Transcript CHOICES FOR NINE - Toronto District School Board

Zion Heights JHS
CHOICES FOR NINE
THE TRANSITION FROM
GRADE 8 TO 9
Guidance Program & Services Department
Success for all Learners
2012-13
TDSB Website
www.tdsb.on.ca/program > Guidance Program &
Service > Educational Planning
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for students and parents
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Our Goals This Evening Are:
 To inform students how to make a
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
Check out Education Planning at
www.tdsb.on.ca/programs/
Format of Presentation
Part A: Choices for Nine:
Optional Attendance and Timelines
Part B: Promotion, Transfer, and Retention
Part C: Messages for Success
Part D: Ontario Secondary
School Program
Part A
Choices for Nine
• Optional Attendance
and Timelines
Choices: Planning Guides
Choices for Nine
(October)
Choices: Secondary
Schools Course Selection
& Planning Guide
(January)
Home School
Website: http://www.tdsb.on.ca
Click on “Find your School” and
enter your home address
Find Your School
Type in home
address
Information Nights
at Secondary Schools
Information evening dates are listed in the
Choices for Nine brochure and on the
TDSB Website:
www.tdsb.on.ca/parents/infonight
Information Nights at
Specialized Schools
 Specialized programs are designed for students
with a strong passion and skill in a specific area
 If you want to investigate specialize schools or
programs, contact the specific school for admission
requirements
 Special requirements may include auditions, tests,
interviews, etc.
 Check DEADLINE DATES for applications
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
Choices for 9 - Optional Attendance
• Students are encouraged to attend their home school
• Must use an “Optional Attendance Application
Form” when applying to a school other than home
school (forms available at Grade 8 school)
• Students may apply to:
• two regular schools
• two specialized schools or programs
• Some schools are closed to Optional Attendance
Important Dates
• January - List of “Closed” and “Limited” schools made
available & Optional Attendance applications available
• 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
• March 1, 2013 - All Course Selection sheets are due to
secondary schools – delivered by current school counsellor
* Some schools may be doing “On-Line Course Selection”
Only ONE course selection sheet may be
submitted for ONE secondary school
Part B
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
• Geography & History
• 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.
Retention Criteria
A student is retained…
• when there is a significant gap between a
student’s level of achievement and the
expectations (especially in the core subjects).
• only in exceptional circumstances
• in consultation with the superintendent of
schools, the principal, the classroom teacher,
the parents, and the student.
Part C
Messages for
Success
Key Message for Success
“16 by 16”
16 credits
by
16 years of age
The Importance of Credit
Accumulation
TDSB Grade 10 Cohort Study: 2000-2004
Dropout rate
Dropout rate of Grade 10's based on
credit accumulation
60%
40%
32%
40%
21%
20%
0%
12
13
14
14%
15
5%
16
Number of Credits Earned by 16 years of age
Where do students go after
secondary school?
Part D
Ontario Secondary
Schools
Credit System
• Once a course is completed successfully 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 credits
– 18 compulsory subjects
– 12 options or electives
* To pass a course one must achieve a level of at least 50%
• 40 hrs. Community Involvement
– Begins in July after Grade 8
• Ontario Literacy Requirement
– Written Test in Grade 10 (OSSLT)
Compulsory Credits
Students Must Earn The Following 15 Compulsory
Credits:
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4 English - one credit per grade
1 French as a Second Language
3 Mathematics - at least one in grade 11 or 12
2 Science
1 Canadian History
1 Canadian Geography
1 Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Integrated Arts, Media, Drama or Dance)
1 Health and Physical Education
0.5 Civics
0.5 Career Studies
Compulsory Credits Con’t
Plus ONE CREDIT from each of the following 3 Groups:
Group 1
• An additional English credit
or French as a second language*,
or third language,
or Social Science and Humanities credit,
or Canadian and World Studies credit,
or Guidance and Career Education credit,
or Cooperative Education credit*
*A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in
French can count as compulsory credits.
Compulsory Credits Con’t
Group 2
• One credit in Health and Physical Education, or
the Arts, or Business Studies, or French as a
second language or Cooperative Education *
Group 3
• One credit in Gr. 11 or 12 Science, or a credit in
Technological Education, or Computer Studies, or
French as a second language or Cooperative
Education *
* A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in
French can count as compulsory credits.
Course Types
in Grade 9 and 10:
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Open
Academic
Applied
Locally Developed
Compulsory Credit
Making the right 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 compulsory or elective credits
Grade 9 Open Courses Include:
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Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Integrated Arts)
Introduction to Business
Food & Nutrition
Guidance (Learning Strategies)
Exploring Technologies
Physical Education
Academic & Applied Courses
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
Credits
 For students with significant gaps in knowledge
and skills in a specific subject
 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
•Works independently
in a focused manner
Applied
•Works in a focused
manner (not always
independently)
• Synthesis skills – uses
prior knowledge and
•Applies new learning
experience to assist
to tasks (may need
with solving problems reminding of previous
knowledge)
• Completes homework
consistently and
•May need assistance to
thoroughly
organize and complete
homework
Locally Developed
•Works in a focused
manner with prompting
•Applies new learning
to tasks that have been
directly modeled in the
lesson
•May begin homework
in class with direction
and take home to
complete
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
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 for Mathematics:
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
( T = Transfer Course worth 0.5 credit )
Making Your Choices
Grades 9 and 10
• Applied
• Academic
• Locally Developed
• Open
Grades 11 and 12
• College
• Workplace
• University
• College/University
• Open
Zion’s Grade 9 Course
Selection Sheets*
Distributed in class the week of February 4th
Due in homeroom by February 20th
* most Zion students will be doing on-line course
selection using www.MyBluePrint.ca/tdsb
Any questions???