Preparing for High School

What do you need to know?Preparing for High School

What you need to know

❏ I can name the number of credits needed to graduate from a high school in IUSD.

❏ I can name two electives I am interested taking in high school.

❏ I can identify what a passing grade is in high school to earn credit for a class.

Learning Targets

❖ March 15-March 29: 8th grade teachers make recommendations to high school.❖ Family Night- April 15❖ High School Recs can be viewed on April 16

❖ High School Registration:◦ Irvine- April 24, 25◦ Northwood- April 24, 25◦ Woodbridge- End of April ◦ Portola - May 1, 2, 3

HS Registration Timeline

▶ What do teachers take into consideration when making recommendations for courses?

High School Recommendations

Teachers follow high school guidelines◦ Grades

◦ Work Habits

◦ Assessments

◦ Study Skills

Our goal is to place students in the right class

to make every student successful!

Recommendations

▶ Students must complete

a total of 215 credits

High School Graduation Requirements

High School Graduation Minimum Course Requirements

○ English .....................................................…… 40 Credits○ Math …(must pass Math 1).......................... 20 Credits○ Science ...................................................………………….. 20 Credits○ Social Science ....................................................………. 30 Credits○ LOTE, CTE or Visual/Performing Arts .................... 10 Credits○ Health .....................................................………………… 5 Credits○ Physical Education ..................................................... 20 Credits○ Electives ................................................................................. 70 Credits

***60 credits per year (4 x 60 =240)

What is a credit?◼ “Points” you receive for each class you pass with a D or

higher

◼ A full year class is 10 credits

◼ You must have 215 credits to graduate from high school in IUSD

◼ If you receive an F you have to take the class again ☹

D = Diploma C and above = College

HS Vocab

What is an elective?

◼ Classes you choose (elect) to learn new skills and to help you graduate with the number of required credits.

◼ Examples include a Language Other Than English, Visual or Performing Art (VAPA), and Career Technical Education, etc.

HS Vocab

Which Electives Interest You?!▶ Yearbook ▶ Art ▶ Engineer ▶ Guitar

▶ Choir ▶ Dance ▶ Cooking

▶ Video Production

▶ Color Guard

▶ Tech Theater

▶ Symphonic Band

▶ Marching Band

▶ World Language

“F”

“G”

▶ Each high school has its own course of studies which can be found on its respective website.

▶ The course of studies provides information on what courses are being offered at that high school.

▶ Provides information on pre-requisites, course difficulty, necessary recommendations, college prep vs. non-college prep, etc.

https://irvinehigh.iusd.org/sites/irvinehigh/files/cos_2019-20_3-23-19.pdf

Course of StudyHS Vocab

Sports By Season

Fall Cross CountryFootballGolfTennisGirls VolleyballWaterpolo

WinterBoys SoccerGirls Soccer

Boys BasketballGirls Basketball

WrestlingGirls Water Polo

SpringBaseball

Boys GolfLacrosseSoftball

SwimmingBoys Tennis

Boys VolleyballTra

▶ What is a transcript?◦ Student’s Permanent Record

▶ Contains student information◦ GPA (weighted vs. non-weighted)◦ College Prep (CP) vs. Non College Prep (NC)◦ AP/Honors◦ Repeated courses◦ Add/drop class◦ Summer School

▶ Once you earn a grade in HS, it is ALWAYS on your HS transcript.

TranscriptsHS Vocab

A = 4

B = 3

C = 2

D = 1

F = 0

How to calculate your Grade Point Average

Add all your letter grades together= total

Divide by number of classes=

GPA

5, “A” letter grades x 4 points allotted for each “A” = 20 20 total points /5 letter grades = 4.o

4.0 GPA

B = 3

C= 2

A = 4

C = 2

B = 3

= 14/5

=2.8

12

6

5

4

3 1. GPA2. Credits attempted vs.

completed3. p= college prep4. R= repeated 5. AP= advanced 6. Each grading period

GPA

▶ Students must complete

a total of 215 credits

High School Graduation Requirements

What are honors (H) and advanced placement (AP) classes?

◼ Classes that cover advanced materials and have more in-depth study

◼ Students receiving A’s, B’s, and C’s in these classes may receive an extra GPA point on their transcript (A is 5 instead of 4 points)

◼ AP = Advanced Placement and you receive college credit for these classes if you pass the AP test in the spring

◼ Refer to Course of Studies on high school website

HS Vocab

MathEnglishHistoryScience

ArtMusic

PE

MathEnglish Language Arts

HistoryScience

PE

Elective

Math

English

History

Science

PE/ Sport

Elective

How does it connect ?

Take advantage of your opportunities: Use ELECTIVES, including CTE/LOTE to explore the next

steps

Life After High School

Consist of a breakdown of minimum courses required for UC and CSU admission.✓ A. History/Social Science✓ B. English✓ C. Mathematics✓ D. Lab Science✓ E. Foreign Language✓ F. Visual & Performing Arts✓ G. College Prep Electives

What are “A-G” Requirements?HS Vocab

College Requirements vs.

High School Graduation Requirements

/CTE

ENGLISH

MATH

SCIENCE

HISTORY

▶ CTE - Career Technical Education▶ ROP - Regional Occupational Program

Keep In Mind

End

SUMMARY OF CIF/IUSD ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY #6145(A) In order to be eligible, a student must: 1. Be currently enrolled in a minimum of 25 units of course work. 2. Have passed a minimum of 20 units of course work from the previous Quarter. (Only 5 units from the student's sport/activity and physical education

classes can be used towards the counting of the 20 units) 3. Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher from the previous quarter.

PROBATION: A student is allowed a one-time, one-quarter probation period that they may use once during their 4 years of eligibility in High School when the student's

GPA falls below the 2.0 minimum. Students who have not passed a minimum of 20 units from the previous quarter are ineligible.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INELIGIBLE? When ineligible, a student may not participate in the extra-curricular activity in question. Athletes, class representatives, pep squad, color guard, ASB

members, etc. may not participate in rallies or any other school activity outside of the classroom. Students must still attend class and/or practices and meetings and do any/all required assignments in order to receive credit.

When in doubt, the coach/advisor must see the Assistant Principal in charge of Athletic Eligibility for clarification.

Eligibility requirements apply to the following students: All Athletes, Pep Squad, Color Guard, Marching Band, ASB & Class Officers, Tech Staff, & Drama Productions

Sports Eligibility

Strive for Balance Do

Challenge yourselfMake your best

effortHave time for

friendsGet involvedManage your time

Don’tBecome

overwhelmedPerform poorly

academicallyBecome

disconnected from peers

Avoid participating

▶ Clubs ▶ Student Government/ASB▶ Sports▶ Dance▶ Pep Squad▶ Music▶ Art▶ Show Choir▶ Drama▶ Yearbook▶ YAT▶ Link Crew▶ Academic Teams

▶ Video Production

High School Activities

Academic, Social and Emotional Support▶ School Counselors

▶ Teachers

▶ College and Career Specialist

▶ TA

▶ Project Success Specialist

▶ Parents

▶ School Resource Officer

▶ Link Crew Leader

HONORS COURSES

Keep in mind….*Time to move to honors after freshman year*Not necessarily weighted

▶ Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_01wJMrfLOM

High School Life