Welcome to the MYP at
SIHS
“On
the Road to College and Career
Readiness!”
College and Career Ready
 What does that mean?
 Our LPTs (Learner Profile Traits)
 Inquirers; Knowledgeable; Thinkers; Principled;
Open-Minded; Caring; Risk-takers; Balanced;
Reflective; and
 Communicators
 Advocate for yourself
 Collaborate effectively
 Listen
Welcome to the MYP at
SIHS!
 Who’s Who at SIHS
 Mr. Ivey
 Admin Team:
 Mrs. Shoffner (Freshmen), Mr. Little (Sophs.); Dr. Mann
(Jrs/Srs)
 Leadership Team:

Krystle Smith (BL/IF); Rachael Moyer(DP Coord.); Cam
Downing (MYP Coord.)
 My role as MYP Coordinator
Communication
 Whole school information:
 SIHS Homepage
 ConnectEds
 Program & Course Specific Information
 My emails & Newsletter
 Follow me on Twitter: @downingcam
 Classroom Teachers
 Webpages
 Email Communication
MYP Typical Schedule
Year 4 - 9th Grade
Year 5 - 10th Grade
Year 4 Lang. & Lit. (English I)
Year 5 Lang. & Lit (English II)
Math II (or Math I & II*)
Math III
Earth & Envir. Sci. and Biology
Physics and Chemistry
Individ. & Soc. (Civics &
Economics)
Individ. & Soc. (APWH)
Physical & Health Ed*
Design (Multi-Media/Web Design)
Lang. Acquisition
(French or Spanish III)
Lang. Acquisition
(French or Spanish IV)
Arts Elective I
Arts Elective II
Attendance
 Period Attendance
 No more than 6 absences per class
 Make-up time
 Teacher workdays and Early Release days will be
used
 Perfect Attendance
 Calculated by “daily” attendance records
 Must be present until 11:30
Course Credits
Minimum Credits for HS
Graduation
Credits Earned by the End of
the MYP (10th grade)
English
4
2
Math
4
3
Social
Studies
4
2
Science
3
4
PE
1
1**
Electives*
6
7***
*No FL is
required but
suggested as an
elective
**Those taking Math I & II will
make-up that credit later
***1
CTE; 2 Arts; 4 FL
Grades
 “Don’t worry; Be happy!”
 It’s great to have high expectations, but…
 “One bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, girl!”
 Year-long classes
 Opportunities for reflection and improvement
 Teachers’ desire for all to succeed
 No “gotchas!”
 SMART Lunch tutorials
GPAs & Transcripts
 ISS utilizes a 4-point “Un-weighted” GPA
 HONOR’S CLASSES = +.5 Quality Point toward a
“Weighted GPA” (all MYP courses in 9th grade with
the exception of Math I and Health& PE are Honor’s
Level)
 AP & DP CLASSES = +1 Quality Point toward a
“Weighted GPA” (10th graders take APWH)
 All grades for HS credit courses are included on
transcripts
 Those taken in MS are coded differently
 Codes also differentiate Honors/AP/DP
90-100 =
4.0 Regular; 4.5 Honors; 5.0 AP/DP
Students are awarded points for every FINAL grade they
receive.
The points are then averaged together to calculate the GPA.
New GPA
Scale
New 10-Point Scale
Now Means:
90-100 = 4.0
80-89 = 3.0
70-79 = 2.0
60-69 = 1.0
Class Rank for all
current SIHS 9th
Graders
Summa Cum Laude =4.5 +
Magna Cum Laude =4.0-4.49
Cum Laude = 3.7-3.9
Freshman Year
Transcripts
• Year-long
Classes
• Only includes
MS HS credit
courses taken +
the Earth &
Environmental
Science (and
Math I if
applicable)
credit until the
end of the year
Promotion Standards
Year 4
In order to remain at SIHS and continue on to Year 5
of the IB MYP, all Year 4 students must:
 Pass all classes.
 Make up any time so as not to receive an “FA” in
any course
 Complete all Service and/as Action requirements
 35 hours + 4 Reflections
**Policies are located on my webpage
Promotion Standards
Year 5
In order to stay at SIHS and to advance to Year 1 of the
Diploma Programme and/or the IB Career Certificate
Programme all Year 5 students must:
 Pass all MYP courses
 Make all time so as not to receive an FA in any course
 Successfully complete the MYP capstone Personal
Project
 Complete all required Service and/as Action hours by
the end of the year deadline
 40 hours + 4 reflections
**Policies are located on my webpage
SMART Lunch and Beyond!
Tutorials
Clubs
Open study time
Connections
Time to eat!
Exams
1st Semester (January)
 Year-long classes
 No exams at this time
 Semester-long classes
 E&E Sci. and Math I will
take final exams at this
time
 Worth 20% of final grade
2nd Semester (June)
 Year-long and 2nd Semester
classes
 Exams are given in all
MYP classes
 Exam grades = 20% of the
final grade for each course
Please Do Not Plan Vacations
During the Last Week of School
Exams run all the way until the last day of school on the calendar
(Last day (June 9th) is for exam make-ups
unless we use June 10th as snow make-up)
What Happens After the
MYP?
IB Diploma Programme or IB Career-Related Programme
or Traditional Track
The IB Diploma
Programme
 Two year continuum
 6 concurrent college-level courses
 CAS & Extended Essay
 Rigorous assessment at the end of the Senior year
 Includes an “oral” component for Lang. & Lit. and
Lang. Acquisition
 Students can earn the IB Diploma in addition to
their HS diploma
The IB Career-Related
Programme
 Two year continuum
 Combination of DP and Career Tech classes
 Includes a “reflective project” and Community
Service component
 Still requires a FL component
 Participate in the DP assessments for the courses
taken
 NOT “DP-LITE”
Traditional Track
Because of the accelerated coursework through the
MYP:
 Opportunity to take multiple AP level courses
 More electives can be added for exploration
Here’s to Great Year!
Questions?