GRADUATING CLASS OF2018

PARENT MEETINGSEPTEMBER 10TH, 2014

State Requirements

English Language Arts 4 units Health ½

unit Mathematics 4 units Physical Education ½

unit Science 3 units Social Studies 3

units Electives 5 units

Brookville Requirements

21st Century Technology ½ unit Fine Arts 1 unit Personal Economics 1 unit

Community Service Freshmen - 5 hours Juniors - 15 hours Sophomores - 10 hours Seniors - 20 hours

New for Class of 2018 OGT - Gone End of Course Exams (EOC)

Algebra I, Geometry Physical Science American History, American Government English I, English II

• Two testing sessions – February and April Scored 1-5

Limited, Basic, Proficient, Accelerated, Advanced

And meet one of the following three:

1) Earn a cumulative passing score on seven end-of-course exams. The scores will be set by the State Board of Education.

2) Earn a “remediation-free” score on a nationally recognized college admission exam such as ACT or SAT. The state of Ohio will pay for all 11th-grade students in the Class of 2018 and beyond to take the exam free of charge.

3) Earn a State Board of Education-approved, industry-recognized credential or a state-issued license for practice in a career and achieve a score that demonstrates workforce readiness and employability on a job skills assessment. (MVCTC)

For further information log on to the Ohio Department of Education

College & Career Ready

PSAT – Pre SAT•Freshmen option - $14

Contact Mrs. Donati by Sept 18th

Aspire – Pre ACT•All freshmen

October Test DatesSchool & Family Report in

December

WHY?

WHY NOT?

2014-2015 DISTRICT AND BUILDING GOALS

Successfully implement all new State of Ohio grade level assessments. Following implementation, staff, students and parents will be surveyed to determine participant’s sense of preparedness. Survey results will be used in future district practices.

Successfully explore and report upon the necessary steps for preparing to double the amount of high school students receiving college credit in the 2015-16 school year. Completion date: January 9, 2015

  Successfully study and report upon the value of our class

offerings in courses that are elective or outside core content. The study will include possible alternatives. Completion date: January 9, 2015

District Goals Continued

Learn to Earn  The district will have 93% of all 9th grade students successfully completing

Algebra I or the equivalent and English 9.* 95% of all first year 9th grade students successfully

completing five high school credits which include one each in math, science and language arts.* 

Each class will make one campus visit per year between grades 7 and 10. 

In this graduating class and thereafter, 95% of all graduates will be accepted into an accredited post-secondary education program.

  *Note: Successfully complete means a grade of C or better.

What does the future hold?http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

Not too early to think about the future… College Credit Plus (formerly PSEO)

Dual Credit

Advanced Placement (AP)

Miami Valley Career Technology Center

Trade/Technical School

2 or 4 year traditional college

College/Career Readiness Assessments• 9th-ACT Aspire• 10th- Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)• 11th- PSAT and ACT

Exam Waivers

1st semester• Everyone takes all exams – no waivers

2nd semester Waiver possibility

• All A’s in a class each & every quarter – Waive that exam

Waiver possibility• 5 or fewer days of absence• 2 or fewer late arrivals (tardy)/quarter

Maximum two (2) exams Maintain standards through 4th quarter Absences must have proper

documentation Projects & Semester classes do not

qualify for waivers

Communicationhttp://www.brookvilleschools.org/

Friday Bulletin

Calendar of Events/Menu

Faculty List/Websites/Blue Blazer(email address/website links)

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Progress Book

PROGRESS BOOK• Previous logins are active

• Change password/Link Accounts/Sign up for Alerts

• Check Grades/Attendance/Eligibility

• View Schedule

• Monitor Homework

• Provide Parent email for school communication

HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED

Be interested: Show that academic progress is important to you. Be active in your child’s life and get involved!

Set clear expectations and discuss them with your

child.

Offer to help with homework or projects, but don’t take over or do more than is necessary. It is their responsibility to complete it to the best of their ability.

Listen: Know what your child is doing.

Encourage your child to be involved in all aspects of school-academics, athletics, and activities.

TIPS FOR A BETTER FRESHMAN YEAR Continued

Monitor and prioritize nonacademic activities-TV, phone(texting), internet(sites/social networking),job…make sure they have enough time devoted to school.

Have your child in school whenever possible. Lots of absences, unless truly ill, will send the wrong message and negatively impact their progress. It is the student’s responsibility to see their teacher to get make up work!!!

Set realistic goals. If you fail to plan…you plan to fail….

Hold your child accountable.

Encourage your child to step up where they can be successful and step in for them for more complicated or overwhelming interventions.

DATES TO REMEMBER

September 18th: Star Day( 1:00 dismissal) September 19th: SWAP Day September 26th: Interims Distributed October 4th: Clash of the Classes 5:00 pm October 7th: Coffee with the Counselors October 8th: Homecoming Parade/Bonfire 6:30 pm October 10th: Homecoming Football Game October 11th: Homecoming Dance 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm October 13th: Teacher In-service/No School for Students October 22nd: First Nine Weeks Ends October 31st: Grade Cards Distributed/School Fees November 3rd/6th: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-8:00

Coffee with the Counselors• Communication between home, school and the

community • Topics may include career planning, test taking skills,

and technology to name a few• These will be held in the high school office at 7:15

a.m.

• Dates: October 7th

December 9th

April 14th

HELPFUL WEBSITES

http://education.ohio.gov/

http://www.actstudent.org/

http://sat.collegeboard.org/