The STEM Academy @ Bartlett
Counseling Office
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What grade 8 students have been doing to
prepare for High School transition.
What is an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)?
What do students need to do to graduate from
High School?
What is a Pathway, and how do students choose
one?
Which tests students will take in High School.
Who do I ask for help?
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Parents will have an understanding of what
students need to do to graduate.
Parents will have reviewed and signed the
Individual Graduation Plan (IGP).
Parents will have signed a Pathway Selection
Form.
Parents will have signed their child’s Rising 9th
grade registration form
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Each grade 8 student has reviewed the
graduation requirements with their advisor or
counselor, and created a plan to get them to
graduation.
This plan is found on a website called
GACollege411 (www.gacollege411.org)
Parents can discuss this plan with the advisor or
counselor if they have questions.
The plan is a reflection of the graduation
requirements and pathway options we will
discuss.
GA 411 Homepage
High School Planning
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Students need 24 units to graduate
Credits need to be earned in specific subject areas
Students are required to complete 20 hours of
community service by the completion of junior
year
Required Areas of Study
Units Required
English/Language Arts
4
Mathematics
4
Science
4
Social Studies
3
Health and Physical Education
1
World Language
3 College Prep Pathway
OR 1 CTAE Pathway (2 preferred)
CTAE (Career Technical Agricultural Education)
4 CTAE Pathway only
Electives
5 College Prep Pathway Students
OR 3 CTAE Pathway Students
Total Minimum Units
24
English
Math
Science
CORE
World
Languages
Core
Academic
Courses
Social
Studies
9
9
– 9th Literature & Composition
– 10th Literature & Composition
– 11th American Literature &
Composition
– 12th grade British Literature &
Composition
*Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course
equivalents may be used
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10
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Mathematics CCGPS
9th - Coordinate Algebra
10th - Analytic Geometry
11th - Advanced Algebra
12th - Pre-Calculus or Approved 4th Option
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9th - Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/Analytic Geometry A
10th - Accelerated Analytic Geometry B/Advanced Algebra
11th - Accelerated Pre-Calculus
12th - AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Advanced level
Mathematics course or Approved 4th Option
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11
◦ Biology
◦ Physical Science
◦ Environmental Science, Chemistry, or
another GA DOE approved Science
◦ Physics or another GA DOE approved
Science
◦ *Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course
equivalents may be used
12
12
◦ World History
◦ American Government
◦ United States History
◦ Economics
*Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course
equivalents may be used
13
13
◦ College sequence
 3 units required (of the same language)
 4 recommended
◦ CTAE sequence
 1 unit required
 2 units recommended
* While the GA Department of Education no longer requires
students to complete two units of foreign language for high
school graduation, the University System of GA does require the
completion of two years of the same foreign language.
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Health (.5)
Personal Fitness (.5)
Electives to add to a minimum of 24 total units
◦ A graduation pathway helps provide cohesion to the
additional electives and allows students to explore in
depth an area that interests them.
◦ While the hope is that the pathway sparks a college or
career interest, at a minimum students gain valuable
knowledge by exploring at least one area in depth as
opposed to bouncing around intro level electives in
multiple areas with only surface understanding.
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Advanced Academic – Pathway may be completed with an AP,
IB, or Dual Enrollment level course in any one of the following
content areas: English, mathematics, science, or social studies.
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World Language – Pathway may be completed with 3 units of
credit in any of the language areas found in the state list of approved
courses.
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Fine Arts – Pathway consists of sequential courses in any of the
following areas: journalism, music, theater, and visual arts. (Dance,
SAA only).
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CTAE – Pathway is completed with a cluster of specific courses in a
CTAE-approved pathway.
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Student may choose: English, mathematics,
science, or social studies.
Student must complete 4 required units in the
core area AND
Student must earn a minimum of three credits in
the same world language AND
Course history must also include at least one AP,
IB, or dual enrollment credit in the core subject
area.
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Students must complete 3 sequential credits in
one Fine Arts Subject.
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Theater
Visual Arts
Music (band or chorus)
Journalism
Dance (Savannah Arts Only)
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Students must earn 3 sequential credits in the
same World Language.
Students may choose from any state approved
world language.
The third course may be high school credit, or
reflect AP, IB, or dual enrollment credit in the
selected world language.
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Pathway is completed with a cluster of specific courses in
a CTAE-approved pathway.
Specific pathways are offered at each high school. (listed
on back of pathway selection form)
Additional CTAE pathway options are available at
Woodville Tompkins.
Students selecting a Woodville Tomkins pathway will
take Intro to Business & Technology at their home high
school then travel to WT in 10th grade for their
additional pathway classes. (Students who are NOT in
the specialty program located full time at WT).
End of Course exams (EOC) counts as 20%
of a student’s final grade in a course.
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English 9 – Literature/Composition
English 11 –American Literature
CCGPS Coordinate Algebra
CCGPS Analytic Geometry
Biology
Physical Science
United States History
Economics
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21
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Students are required to do a minimum of 20
hours of Community Service at a non profit
organization of their choosing
Community Service logs are available in the
Counseling Office and online
Must be submitted to Advisors or Counselors and
include a 3 paragraph essay outlining their
experience
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We have reviewed high school requirements.
We have reviewed what students have been
doing to prepare for those requirements.
We have provided you with tools to continue
learning, exploring, and planning from home
through the GACollege411 website.
We need you to review and sign your child’s IGP
Form, Pathway Selection Form, and Rising 9th
grade registration form before leaving.
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Phone: 912.395.3513
Email
◦ Last Names A-J Ms. Newsome
rachel.newsome@sccpss.com
◦ Last Names K-Z Mrs. Megginson
april.megginson@sccpss.com
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Ms. Buffington A2
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Ms. Beck
B3
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Ms. Morgan
A5
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Ms. Green
B5
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Ms. Harvey
A6
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Ms. Hobbs
B7
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Mr. Oakman
A7
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Mr. LaPollo
B1
A3
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Mr. Mizzelle
B6
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Ms. Witten
Team A
Team B