1. Class of 2021 Parent Night Crystal Mattox 9th Grade Counselor

2. Welcome to 9th Grade Parent Night
Current Information and Decisions Completed During 9th Grade
Current Decisions Impact Future

3. Our Counseling Program
Promotes development and support for EVERY student:
Academic
Rigorous courses
Course completion
Increased graduation rates
Career
Links to next step and eventually world of work
Personal/social
Remember to make an appointment with your counselor, if you would like additional time on any of these topics.

4. One Diploma Type Graduation Requirements
Areas of Study: Units Required
English/Language Arts *
Mathematics*
Science*
Social Studies*
CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or World Lang
Health and Physical Education*
Electives
Total Units (Minimum)
* Required Courses and/or Core Courses
Under the new rule, all students will be required to complete a common set of requirements, as listed here. Tiered diploma options (College Preparatory with Distinction, College Preparatory, Technology Career with Distinction, and Technology Career) will be eliminated. 23 4

5. Grade Promotion: For promotion to the next grade level
Five (5) credits must be earned to be considered a sophomore.
Eleven (11) credits must be earned to be a junior.
Eighteen (18) credits must be earned to be a Senior.
Pass all courses….The transcript includes grades and credits earned at the end of this school year.
All grades count toward the overall GPA (Grade Point Average) and earning credits for graduation!
All academic courses and grades count for the HOPE eligible grade point average.

6. BRIDGE ADVISMENT
Planning and Finalizing Course Selections by Gaining Expert Advice
Career Portfolio Information Including Exploration of 3 Careers
Making plans after high school

7. Throughout high school your student should consider:
Rigorous/relevant courses
Honors classes add 3 points for students who pass, for local purposes only. Honors courses do not count for the HOPE eligible 4.0 gpa weight.
AP classes add 5 points for students who pass.
Study Skills
Organizational Skills

8. Career Decisions As courses are considered during each annual advisement opportunity and course requests are processed, students need to ask themselves:
What are the courses that I have successfully completed during my first year?
What kinds of classes really interest me?
Do I see my future differently than I did during advisement last year:
technical college
college/university
military
work
other

9. Career Pathways in CTAE
Career Clusters and their Pathways are part of a state supported curriculum that encourages and supports students and families in their educational and career planning through long-term goals, knowledge, experience and resources.
Students may earn three (3) units of credit in a sequence of CTAE courses in a Pathway. These self-selected Pathways lead to college readiness and a career readiness certificate.
There is a Career Pathway Assessment given at the end of the three (3) sequential Career Pathway courses (usually in the Jr. or Sr. year).
Students may use their required Electives courses to complete more than one Pathway during their high school career.
BRIDGE Advisement
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10. Fine Arts Courses
If Band, Chorus, Drama, and/or Visual Arts are courses that you enjoy, these courses can count as “Fine Arts” credit or as regular elective credit. Three courses will complete a Fine Arts Pathway.
Once a student has earned the three units required for CTAE/World Language/Fine Arts, the remaining courses will count toward the required Elective credits.
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11. World Language Courses
Taking a World Language course is NOT required for graduation, but students who wish to gain admission to a college/university must complete two (2) units of the same World (Foreign) Language.
Like CTAE and Fine Arts, students may be a pathway completer if 3 sequential World Language courses are completed.
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12. Honors Superintendent Scholar Honor Roll 3.5 GPA or Higher
No grades below a “B”
(All courses)
No discipline referrals
* Students will be recognized during their 10th grade year based on their 9th grade GPA.
Honor Roll

13. Credit Recovery Courses (Recommended by School Counselor)
If there is a need to take a credit recovery course due to failing a course, the counselor can help determine if this option is a good choice.
Credit recovery courses are taken via E2020: Edgenuity, or Georgia Virtual School. There is an approval process for taking these online credit recovery courses.

14. HOPE Scholarship & GPA
Currently, the HOPE scholarship is determined by the calculation of all academic core courses that the student has taken and completed (grades 9-12). Class of 2021students need a minimum HOPE GPA of 3.0 & four (4) additional “rigorous” academic courses to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship.
HOPE GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale and the focus is on all academic courses completed.
Non-academic elective courses do not count
You may monitor your HOPE GPA via

15. HOPE Scholarship Rigorous Courses
Students must continually review that a minimum of 4 rigorous courses from the on the GAFutures website below are completed in order to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship. The chart below is an example of the top of the first page of the Georgia Student Finance Commission document. The information lists course type, course number and course title:
Course # 1
Course # 1
Course # 1
Course # 1
Course # 2
Course # 2
Course # 2
Course # 2
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16. Dual Enrollment Earn College Credit while in High School Core Classes & CCI Courses
Core Classes: Academic classes taken in college count towards high school credit.
Advisement conference with the counselor prior to the start of each semester
Approval of parent/guardian
Admissions requirements met at an eligible post- secondary institution. Includes required entrance exams and deadline dates.
Documentation completed for final approval

17. Dual Enrollment Earn College Credit while in High School Core Classes & CCI Courses
Automotive
Computer Info. Systems
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
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Early Childhood Educ.
Game Development
Patient Care Assisting
Pharmacy Assistant
Welding
*Core and CCI programs are State FUNDED!!

18. Testing Information
Students in the Class of 2021 must complete the state’s End-of-Course assessments. The EOC’s are administered during select academic classes, and they also count as 20% of the student’s final grades in those courses.
Students take the PSAT during the 10th grade year. Students may opt to take the PSAT during the Junior year.
If a student plans to apply to a college or university, he or she should plan to take the SAT and/or ACT.
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19. End of Course Milestone Assessments
Ninth Literature/Composition
American Literature/Composition
Algebra I or Accelerated Course
Geometry or Accelerated Course
Physical Science
Biology
United States History
Economics

20. Mark your Calendar October 26th- FAME Open House
November 8th-Progress Reports
Dec. 15th - 1st Semester ends
Jan. 3th - Return from Christmas Break
Jan. 5th - Report cards issued
February – Preparation for Spring Registration
February – March: AVID RECRUITMENT!!

21. Important Information
Check NMHS’s website for up to date information on events.
Parental Portal- check students grades and teachers
Freshman Remind 101: to 81010