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Toronto District School Board
CHOICES FOR NINE
THE TRANSITION FROM GRADE 8 TO 9
Guidance Program & Services Department
Success for all Learners
2012-2013
Our Goals This Evening Are:
To inform students how to make a smooth and
successful transition from grade 8 to 9
• To assist parents and students in making
informed choices for grade 9
• To raise student and parent awareness of the
various program pathways available throughout
the TDSB
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Format of Presentation
Part A: Promotion, Transfer, and Retention Procedures
Part B: Messages for Success
Part C: Ontario Secondary Schools
Part D: Specific School Information Specialized
Programs
Part A
Promotion, Transfer
& Retention
Promotion, Transfer & Retention
Criteria
A student is promoted when:
1. The student has successfully
completed the curriculum
expectations in each of the
following grade 8 subjects at a
Level 1 or higher:
• English
• French
• History *
• Geography
• Mathematics
• Science & Technology
AND
2. The student has achieved an
average equivalent to Level 1, or
higher, across all grade 8 subjects.
Special Education Students
A student who is exceptional and whose
IEP is based on current grade Level
expectations and for whom the integrity of
the curriculum has been maintained is
promoted
English Language Learners (ELL)
An EL Learner who requires modification
to align grade-level curriculum expectations
with the student’s current level of English
language proficiency is promoted
A student is transferred when:
The student has not met the criteria as
outlined for Promotion
Part B
Messages for Success
Where do students go after
secondary school?
Part C
Ontario Secondary
Schools
Credit System
• Once a course is passed, a credit
is granted
• To pass a course one must achieve a level of
50% or higher
• Students are expected to take 8 courses
a year
• To graduate from high school a student
must earn 30 credits
Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (O.S.S.D.)
• Total of 30 course credits (110 hours per credit)
– 18 compulsory courses
– 12 elective courses (options)
• 40 hrs. Community Involvement
– Begins in summer after Grade 8 *
• Ontario Literacy Requirement
• Written Test in Grade 10 (OSSLT)
Course Types in Grade
9 and 10:
• Applied
• Academic
• Locally Developed Compulsory Credit (LDCC)
• Open
Making Your Choices:
Choosing Success!
What is an Open Course?
• Learning expectations are the same for all students
• Designed to prepare students for further study and
to enrich general education in a subject
• Can be counted as compulsory or elective
credits
Grade 9 Open Courses Include:
Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Dance)
Business
Guidance (Learning Strategies)
Exploring Technologies
Physical Education
Academic & Applied
Academic Courses
Cover the core content and have an emphasis on the
theoretical aspects of the content
Applied Courses
Cover the core content and have an emphasis
on practical applications
Locally Developed
Compulsory Credit
• For students with gaps in knowledge and skills in the
specific discipline
• Ideal for students who need support with the
curriculum content in grade 9
• Students who require two or more Locally
Developed Compulsory Credit Courses or
who require significant modification to their
program will be assisted in investigating
programs/schools that provide a full
array of supports and services to
meet their unique needs
Work Habits
Sample
Academic
Applied
•Works independently in •Works in a focused
a focused manner
manner (not always
independently)
•Synthesis skills – uses
prior knowledge and
experience to assist with
solving problems
•Completes homework
consistently and
thoroughly
Locally Developed
•Works in a focused manner
with prompting
•Applies new learning to
•Applies new learning to tasks that have been directly
tasks (may need
modeled in the lesson
reminding of previous
knowledge)
•May need assistance to
organize and complete
homework
•May begin homework in
class with direction and
take home to complete
Making Your Choice
Grade 9 Science
Academic
• formulate scientific
questions related to
reproduction
• gather, record, and analyze
qualitative and quantitative
data using an appropriate
format
• plan ways to model and/or
simulate an answer to
questions asked about the
motion of celestial objects
Applied
• identify a current problem
or concern relating to
reproduction
• organize and record
information gathered
• formulate scientific
questions about a problem
or issue in space exploration
Making Your Choice
Grade 9 English
Academic
Applied
• analyze information, ideas, • describe information, ideas,
and elements to make
opinions and themes
inferences
• locate and record
• locate and evaluate
information and ideas from
information and ideas from
sources
sources
• identify the specific
• select narrative style and
audience for each piece of
appropriate level of
writing
language to suit the form,
audience and purpose of the
work
English Language Learners
ESL/ELD
• Prepare students for success in English and other
courses
• ESL/ELD credits count as compulsory English
credits (to a maximum of 3 credits)
• Students will be placed in Level A, B, C, D or E
• Can move to Academic/Applied/LDCC
courses when appropriate
Making Your Choice
Grades 9 and 10
Academic
Applied
Locally Developed
Open
Grades 11 and 12
College
University
Workplace
Changing Course Type After
Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 LDCC
(except Mathematics)
Changing Course Type After
Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
T
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 LDCC
Gr. 9 Applied to Gr. 10 Academic
Mathematics
(Transfer Course worth 0.5 credit)
Semestered Schools
• Students take 8 courses in 2 blocks of time:
4 courses from September to January
4 courses from February to June
• All 4 courses taken daily
Non-Semestered Schools
• 8 courses taken throughout the school year
• Courses taken every other day
Part D
Choices for Nine
Optional Attendance
Timelines
Choices: Planning Guides
Choices for Nine
delivered each fall and
Choices: Secondary
Schools Course Selection
& Planning Guide
Arrives each January with
Course Selection Sheets
The Year Ahead
Your Grade 8 Year at a Glance!
Information Nights
At Secondary Schools
• Program and school specific information is shared
• Information evening dates are listed in the Choices
for Nine brochure and on the TDSB Website
www.tdsb.on.ca/programs/
Home School
Website: www.tdsb.on.ca
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enter your home address
Optional Attendance
• Students are encouraged to attend the secondary school
that serves their residential address
• Must use an “Optional Attendance Application Form”
when applying to a school other than their home
school
• Forms available at Grade 8 school
• Specific information regarding Optional
Attendance Procedures will follow in
early January
Important Dates
• List of “Closed” and “Limited” schools made available
• Optional Attendance applications available from
elementary schools
• Distribution of Course Selection Sheets
Specific Dates
February
• February 1, 2013 - Optional Attendance applications due to
secondary schools – delivered by student/parent/guardian
• February 14, 2013 - Secondary schools will inform Optional
Attendance applicants by this date
• Mid to late February 2013 – Course Selection sheets
completed and returned to elementary teacher/counsellor
• March 1, 2013 - All Course Selection sheets are due to
secondary schools – delivered by Elementary Counsellor
** Only ONE course selection sheet per student is submitted for
ONE secondary school by the elementary school counsellor
Information Nights at
Specialized Schools
• If you want to investigate specialized schools or
programs, be certain to attend their evening as they may
distribute applications with due dates
• Other requirements may include auditions,
tests, interviews, etc.
• Check DEADLINE DATES for applications
as they
as they vary
Where are these specialized
schools/programs?
• Check Choices for Nine legend
• www.tdsb.on.ca/programs
select
Guidance Programs and Services
then Educational Planning
then Choices for Secondary School
What are the Specialized
Programs?
Any questions???