1. Rising 9 th Grade Orientation March 16, 2015 WELCOME PARENTS & STUDENTS!!! 1

2. Introduction Principal ◦ Lisa Arnold Assistant Principals ◦ Cheri Long ◦ Herbie Adams CTE Director 2 Please feel free to contact any of us at 727-2620 Counselors: Priscilla Davis Bridgette Hackett

3. English – 4 Credits English I (Regular, CP, or Honors ) … 1 credit English II (Regular, CP, or Honors) … 1 credit English III (Regular, Honors or AP). 1 credit English IV (Regular, Honors or AP) … 1 credit 3

4. Math – 4 credits Algebra I (Regular or Advanced ). 1 credit Geometry ( Regular or Honors ) … 1 credit Algebra II (Regular or Honors) … 1 credit Upper Level Math …………… 1 credit *State of Tennessee mandates that one math credit is earned every year. 4

5. Math Continued Advanced Algebra I students will be required to take Honors Geometry & Honors Algebra II STEM Math (Students who score above a 19 on the ACT = Dual Probability & Statistics, Dual Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus) Bridge Math (Students who have not earned a 19 on the ACT by the beginning of their senior year) 5

6. Science – 4 credits Freshman Science ………… 1 credit Physical World Concepts (Regular or Honors) Agriscience Chemistry or Physics (Regular or Honors) ………1 credit Biology I (Regular or Honors )… 1 credit Science Elective …………… 1 credit 6

7. Social Studies – 3 credits World History, AP Human Geography or World Geography(reg. or AP)…. 1 credit U.S. History ( Regular or Dual) …1 credit Economics/Government ……… 1 credit 7

8. PE, Wellness & Personal Finance – 2 credits Wellness ……………….. 1 credit Physical Education………0.5 credit Personal Finance ……….0.5 credit 8 **Everyone will take Physical education & personal finance during their sophomore year

9. Fine Arts & Foreign Language – 3 credits Fine Art ………………. 1 credit Art Band Drama Foreign Language … 2 credits (same) Spanish Latin 9 *The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements may be waived for students who are sure they are not going to attend College – Parents must sign form

10. SEMINAR/RTI 30 minutes per day Study Hall – work on homework or get tutoring EOC Practice – students chosen based on TVAAS predictions (bubble students) RTI – Determined by Explore score and JCMS grades – math/reading intervention time 10

11. Six Year Plans Counselors will meet with students to develop a six-year plan for each rising 9 th grader. This plan includes the following: Course sequence for all four years of high school Recommended electives PS - We promise to use a pencil!! 11

12. Focus of Study – 3 credits Students completing a focus of study must complete 3 credits in one of the following areas: CTE focus Fine Art Elective Focus Math & Science elective focus (above the required courses) AP Focus (college credits) Dual Enrollment (college credits) 12

13. CTE Program of Study Students must complete 3 credits in the same “Program of Study” area: Agriculture Science Automotive Technology Business/Computer Technology Culinary Arts Construction Technology Health Science Criminal Justice 13

14. Advanced Placement Courses offered AP Human Geography – Freshman AP World History - Sophomores AP Biology – Juniors & Seniors AP Physics – Seniors AP Chemistry – Seniors AP English – Juniors and Seniors AP Psychology – Juniors & Seniors AP Calculus – Seniors 14

15. Students with Disabilities Requires a math class each year achieving at least Algebra IA, Algebra IB, Geometry A & Geometry B Requires 4 credits in science with either agriscience or physical world concepts, Biology A, Biology B and one additional lab science 15

16. JCHS Diploma The Johnson County Board of Education requires 28 credits to graduate with a JCHS Diploma This gives students approximately 6 extra elective credits to take 16

17. “Move On” We use Intervention course for all Failures PLATO web-based curriculum (very hard) 70 is the highest score you can obtain Students will not be making up courses in a “sit-down” class 17

18. Testing The following courses will have End of Course exams which will make-up 25% of the 2 nd 9 weeks grade: English I, English II, English III Biology Chemistry Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry US History 10 th grade PLAN 11 th grade ACT Both tests are very important!! 18

19. JCHS utilizes a Block Schedule Students take 4 classes each semester, for a total of 8 classes per year. Block classes are 85 minutes each. RTI/Seminar time 30 minutes each day. Students can take up to 32 classes during their high school career. 19

20. Bell Schedule 1 st – 8:10 – 9:40 (90 minutes) 2 nd 9:45 – 11:10 (85 minutes) 3 rd 11:10 – 1:10 (120 minutes) 1 st lunch 11:10 – 11:40 2 nd lunch 11:40 – 12:10 3 rd lunch 12:10 – 12:40 RTI 1:15 – 1:45 (30 minutes) 4 th 1:50 – 3:15 (85 minutes) 2/21/201220

21. Sample Block Schedule for a 9 th Grader 21 Period1 st Semester2 nd Semester 1ElectiveFreshman Science 2Algebra IAAlgebra IB 3English ILifetime Wellness RTI/Seminar 4World HistoryElective

22. Presidential Academic Excellence Award Criteria for JCHS Seniors: Must score at the 85 th Percentile or higher in reading/language arts (29) OR math (27) on the ACT GPA of 3.5 or higher Complete a rigorous curriculum in high school Students must not have had any of the following disciplinary actions: ESC, Out-of- School Suspensions, and/or Court Appearances 22

23. Attendance at JCHS Students can miss 4 days in each class (excused or unexcused). Upon missing their 5 th day, they must make up their time in order to pass the class. They can do this by staying after school, coming in before school, or attending Saturday school. There are NO exceptions to this policy & students need to make up their time as soon as they miss the class. 23

24. Late to School Tardy Policy (per Semester) 1 st Tardy = Warning 2 nd Tardy = Call Home 3 rd Tardy or more = lunch detention for every tardy or early dismissal **Each teacher has their own Late to Class Policy** 24

25. Grading Scale A ……….93-100 B ……….85-92 C ……….75-84 D ……….70-74 F ………..0-69 25 **3 points are added to honors & dual classes only. However, with dual classes the 3 points are taken off before sending to VHCC **5 points are added to AP courses

26. Grade Clarification Sophomore ……… 6 credits Junior …………… 12 credits Senior …………... 20 credits 26

27. TN Educational Lottery Scholarships and Tennessee Promise To qualify you must have: 3.0 GPA OR 21 ACT Composite Tennessee Promise all students are eligible!!! 27

28. Registration Meetings Ms. Lonna Smith will be going over the registration guides with ALL 8 th grade students Turn in your registration sheets to Ms. Smith no later than Wed, March 18 Report JCHS on March 20 – Escorted by upper classman 28

29. Freshman Kick-Off July 24, 2015 Friday 11:00am – 2:00pm 29

30. Tours 30 THANK YOU!!!!! Last Name Begin in CTE Begin Main AB MN CD OP EF QR GH ST IJ UV KL WXYZ WXYZ