WELCOME!
8TH GRADE PARENT
MEETING FOR
HIGH SCHOOL
TRANSITION
3/23/2016
1
BRIDGE BILL LAW &
th
8 grade requirements
Parent Session
Davis Middle School
January 27, 2015
The BRIDGE Legislation (May, 2010)
Middle School
Before the end of
the second
semester of the
eighth grade,
students shall
develop an
individual
graduation plan
Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)
shall…
1.Include rigorous academic core subjects and focused
course work in mathematics and science or in
humanities, fine arts, and foreign language or sequenced
career pathway course work;
2.Incorporate provisions of a student’s Individualized
Education Program (IEP), where applicable;
3.Align educational and broad career goals and a student’s
course of study;
4.Be based on the student’s selected academic and career
focus area as approved by the student’s parent or
guardian;
Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) shall…
5. Include experience based, career oriented learning
experiences which may include, but not be limited to,
internships, apprenticeships, mentoring, co-op education, and
service learning;
6. Include opportunities for postsecondary studies through
articulation, dual enrollment, and joint enrollment;
7. Be flexible to allow change in the course of study but be
sufficiently structured to meet graduation requirements and
qualify the student for admission to postsecondary education;
and
8. Be approved by the student and the student’s parent or
guardian with guidance from the student’s school counselor
or teacher adviser.
To access your student’s Graduation Plan
• All 8th grade students created their graduation
plans on their google drive which is accessible
through HallConnect.
• Go to Hall Connect: username is student’s
lunch #, password should be lunch # or a
password the student selected.
• Go to Google Drive, double click and the
student's documents are listed
3/23/2016
6
3/23/2016
7
3/23/2016
8
USER NAME: Student lunch #
PASSWORD: Lunch # or student
selected password
3/23/2016
9
3/23/2016
10
Click on My Drive
3/23/2016
11
Graduation Plan Template
3/23/2016
12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• ELA classes- need 4 ELA credits. 9th grade Lit/Comp and American Lit. are required
by graduation.
• Math classes- need 4 Math credits. Coordinate Algebra, Geometry, and Advanced
Algebra are required.
• Science classes- need 4 Science credits. Physical Science or Physics, Biology,
Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental Science, or AP Courses are choices.
• Social Studies classes- need 3 credits. World History, US History, Government, and
Economics are required.
• Health/Personal Fitness- ½ of each for a total of 1 credit are required. They need to
take this class in 9th grade in order to pass the class and get the ADAP card. ADAP
card is required to have when getting their driver’s license.
• Modern Languages, Career classes (CTAE), or Fine Arts classes- Minimum of 3
credits required (any combination). Students planning to attend most colleges must
take at least 2 years of the same language- i.e. Spanish 1, Spanish 2
• Electives- minimum of 4 credits. Elective classes can be anything: academic
classes, CTAE, Fine Arts, Languages, PE, etc.
To graduate, students must earn at least 23 credits. Students should earn 28 credits by graduation if
they pass every class.
3/23/2016
13
A Pathway is classes/AP classes in a related area that
are progressive in depth. It’s not a mandate, but highly
encouraged for student growth and preparation for
career and college readiness!
• Fine Art: i.e. Band 1, Band 2, Band 3
• World Language : i.e. Spanish 1,Spanish 2, Spanish 3
• Advanced Academic: i.e. Language Arts (includes 3 years of LA,
plus one AP Language plus 2 years of World Language)
•
• Career: i.e. Engineering Pathway:
1st class Foundations
of Engineering,
2nd class Engineering Concepts,
3rd class Engineering Applications
3/23/2016
14
SAMPLE Graduation Plans:
Sally Student High School Graduation Plan
LA
Math
Science
Social
Studies
(Social
Science)
CTAE Foreign
Career/Fine Language
Art class or or/Elective
Elective
Elective
Credits
earned per
year
9th grade
9th grade
Literature
Coordinate
Algebra
Environmental
Science
American
Government
/Individual
Law
Marketing
Principles
Spanish 1
PE/Health
7
10th grade
World
Literature
CCGPS
Analytic
Geometry
Physical
Science
World
History
Fashion
Marketing
Spanish 2
Weigh
training
7
11th grade
American
Literature
CCGPS Adv.
Algebra
Biology
US History
Advance
Fashion
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Psychology
7
12th grade
British
Literature/
CCGPS Precalculus
Chemistry
Economics/
Current
Events
Workbased
Learning
Advanced
Marketing
8th grade
(if
applicable
put HS
courses in
this row)
2-5
3/23/2016
15
George Graduate High School Graduation Plan
CTAE Career/Fine
Art class or
Elective
Foreign
Language
or/Elective
Introduction
to Digital
Technology
Spanish 1
AP World
History
Beginning
Programming
Spanish 2
PE/Health
7
Chemistry
US History
AP Computer
Science
Spanish 3
AP class
7
CCGPS Precalculus
AP Science
Internship
AP
Government
Spanish 4
AP Class
7
AP Language AP Calculus
AP Science
AP
Microecono
mics
LA
Math
Science
8th grade
(if
applicable
put HS
courses in
this row)
9th grade
Literature
Coordinate
Algebra
Physical
Science
9th grade
World
Literature
CCGPS
Analytic
Geometry
Biology
10th grade
American
Literature
CCGPS Adv.
Algebra
11th grade
British
Literature
12th grade/
Possible
dual
enrollment
Social
Studies
(Social
Science)
Internship
AP Spanish
Elective
Credits
earned per
year
5
2-5
3/23/2016
16
HOPE SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
• Hope scholarship calculates their own GPAs using academic
classes and foreign language classes mainly but Hope
changes how they calculate GPA every year so you can’t
predict what it will be. Tell students to do their best and
especially focus on academic classes and language classes.
• Hope GPA will be lower because it does not calculate all
your classes.
• Hope requires 4 “Rigor” classes: i.e.
Advanced math, such as Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry, Math III, or an
equivalent or higher course taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree level
credit at an eligible postsecondary institution;
Advanced science, such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology II, or an equivalent or higher
course taken at an eligible high school or taken for degree level credit at an eligible
postsecondary institution;
Advanced placement (AP) courses in core subjects;
International baccalaureate (IB) courses in core subjects;
Courses taken at a unit of the University System of Georgia in core subjects where
such courses are not remedial and developmental courses; or
Advanced foreign language courses taken at an eligible high school or taken for
degree level credit at an eligible postsecondary institution.
3/23/2016
17
Programs of Choice
http://www.hallco.org/boe/site/school-choice/
3/23/2016
18
Mark your calendars!
Falcon Training Camp
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 6:00pm
Flowery Branch High School
Large Gym
3/23/2016
19
High School Graduation Plans
Plan needs to be approved
by the parent!
Please sign your student’s
graduation plan and return to school
with their high school registration
form.
3/23/2016
20
HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION WILL TAKE
PLACE IN FEBRUARY
LOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOL GUIDES TO COME
HOME IN FEBRUARY
LISA.LEONARD@HALLCO.ORG
770-965-3020
3/23/2016
21