James Bowie High School

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James Bowie High School

• Ninth Grade
• Parents Night
• October 2,2007

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Agenda
James Bowie High School

• Responding to Academic Progress/ Parent Access
• Academic and Planning Tools
• Recommended High School Graduation Plan (4X4)
• High School Transcript
• Educational Goals
• College Planning
• Testing

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Responding to Academic Progress

• Progress Reports
• Delivered by mail during fourth week of grading
  period
• ACT QUICKLY
• CONTACT TEACHER by Email or Phone
• Staff Directory www.jbhs.org

• Report Cards
• Delivered at the end of 6 weeks grading period
• I Incomplete
• Credit (.5) earned at semester

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Parent Access

• Access your childs grades and attendance online
• Go to https//access.austinisd.org/
• Register for an account with a valid email
  address

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Dawg Den

• Before School 815 845 AM
• Lunch 4th and 5th
• After School 415 445 PM
• Located in Back of Library
• Also open daily during school day with teacher
  pass

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Campus-Wide Tutorials(Monday-Thursday)

• Morning
• 730 830
• Math C 204
  and E 217
• Science E101
• Social
  Studies B 208
• Language Arts
  A 211
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Afternoon 430 - 530 Language Arts A 120 Math
E 211  
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I Can Succeed (ICS) Mandatory Tutorials

• Students that have failed 1 core academic
  courses
• Required during the first 30 minutes of lunch
• Parents will receive letter if student qualifies

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Counselor-Student Communication

• Counselor/Student Ratio 1 to 470
• Large group presentations
• Small group meetings
• Lunch Workshops
• Individual appointments
• Emails and phone calls
• Booklets and hand-outs provided throughout the
  year
• Morning announcements

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Recommended High School Plan

• English 4.0 credits
• English I, II, III, IV
• Social Studies 4.0 credits
• World Geo., World History, U.S. History, U.S.
  Govt., Econo.
• Mathematics 4.0 credits
• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, one additional
  math credit
• Science 4.0 credits
• Biology, IPC, Chemistry or Physics,and one
  additional science

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Recommended High School Plan

• PE 1.5 credits
• Health 0.5 credit
• Computer Technology 1.0 credit
• Fine Arts 1.0 credit
• Foreign Language 2.0 credits
• Communication Applications (Speech) 0.5
  credit
• English 4.0 credits
• Math
  4.0 credits
• Science
  4.0 credits
• Social Studies
  4.0 credits
• Electives 3.5 credits
• Total 26 credits

4 X 4
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GPA Tiers

• Tier 1 Courses (5.0 scale)AP, Pre-AP, Dual
  credit courses
• Tier 2 Courses (4.0 scale)All academic (regular)
  level courses
• Tier 3 Courses (3.0 scale) Local credit courses
  for students
• Tier 3 Includes
• - Special Education Courses
• - TAKS Prep
• - Office Aide

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Integrated Grading Scale
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Calculating a Semester Average

• Course Semester Average
• 1st six weeks grade 85
• 2nd six weeks grade 92
• 3rd six weeks grade 80
• Final exam grade 91
• Total 348
• 348 87
• 4

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• Computing a Grade Point Average (GPA) 
• Step 1 Convert semester grade averages to grade
  points add.
• First Semester Grade Points
• Keyboarding (Middle School) 100 4.0
• Speech (Middle School) 91 3.1
• Pre-AP English I 80 3.0  
• Pre-AP Algebra I 80 3.0
• Pre-AP Biology 86 3.6
• Pre-AP World Geography 89 3.9
• Physical Ed 100 4.0  
• French 1 85 2.5
• Journalism I 92 3.2
• Total 30.3 Grade Points

Step 2 Divide the sum of the Grade Points by the
total number of half-credits earned 30.3 / 9
half credits GPA 3.3667
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• Second Semester Grade Points
• Pre-AP English I 78 2.8  
• Pre-AP Algebra I 75 2.5
• Pre-AP Biology 81 3.1
• Pre-AP World Geography 92 4.2
• Physical Ed 100 4.0  
• French 1 90 3.0
• Journalism I 98 3.8
• Total 23.4 Grade Points
• 1st Sem. 2nd Sem. Grade Points/ half-credits
• 30.3 23.4 53.7
• 53.7 / 16 half-credits 3.3563 Cum GPA

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Helping Your Student Focus on Educational Goals
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Freshman Year To Do List

• Monitor academic progress-Use a Planner
• Challenge yourself with academic selections
• Participate in activities - Join
  clubs/organizations
• Review your 4-year plan (with counselor in
  Spring)
• Explore and discuss college options
• Plan meaningful summer activities college
  visits
• Start a college savings account
• Create a portfolio

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Parent/Student Resources

• Checkout Focus On Your Future
• Freshman Checklist- handout
  http//www.austinisd.org/academics/sss/gc/
• Join the JBHS E-News Group -weekly e-mailed
  update on all activities occurring at Bowie

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Selecting Appropriate Coursesfor Next Year

• Academics
• Teacher recommendation
• Time and energy
• Are you committed?/Committee Decision
• TAKS Scores
• Electives
• Explore options at the Bowie Course Fair Feb.
  14th (Tentative)
• Matching electives to career interests

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What Colleges Look For

• Rigorous curriculum
• Pre-AP and Advanced Placement Courses
• Academic Electives
• Dual Credit Courses
• College entrance exams
• Class Rank
• Good performance
• Long-term commitment to programs

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Talk to Your Student

• What are your career interests?
• What do you enjoy doing?
• Whose job interests you most?
• Which colleges offer degrees in these areas?
• Which high school courses can help you explore
  and prepare for earning a degree at these
  colleges?

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Obtaining College and Career Information

• Talk to people in those career areas
• Read
• Search the internet
• http//www.makingcollegecount.com
• Family Connection
• COIN- Login Information
• SAT www.collegeboard.com
• ACT www.act.org

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College/Career Search Websites
www.collegeboard.com
www.wiredscholar.com
http//library.coin3.com
www.act.org
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College Testing

• PSAT/NMSQT Oct. of Jr. Yr.
• SAT Reasoning Test Spring of Jr. Yr.
• SAT Subject Tests Jr./Sr. as needed
• ACT with writing Spring of Jr. Yr.
• THEA/COMPASS Sr. Yr.

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PSAT/NMSQT

• Grade 9 Practice PSAT
• Grade 10 Official PSAT
• Grade 11 Official PSAT used to determine
  National Merit Scholarship Candidates
• Tool to determine AP Potential
• October 17,2007

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• Thank You!