AcademicPlanningandSuccessinMiddleSchool

PresentedbyLauraKuthyandAmberSpicer

SchoolCounselors,HornsbyMiddleSchool

Expectations

Weareallinthistogether!!!

*  Generalinformationaboutacademicsuccessinmiddleschool*  Understandingmiddleandhighschoolcurriculum*  Howmiddleschoolacademicsconnecttohighschoolacademics*  WhattoexpectfromyourMiddleSchool*  TipsandToolsforAcademicSuccessinmiddleschoolandbeyond

Overview

*  Improveacademicself-concept*  AcquireSkillsforImprovingLearning*  AchieveSchoolSuccess*  GoalSettingandAcademicProblem-Solving*  RelateSchooltoLifeObjectives*  Enhancecontentknowledgetobuildoneachyearandprepareforhighschoolcurriculum

MiddleSchoolAcademicObjectives

*  Developingandimplementingstudyskills*  Encouragingstudentadvocacywithinschool*  Identifyingstakeholders*  Teachers,administrators,counselors,etc.*  Utilizingpropercommunicationstrategiesbetweenallstakeholdersinyourchild’sacademicsuccess*  Conference,beingproactive,askingquestions,utilizingVUE

HowtomeetAcademicObjectives

*  English,Math,Science,SocialStudies(Civicsin8thGrade)*  1ofeachclassperyear/meetseveryday*  MultipleplacementsinMath,English,andSocialStudiesthatvarypergradelevel*  Scienceisthesameforallstudentswithingradelevel*  6periodsadaywithadvisoryopportunities

MiddleSchoolCoreContent

*  AllstudentsarerequiredtotakeHealth/PEallthreeyearsduringrelatedartstime*  Studentsfulfilltheremainderoftheirrelatedartstimewithacombinationofsemesterandyear-longoptions*  PerformingArts*  VisualArts*  WorldLanguages

MiddleSchoolRelatedArts

*  Atotalofonly4classesperday/8totalclassesperyear*  Canbeanycombinationofcoreandelectivecourses*  Maymeeteverydayoreveryotherday

*  Oneofeachcoreissuggestedperyeartostayontrackforgraduation*  Eachenrolledclassisanattemptedcredit*  Mustpasstheclasswitha“D”orhighertoobtaincredit

foreachclass*  Needatleast28creditstograduate

HighSchoolBasics

*  Multipleclassesinallcoresubjectcontentcurriculum*  Moreelectiveoptionsavailable*  Enablesstudentstostartonacareerpathway

*  Placementincourses(AP,Honors,etc.)isself-selected*  Placementincoursesmayalsoincludemeetingpre-requisitesandclassavailability

HighSchoolCurriculum

“MiddleSchoolGradesdon’tmatter.......”-YESTHEYDO!!!

*  Middleschoolcoursefinalgradesdonotgoonapermanenttranscriptforhighschoolandbeyond.*  Thisallowsforstudentstostilldevelopaslearners.*  Everyyearbuildsonthenextsoacademicskillsandsuccessmustbecultivatedtobemostsuccessfulinhighschoolandaslifelonglearners.*  Studentscandevelopgoodorbadhabits.

Remember:“PracticemakesProgress!!”

MiddletoHighSchoolConnection

*  Academicpredictorsinmiddleschool:*  FinalGrades*  SOLscores(donotneedtopromote)*  ReadingLevel/MathInventories*  WritingPromptScores

*  VerifiedCreditsinHighSchool*  SOLsmustbepassedtograduatehighschool

MiddletoHighSchoolConnection

*  Highschoolcreditbearingcoursesareofferedinmiddleschoolto7thand8thgradersonly*  Math:Algebra1andGeometry*  Placementdeterminedbyschoolpersonnel

*  WorldLanguages:Spanish,French,German,Latin*  CanonlyearnuptooneLevel1credit*  Languageofferingsvaryamongstschools

MiddletoHighSchoolConnection

*  Finalgradesfromhighschoolcredit-bearingcourses,includingthoseinmiddleschool,arepartofafinaltranscriptusedforoptionsbeyondhighschool*  EachcoursepassedisonecreditaveragedintoafinalcummulativeGPA*  A=4,B=3,C=2,D=1,F=0*  Abilitytoexpungecreditsonlyinmiddleschool

MiddletoHighSchoolConnection

*  7thGrade:Academicandcareerlessonsinclasses;settingeducationalandacademicgoals.*  8thGrade:AcademicandCareerPlanmeetingswithfamily,student,andcounselor*  EverySpringSemester*  ParentNightsforcourseplanning*  Courseselectionwithschoolcounselors

WhattoExpectfromYourSchool

AcademicAndCareerPlan

Hereisonestudentwhoisinspired:(Study)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc9dpAphbRU(Tipsforgrades)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3QUZciZls*  Parent/StudentVueTutorial:http://wjccschools.org/

ExtraTipsandTools

Questions?Thankyouforcoming!!!!