Guidance Presentation
Mrs. Young - 9th Grade Counselor
Miss Davis - Guidance Intern
What we will cover:
1. Pre-test
2. Credits
3. Transcripts
4. GPA
5. Progress Reports/Report Cards
6. College & Career Survey
7. Progress Report Goal
8. Post-test
Jaguar Credits
● What is a credit?
● How do you earn a credit?
● What happens if you fail a class?
o Credit Recovery - 40% & above
o Repeat course - 39% & below
Jaguar Transcripts
Document that records high
school courses taken and
credits earned.
Sample Jaguar Transcript
Sample Jaguar Transcript
What is a Grade Point Average
GPA - The average obtained by dividing the
total number of grade points earned by the
total number of credits attempted.
It is simple!
Calculating your GPA
Semester 1 2014-1015
English 9 - B
Algebra 1 - C
World Hy - A
Biology - B
Career Prep - A
PE - A
Art 1 - C
Continued…. 4.0 Scale
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
F=0
PreAP = .25
A = 4.25
B = 3.25
AP = 1.0
A=5
B=4
So…...
Semester 1 2014-1015
English 9 - B
Algebra 1 - D
World Hy - A
Biology - B
Career Prep - A
PE - A
Art 1 - C
3
1
4
3
4
4
2
21 / 7 = 3.0
GPA
Progress Reports vs. Report Cards
Progress reports tell you
how you are doing at
that point.
Report cards grades
impact your
transcript...they
average into the
semester grades that are
recorded on your
transcript.
Semester Averages - Dec & May
1st 9 Weeks- 40%
85 X .40 = 34.0
2nd 9 Weeks -40%
81 X .40 = 32.4
Semester Exam - 20%
90 X .20 = 18.0
84.4
Sem. Aver.: 84
HOMEWORK and INOW
It is very important….
DO THE HOMEWORK
STUDY
Zero’s will sink your
grade
● Us your resources
o AO
o Peer helpers
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INow Login & Password
● You have your own
● Your parents have
their own
College and Career Readiness
Began in 8th grade
1. 4 year college
2. 2 year college/Trades
3. military
4. workforce
Tell me about it on the on the Google Form...
No Zero’s on Progress Report
I have set an ambitious goal of 90% of the
freshman class have NO ZEROS on their
first progress report…..
Post Test
Please complete the post-test ….
Thank you all for your attention
Mrs. Young & Miss Davis