Transcript How to Guide and Advise Your Freshman

How to Guide and
Advise Your Freshman
A Parent’s Guide
Reality Check
• When a student becomes a freshman,
everything starts to “count.”
• Freshman activities, honors, and awards
can be listed on college and scholarship
applications.
• Freshman grades are used in determining
GPA
• Freshman courses, grades, and credits all
become part of the student’s transcript.
4 Step Plan for Success
• Monitor Academic Progress
• Encourage your child to become
involved in a wide variety of activities
• Review four-year high school plan ILP
• Help your child plan meaningful
activities for the summer
Monitor Academic Progress
• Make sure that you see all progress
reports and report cards.
• Do not assume that someone will contact
you if there is a problem.
• Provide encouragement and support,
making certain that your child understands
that freshman grades are very important.
• Check grades online via Infinite Campus
– POC: Gayla Barnard at Central Office
Encourage your child to
become involved in a wide
variety of activities
• Be involved and take a leadership role
• Depth of involvement is also important
because it shows focus and commitment
• Participate in activities outside of school
(church, scouting, recreational sports)
• Volunteer work and community service
(Any type of volunteer work or community
service is particularly impressive on an
application)
**Start keeping a file with lists and information on school activities,
honors, awards, leadership positions, employment, volunteer work,
community activities, etc. Include everything!
Review 4 year High
School Plan
• In the spring, review your son or
daughter’s four-year high school plan
and make certain he/she has selected
the most appropriate courses for
his/her sophomore year.
• ILP (Individualized Learning Plan)
Meaningful Summer
Activities
• A number of colleges have excellent
summer programs available for high school
students
• Make college visits
• Join an athletic team, take a course, take
lessons, read
• Volunteer at a local hospital, nursing home,
etc.
THE
HIGH
SCHOOL
TRANSCRIPT
TRANSCRIPTS
On a transcript, only the semester grades
are printed for each class
1st Semester:
1st nine wks = 40%
2nd nine wks = 40%
Semester Exam = 20%
2nd Semester:
3rd nine wks = 40%
4th nine wks = 40%
Semester Exam = 20%
**Exceptions: Biology, Alg 2, Eng 2, US History
SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT
2012-2013 Grade 9 Term 2
2012-2013 Grade 9 Term 4
Course Mark
Survey 83
Eng 1 CP 91
Alg 1 CP 91
Health 96
Span I 90
Weight
0.5000
0.5000
0.5000
0.5000
0.5000
Credits: 2.5
U/W GPA:
Course Mark
Survey 97
Eng 1 CP 89
Bio
93
Alg 1 CP 75
PE 1
99
Span I 92
Credits:3.5
Credit
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Total Credits: 6.0
Cumulative GPA:
Weight Credit
0.5000 0.5
0.5000 0.5
1.0000
1.0
0.5000 0.5
0.5000 0.5
0.5000 0.5
U/W GPA:
EHS Graduation
Requirements
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4 Credits - Language Arts - English I, II, III, IV
3 Credits - Math – Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II (but must
take math all four years)
3 Credits - Science – Biology, Introduction to Science,
Chemistry
3 Credits - Social Studies – Survey of Social Studies, World
Civilization, US History
.5 Credit - Health (Recommended during 9th or 10th grade)
.5 Credit - PE (Recommended during 9th or 10th grade)
1 Credit - History and Appreciation of Visual and Performing
Arts (or Band/Chorus for two consecutive years)
7 Electives
TOTAL = 22 CREDITS
Classification of
Students
MUST HAVE:
4 CREDITS TO BE A SOPHOMORE
10 CREDITS TO BE A JUNIOR
16 CREDITS TO BE SENIOR
22 CREDITS TO GRADUATE
Explanation of Credits
70 OR ABOVE TO EARN CREDIT
EACH SEMESTER = ½ CREDIT
AUG. – DEC. = 1ST SEMESTER
JAN. – MAY = 2ND SEMESTER
EACH CLASS = 1 CREDIT per year
Freshman Orientation
• School Tour
• A Typical Day at EHS and Student Life
• New Opportunities and Academic
Expectations
• Discipline and Dress Code
• Library 101
• KEES Information
7:40
7:47
7:50
7:50 – 8:45
8:50 – 9:40
9:45 – 10:35
10:40 – 11:30
11:35 – 12:55
1:00 – 1:50
1:55 – 2:50
Bell Schedule
Students released to lockers
Warning bell
Tardy Bell-all students in class. Must have a
pink tardy slip from the office to enter
classroom after this time
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
CCR
4th period and Lunch
11:30 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:25
12:30 – 12:55
5th period
6th period
CCR
College & Career Readiness
• Reading Intervention
• Math Intervention
• Study Skills
BIOLOGY
Insect Collection
• All Biology classes will participate
• The project will be due
approximately two weeks after
school begins
SCHOOL FEES
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Student Fees will be due during the first week of school:
Textbook Fee:
$25
•
Classroom Fees will be collected by classroom teacher:
Broadcasting Fee:
$20
Computer Class Fee:
$10
PE Fee:
$5
•
Science Lab Fees:
Biology
$10
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Breakfast
Lunch
$1.25
$2
DRESS CODE
• Site Base Policy 6.02
• Located in agenda and on high school
website
• Students must be in dress code from
the time they walk in the building in
the morning until 2:50
SUPPLIES
• Open House – Wednesday, August 1st from
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• First day of school: pencil, pen, paper, & folder
• Other supplies needed: binders, calculator, tab
dividers, index cards
STUDENTS NEED THEIR SUPPLIES EVERYDAY
Grading Scale
A
B
C
D
F
95 – 100
88 – 94
77 – 87
70 – 76
0 – 69
4.0
3.0 – 3.86
2.0 – 2.91
1.0 – 1.86
0
KEES – KY Educational
Excellence Scholarship
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In 1998 Governor Paul Patton and the General Assembly provided an
opportunity for Kentucky high school students to earn the Kentucky
Educational Excellence Scholarship. KEES is a scholarship program that
rewards students who earn C+ or better grades with scholarship money to
attend one of Kentucky’s colleges or Technical schools.
The higher the grades the student makes the more money that he/she
earns. A bonus award for the highest ACT (15 or higher) composite or
SAT scores can also be earned. Over the 4-year high school period
students could earn as much as $2500 to apply toward their postsecondary education each year for up to four years of post-secondary
school. That is $10,000 for a 4-year program and $5000 for a two-year
program. There are GPA requirements for the renewal of the scholarship
each year.
Students and parents can visit www.kheaa.com to see a complete listing of
post-secondary schools that can accept the KEES scholarship and to find
more information. Students are encouraged to create an account and
check their KEES accounts at the end of each year.
KEES – Base Award
GPA
Amount
2.5
$125
2.6
150
2.7
175
2.75
187
2.8
200
2.9
225
3.0
250
3.1
275
3.2
300
3.25
312
3.3
325
3.4
350
3.5
375
3.6
400
3.7
425
3.75
437
3.8
450
3.9
475
4.0
500
KEES – Bonus Award
Act Score
Bonus
15
$36
16
71
17
107
18
143
19
179
20
214
21
250
22
286
23
321
24
357
25
393
26
428
27
464
28+
500
COMMUNICATION
WITH TEACHERS
Email is best form of communication
• [email protected]
Example:
[email protected]
Call 769-3381 and leave message
PARENT/TEACHER
CONFERENCES
• Contact Guidance Office to set up
conference (Mrs. Franklin)
• Indicate which teachers you would
like to meet with and if you would like
to have a counselor present
Contact Information
Students Last Name A – J:
[email protected]
Students Last Name K – Z:
[email protected]
EHS: 769-3381
EHS website:
http://www.etown.k12.ky.us/sch_EHS/defaul
tehs.htm
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