1. Seeing the Forest through the Trees:
Windsor Forest High School Earning Your Shield
Welcome to the Castle!

2. Freshman Academy Assistant Principal Freshman Academy Counselor
Administration
Derrick Butler
Building Principal
Jennifer Dobbins
Freshman Academy Assistant Principal
Michelle Williams
Freshman Academy Counselor

3. Graduation Day Earning Your Shield
Students need 24 units to graduate
Credits need to be earned in specific subject areas
Students are required to complete at least one career pathway
Students are required to complete 20 hours of community service by the completion of junior year.

4. Requirements for graduating High School
Required Area of Study1
Units Required
English Language Arts 4
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies 3
Health & Physical Education 1
World Language
3 College Prep Pathway or
Or 1 CTAE Pathway
CTAE Pathway
*(must be in approved sequence of courses)
4 CTAE Pathway only
Electives
5 College Prep Pathway Students
OR 3 CTAE Pathway Students
Total Minimum Units 24

5. Requirements for promotion to the 10th grade
Students must:
Earn 1 Credit in Mathematics
Earn 1 Credit in Science
Earn 1 Credit in Social Studies
Earn 1 Credit in Language Arts
Earn 1 Credit in an elective course

6. Students who enter Grade 9 in 2013-2014 and beyond are required to complete a Career Pathway.
There are four (4) Pathway Options:
CTAE (Career Technical and Agricultural)
4 units in a coherent sequence of CTAE courses leading to college readiness and a career readiness certificate endorsed by related industries
Advanced Academic
English, Math, Science, Social Studies
Fine Arts
Visual Arts, Theater, Music,
World Languages
French, Spanish

7. Georgia Milestones End of Course Study/Resource Guides
EOC Testing
Some of your courses have End Of Course Exams which are 20% of your final grade:
Algebra I
Biology
9th Grade Literature
Geometry
Physical Science
Georgia Milestones End of Course Study/Resource Guides 7

8. 9th Grade Course Rigor
Class of 2020 must have 4 rigor courses to be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship
What are the requirements?
Advanced Placement Language/Composition
Advanced Placement Language/Composition (American Literature/Composition)
IB Communication
IB English B SL
IB English B HL
Advanced Placement Literature/Composition
IB English 11 / IB English SL (American Literature)
IB English 12 / IB English HL (World Literarture)
Statistics*
IB Math Methods
IB Math Studies SL
IB Math SL
IB Math HL
GPS Advanced Algebra
GPS Pre-Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus AB
Calculus
Mathmatics III: Advanced Algebra / Statistics
Mathematics IV: Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry/Statistics
Accelerated Mathematics III: Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry/Statistics
Accelerated GPS Pre-Calculus
CCGPS Advanced Algebra
CCGPS Pre-Calculus
Accelerated CCGPS Pre-Calculus
IB Biology SL
IB Biology HL
IB Enviromental Systems
Human Anatomy/Physiology
Chemistry I
Physics I
AP World History
IB History of the Americas SL
IB 20th Century History
IB History of the Americas HL
IB French SL
IB French HL
French II
French III
French IV
IB Spanish SL
IB Spanish HL
Spanish II
Spanish III
Spanish IV

10. Tardies Lost Instructional Time
Possible missed work (i.e. Bellringers)
Class Disruptions
School Time Lost
Decreases potential success rate in class
Decreases on-time cohort graduation rate
If you have a yellow form in your folder. Please meet in room B3 after this session.

11. Helping Your Child Succeed

13. Support Structures for Students and Parents
After school tutorials
PBIS
RTI
Peer Mediation
Freshman Newsletters
Gear Up Program
Helpful websites for parents
UsaTestPrep.com
KhanAcademy.com
Teachertube.com
Weebly page:robidermath.weebly.com

14. Please remember to visit our schools website for up to date information.
You may also schedule an appointment with the counseling office for specific student needs.
WELCOME TO THE CASTLE!