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Kell High School Freshman Advisement Agenda • Introductions and Folders • Graduation Requirements • 4 Year Plan • Promotion Requirements • Report Card vs. Progress Report • Student Success • Additional Information Folders •4 Year Plan •Graduation Requirements •Information regarding individual academic areas Graduation Requirements • Math- 4 Credits • English- 4 Credits • Science- 4 Credits • Social Studies- 3 Credits • CTAE, Fine Arts, Foreign Language- 3 Credits • Health/ Personal Fitness- 1 Credit • Electives- 4 Credits TOTAL= 23 Credits Cobb County School District Four-Year Plan of Study English 9th On Level Track Honors Track 9th Lit. Honors 9th Lit. 10th 10th Lit. Honors British Lit. 11th American Lit. 12th Multicultural Literature World Literature Honors American Lit. Honors World Lit. AP Language AP Lit. Mathematics 9th On Level Track GPS Algebra Honors Track 1 Accelerated Math 1 Honors Track 2 Accelerated Math 2 10th 11th CCGPS CCGPS Analytic Geometry Advanced Algebra Accelerated Math 2 Accelerated Math 3 Accelerated Math 3 AP Course 12th Fourth Year Math Fourth Year Math Georgia Tech Calculus (Or other AP) Science 9th 10th 11th 12th Physics On Level Track Honors Track Physics Biology Honors Biology Environmental Science Honors Chemistry Environmental Science Science Elective Chemistry Honors Physics Science Elective Please refer to Science information in folder for grade placement requirements. Social Studies 9th 10th 11th 12th On Level Track World Geography World History US History Government/ Economics Honors Track 1 Pre AP SS Honors World History Honors US History Honors Gov./ Honors Econ. Honors Track 2 AP Human Geography AP World History AP US History AP Gov./ AP Econ. 1 Credit Health/ Personal Fitness • Health (0.5 credit) • Personal Fitness (0.5 credit) • Sports Eligibility •Must pass 2.5 credits per semester *Weight Training, Team Sports, Lifetime Sports, and Outdoor Education are PE Electives* CTAE, Fine Arts, or World Language • 3 Credits Total • Can be a mixture of credits Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) • Kell offers 10 CTAE Pathways 1. Business 2. Computing 3. Marketing 4. Engineering and Architecture 5. Video Production 6. Education 7. Culinary Arts 8. Graphic Design 9. Government and Protective Services 10. Navy/Army ROTC Fine Arts • Fine Arts Electives are divided into 3 categories at Kell: 1. Band, Orchestra, Chorus and General Music Electives 2. Theatre Arts Electives 3. Visual Arts Electives World Language • Spanish • French • German • Latin **Students who wish to attend a 4 year college/university in the state of Georgia must have 2 consecutive credits of World Language** Electives • Additionally, students are required to take 4 units of electives. • Includes support and study skills classes Promotion Requirements 9th Grade to 10th Grade MUST PASS: Both semesters of 9th Literature Both semesters of Biology Math (YL= Year Long) 2 Credits TOTAL OF 5 CREDITS Additional Information • Math = 1.0 (year-long) credit All other subjects = 0.5 (per semester) credits • EOCT’s (End Of Course Tests) account for 20% of the students grade (for those core courses in which an EOCT is mandated) • Must successfully complete all EOCT Courses required for graduation • ALL requirements must be completed to participate in Graduation • A passing score on the Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) is also required for graduation Levels of Courses AP Honors College Preparatory Report Card vs. Progress Report • Report Card is at the end of Fall Semester and Spring Semester • Report Card has FINAL grades that will post onto your student’s transcript • Progress Report is given out every 6 weeks • Progress Report does not have FINAL grades Student Success • Set realistic academic goals with your student • Attend all parent meetings at school and stay connected • Provide a quiet place to study and set an expectation for study time • Participation in HOMEWORK is key • ATTENDANCE Student Success • Check Pinnacle regularly • Rewards and Consequences are your most effective tool • Set limits and boundaries • Encourage healthy eating and plenty of sleep • LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! • LEAP Contact • School Counselors – Lynnette Griffin A-D [email protected] – Viola Lussier E-K [email protected] – Stephanie Caine L-Ri [email protected] – Peggy Jerden Ro-Z [email protected] • Administrators – Peter Giles Assistant Principal/9th Grade [email protected] – Susan Stoddard Assistant Principal/Curriculum and Instruction [email protected] – Camille Gomez Assistant Principal/Testing [email protected]