Welcome to the Parent Meeting

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Welcome to the Parent Meeting!

• Tuesday, February 24, 2009
• 700 PM Chiles Auditorium

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Graduation Options

• A four-year, minimum of 24-credits standard
  program, or
• A three-year, 18 credit standard college
  preparatory program, or
• A three-year, 18 credit career preparatory
  program
• Standard 24 Credit Graduation Requirements
• English 4 credits
• Math 4 credits (to include Algebra I or its
  equivalent)
• Science 3 credits
• Social Studies 3 credits ( World History,
  American History, Economics and American
  Government)
• 1 credit HOPE (physical education and health)
• 1 credit of Fine Art or DOE approved Practical
  Art
• Electives 8 credits for a total of 24 credits
• Earn a 2.0 cumulative unweighted GPA
• Pass Grade 10 FCAT Reading and Math

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Major Area of Interest (MAI)

• Four-year, 24credit Standard Program
• 16 4 4 24
• Core Classes MAI Other Electives Total
• Why? Students can
• pursue in-depth study in an area of their choice
• learn more about future professions or lifetime
  skills
• explore individual interests in regards to a
  career
• What is a major area of interest (MAI)?
• Four credits selected by the student in an area
  of interest.
• For example, courses may be in
• a career and technical program
• fine and performing arts
• an academic content area
• Students may revise MAI annually as part of the
  course registration process.

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Course Progressions

• 9th grade progression
• English I
• Math
• Science
• HOPE
• 9th grade AP ACCEL/Plus progression
• English I
• Math
• Science
• HOPE
• World History Honors/ACCEL or AP World History

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Bright Futures Scholarships

• Academic Scholars Award - Pays 100 of tuition at
  a Florida public institution.
• Requirements 3.5 weighted gpa (16 required
  academic credits)
• 1270 SAT or 28 ACT
• 75 hours of community service non-profit, not
  compensated and not for a family member. (Forms
  are available on the website and in the guidance
  office.)
• Florida Medallion Scholars Award - Pays 75 of
  tuition at a Florida public institution.
• Requirements 3.0 weighted gpa (16 required
  academic credits)
• 970 SAT or 20 ACT
• 16 required academic credits include
• 4 English
• 4 Math (Algebra I and above)
• 3 Science
• 3 Social Science
• 2 Foreign Language (in the same language)

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Bright Futures Scholarships (cont)

• Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award -
  Pays 75 of tuition at a Florida public
  institution.
• 3.0 weighted gpa (16 credits for graduation)
• Requirements 3.5 gpa in 3 credit vocational
  program
• A passing score on a college placement test
• SAT - Critical Reading 440, Math 440
• ACT - English 17, Reading 18, Math 19
• CPT Reading 83, Sentence Skills 83, Algebra 72
• Statewide Scholarship Weighting awards .25 per
  semester for honors and AP courses with a C or
  higher. Advanced foreign language is not honors
  for BF.

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Gold Seal Vocational Programs

• Health Science I Criminal Justice I
• Health Science II Criminal Justice II
• Anatomy Physiology Hon. Criminal Justice III
• Culinary Arts I DCT I
• Culinary Arts II DCT II
• Culinary Arts III DCT III
• Engineering Technology I Computing for College
  Careers
• Engineering Technology II Web Design I
• Engineering Technology III Web Design II
• Communication Technology I TV Productions I
• Communication Technology II TV Productions II
• Communication Technology III TV Productions III
• Satisfactory completion of a three credit
  sequential vocational program may award TCC
  credit toward an A.S. degree program. See Leon
  County Schools Career Pathways Bulletin.

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Registration and Dates to Remember

• Pre-registration information is available on our
  website under Prospective Students.
• Guidance counselors from Chiles will visit the
  middle schools after Spring Break
• Deerlake April 7
• Holy Comforter April 8th at 800 am
• Cobb, Raa, Fairview, Arts and Sciences,Community
  Christian
• Dates to remember
• April 16 Curriculum Fair 600 730pm Chiles
  Gymnasium
• April 17 Students return completed registration
  forms to their middle school.
• May Course verification forms mailed home.
• August Freshman Orientation at Chiles HS on
  the Friday prior to start of school (August 21st)