1. 9 TH GRADE PARENT NIGHT OCTOBER 21, 2014

2. Contact Us Tim Scott, Principal (770) 651-6517 Cell (770) 778-7388 Megan Sharrow, 9 th grade AP(770) 651-6519 Andre Weaver, C&I, AD AP(770) 651-6632 Tiffany Boyle, Testing AP(770) 651-6523 Larry Moore, Facilities AP(770) 651-6573

3. Stay connected Website: www.DCTigers.com Parent Portal Facebook

4. Grading Breakdown : 50% Summative (Tests, Projects, etc) 30% Formative (Quizzes, Daily, Homeowrk, etc) 20% Final (EOC or SLO) Final grade in May Your child will bring home progress reports every 9 weeks. The only exception is 18 week classes (Health, PE) Classes failed, your child will retake

5. Testing End of Course Assessments (EOCs) Non-IB: Coordinate Algebra, Biology, and 9 th grade Lit IB: Coordinate Algebra and 9 th grade Lit Teachers will be offering opportunities for students to learn how to test online

6. Discipline This is not Middle School Current issues we are seeing: Dress Code Tardies to class and to school Minor issues we are seeing: Talking in class Cell phones

8. Ms. Sabrina Ellison-Brown A-E Ms. Sharlee Dunnavant F-J & Alternative Programs Ms. LaRosa Johnson K-Q Ms. Tameka Collins R-Z

9. Graduation Requirements Math (4 credits) : Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Advanced Algebra and 1 more core math class English (4 credits) 9 th Grade Literature, American Literature, and 2 other core English Language Arts credits Science (4 credits) Biology, Physical Science or Physics, either Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science or an AP/IB science course, and one additional science

10. Graduation Requirements Social Studies (3 credits) US History, World History, ½ credit of American Government and ½ of Economics CTAE/Foreign Languages/ Fine Arts (3 credits) Health and Personal Fitness (.5 credits each) General Electives (4 credits) Total of 23 credits

11. Graduation Requirements 10 th Grade11 th Grade12 th Grade 9 th Lit10 th LitAmerican Lit or AP LangBritish Lit or AP Lit Coordinate Algebra Analytic Geometry Advanced AlgebraAdditional Math BiologyPhys SciChem/Earth Syst/ Env Sci/Ap Additional Science Am GovtWorld HistoryU.S. HistoryEconomics Electives Two years of the same foreign language required by four year colleges and universities.

12. Georgia High School Graduation Beginning for Freshmen entering 2011 and later GA Writing test must be passed End of Course Tests count for 20% of final grades Required classes must be passed in order to graduate

13. Tutoring and Credit Recovery Opportunity for students who were previously unsuccessful in an academic class to recover the credit. The class does not replace the original class on the transcript and contains the full GPS content of the original class. E2020 Class time CHAMPS after school tutoring and credit recovery 4 days a week Requires application Mr. Grant Fossum is the contact person

14. Promotion Requirements Promoted to 10th Grade: 6 Units must include one (1) unit in Math and one (1) unit in English Promoted to 11th Grade: 12 Units must include two (2) units in Math, two (2) units in English, two (2) units in Science, and one (1) unit in Social Studies Promoted to 12th Grade: 18 Units must include three (3) units in Math, three (3) units in English, three (3) units in Science, and two (2) units in Social Studies

15. Grade Point Average Better known as GPA Is calculated from your final grade in a class and is permanent and non-negotiable. Georgia public 2 year and 4 year colleges and universities require at least a 2.0 GPA on academic classes This counts for English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language Classes (includes Psychology, Mythology, Modern Military Science, etc.) The more credits you have the harder it is to raise GPA significantly.

16. Grade Point Average Calculating your GPA A grades count as 4 points B grades count as 3 points C grades count as 2 points D grades count as 1 point F grades count as 0 points. DCHS calculates your GPA on all classes taken. This is not the same GPA that colleges and HOPE will calculate. A cumulative grade point average will be determined by using a four-point scale for all grades earned. Numeric grades are converted to the four-point scale, totaled, and divided by the total number of courses taken. The resulting number is to be rounded to the third decimal place. A helpful website for calculating GPA is http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm

20. Importance of Academic Rigor

21. HOPE Programs  Hope Scholarship  3.0 Core GPA (All Academic Classes)  4.0 Conversion  Honors and AP extra points taken off  Weight added only to AP and IB classes  Calculation done by Georgia Student Finance Commission  Pays 90% of tuition only  Zell Miller Scholarship  3.7 Core GPA (All Academic Classes)  Same as above but pays 100% of tuition only  Hope Grant  Used at Technical Colleges  Pays portion of tuition only  No GPA requirement  Diploma or Certificate programs

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