WELCOME9TH GRADE PARENT NIGHT

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Contact UsTim Scott, Principal (770) 651-

6517Cell (770) 778-7388

Megan Sharrow, 9th grade AP (770) 651-6519

Andre Weaver, C&I, AD AP (770) 651-6632

Tiffany Boyle, Testing AP (770) 651-6523

Larry Moore, Facilities AP (770) 651-6573

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GradingBreakdown : 50% Summative (Tests, Projects,

etc) 30% Formative (Quizzes,

Daily, Homeowrk, etc)

20% Final (EOC or SLO)Final grade in May

Your child will bring home progress reports every 9 weeks.

The only exception is 18 week classes (Health, PE)

Classes failed, your child will retake

TestingEnd of Course Assessments (EOCs)

Non-IB: Coordinate Algebra, Biology, and 9th grade Lit

IB: Coordinate Algebra and 9th grade Lit

Teachers will be offering opportunities for students to learn how to test online

DisciplineThis is not Middle School

Current issues we are seeing:Dress CodeTardies to class and to school

Minor issues we are seeing:Talking in classCell phones

What Do I Need to Know to Graduate from DCHS?

Ms. Sabrina Ellison-Brown A-EMs. Sharlee Dunnavant F-J & Alternative ProgramsMs. LaRosa Johnson K-QMs. Tameka Collins R-Z

Graduation RequirementsMath (4 credits) :

Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Advanced Algebra and 1 more core math class

English (4 credits)9th Grade Literature, American Literature, and

2 other core English Language Arts creditsScience (4 credits)

Biology, Physical Science or Physics, either Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science or an AP/IB science course, and one additional science

Graduation RequirementsSocial Studies (3 credits)

US History, World History, ½ credit of American Government and ½ of Economics

CTAE/Foreign Languages/ Fine Arts (3 credits)

Health and Personal Fitness (.5 credits each)General Electives (4 credits)

Total of 23 credits

Graduation Requirements10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

9th Lit 10th Lit American Lit or AP Lang

British Lit or AP Lit

Coordinate Algebra

Analytic Geometry

Advanced Algebra Additional Math

Biology Phys Sci Chem/Earth Syst/ Env Sci/Ap

Additional Science

Am Govt World History U.S. History Economics

Electives Electives Electives Electives

Two years of the same foreign language required by four year colleges and universities.

Georgia High School GraduationBeginning for Freshmen entering 2011 and later

GA Writing test must be passedEnd of Course Tests count for 20% of final

gradesRequired classes must be passed in order to

graduate

Tutoring and Credit Recovery• Opportunity for students who were previously unsuccessful in an academic class to recover the credit. The class does not replace the original class on the transcript and contains the full GPS content of the original class.

• E2020• Class time• CHAMPS after school tutoring and credit

recovery• 4 days a week• Requires application• Mr. Grant Fossum is the contact person

Promotion RequirementsPromoted to 10th Grade:

6 Units must include one (1) unit in Math and one (1) unit in English

Promoted to 11th Grade: 12 Units must include two (2) units in Math, two (2)

units in English, two (2) units in Science, and one (1) unit in Social Studies

Promoted to 12th Grade: 18 Units must include three (3) units in Math, three (3)

units in English, three (3) units in Science, and two (2) units in Social Studies

Grade Point AverageBetter known as GPA

Is calculated from your final grade in a class and is permanent and non-negotiable.

Georgia public 2 year and 4 year colleges and universities require at least a 2.0 GPA on academic classes This counts for English, Math, Science, Social Studies,

and Foreign Language Classes (includes Psychology, Mythology, Modern Military Science, etc.)

The more credits you have the harder it is to raise GPA significantly.

Grade Point Average Calculating your GPA

A grades count as 4 points B grades count as 3 points C grades count as 2 points D grades count as 1 point F grades count as 0 points.

DCHS calculates your GPA on all classes taken. This is not the same GPA that colleges and HOPE will calculate.

A cumulative grade point average will be determined by using a four-point scale for all grades earned.

Numeric grades are converted to the four-point scale, totaled, and divided by the total number of courses taken. The resulting number is to be rounded to the third decimal place.

A helpful website for calculating GPA is http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm

Importance of Academic RigorAdmissio

ns Decision

Cumulative

Numeric Average

SAT # of Honors Courses

# of AP Courses

UGAStudent A DENIED 92.84 2130 4 2

Student B ACCEPTED

88.66 1980 8 4

Georgia Tech

Student A DENIED 92.70 1820 5 1

Student B ACCEPTED

86.50 1760 10 6

HOPE Programs Hope Scholarship

3.0 Core GPA (All Academic Classes) 4.0 Conversion Honors and AP extra points taken off Weight added only to AP and IB classes Calculation done by Georgia Student Finance

Commission Pays 90% of tuition only

Zell Miller Scholarship 3.7 Core GPA (All Academic Classes) Same as above but pays 100% of tuition only

Hope Grant Used at Technical Colleges Pays portion of tuition only No GPA requirement Diploma or Certificate programs

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