1. TRACY HIGH SCHOOL IB ACADEMY
REGISTRATION WORKSHOP
Dean Reese – IB Coordinator
Merry Zimmermann – Admin. Assistant

2. Tonight’s Presentation
About IB
The IB scholar at THS
About the exams
IB registration process

3. About IB
Created in 1968 as a pre-university course of study for highly motivated high school students
The grading system is criterion-referenced, which means that each student’s performance is measured against well-defined levels of achievement
A common curriculum which emphasizes critical thinking, intercultural understanding and a variety of points of view

4. Shiv and Stephanie (2003) Stephanie – valedictorian
Shiv – salutatorian
Stephanie – Yale
Shiv – Stanford
Stephanie – Med School, Stanford and doing residency in New York
Shiv – Vice President and Portfolio Manager in financial industry in New York
Stephanie and Shiv – Married! 

5. What are Tracy High IB Students doing now?
Patent Agent; Business Systems Analyst; Teacher; RN; Founder of a Fashion Label in NYC; Google Software Engineer; Bio-tech Company start-ups; Wine-maker; Web Designer; Clinical Lab Scientist, UC San Diego; Investment Officer; Management Consultant at Deloitte ; Science Research Development; Ph.D. candidates and recipients; User Design Engineer; Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla Motors; Product Manager at Yahoo; Recruiters; Pediatric Surgeon; Financial Analyst; Dentist; Partner in Law Firm; Med School residents; Project Manager at Uber; Quality Assurance Manager at Genemed Biotechnologies; Real Estate Consultant; Consultant at Kaiser; Auditor at Deloitte; Educator at Museum; Case Manager at Pacific Autism Center for Education; Child Welfare Division Chief for SJ County; Research Analysist Princeton University; Professor Cornell University….No US Presidents yet, so the challenge is to you!

6. IB at Tracy High School Certified in 1984 First testing in 1987
Open program
“Advanced” courses in 9th and 10th grades are encouraged
Ag-Sci Academy students can take IB courses 11th and 12th grades

7. The Six Academic Subjects
Language A1 (English HL)
Language B (French SL, HL, Spanish SL, HL)
Individuals & Societies (History of the Americas HL)
Experimental Sciences (Biology HL, Chemistry SL, Physics SL, Environmental Systems SL)
Mathematics (Math Studies SL)
The Elective (Psychology SL, Philosophy SL, Social and Cultural Anthropology, or 2nd science)

8. The three levels of IB – Level 1
Taking IB Courses as coursework only
College-level work
A serious approach to coursework
Internal assessments are part of course

9. The three levels of IB – Level 2
Working toward a Certificate
College-level work
A serious approach to coursework
Internal assessments are part of course
External assessments and May exam
Recognized as Academy Scholar (1-2 IB or AP Exams)
Recognized as Academy Distinguished Scholar (3 or more IB or AP Exams)

10. The three levels of IB – Level 3
Working toward the IB Diploma
Take exams in each of the six subject groups and achieve a minimum score of 24
The extended essay – a 4000 word research paper
CAS – Weekly commitment to creativity, action, and service work
TOK – additional class which explores relationships among the disciplines

11. Our Expectations of an IB Scholar:
Attend class regularly
Attend review sessions scheduled
Attend the pre-exam meeting
Maintain grades of “C” or above
Complete internal assessments
Take the exams in May in a serious manner
Abide by the academic honesty policy.

12. What makes up an IB exam?
Internal Assessments: graded by the teacher, sampled and moderated by IB
External Assessments:
tests/papers/projects prepared during course but graded by IB examiners
the written papers in May, graded by IB examiners

13. What’s the difference between SL and HL exams?
Standard Level (SL) students have spent a recommended 150 hours in a course – basically one year courses
Higher Level (HL) students have spent a recommended 240 hours in a course – the two year courses (English, History, Biology, Spanish, French)

14. IB TEST REGISTRATION Part One
Decide what IB tests to take; if you have questions, ask me
Complete the registration form
Drop the registration form off at the IB Office in room D110
I will sign the registration form indicating that it is correct and return to student

15. Registration Part 2 – from now to November 6th
Take the signed registration form to the bookkeeper’s office to pay with cash, credit card, personal check, cashier’s check made out to Tracy High.
If paying by credit card, the person on the credit card must be present when paying.
Bring the registration form with signed scholar agreement along with the receipt to Academies Office for processing.
Mr. Reese will then register you through IB Information System (IBIS) for exams.

16. After I input the registration,
Students will receive their registration report. They need to
Check all the information carefully to prevent errors in candidate details or errors in levels of exams being taken
If there are errors, correct them and return correction to Academies office by November 15th.

17. How do IB exams help the student?
Provide students with a strong, focused finish to their high school education
College admission
Applications often ask specifically about IB/AP courses and tests taken
Colleges are looking for the rigor of the coursework taken in high school
Possible college units – see

18. Why does it cost so much? All the fees go directly to IBO to pay for
Exams
The examiners
Processing
Notification to colleges
Certificates

19. How do we do as a school? 2017 125 265 80% 17 100% 2016 132 290 86% 28
Exam
# Registered for
# of Exams
% Pass
Diploma
Year
at Least 1 Exam
Taken
Rate
Candidates
Awarded
%Pass Rate
2017
125
265
80% 17
100%
2016
132
290
86% 28 22
79%
2015 91
230
77% 14 12
2014 87
205
90% 24
92%
2013 97
245
83% 16 15
94%
2012
136
398 34 21
62%
2011
330
78% 23 20
87%
2010
133
282
82%
2009
134
296
76% 19
2008
129
281
72% 10 8
2007 90
261
81%
2006
116
283
73% 9
60%
2005
104
289
61%
68%
2004
103
213
63% 11

20. Can IB Students take AP exams?
Our students have some success in taking AP exams if they are in AP classes and they study particularly for those exams.
Registration for AP exams begins in January.
Teachers will let the students know when to register.

21. Free and Reduced Lunch Qualified and Verified Students
TUSD has made a commitment to cover the cost of both the IB Reg. Fee ($172) and the IB Testing Fee ($119) for all students who qualify. There is still a $5 fee for each exam taken for Free and Reduced Lunch Qualified Students.

22. Testing in May - Conflicts
Magic Mountain Senior Field Trip is on May 17th and 18th.
Senior Beach Day is on May 16th.
Students will still be required to sit for their exams if there is a conflict due to sports or extra-curricular activities.

23. Questions?

24. Thank you
for coming
tonight!