north atlanta high school 9 th grade parent night monday, september 21, 2015 6:00 – 7:30 p.m
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NORTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL
9TH GRADE PARENTNIGHT
• Monday, September 21, 2015
• 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
AgendaWelcome – Meredith Kaltman9th Grade: What to Expect Core Classes
Processes & Procedures
9th Grade Counselor Graduation Requirements
Milestone Assessments
How to calculate GPA
Academic Recovery and Tutorial Options
Tips for Success
AP Information
IB Information
Q & AParent Questionnaire
Freshmen Administrative Team•Curtis Douglass, Principal
•Meredith Kaltman, 9th Grade Academy [email protected]
•Follow @NAHS9th on Twitter
•Remind messages- Text @nahs9th to 678-249-3807
•Kaye Boykin, Class of 2019 School [email protected]
•Remind messages- Text @nahs-2019 to 81010
Processes and ProceduresAttendance Information Kyra Jackson – 404-802-4714
Check In/Check Out
Contacting your child Call the school at 404-802-4700
Students can use the phone in the Academy Office
DO NOT text or call your child’s cell phone!
Medical Needs All medicines, including over the counter medicine, must be signed
into the nurse’s office, with a completed medical form
Nurse cannot provide medicines to students otherwise.
Processes and Procedures
Parent Conferences – If meeting with 3 or more teachers Held every other Wednesday (2nd and 4th)
Schedule on Sign-up Genius
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d49aaa72d6-freshmen
Parent Conferences – With just one or two teachers Contact the teacher directly to schedule the meeting
If no response after 48 business hours, contact Ms. Kaltman
Tutoring/Office Hours Each teacher sets their own time
Work with the teacher if that time is not convenient
How Can I Check My Grades, Attendance, Test Scores, etc.?
Check on your child’s academic progress:
Campus Portal For Parents (CPP)CPP Login Page:
https://ic.apsk12.org/portal
Parents may pick up username/passwords from the registrar’s office with photo ID
Class of 2019
Overview of the Freshmen Year
•Graduation Requirements•Core/College Testing Requirements•Academic Recovery/Support/Acceleration•College/Career Planning•Individual Graduation Plan
Areas of Study:Units Required
English/Language Arts * 4Mathematics* 4Science* 4Social Studies* 3 ½ Modern Language/Latin* 2
CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or World Lang. 1Health and Physical Education* 1 ½Community Service ½Required 20 ½ Electives (2 units related to thematic pathway) 3 ½
Total Units (Minimum) 24
•Required Courses and/or Core Courses
Graduation Rule (Atlanta Public Schools)
How Do I Receive Credit?
• 8 classes each semester = 16 classes each school year
• ½ credit for each class passed with a 70 or higher = • 4 credits/units for each semester • = 8 credits/units each year• = 24 credits needed to graduate
• No credit is received for earning an F and the course must be taken again if it is an academic course required to graduate
Promotions
Grade Placement RequirementsClass of 2019
10th Grade 6 units (4 must be from core)11th Grade 12 units (8 must be from core)12th Grade 18 units (12 must be from core)
English/Language Arts
4 units of English/Language Arts required, including:• 1 unit of 9th Grade Literature and Composition
• 1 unit of American Literature and Composition or AP Language or IB English SL
• 2 additional units
Mathematics
Four units of credit in mathematics shall be required of all students, to include:• Coordinate Algebra or Algebra I or the equivalent,
• Analytic Geometry or Geometry or the equivalent,
• Advanced Algebra or Algebra II or the equivalent, and
• One Additional Unit to be selected from the list of GSE/AP/IB/dual enrollment designated courses.
NOTE: Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/Analytic Geometry A and Accelerated Analytic Geometry B/Advanced Algebra include the standards of Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Advanced Algebra. At the present time, these are the only equivalent courses for Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Advanced Algebra. Accelerated Algebra I/Geometry A and Accelerated Geometry B/Algebra II include the standards of Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. At the present time, these are the only equivalent courses for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.
Science
4 units of Science required, including:• 1 unit of Biology (can be AP/IB)
• 1 unit of Physical Science or Physics (AP/IB)
• 1 unit of Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, or an AP/IB course
• 1 unit of a 4th science, including any AP/IB, academic science, or career tech science (ex: Agricultural Science)
•4th science unit may be used to meet both the science and elective requirements.
Social Studies
3 units of Social Studies required, including:• 1 unit of World History or AP
• 1 unit of United States History or AP/IB
• ½ unit of American Government/Civics
• ½ unit of Economics or AP
*APS requires an additional ½ unit of World Geography (AP Human Geography counts for this ½ unit)
Testing Requirements:
• Student Learning Objective Assessments (SLOs) and GA Milestone
• PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, PSAT/NMSQT and SAT or ACT• Career Interest Inventories/ASVAB• AP/IB Testing
Pathway Completion
Pathway Requirements (3) All Atlanta Public High School graduates are encouraged to complete a specialized area of study. Students can choose to complete a pathway in one or more of the following areas: •CTAE • Audio/Video, Technology & Film• Business & Technology• Graphic Design• Web & Digital Design
•Advanced Academics •Fine Arts •World Languages
What options do NAHS students have?
Dual Academic Course Credit
ACCELGeorgia State University
Kennesaw State UniversityGeorgia Perimeter College
Atlanta Metropolitan CollegeGeorgia Highland College
Dual Technical
Course Credit
HOPE GrantAtlanta
Metropolitan College
GA PiedmontChattahoochee
Tech
Advanced Placement Courses
North Atlanta High School
InternationalBaccalaureate
ProgramNorth Atlanta High School
Residential ProgramsThe Advanced Academy of Georgia on the campus of the University of
West Georgia
The Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science at Middle Georgia College
•AP or IB DP: high school credit and may earn college credit based on examination score for AP and internal assessment with exam scores for IB DP•Dual enrollment/Accel-academic courses: High school and college credit•Dual enrollment/HOPE Grant Technical program: High school and college credit•Move on When Ready: Full time college courses: high school and college credit•Residential Programs: High school and college credit at The Advanced Academy of Georgia on the campus of the University of West Georgia or The Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science at Middle Georgia College
How can I get college credit while in high school?
• All AP/IB DP courses undergo a rigorous audit by the College Board or the International Baccalaureate Program to ensure that each course complies with standards agreed upon.
• As a fail-safe, AP/IB DP students are encouraged to take a standardized test at the end of the academic year so there can be no question as to the quality of coursework and student performance.
• Because all AP/IB DP courses are accountable to the same expectations, college admission counselors can be relatively confident in the quality of instruction.
Do colleges prefer AP/IB DP over Dual Enrollment college classes?
• With college dual enrollment courses, however, admissions professionals are left to make educated guesses about the rigor and quality of specific programs with limited knowledge of the course material and no standardized exam.
• This might not present as troublesome a problem regionally, but schools receiving applications from across the country can’t afford to individually investigate every dual enrollment course they come across.
• Carefully weigh when choosing between taking a course as AP/IB DP or Dual Enrollment college course.
Do colleges prefer AP/IB DP over Dual Enrollment college classes?
Advanced Placement ®: The Basicshttp://www.collegeboard.org/
• AP® courses are college-level courses offered in high school.
• Courses reflect what is taught in top introductory college courses
• Students take AP Exams at the end of the course, measuring their mastery of college-level work
• A score of 3 or higher on an AP exam can typically earn students college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college
Why Take AP® Courses
Advantages of AP® Courses
• Rigorous coursework prepares students for college level courses
• Students can choose which courses to take (typically student’s strengths)
• Possible College Credit (dependent on exam results and university decision)
• Time management skills must exist, but students have more flexibility with time
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)www.ibo.org/
•North Atlanta is a school wide Authorized IB World School
•In grades 9 and 10, we partner with Sutton to offer years 4 and 5 of the Middle Years Programme
•In grades 11 and 12, students have the option to participate in the Diploma Programme
• 80 average in all core classes, including world language
• Successful completion of the Personal Project
Community Service
GivingPoint - Ms. Nyaboke Machini, Director of Community Outreach•Students are required to complete seventy-five (75) clock hours of volunteer service to the community. •The volunteer service must be completed with a non-profit organization approved by the Atlanta Public Schools. •The volunteer service is to be completed during the period of time between the end of the eighth and eleventh grades.9th Grade Year = 25 hours10th Grade Year = 25 hours11th Grade Year = 25 hours
Class of 2019 HOPE RigorStudent must receive at least four credits in courses from
the following categories, prior to graduating from high school:1. Advanced math, such as Advanced algebra and trigonometry, math III, or
an equivalent or higher course;2. Advanced science, such as chemistry, physics, biology II, or an equivalent or
higher course;3. Advanced Placement courses in core subjects (English, math, science, social
studies, and foreign language);4. International Baccalaureate courses in core subjects (English, math,
science, social studies and foreign language);5. Dual credit courses in Core subjects taken during Dual Credit Enrollment at
an Eligible Postsecondary Institution;6. Courses taken at a unit of the University System of Georgia in core subjects
(English, math, science, social studies and foreign language) where such courses are not remedial and developmental courses; or
7. Advanced foreign language courses.
Goal of Advisement
Improved attendanceIncreased graduation rate/reduced drop-out rateIncreased number of students attending post-secondary education
“Students who make the connection between their academic coursework and future goals are more likely to graduate from high school, complete post-secondary education and succeed in the workplace.”
Source: America’s Career Resource Network Association, January 2006.
POSTSECONDARY OPTIONS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GA Futures (GA College 411)
• Work• Military• Technical College• Apprentice Programs• College
Remember – decision making is a PROCESS, not an event
Evening School
Evening School (Crim H.S.) •Students may enrolled in only one course per term if graduating during current year. •$145.00/per course
Academic Recovery/Support/Acceleration
Graduation Coach, Michelle JonesGeorgia High School Graduation Rate? 71.3%Gates Research on Drop-outs
Almost one-third of all public high school students fail to graduate with their class
47%: classes were boring, not engaging69%: not motivated to work hard66%: would have worked harder if more was demandedoAtlanta Virtual SchooloTutorialoAcceleration/ MOWR
Guide 2 Success
•Get organized!Keep up with books, homework, agendas,
etc.Make lists and check it off.
•Manage time!Plan ahead. (Meet deadlines)Have a schedule.
• Study!•Ask for help when needed!•Attend school regularly!•Get involved! (Sports, Clubs/Organizations, Fine Arts)
Read…Read…Read!
Enroll in challenging courses
Earn excellent grades
HOPE Scholarship
Connect with your advisor, school counselor, and graduation coach.
Q & A
Parent Questionnaire