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The Transition from Grade 8 to 9
Guidance Program & Services DepartmentSuccess for all Learners
Zion Heights JHS
Information Session Goals: - To help students make a smooth and successful transition to secondary school
- To assist students, parents and guardians in making informed choices about courses and pathways
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This PowerPoint presentation is available in the Guidance area of our school website:http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/zionheights
Choices for 9 Presentation
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Check out Education Planning atwww.tdsb.on.ca/goingtohighschool
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Educational Planning
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Creating Pathways to Success, 2013
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Four-Step Inquiry Process – Individual Pathways Plan (IPPs)
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Accessing myBlueprint
www.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
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Part A: Choices for Nine Optional Attendance and Timelines
Part B: Messages for Success
Part C: Ontario Secondary School Program
Presentation Overview
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Part A
Optional Attendance and Timelines
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Choices for NineDelivered each fall
Choices: Secondary Schools Course Selection & Planning Guide Arrives each January during the Course Selection Process
Choices: Planning Guides
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Find Your School
www.tdsb.on.caClick on “Find your School”
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High School Information Evenings (dates & times) are listed in the Choices for Nine brochure and posted on the TDSB website:
Information Nights at TDSBHigh Schools
www.tdsb.on.ca/GoingtoHighSchool
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Information Nights forSpecialized Programs & Schools
• Specialized programs and designed for students with a strong passion and skill in a specific area
• To investigate specialized schools or programs, contact the specific school for admission requirements
• Specialized requirements may include auditions, tests, interviews, etc.
• Check deadline dates for applications
www.tdsb.on.ca/HighSchool/Guidance/Choices
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Optional Attendance• Students are encouraged to attend the secondary
school that serves their residential address – “home-school”
• Use an Optional Attendance Application Form when applying
to a school other than your home-school
• Students may apply to :- two regular schools- two specialized programs
• Some schools are CLOSED to Optional Attendance
www.tdsb.on.ca/FindyourSchool/OptionalAttendance
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Specific Dates• January 29, 2016 Optional Attendance applications due to secondary
schools – delivered by student/parent/guardian
• February 12, 2016 Secondary schools will inform Optional Attendance applicants by this date (approved or denied)
• Mid to late February 2016 Course Selections completed and submitted
Note:Only ONE course selection per student is submitted for
ONE secondary school by the guidance counsellor
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Part B
Messages for Success
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Key Message for Key Message for SuccessSuccess““16 by 16”16 by 16”16 credits by16 years of age
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The Importance of Credit Accumulation
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Part C
Ontario Secondary School
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•Once a course is passed, a credit is granted (50% or higher)
•Students are expected to take 8 courses a year
•To graduate from high school a student must earn 30 credits
Credit System
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Semestered Schools• 8 courses in 2 blocks of time:
4 courses from September to January4 courses from February to June
• All 4 courses taken daily
Non-Semestered Schools• 8 courses taken throughout the school year
• Courses taken every other day
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• Total of 30 course credits (110 hours per credit) – 18 compulsory courses – 12 elective courses (options)• 40 hrs. Community Involvement – Begins in summer after Grade 8 *• Ontario Literacy Requirement (OSSLT)
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Ontario Secondary SchoolDiploma (OSSD)
~ Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy & Program Requirements, 2011
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Compulsory CreditsStudents must earn the following 15 compulsory credits:• 4 English - one credit per grade• 1 French as a Second Language• 3 Mathematics - at least one in grade 11 or 12• 2 Science• 1 Canadian History• 1 Canadian Geography• 1 Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Integrated Arts, Media, Drama or
Dance)• 1 Health and Physical Education • 0.5 Civics• 0.5 Career Studies
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Compulsory Credits Continued
Plus ONE CREDIT from each of the following 3 Groups:
Group 1• An additional English credit
or French as a second language*,or third language,
or Social Science and Humanities credit, or Canadian and World Studies credit,
or Guidance and Career Education credit, or Cooperative Education credit*
*A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in
French can count as compulsory credits.
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Group 2• One credit in Health and Physical Education, or the Arts,
or Business Studies, or French as a second language or Cooperative Education *
Group 3• One credit in Gr. 11 or 12 Science, or a credit in
Technological Education, or Computer Studies, or French as a second language or Cooperative Education *
* A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in French can count as compulsory credits.
Compulsory Credits Continued
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Course Typesin Grade 9 and 10:
•Applied•Academic•Locally Developed•Open
•Students may take a mix of course types based on their achievement, interests, and skills. For example, a student may take applied English and French course and academic Math, Science, and Geography
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• Learning expectations are the same for all students
• Designed to prepare students for further study and to enrich general education in a subject • Can be counted as compulsory or elective credits
• Grade 9 Open May Include: Physical Education
Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Integrated Arts)BusinessExploring TechnologiesExploring Family StudiesIntroductory French
What is an Open Course?
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Academic Courses
Cover the core content and havean emphasis on the theoreticalaspects of the content
Applied CoursesCover the core content and havean emphasis on practicalapplications
Academic & Applied Courses
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Locally DevelopedCompulsory Credits (LDCC)
Locally DevelopedCompulsory courses for students who need more flexibility and support in their learning
Courses that may be developed locally include:
English, French, History, Math, and Science
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Work HabitsSample
Academic•Works
independently in a focused manner
• Synthesis skills – uses prior knowledge and experience to assist with solving problems• Completes homework consistently and thoroughly
Applied•Works in a focused manner (not always independently)•Applies new learning to tasks (may need reminding of previous knowledge)•May need assistance to organize and complete homework
Locally Developed•Works in a
focusedmanner with prompting•Applies new learning to tasks that have been directly modeled in the lesson•May begin homework in class with direction and take home to complete
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Grades 9 and 10AppliedAcademicLocally DevelopedOpen
Grades 11 and 12CollegeUniversityWorkplaceMixed (College/University preparation)Open
Making Your Choices
• In Grade 11 and 12 students choose courses depending on their destination after high school
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Changing Course Type After Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
(except Mathematics)
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Changing Course Type After Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
Gr. 9 Applied to Gr. 10 Academic Mathematics
(Transfer Course worth 0.5 credit)
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Grade 9 CourseSelection Sheets
Distributed in early February with teacher recommendations
Due in home-form by mid-February
Grade 8 Zion students will completecourse selection on-line usingwww.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
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Search for Course Descriptionswww.tdsb.on.ca/choices
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Questions