9th Grade PEPAcademic Planning

Overview1. Review credits, GPA, and transcripts2. Review individual students’ transcripts

o Option 1: Print and distribute transcripts by classo Option 2: Have students log onto student portal

3. Play jeopardy game to review graduation requirements

4. Complete Naviance career & PS survey (if students haven’t done so already). Review Career Cluster results, if necessary.

5. Introduce Naviance course planner and completed 4-year course plan

Credit Review• Students earn credits by passing a class (receiving

an A, B, C, or D)• For each standard one-semester course students’

pass, they earn 5 creditso (Courses may be worth more or less than five credits,

depending on several factors, including how often the course meets.)

• If students fail (earn an F) in a course, they do NOT earn any credits and will need to repeat the course

• Freshman MUST pass Intro to Lit & Comp and Algebra 1 AND earn at least 30-35 credits per semester to be considered on-track to graduate.

Transcript Review

What grade is this student?- 9th grade

How many semesters has he/she completed so far?- 1 semester

How many days has the student been absent? Tardy?- Absent 64.5; Tardy

13

Transcript ReviewWhat does GPA stand for?- Grade Point AverageWhat is this student’s GPA?- .429How can we calculate this ourselves?1. Assign grades a point value

(A=4; B=3; C=3; D=1; F=0)2. Add up all the point values3. Divide by the number of classesWhich classes do we include?- All, except Student Assistant &

9th Grade Academy b/c they have no weight assigned toward GPA.

Lets get started!Algebra 1 F = Algebra I lab F = Earth Science D = Geography F = Intro to Lit F = Intro to Lit lab D = Team Sports D =

/ by ___ = 7

00100103 .429

Transcript ReviewHow many credits has the student earned so far?- 17.5 + 2.5 = 20 credits

Let’s try to calculate this for ourselves. Class Credits earned Algebra 1 Algebra 1 lab Earth Science Geography Into to Lit Intro to Lit Lab Team Sports Student Assistant 9th Grade Academy

Is this student on-track to graduate?- No, need to pass Intro to

Lit, Algebra 1, AND earn at least 30-35 credits to be on-track

These 2 classes are unique because they only offer 2.5 credits

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Transcript Review via Student Portal

From here, you can view your attendance, grades, & other important information to help you stay on-track.

1) Click “Grades”

2) Click “GPA & Transcript Access”

3) Click “DPS Transcript”

Review your Transcript

• Find your GPA• Find your total credits• Find your days absent …tardy

• Are you on-track?o Is so, what do you need to continue doing to stay on-track?o If not, what do you need to do differently to get back on-track? Talk to

your parent(s), teachers, and counselor. Ask for their guidance in helping you create a plan to get back on-track.

Graduation Requirement Review

240 credits to graduate!

Academic Record

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200 200

400 400

300

400

CREDITS CLASSES REQUIRE-MENTS

GETTING INVOLVED

300 300 300

200

400

200

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Row 1, Col 1

This is how many credits you need to graduate.

What is 240?

1,2

This is an elective that may be fulfilled by taking MarchingBand or ROTC.

What is PE or Physical Education?

1,3

These are the subjects you need to take and pass 40 credits of to graduate.

What are Language Arts and Math?

1,4

Football, basketball, volleyball,tennis, wrestling and swimmingare a few examples.

What are DPS athletics?

2,1

This is how many creditsa one-semester class is worth.

What is 5?

2,2

This is the math class most freshman take.

What is Algebra 1?

2,3

These are the subjectsyou need to take and pass30 credits of to graduate.

What are Science and Social Studies?

2,4

Speech and Debate, ForeignLanguage, Chess, Yearbookand Future Business Leaders of Americaare a few examples.

What are clubs/activities?

3,1

This is how many creditsyou need to take(on average) each year.

What is 60?

3,2

This is the social studies classyou should take your sophomore year.

What is US History?

3,3

These are the courses you Need to take a total of 100 Credits to graduate.

What are Electives?

3,4

The group elected from the student body to serveas representatives to help govern the school.

What is student council/government?

4,1

This is how many credits you earnwhen you earn an F in a class.

What is zero?

4,2

This is the English or Language Arts class you should take your freshman year.

What is Introduction to Literature and Composition?

4,3

This is the requirement that art, music, and/or CTE (Career and Technical Education) fulfills.

What is Fine Arts?

4,4

Homecoming and Promare examples.

What are dances?

Naviance Career, PS, & 4-Year Course Plan• Open a new tab and log-in to Naviance using the

following Username and Password

Student ID #

mmddyy

Click, “Log In”

If you haven’t done so already…

Career & PS Survey

• Click “about me”

• Click “dps career & postsecondary goal survey 2012-13”

• Complete the survey and click

(Click to next slide, if you need help logging onto CIC to view your Career Cluster results)

• Go to www.collegeincolorado.org if you need to review your Career Cluster quiz results to complete the survey.

• Sign in using the information below:

Click “Sign In”

(dps + student ID number)(6 digit birthday, mmddyy)

dps482679040900

Click “Learn About Yourself”

Click “Career Cluster

Survey”

Click “See your results now”

4-Year Course Plan1) Click the “courses” tab

2) Click “manage my course plans”

4-Year Course Plan

3) Select one of the requirements to the left to view all available courses 4) Add the courses you have passed or are currently taking. Add any classes you plan to take over the next 4 years. Be sure that your plan adds up to 240 credits and meets all graduation requirements. 5) For each course you select, click to add the course to your plan.

2) Click “Create new draft plan”

1) Click to “add a new plan”

4-Year Plan Credit Check

• Click “review & finalize” to review your course plan

• Check to see that the credits in your plan meet the credits required for graduation.

Subject Required Credits My total credits?

English 40 credits (4 units)

Math 40 credits (4 units)

Social Studies 30 credits (3 units)

Science 30 credits (3 units)

PE/ROTC 10 credits (1 unit)Electives 90 credits (9

units)