The Road The Road to to

GraduationGraduation88thth Grade Parent Meeting Grade Parent Meeting

The Road to GraduationThe Road to Graduation

Four year journey Four year journey High school scheduling and creditsHigh school scheduling and credits Graduation requirements for studentsGraduation requirements for students EOCT?? GHSGT?? What do these mean? EOCT?? GHSGT?? What do these mean? AdvisementAdvisement Career PathwaysCareer Pathways Student expectationsStudent expectations

High School SchedulingHigh School Scheduling

The Road to Graduation from high school The Road to Graduation from high school begins when the student enters the 9begins when the student enters the 9thth grade. grade.

Students are scheduled for 8 classes per Students are scheduled for 8 classes per school year.school year.

Students complete 4 classes in the fall Students complete 4 classes in the fall semester and 4 new classes in the spring. semester and 4 new classes in the spring.

Each class is worth 1 Carnegie Unit.Each class is worth 1 Carnegie Unit.

High School CreditsHigh School Credits

GradeGrade How manyHow manycredits cancredits canyou earn?you earn?

99thth 88

1010thth 1616

1111thth 2424

1212thth 3232

Credits needed to Credits needed to be promoted to be promoted to the next gradethe next grade

66

1313

2020

2828

Jackson County Jackson County Graduation RequirementsGraduation Requirements

Course ContentCourse Content RequirementsRequirements

EnglishEnglish 4 units4 units

MathematicsMathematics 4 units4 units

ScienceScience 4 units4 units

Social StudiesSocial Studies 4 units4 units

PE/HealthPE/Health 1 unit1 unit

PathwayPathway

Fine Arts OR Career/Technical/Agricultural OR Fine Arts OR Career/Technical/Agricultural OR Foreign Language*Foreign Language*

**2 units of foreign language required for 2 units of foreign language required for admissions to Georgia University Systemadmissions to Georgia University System Colleges/UniversitiesColleges/Universities

3 units3 units

Additional ElectivesAdditional Electives 8 units8 units

The Road to Success The Road to Success

Provides great opportunities: Provides great opportunities:

GPA = Money GPA = Money

Greater schedule choice and flexibility Greater schedule choice and flexibility

Opportunity to earn advance credits and Opportunity to earn advance credits and certificationcertification

Standardized Testing at the High School Level:Standardized Testing at the High School Level: End of Course Tests (EOCT) End of Course Tests (EOCT)

Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT)Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) EOCTs count 15% of the student’s final grade in the course.EOCTs count 15% of the student’s final grade in the course.

All EJCHS courses have EOCTs. All EJCHS courses have EOCTs. Ten content areas have state-mandated EOCTs.Ten content areas have state-mandated EOCTs. 99thth grade students will take a state-mandated EOCT in Math I, grade students will take a state-mandated EOCT in Math I,

Biology and English I at the end of the course (either December or Biology and English I at the end of the course (either December or May).May).

The GHSGT and the GHSWT are given for the first time in the 11The GHSGT and the GHSWT are given for the first time in the 11 thth grade year.grade year.

The GHSGT has 5 sections--English, math, science, social studies, The GHSGT has 5 sections--English, math, science, social studies, and writing. The GHSGT tests content covered in grades 9-11.and writing. The GHSGT tests content covered in grades 9-11.

All students in Georgia schools must pass all sections of the All students in Georgia schools must pass all sections of the GHSGT (including the GHSWT) in order to receive a diploma.GHSGT (including the GHSWT) in order to receive a diploma.

Beginning with the graduating class of 2011, students who have not Beginning with the graduating class of 2011, students who have not passed all 5 sections of the graduation test will not be allowed to passed all 5 sections of the graduation test will not be allowed to participate in graduation activities.participate in graduation activities.

AdvisementAdvisement Advisement appointments will take place in either the EJCHS Media Advisement appointments will take place in either the EJCHS Media

Center. You will receive an appointment letter with a time, date, and Center. You will receive an appointment letter with a time, date, and location. Appointments will be in January and are set up in 20 minute location. Appointments will be in January and are set up in 20 minute increments. It is important that you are on time so that we stay on increments. It is important that you are on time so that we stay on schedule.schedule.

Please come prepared! Your students will been given advisement Please come prepared! Your students will been given advisement materials and will be working with their 8materials and will be working with their 8 thth grade advisors in order to grade advisors in order to be prepared. They should come to the appointment already knowing be prepared. They should come to the appointment already knowing what electives they wish to take next year. what electives they wish to take next year.

Academic placement will be determined based on your student’s Academic placement will be determined based on your student’s placement test scores. placement test scores.

Students should make selections carefully because schedules will not Students should make selections carefully because schedules will not be changed when students’ course requests are met. The master be changed when students’ course requests are met. The master schedule is not flexible enough to allow for “I changed my mind” schedule is not flexible enough to allow for “I changed my mind” scenarios.scenarios.

Students cannot “try out” Honors and AP level classes. If students Students cannot “try out” Honors and AP level classes. If students sign up, they are in the course for the entire semester.sign up, they are in the course for the entire semester.

Preparing for SuccessPreparing for Success

OrganizationOrganization

Homework – EverydayHomework – Everyday

Be Involved – Ask Questions Be Involved – Ask Questions

Get Help – Help SessionsGet Help – Help Sessions

Communication – Email, Phone, Infinite Communication – Email, Phone, Infinite CampusCampus

Don’t Quit!Don’t Quit!

Choose your Career Pathway!

Architecture, Construction, Communications &

Transportation

Arts & Humanities

Arts & Humanities Pathways

Foreign LanguagePerforming Arts

Visual Arts

Architecture, Construction, Communications & Transportation

Pathways

Architectural Drawing & DesignBroadcast/Video Production

Construction

Business & Computer Science Pathways

Administrative & Information SupportComputing

Interactive Media Business&

Computer Science

Family & Consumer Sciences Pathways

Nutrition & Food ScienceEarly Childhood Education

Government &

Public Safety

Government & Public Safety Pathway

JROTC – Army

Healthcare Science

Healthcare Science Pathway

Therapeutic Services-Nursing

Agriculture

Agriculture Pathways

Agricultural MechanicsAnimal Science

Plant Science/Horticulture

Family & Consumer Science

Jackson County School System

EnglishEnglishEnglish IEnglish I English I HonorsEnglish I Honors Course is open to all studentsCourse is open to all students Course is open to students with a teacher Course is open to students with a teacher

recommendationrecommendation

Curriculum: LiteratureCurriculum: LiteratureMemoir (1)Memoir (1)Novel (1)Novel (1)Drama (1)Drama (1)Myth/Epic (1)Myth/Epic (1)Poetry (5-8)Poetry (5-8)Short Story (3-5)Short Story (3-5)Non-Fiction Works (5-8)Non-Fiction Works (5-8)

Curriculum: WritingCurriculum: WritingExpository: (2)Expository: (2)Persuasion: (1)Persuasion: (1)Technical: (2)Technical: (2)Response to Literature: (5)Response to Literature: (5)

Curriculum: LiteratureCurriculum: LiteratureMemoir (1-2)Memoir (1-2)Novel (2-3)Novel (2-3)Drama (1-2)Drama (1-2)Myth/Epic (1)Myth/Epic (1)Poetry (8-10)Poetry (8-10)Short Story (5-8)Short Story (5-8)Non-Fiction Works (30+)Non-Fiction Works (30+)

Curriculum: WritingCurriculum: WritingExpository: Literary Analysis (5-8)Expository: Literary Analysis (5-8)Persuasion: Speech (1)Persuasion: Speech (1)Technical: Variety (7-10)Technical: Variety (7-10)Response to Literature: Variety (8-10)Response to Literature: Variety (8-10)

ExpectationsExpectationsReading and writing assignments are Reading and writing assignments are done both in and out of classdone both in and out of class

ExpectationsExpectationsMajority of reading and writing Majority of reading and writing assignments are done outside of class for assignments are done outside of class for homework homework Time in class is used for discussion and Time in class is used for discussion and extension activitiesextension activities

What is different about 9What is different about 9thth grade mathematics?grade mathematics?

2008-2009: implementation of the new Georgia 2008-2009: implementation of the new Georgia Performance Standards in Mathematics and the Performance Standards in Mathematics and the new graduation rule (4 math courses required for new graduation rule (4 math courses required for ALL students).ALL students).

All students will take Mathematics I or Accelerated All students will take Mathematics I or Accelerated Mathematics I.Mathematics I.

Math course will be paired with Math Support I if it Math course will be paired with Math Support I if it is determined that the student needs additional help is determined that the student needs additional help in Math. This will be determined based each in Math. This will be determined based each student’s math placement test scores.student’s math placement test scores.

ScienceScience Biology/Honors BiologyBiology/Honors Biology

Biology is divided in 4 units – each unit Biology is divided in 4 units – each unit is graded independentlyis graded independently

Cell – 20%Cell – 20% Heredity – 20%Heredity – 20% Evolution/Classification/Organisms – Evolution/Classification/Organisms –

20%20% Ecology – 15%Ecology – 15%

Social StudiesSocial Studies

99thth Grade – Government/Citizenship or Grade – Government/Citizenship or

AP Government/Citizenship AP Government/Citizenship

1010thth Grade - World History or Honors/AP Grade - World History or Honors/AP

1111thth Grade – American History of Honors/AP Grade – American History of Honors/AP

1212thth Grade – Economics or Honors/AP Grade – Economics or Honors/AP

Questions?Questions?

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