HIGH SCHOOL

PRESENTATION

Ms. Kostovski

School Counselor

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES

At Youth Co-Op we offer the following:

Regular classes – 1 HS credit

Honors Classes – 1 HS credit & receives 1 point extra

Advanced Placement classes (AP) – 1 HS credit and if you pass the AP test, you might get college credit – gives you 2 points above the grade you get

Dual Enrollment: At the college campus for college credits.

Weighted GPA vs. Unweighted GPA

Which one would you take? Talk to your counselor about what classes would be best for you when we do subject selection!

LET’S TALK ABOUT GRADES Grade

Earned

Annual

Course –

Multiply by

2.5 to earn:

Semester

Courses –

Multiply by

5 to earn:

A = 4 pts 10 pts 20 pts

B = 3 pts 7.5 pts 15 pts

C = 2 pts 5 pts 10 pts

D = 1 pt 2.5 pts 5 pts

F = 0 pts 0 pts 0 pts

•You need to pass the 1st, 2nd, 3rd AND 4th Nine

Weeks in order to pass a class.

•You need 10 points in TOTAL

SAMPLE REPORT CARD 1 2 3 4 How

many

points?

Do they

pass the

course?

Math A C F F

Lang. Arts C C D D

Science D B C D

History A A B B

P.E. C D C C

Drama A A C C

Art A B C D

LET’S LOOK AT THE MATH GRADES

Math 1 2 3 4 Total

Points

D D C D

2.5

points

2.5

points

5

points

2.5

points

12.5

points

The Student Passes The Class!!!

Bonus Question: How do we know the student really passed

the class?

CAN YOU FIGURE IT OUT?

Science D B C D

?

points

?

points

?

points

?

points

?

points

1 2 3 4 Final

Points

?

Does The Student Pass The Class?

WHAT DO I NEED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL?

CURRENT 9-12 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN 9TH AND 10TH GRADE?

9th Grade:

English 1

Algebra 1 (EOC) (or another math)

World History

Physical Science

Electives/Intensive Reading

10th Grade

English 2 (FSA)

Geometry (EOC)

P.E.

Biology (EOC)

Electives/Intensive Reading

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN 11TH AND 12TH GRADE?

11th Grade

English 3 (FSA)

Algebra 2

Chemistry

U.S. History

Electives/Intensive Reading

12th Grade

English 4

Advanced Math (required)

Advanced Science (optional)

U.S. Government/Economics

Electives/Intensive Reading

CURRENT 9-12TH GRADE TESTING

REQUIREMENTS

What are the state assessment requirements?

Students must pass the following statewide assessments:

Grade 10 FCAT/ELA (or ACT/SAT concordant score)

Algebra I end-of-course (EOC) or a comparative score on the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.)

Students must participate in the EOC assessments and the results constitute 30 percent of the final course grade. These assessments are in the following subjects:

Algebra I (9th Grade)

Biology I (9th or 10th Grade)

Geometry (10th Grade)

U.S. History (11th Grade)

Algebra II (11th Grade)

WHAT DOES 30% MEAN?

Final

Grade

A B C D F

EOC

Level

4-5 A B B C D

3 A B C C F

1-2 B C C D F

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T PASS THE

FCAT/FSA? OR THE EOCS?

Don’t freak out!

As a Junior and/or Senior you can take the ACT or SAT and try to get concordant scores for the FCAT/FSA Reading.

A PERT score of 97 can be used to replace the Algebra 1 EOC.

Assessment Year Student Entered 9th Grade

2011-2012 2012-2013 & Beyond

FCAT 2.0 Reading 245 245

FCAT Math N/A N/A

Algebra 1 EOC 399 or above 399 or above

Biology EOC N/A 395 or above

Geometry EOC N/A 396 or above

Assessment Reading Algebra 1

2010-2011 & Beyond 2011 and Beyond

FCAT 2.0 245 NA

SAT 430 NA

ACT 19 NA

PERT NA 97

ACT/SAT

4-year Universities require a score for SAT an/or ACT

If you have free or reduced lunch, you can get a waiver for 2 assessments (ACT & SAT)

Concordant scores are scores used to replace FCAT or EOCs (you can graduate)

Take both – Sometimes students do better in one than the other – Everyone’s different.

Tutoring for SAT will be happening soon this year with Mr. Ibarra after school.

Max per group is 20. But we will have multiple sessions in the year

POP QUIZ

Miguel is a current senior. He will have 24 credits by the end of his senior year, has passed all his tests, but has a 1.8 GPA and is not doing good in his classes. Will

he graduate? NO

Laura is a senior and has a 3.9 GPA and will have all her credits by the end of her senior year. She passed the FSA Reading in 10th grade but has not passed the Algebra 1 EOC. Will Laura Graduate if she does not

pass the Alg. 1 EOC? NO

Matt has a 3.5 GPA, passed all his tests, but in 9th Grade he failed English 1 and never took it again. Will

he Graduate if he does not make up that credit? NO

YOU NEED TO FULLFILL

ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

TO GRADUATE!!

WHAT ABOUT…

Miguel is a current senior. He will have 24 credits by the end of his senior year, has passed all his tests, but has a 1.8 GPA and is doing good in his classes. If he gets all As he will have a 2.0 GPA. Will he graduate?

YES

Laura is a senior and has a 3.9 GPA and will have all her credits by the end of her senior year. She passed the FSA Reading in 10th grade but has not passed the Algebra 1 EOC. Laure took the PERT and got a 97 on

it. Will she graduate? YES

Matt has a 3.5 GPA, passed all his tests, but in 9th Grade he failed English 1 and never took it again. During his Junior year, he took the class in night

school. Will he graduate? YES

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED?

• 2.0 Unweighted GPA

• 100 hours of community service

• A total of 24 Credits

FORGIVENESS POLICY

Students receiving a grade of D or F in senior high courses may repeat the course to improve the grade.

The lower grade will be replaced with a grade of A, B, or C, which will be used to complete the GPA.

The lower grade WILL continue to appear on the student’s transcript. A student may not repeat a lower course of a clearly established sequence of courses after a higher course of the sequence has been successfully completed. For example, a student may not repeat Algebra I after receiving credit for Algebra II.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I’M FAILING?

Speak to your teachers – They want to

see you succeed and they can help

you. Meet with them individually or

ask your parents to schedule a

meeting

Speak to your counselor – Your

counselor can be a mediator between

you and your teacher. Your counselor

can give you tips on how to do better

in your classes.

Never give up! We can give you the

tools to succeed but it is your

responsibility to use them!

WHEN SHOULD YOU SEEK HELP FROM

THE COUNSELOR?

When you need to talk about something

When you have been feeling sad or hopeless for a while

When something traumatic happened in your life

If you feel no one else will understand you

When you have a problem and don’t know where to turn

If you’re being abused – Physically, mentally, sexually

When something good happens to you

When you need academic advising

When you’re ready to talk about careers or college

No Fighting

Respect

Communicate

Use Your Resources

Get Your Points

Get to School on Time –

8:00 am

Bring excused notes

You get 10 Excused with

a note, after that you

need a Dr’s note

Be organized

Visit our Student

Services Website!!!

http://www.ycps.org

Click on Student Services

MAKE IT A GREAT YEAR

HOW TO CONTACT MS. KOSTOVSKI

You can come see me in room 209 WITH A

PASS!

You can write me an e-mail at

vkostovski2@dadeschools.net

You can call me ext. 2024

You can visit our student services webpage

with ALL the information on the school’s

website