Robert Morgan Educational CenterOctober 4, 2017

Class of 2018 Senior Parent Night

Agenda

▪ Welcome – Ms. Ledesma, Vice Principal

▪ Principal’s Address – Mr. Fox, Principal

▪ Graduation Requirements – Ms. Anderson, Student Services Chair

▪ Senior Activities – Ms. Castellanos, Student Activities Director

▪ Magazine Fundraiser – Nelson Varona

▪ Financial Aid Office – Yanni Lapanaitis

Principal’s Address

Mr. Fox

Graduation Requirements

Ms. Anderson

▪Ms. Morales A-E & G (H-L)

▪Ms. Santerre (ON LEAVE)

▪Ms. Anderson Q-R & SPED (ESOL M-N)

▪Ms. Saunders F & S-Z (0-P)

▪ (Slips available on counselor door☺) Email is also effective

Know Your Counselor

▪ Earn 24 Credits100 Hours of Community Service (Silver Knight)

1 online course (Drivers Ed/F. Lang.)

▪ Earn an UNWEIGHTED GPA of 2.0

▪ Passing Scores on:–Algebra 1 EOC –Grade 10 ELA

Graduation Requirements

24 Credit Standard Diploma

▪ 4 Credits English Language Arts (ELA) ELA I, II III, IV

▪ ELA honors, Advanced Placement (AP), Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE), International Baccalaureate (IB) and dual enrollment courses may satisfy this requirement

▪ 4 Credits Mathematics One of which must be Algebra I and one of which must be Geometry

▪ Industry certifications that lead to college credit may substitute for up to two mathematics credits (except for Algebra I and Geometry)

▪ 3 Credits Science One of which must be Biology I, two of which must be equally rigorous science courses.

▪ Two of the three required credits must have a laboratory component.

▪ An industry certification that leads to college credit substitutes for up to one science credit (except for Biology I)

▪ An identified rigorous Computer Science course with a related industry certification substitutes for up to one science credit (except for Biology I)

▪ 3 Credits Social Studies

▪ 1 credit in World History

▪ 1 credit in U.S. History

▪ .5 credit in U.S. Government

▪ .5 credit in Economics with Financial Literacy

▪ 1 Credit Fine and Performing Arts, Speech and Debate, or Practical Arts*

▪ 1 Credit Physical Education* To include the integration of health *Eligible courses and eligible course substitutions are specified in the Florida Course Code Directory at http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/default.asp.

▪ 8 Elective Credits

▪ 1 Online Course

▪ Students must earn a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

▪ Conferences will be conducted through Govt./Econ. courses

▪ Contracts must be signed and returned to counselors

▪ Avoid the “STOP LIST”– Contracts must be signed and returned to counselors by the due date

– You must be signed up for 2H

– You must be enrolled in your FLVS course

Senior conferences

Merit Diploma Designation

▪ Meet the standard high school diploma requirements

▪ Attain one or more industry certifications from the list established (per s. 1003.492, F.S.)

Scholar & Merit Diploma Options

▪ Scholar Diploma Designation

▪ In addition to meeting the 24-credit standard high school diploma requirements, a student must

▪ Earn 1 credit in Algebra II;

▪ Earn 1 credit in Statistics or an equally rigorous mathematics course;

▪ Pass the Biology I EOC;

▪ Earn 1 credit in Chemistry or Physics;

▪ Earn 1 credit in a course equally rigorous to Chemistry or Physics;

▪ Pass the U.S. History EOC;

▪ Earn 2 credits in the same World Language;

▪ Earn at least 1 credit in AP, IB, AICE or a dual enrollment course.

▪ A student is exempt from the Biology I or U.S. History assessment if the student is enrolled in an AP, IB or AICE Biology I or U.S. History course and the student

– Takes the respective AP, IB or AICE assessment; and

– Earns the minimum score to earn college credit.

FLVS Sign up anytime through your portal

Night School starts September 11th!!!

Course Recovery

Admits 5 Point Rule

Attendance & Grades

FIUMiami-Dade College

Dual enrollment3.0 Unweighted GPA Required

http://www.fiu.edu/ http://www.mdc.edu/

▪ WWW.DADESCHOOLS.NET/STUDENT– CONNECT EDU

– KHAN ACADEMY

– VIEW YOUR CREDITS

– CHECK YOUR TEST SCORES

▪ WWW.FLVC.ORG– SEARCH COLLEGES

– SEARCH CAREERS

– CHECK BRIGHT FUTURES STATUS

ONLINE RESOURCES

Senior Activities

Ms. Castellanos

Student Activities Director

Ms. Castellanos

SENIOR CLASS SPONSOR:

Ms. Ortiz – Rm T079

Add: @rmecactiv

@rmecsenior

http://robertmorganeducenter.com/

Attendance

▪ A student who has ten (10) or more cumulative absences (excused/unexcused) will not be allowed to participate in interscholastic competitions or performances for the remainder of the school year. (outdoor suspension is counted as an absence)

▪ You may not be signed out early more than 10 times in a school year to participate in activities

▪ A student who has twenty (20) or more cumulative tardies (excused/unexcused) will not be allowed to participate in interscholastic competitions or performances for the remainder of the school year.

▪ Only a successful eligibility hearing at the District level can remove the suspension from participation.

Seniors, take care of:

▪ Completing all required credits

▪ Virtual school

▪ Community services hours

▪ Debts/Obligations

▪ Library books

Purchasing items from Activities:

Tickets for RMEC events will be

sold through the Activities Office

during lunch

Upcoming Events

Please pay attention to announcements and remind app so you don’t miss out. Dates are subject to change.

All deadlines are final.

SENIOR EVENTS

Event Date Ticket Sale Dates Cost

Senior Parent

Night

Sept. 12 N/A No Cost

Homecoming Nov. 3 Sept. 18 - 29 $35 (est.)

Cap & Gown

Orders

Nov. 28 - 30 N/A $25 (est.)

Senior Breakfast Feb. 16 Jan. 9 - 18 $30 (est.)

Senior Picnic Mar. 16 N/A No cost

Grad Bash April 13 Dec. 11 - 20 $125 (est.)

Prom April 20 Mar. 12 - 22 $90 (est.)

GRADUATION

▪ Date, time, location TBD

▪ Set by MDCPS

Fundraising for Senior Events

▪ We cannot have events (especially not at the prices I projected) if we do not fundraise as a class!

▪ If you patriciate you will:

1.) Be eligible for extra graduation tickets (if available)

2.) Be able to purchase tickets to limited space events before other seniors

3.) Be able to attend senior events for free!

Senior Class Magazine Fundraiser

Subscriptions Prizes

Sell 2 All seniors are encouraged to sell at least TWO magazines to raise

sufficient funds for privileged “Senior Activities”. IF WE DO NOT

RAISE MONEY, WE CANNOT HAVE SENIOR ACTIVITIES!

**Anyone who sells magazines for the senior class fundraiser will

be considered FIRST should extra graduation tickets be available

*** VIP treatment when it comes to buying tickets for any and all

senior events. You’ll be called down first before all other seniors.

Sell 10 Senior Class T-Shirt + Prize 2

Sell 20 Homecoming Dance Ticket + Prize 2, 10

Sell 30 Senior Breakfast Ticket + Prize 2, 10, 20

Sell 40 Senior Prom Ticket + Prize 2, 5, 10, 20, 30

Sell 50 Grad Bash Ticket + Prize 2, 5, 10, 20, 40