Parent Advisement Night

January 25, 2018

Welcome and Introductions

•Principal: Jamie Dixon

•Assistant Principals: Sandy Akin, Shawn Lindsey, Chanda Palmer

•Counselors: Shane Chaisson, Julie Crouch

• Family Engagement Specialist: Evelyne Alonso

Celebrations

• CCRPI Score--92• Graduation Rate--95.79• Geometry Growth Scores• Beating-the-Odds School

Excitement to Come

• Parent Committee Needed--scheduling ideas

• 18-19 School Calendar (School begins July 30 for students!)

• Ice packs and digital lessons

EJCHS Attendance Policy

• When a student acquires 8 or more unexcused absences in a semester, the student loses credit for the course--regardless of his/her course average.

• Make up time opportunities--Mon-Thurs after school

• Reasons that absences may be marked as excused: doctor appt, death in immediate family, court appointment, military appointment, religious holiday, inclement weather

EJCHS Attendance Policy

Excuse notes must be turned in within 3 days of the event to be considered.

Any combination of 5 tardies or early check-outs in a class equate to one absence for that class.

EJCHS Attendance Policy

• CCRPI implications• Final Exam Exemptions to reward good

attendance (this does not include midterms)

• Expectations of area employers--soft skills

• Senior Honor Cords

Advisement Process & Timeline

• December: Academic teachers made recommendations for 2018-2019

• January: Counselors visited classrooms to offer pre-advisement lessons

• January: Advisement materials loaded to school website (https://sites.jackson.k12.ga.us/ejchscounselors/)

• January 25: Parent Advisement Night• February: Students will register for classes in

computer labs at school• March: Personnel allocations & begin building master

schedule

Graduation Requirements

23 units in the following areas to graduate • 4 units of English• 4 units of Math• 4 units of Science• 3 units of Social Studies • ½ unit of Health• ½ unit of Fitness (or another PE)• 3 units of electives (Fine Arts, CTAE, Modern

Language)

Testing Requirements

• EOCs (formerly EOCTs): End of Course Tests, given in 8 content areas (20% of final grade)—Algebra I, Geometry, 9th Grade Literature, American Literature, Biology, Physical Science, US History, Economics

• Students must sit for the EOC in the identified courses, or they will be given an “Incomplete” in the course—regardless of their average

• Please do not schedule vacations prior to the end of school

Testing Dates for Spring 2018

• End of Pathway Assessments: April 23-27

• End of Grade Assessments: April 30-May 11

• AP Exams: May 7-18• EOCs: May 7-17• Final Exams: May 17-23• Last Day of School: May 23

Graduation Requirements

English/Language Arts (4 units required)• 9th Grade Lit and Comp (EOC) or 9th Grade Lit

Honors (EOC)• 10th Grade Lit and Comp or 10th Grade Lit

Honors • American Lit (EOC) or AP English Language

(EOC)• Advanced Composition, AP English Literature,

or Dual Enrollment Composition & Lit and Comp

Graduation Requirements

Math (4 units required)• Foundations of Algebra—specific testing criteria• Algebra I (EOC) or Algebra I Honors (EOC) • Geometry (EOC) or Honors Geometry (EOC)• Algebra II or Algebra II Honors • Advanced Mathematical Decision Making, Pre-Calculus,

Honors Pre-Calculus, Statistical Reasoning, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, Dual Enrollment College Algebra and Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus

• Some students may also be recommended for a support math class

Graduation RequirementsScience (4 units required)• Biology (EOC) or Honors Biology (EOC) or AP

Biology• Physical Science (EOC) or Physics or Honors

Physics or AP Physics • Chemistry or Honors Chemistry or AP Chemistry

or Environmental Science or AP Environmental Science or Earth Systems

• 4th Science option (can be a traditional science such as Human Anatomy or can be a CTAE Science such as Animal Science)

Graduation Requirements

CTAE courses that count as a 4th science and ARE Board of Regents approved:➢ General Horticulture and Plant Science

➢ Animal Science and Biotechnology

➢ Food for Life

➢ Food Science

➢ Essentials of Healthcare

➢ Essentials for Biotechnology

➢ Applications of Biotechnology

CTAE Science Courses

• Forest Science• Programming, Games and Apps and Society• Computer Science Principles• AP Computer Science

Graduation Requirements

Social Studies (3 units required--4 specific courses)• American Government/Civics or Honors American

Government/Civics • World History or AP World History • US History (EOC) or AP US History (EOC)• Economics (EOC) or Honors Economics or AP

Macroeconomics (EOC) or Dual Enrollment Economics• AP Human Geography--additional social studies credit• Additional Dual Enrollment opportunities: Political Science

and Economics (offered as semester courses for full unit)

Graduation Requirements

• Health—1/2 unit

• Fitness—1/2 unit (SWSS Waiver flexibility)

• 3 units of JROTC can meet the Health/Fitness requirement

• 2 units of the same modern language, including computer science pathway courses, is required for admission to Georgia University System Colleges/Universities (this does not apply to technical colleges)

Work Based Learning

• Available for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders• Must be 16 years old

• Online application process

• Interview process

• Contact Ms. Laura Boswell if you have questions (lboswell@jcss.us)

Pathway Completion

Pathways and Pathway Completion (3 courses required)

• CTAE Pathway

• Advanced Academic Pathway

• World Language Pathway

• Fine Arts Pathway

Anticipated New Course Offerings for 2018-2019

• Latin III• Web Design• Digital Design• 3D Modeling and Analysis• Forest Science• Statistical Reasoning• AP Calculus BC• Dual Enrollment via UNG• Dual Enrollment via Lanier Tech- Early

Childhood, Criminal Justice, Welding, and CNA

Academic Support

• Study hall• Teacher help sessions• Peer tutors (Beta Club and

Student Leadership)• Counselors• After school unit recovery

Summer School

• Two options: EJCHS (unit recovery- final average of 60-69) or Foothills (credit recovery- final average of 59 and below)

• Cost to students

• Online with teacher support

• EJCHS Summer School begins June 4

Student Orientation

• July 17--8th and 9th grade

• July 18--10th, 11th, 12th

• 8:00-10:00 am

• Schedules, lunch accounts, lockers, Infinite Campus sign up, bus routes, etc.

HOPE Rigor Requirements

• 4 rigor classes required• For a complete list of courses offered at EJCHS,

please visit our website.• Only English, math, science, social studies, and

modern language classes count toward HOPE.• 4th science options count• Minimum of 3.0 core GPA requirement as

calculated by GSFC• Zell Miller: 3.7 core GPA; 1200 SAT; 26 ACT ( in a

single national test administration)

Which test do I take?• My plan is to attend a 4 year

college/university---SAT or ACT

• Take practice tests on gafutures.org to see which test is best for you. College Planning >College Decision Guide> Test Prep

• My plan is to attend a technical college--ACCUPLACER test (offered on technical college campuses)

Other reminders

• CCRPI STAR Climate Survey

• Title I--surveys to come

Agenda for the Remainder of the Evening

• 6:30-8:00 Visit content teachers to discuss recommendations and elective selections

• Enter through the front of the building

• Course override forms can be filled out at this time with academic teachers

• UNG and Lanier Tech representatives will be available in the Media Center

• EJCHS’ Bilingual ( Spanish) Family Engagement Coordinator, Evelyne Alonso, will be able to assist families following this presentation

Locations• Enter through the front of the building and proceed up the front atrium staircase• Hall Wilkinson (Ga Student Finance Commission): Media Center • Fine Arts: Ms. Backus’ room ( 356)• PE: Mr. Wilkin’s room (355)• CTAE Teachers: Cafeteria• English—Ms. Gaultney’s room (376)• Math—Mr. Presley’s room (384)• Science—Mr. Brubaker’s room (353)• Social Studies—EJSL room (359)• Modern Language—Ms. Newell’s room (381)• Hispanic Outreach (Ms. Alonso)--Ms. Frederick’s room (360)• NCAA and NAIA Student Athlete Information w/Coach Caleb Hardy--Mrs.

Weinand’s room (375)• Dual Enrollment/UNG and Lanier Tech— Atrium of the media center • Banks, Mintz, Stephenson, Benton—Ms. McEver’s room (352)

AP and Dual Enrollment AP Dual Enrollment

Requirements Application on file

Preparatory summer work; if

not completed the student

will be removed from AP class

Apply to school of choice and

complete the Dual Enrollment

process (Counselors will assist

students with this process)

Student must meet specific

post-secondary requirements

which are school specific.

AP & Dual Enrollment

Age Requirement None Must be a junior for 4 year

public institutions

Grades 9-12 eligible for

technical schools

Instructor High School Teacher College Instructor

AP & Dual Enrollment

Cost -No cost for class

-Cost of AP Test - $94

per test

(Students enrolled in a

STEM course receive

one free exam from the

state. Students on Free

and Reduced Lunch

receive a fee reduction

from the College Board

lowering the cost to $53

per test.)

-EJCHS provides books

-Application Fee varies by

school; UNG and LTC

waive fees

- Post-secondary

institution provides the

books. The student is

responsible for returning

books.

AP & Dual EnrollmentSchedule -course is taught for

the entire school year,

if class is full credit. If

class is half a credit,

such as AP

Macroeconomics, it is

taught in a semester.

-course is divided by

semester and students

would take one course

fall semester and a

second course spring

semester - each semester

course is worth a full

high school credit

AP & Dual EnrollmentAwarding of College

Credit

-In general, students must

score a minimum of a 3 (out

of 5) to earn college credit,

although requirements may

differ by college

-Students have the

opportunity to have 10

additional points added to

their final average. (These

points are removed for

HOPE calculation.)

-Student must pass the course

in order to receive the college

credit

-Students receive 10

additional points added to

their final average. (These

points are removed for HOPE

calculation.)

Grades are reported to EJCHS

from Colleges on an

alphanumeric scale that are

then converted to the

following grades:

A- 99 plus 10

B-89 plus 10

C-79 plus 10

F-69 plus 10

AP & Dual Enrollment

Class Expectations Grades / Attendance

and Discipline would

follow the EJCHS

student handbook and

be administered by

EJCHS teacher

Grades / Attendance and

discipline policies would

be determined by the

college and be

administered by the

college instructor

AP & Dual Enrollment

Course OptionsEnglish Language AP

English Literature AP

AP Calculus AB

AP Statistics

Biology AP

Physics I AP

Chemistry APEnvironmental Science AP

World History AP

US History AP

Macroeconomics AP

Human Geography AP

Music Theory AP

English 1101

English 1102

Math 1111

Math 1113

Economics 2105

POLS 1101

Students also have the option

to take an online E-Core class

through USG.

What is AP? Why do it?

- Four-year colleges expect to see some AP classes on your transcript

- AP classes and tests are the best way for us to prepare you for the rigor of four-year college - because AP is tough!

- Several EJ alumni earned enough credits from AP to graduate college a year early

East Jackson Advanced Placement

(EJAP)- Preparing you to succeed is our aim

- application process and preparatory work- mentoring- test preparation and assistance- incentives

- For updates, text @ba9867 to 81010- We need

- Your dedication to excellence- Sponsors!

Selecting AP classes

• Success in a few classes is better than ‘just OK’ in many

• How to choose your AP courses:– What are your major talents and interests?

– What are those AP courses like?

– What equivalencies does your chosen college offer?