CHOICES FOR NINE

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Zion Heights JHS
CHOICES FOR NINE
THE TRANSITION FROM GRADE 8 TO 9
Guidance Program Services Department Success
for all Learners 2012-13
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Presentation Overview

• Part A Choices for Nine
• Optional Attendance and Timelines
• Part B Messages for Success
• Part C Ontario Secondary
• School Program

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TDSB Website
www.tdsb.on.ca/program gt Guidance Program
Service gt Educational Planning
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Educational Planning
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Part A
Choices for Nine

• Optional Attendance

and Timelines
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Choices Planning Guides
Choices for Nine (October) Choices Secondary
Schools Course Selection Planning Guide
(January/February)
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Home School
Website http//www.tdsb.on.ca Click on Find
your School and enter your home address
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Find Your School
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Information Nightsat Secondary Schools

• Information evening dates are listed in the
  Choices for Nine brochure and on the TDSB
  Website www.tdsb.on.ca/parents/infonight

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Part B
Messages for Success
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Key Message for Success
16 by 16 16 credits by 16 years of age
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The Importance of Credit Accumulation TDSB
Grade 10 Cohort Study 2000-2004
Dropout rate of Grade 10's based on
credit accumulation
60
40
32
40
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Dropout rate
14
20
5
0
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14
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Number of Credits Earned by 16 years of age
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Where do students go after secondary school?
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Part C
Ontario Secondary Schools
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Credit System

• Once a course is completed successfully a credit
  is
• granted (50 or higher)
• Students are expected to take 8 courses a year
• To graduate from high school a student must earn
• 30 credits

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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)

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Compulsory Credits

• Students Must Earn The Following 15 Compulsory
  Credits
• 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

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Compulsory Credits Cont

• 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.

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Compulsory Credits Cont

• 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.

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Course Typesin Grade 9 and 10

• Open
• Academic
• Applied
• Locally Developed
• Compulsory Credit

Making the right choices choosing success!
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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
• Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Integrated Arts)
• Introduction to Business
• Food Nutrition
• Guidance (Learning Strategies)
• Exploring Technologies
• Physical Education

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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
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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

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Work HabitsSample
Academic Works independently in a focused manner Synthesis skills uses prior knowledge and experience to assist with solving problems Completes homework consistently and thoroughly Applied Works in a focused manner (not always independently) Applies new learning to tasks (may need reminding of previous knowledge) May need assistance to 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
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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

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Changing Course Type After Grade 9
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
Gr. 9 LDCC
(except Mathematics)
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Changing Course Type After Grade 9 for
Mathematics
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 9 Academic
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Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 9 Applied to Gr. 10 Academic Mathematics ( T
Transfer Course worth 0.5 credit )
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Making Your Choices

• Grades 9 and 10
• Applied
• Academic
• Locally Developed
• Open

• Grades 11 and 12
• College
• Workplace
• University
• College/University
• Open

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• Zions Grade 9 Course
• Selection Sheets
• Distributed in class the week of February 4th
• Due in homeroom by February 20th
• most Zion students will complete course
  selection on-line using www.MyBluePrint.ca/tdsb

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myBlueprint.ca

• Online educational career planning tool

for students and parents
www.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
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Accessing myBlueprint.ca
Join a Webinar
Select Your School
www.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
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Search for Course Descriptionswww.tdsb.on.ca/cho
ices
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Any questions???