8th GradeParent Orientation

Monday, April 7, 20146:00 P.M.

AHS Auditorium

Topics

• Diploma Options• Scheduling• Core Pathways• Career Technical Education• Pre-AP• Weighted Credit• AP• College Entrance and Scholarships• 4.0 Myth

Diploma Options

• Alabama High School Diploma• Advanced Diploma• Honors Diploma

2 Endorsements– Career Tech Endorsement• (Can be added to all three diploma options)

– Academic Endorsement• (Only applies to the standard diploma)

Alabama High School Diploma

• English- 4 units Math- 4 units (A2)• Social Studies- 4 units Science- 4 units (B,P)• Career Preparedness- 1 unit• P.E.- 1 unit (Band and JROTC count)• Health- ½ unit• CTE and/or Foreign Lang. and/or Art- 3 units• Electives- 2 ½ units• Total- 24 units out of a possible 28

Advanced Diploma

• All the requirements for the Alabama High School Diploma +

• 3 AP Courses (1 must be AP English 11)– 70 Avg. or Qualifying Score

• Alg. 2/trig• 2 out of 5 upper level Science Courses• (Pre-AP Chemistry, Anatomy/Physiology, AP Chemistry, AP

Biology, AP Physics)

• Foreign Language- 2 Years

Honors Diploma

• All the requirements for the Advanced Diploma +

• 2 Additional AP Courses (5 Total)• Overall GPA-3.5

Scheduling

• Forms to turn in by Friday April 18th:– Four year plan– Registration Worksheet

• Four year plans are NOT set in stone. Students turn one in every school year.

• Please make course choices that align with your diploma type.

Career Technical Education

• The move to pathways and credentials– OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Admin.– NCCER-National Center for Construction

Education and Research– NIMS-National Institute for Metalworking Skills– ServSafe– CNA- Certified Nurses Assistant– MOS-Microsoft Office Specialist– PLTW- Project Lead the Way (Pathway to

Engineering)

Career Tech (Cont.)

• 76 Classes and Serve over 1300 students a day.

• Suitable for all students (workforce, 2-year student, and 4-year student)

• New courses– JROTC, CNA, Computer Science Principles

Pre-AP• Pre-AP is designed to prepare your child for

AP Courses.

• You can still take AP Courses without taking Pre-AP. Provided you meet other prerequisites.

• Does taking a Pre-AP course force you to take AP? NO, You can take Pre-AP courses and never take an AP class.

Pre-AP or NOT?

• Long term goals?• Other activities?• Aptitude?• Work ethic?• Importance of honoring commitment

Don’t underestimate the transition to high school.

Weighted CreditPre-AP, Advanced

1.1 WeightExample

Eng. 990 Avg.=3.5 GPA

Pre-AP Eng. 984 Avg.= 3.2 x 1.1=

3.52 GPA

AP Classes

1.2 WeightExample

Eng. 1190 Avg.= 3.5 GPA

AP 1179 Avg. 2.95 x 1.2

3.54 GPA

1st Semester Class Avg. for Pre-AP

Grade Weight Corresponding GPA84 1.1 3.52 (Equivalent to 90)83 1.1 3.47 (Equivalent to 89)82 1.1 3.41 (Equivalent to 88)85 1.1 3.58 (Equivalent to 91)80 1.1 3.30 (Equivalent to 86)87 1.1 3.69 (Equivalent to 93)

Weighted Courses

1.1 Weight• Pre-AP Eng. 9, 10• Pre-AP Biology, Chemistry• Pre-AP Geometry• Algebra 2/Trig.• Pre-Calculus• Spanish 2 & 3• Pre-AP Spanish• Pre-AP U.S. 1 (New 10th Gr.)

1.2 WeightAP Biology

AP ChemistryAP CalculusAP StatisticsAP Eng. 11AP. Eng. 12AP Physics

AP World HistoryAP Spanish

College Entrance and Scholarships

• The # 1 thing colleges look for is ACT Score.• Some schools will use a sliding scale with ACT and

GPA but the ACT is more important in the sliding scale.

• All students take the ACT the spring of their Junior Year. You can take it sooner.

• For those wanting to compete for scholarships, we recommend taking the PSAT your sophomore and junior year.

4.0 Myth

Student A Student B

GPA 3.94 3.75Career B’s 2 3Career C’s 0 2Career D’s 0 1 (69)10th Grade ACT 26 2612th Grade ACT 26 30

No Scholarship Full Tuition Both are college and career ready!

4 Year Plan made Easy

• 9th Grade- 4 Core, P.E., Career, 1 Choice (Span.)– P.E.- Athletic P.E., Life P.E., Band, JROTC– Math- Where do you want them to end up?• Pre-AP Geometry leads to Calculus

10th Grade- 4 Core, Health

Counseling Sessions

• April 14-17th 8am-2pm

• Tuesday, April 15th 5-8pm

• Contact Tanya Beard to set up an appointment