multiple-choice - entirely multiple choice guessing penalty - no guessing penalty some English grammar - English grammar tested math is 50% of score - math is 25% of score questions from easy to hard - easy and hard questions mixed

EITHER SCORE ACCEPTED ACT to SAT SAT to ACT

NEW SAT 1)Very similar to ACT 2)Concordance - May )Old to New, New SAT to ACT 3) Still Scored , but 2 sections 4)Score Range Matches PSAT 5)Beware Overlapping Old and NEW!

SAT DATES Test DatesU.S. Registration Deadlines (Expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, U.S.A.) RegularLate (a fee applies) October 3, 2015Sept 3, 2015Sept 18, 2015 November 7, 2015October 9, 2015October 23, 2015 December 5, 2015November 5, 2015November 20, 2015 January 23, 2016December 28, 2015January 8, 2016 **March 5, 2016February 5, 2016February 19, 2016 **May 7, 2016April 8, 2016April 22, 2016 **June 4, 2016May 5, 2016May 20, 2016

The current SAT ® compared to the new SAT ® THE CURRENT SAT ® COMPARED TO THE NEW SAT Current SAT Total testing time: 3 hours, 45 min. 4 sections: Critical Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Essay Essay: Required Penalized for wrong answers Score scale: 600 to 2400 New SAT Total testing time: 3 hours (+50 minutes if taking the SAT with Essay) 2 sections (3 with SAT Essay): Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, Math Essay: Optional No penalty for guessing Score scale: 400 to 1600; Essay scored separately SAT FEE WAIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO USE WITH EITHER VERSION OF THE SAT.

The New SAT: Highlights of Changes Starting in March, 2016, CollegeBoard will begin offering its newest version of the SAT, its first test revision in eleven years. The changes are significant: *Test scoring reverts to the 1600-Point model. 800 Math. 800 Reading/Writing. *Multiple choice answers reduced from five (ABCDE) to four (ABCD). *Fewer sections on the New SAT (4) versus the Old SAT (8 plus mandatory essay). *No longer any penalty for an incorrect answer. *Evidenced-Focused Reading and Writing. More contemporary speeches and texts, plus graphs and charts to analyze. Progressive questioning (Answers can rely on former questions.) Analysis, not Memorization Historical documents (Birmingham Jail Letter) Scientific graphs *Sentence Completion section is eliminated. Obscure vocabulary memorization no longer emphasized. No more memorizing words for test only

The New SAT: Highlights of Changes *Essay becomes an optional 50-minute section at end of exam. Longer due to analysis, no longer persuasive opinion Prompt available on website (somewhere), the document changes Similar to primary sources on Social Studies AP *Math will contain a calculator section (55”) and a non-calculator section (25”). Gridded sections remain. *Math will contain more graphs and charts, including data more science-oriented in terminology. More time per problem on the calculator section, Heart of algebra (algebra) Problem solving and data analysis (statistics) Passport to Advanced Math (stem careers)

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WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE? 1)College Board 2) 3)College Search 4)Enter name and Search 5)Applying 6)SAT/ACT 7)Average scores last year’s admission