1. Glad Check Welcome to. A process to see if youre on track for graduation.

2. Dont be chicken to find out if youve got enough credits to graduate. 3. Before we start theres a magic number that you need to remember 4. But theres more to it than that 5. Let me explain 6. According to Pinellas County School Board Policy: (1) Regular Program Requirements: Each middle school student will be registered in eighteen (18) units (six per year) during middle school education, twelve (12) of which will be basic unit requirements and six (6) of which will be additional requirements. Students attending a middle school using a 4x4 schedule will be registered in twenty-four (24) units (eight per year), twelve (12) of which will be basic unit requirements and twelve (12) of which will be additional requirements. (a) Basic Unit Requirements: The basic unit requirements are listed below for middle school pupil progression. Students must pass all 12 of these courses: Language Arts: Grades 6, 7, 8 Mathematics: Grades 6, 7, 8 Science: Grades 6, 7, 8 Social Studies: Grades 6, 7, 8 (b) Additional Requirements: Students must pass three out of six units in reading, physical education, health, and electives as described below. Students attending a middle school using a 4x4 schedule must pass six (6) of twelve (12) units in reading, physical education, health, and electives as described below. 7. Lets take a look at the first block of your worksheet. 6th GRADE1st6 wks.3rd6 wks.4th6 wks.5th6 wks.6thMathScience6 wks.2ndLanguage Arts6 wks.ELP Credit RecoveryTOTALUsing your transcript or report card, fill out each block with points using this key:A= B= C= D= F=KEY 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 pointsSocial Studies 8. In this example, the student is just beginning his last 6 week period will he be able to pass Language Arts? 6th GRADE1st6 wks.2nd6 wks.3rd6 wks.4th6 wks.5th6 wks.6th6 wks.Language ArtsMathScienceD= 1 points D= 1 point F= 0 points D= 1 point F= 0 points openELP Credit RecoveryTOTAL3 points Hmm now what was that magic number to pass a course?4Social Studies 9. Okay, so he didnt quite make it this time. But he has one last 6 week period to earn that final 1 point to get to the total of 4 so he can pass.You dont scare me!. 10. Now, that you know you need to earn four points in each class, how do you know which classes you need to take? You must take: Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies in each grade of 6th, 7th, and 8th.And you MUST PASS all 12 of these courses. 11. During your middle school career, you must pass three out of the six elective classes that you take. You may take more electives than that, but you only need to pass THREE of those elective classes.Some examples of Electives include: Reading, PE, Health, Spanish, Band, Yearbook, Creative Writing, Art, Computer Ed., Drama, Speech, etc. 12. Oh, man Im in trouble 13. If you think you might not be able to graduate, contact your GUIDANCE COUNSELOR NOW.There are programs available to help you with credit recovery. ELP, NovaNet, Florida Virtual School are just a few options at some schools. 14. Its just that simple to find out if youre on track for graduation.Dont wait until the end of 8th grade to make sure youre getting enough credits to graduate. 15. A Production by L. James Academic Coach 2010The End.Disclaimer: The preceding was for informational purposes only and is no guarantee or assurance of credits or promotion.