The GATE Program at Centennial High School

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The GATE Program at Centennial High School

• Ben Sherley, Assistant Principal
• Leanne Raddatz, Gate/AP Facilitator

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General Information

• GATE is a 9th and 10th Grade Program
• GATE is a voluntary program that provides
  educational opportunities that challenge and
  involve students.
• GATE provides enrichment as opposed to mere
  acceleration.
• GATE courses are qualitatively different.
• Examples more independent projects, more labs,
  more oral work, more long term assignments, more
  student responsibility for research assignments,
  more choice

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Identification of StudentsFirst Stage
Nomination

• Purpose
• Be inclusive.
• Provide equal treatment of all students at
  assessment stage.
• Identify a pool of potential students for more
  detailed assessment.

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Nomination Contd.

• Nomination Process
• Teacher Nomination
• Parent Nomination
• ALL Parent Requests for Student Nominations MUST
  be made to the junior high teachers in math and
  English
• It is these teachers who will then open and
  submit the assessment criteria for your student
  from their school site
• The FINAL date for these parent initiated
  submissions is February 24th.

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Second Stage Assessment

• Purpose
• Develop a profile of each nominated students
  abilities.
• Assessment Criteria
• Objective test scores (STAR, CST based on 7th
  grade)
• GPA
• Teacher evaluation

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Assessment Contd.

• Process
• Feeder schools gather assessment criteria and
  submit to KHSD
• Assessment information is organized and processed
  by the KHSD
• KHSD determines those students eligible for the
  GATE program
• CHS is sent the list of selected students
• GATE coordinator and AP meet to review all
  candidates for eligibility to insure no eligible
  student is denied the opportunity for GATE

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Assignment Items 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts
STAR Scores 99-95 94-90 89-85 84-80 79-75 lt75
Reading Composite   x        
Math x          
Language     x      
             
GPA 4.0-3.8 3.7-3.6 3.5-3.4 3.3-3.2 3.1-3.0 lt3.0
    x        
Teacher Evaluation 20-18 17-16 15-13 12-11 10-8 lt8
  x          
Total Score STAR GPA Teacher Eval (5 4
4 5 18)
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Third Stage Notification

• CHS provides the KHSD with the final list
• of selected eligible students.
• KHSD sends letters to eligible students
• by then end of the current school year.
• Parent permission forms are filled
• out and filed prior to student participation
• in the program.

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Expectations

• Students should know that GATE courses
• are more difficult than college prep courses.
• There will most likely be a larger time
• commitment required than college prep.
• Consider the students desire to be involved
• in sports and extracurricular activities.
• There are special learning opportunities
• and rewards for GATE students.

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Advice from the Counselor

• This is high school, not your old middle school. 
  Understand quickly that you must adapt to a new
  and tougher system.
• Extra Credit does not existgrades are based on
  the work you do every day in class
• Late Work  policies between teachers vary, some
  take late work with penalties and some take NO
  late work at allKNOW the policies of your
  teachers and expect that they will hold you to
  them
• In order to be competitive for college
  acceptance, you must consistently challenge
  yourself for four years of high school. 
• Attendance is vital to your success.

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Advice from Current Students

• DONT PROCRASTINATE!!!!
• ASK FOR HELP
• DO ALL YOUR WORK

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Expectations (continued)

• The Centennial High GATE/Honors/AP Program is
  committed to the highest level of ethical
  standards. It is our belief that these high
  standards are the only guaranteed means by which
  students can experience the greatest personal and
  intellectual growth. The Centennial High program
  demands that the highest level of respect be
  given to instructors as well as to fellow
  classmates. Students who do not meet these
  standards may be counseled out of the program.
• Specific guidelines for the Honor Code are
  available from your teachers in the fall.

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Typical GATE Classes 9th Grade

• English 9 GATE
•   Geometry GATE
•   Biology GATE OR Earth Science GATE
•   Physical Education
•   Health/Keyboarding
•   Elective (Band, Choir, Art, Dance,
  Spanish/French 1, AVID, PLTW, etc.)
• Classes will be determined based on strengths
  of students

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Typical GATE Classes 10th Grade

• English 10 GATE
• Advanced Algebra GATE
• AP Euro Hist. (application process and
  recommendation required)
• Physical Education
• Spanish/French 1 or 2
• Biology AP or Chemistry
• (Students take CAHSEE for first time)

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What happens in 11th and 12th Grade?

• Students apply and are selected to
• participate in the Honors and Advanced
• Placement (AP) courses.
• Recommendations are generally based
• on performance in prior courses.
• Students earn advanced grade points.
• AP classes provide opportunities for students
• to obtain college credit upon enrollment in
  
• a college/university.

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Typical Honors/AP Classes 11th Grade

• English 11 AP
• US History AP
• Chemistry Honors
• Math Analysis Honors
• Spanish 3 Honors
• French 3 Honors

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Typical Honors/AP Classes 12th Grade

• English 12 AP
• AP Economics /AP Government
• or
• US Government Honors ( We the People )
• Calculus APboth AB and BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Physics
• AP Biology
• Spanish 5 AP
• French 4 AP

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What are A-G Requirements?

• The "A to G" requirements are the entrance
  requirements for California's University of
  California and California State University
  systems. Entrance requirements for other
  university systems may vary. Grades of "C" or
  better are required in all College Preparatory
  courses
• A. History/Social Studies 2 years required
• B. English 4 years required
• C. Mathematics 3 years required
• (4 years recommended)
• D. Laboratory Science 2 years required
• (3 years recommended)
• E. Language other than English 2 years required
• (3 years recommended)
• F. Visual and Performing Arts 1 year required
• G. College Preparatory Electives 2 years
  required
• When you see recommendedplease think
  required

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So What About AP and Honors Classes? Why Enroll?

• UC Eligibility Index
• "AG" GPA Min Test Score GPA Min Test
  Score Total
• lt2.80 ineligible
•  2.80 2.84 2860 3.15 3.19 2122
• 2.85 2.89 2698 3.20 3.24 2050
• 2.90 2.94 2548 3.25 3.29 1990
• 2.95 2.99 2440 3.30 - 3.34 1942
• 3.00 3.04 2338 3.35 3.39 1912
• 3.05 3.09 2260 3.40 3.44 1882
• 3.10 3.14 2188 3.45 up 1858
• The total of all five SAT exam components
  (critical reading math writing subject test
  1 subject test 2) equals your test score total.
  

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Grades Vs. Test Scores

• Ranked in order of importance (All are very
  important!)
• GPA/Class Rank/Course Work (Level of rigor i.e.
  GATE, Honors, AP)
• SAT/ACT Score
• Essays/Personal Statement
• Counselor/Teacher recommendation
• Extracurricular Activities

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Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC)for
University of California

• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be designated by the UC as being in the
  top 9 of their high schools graduating classUC
  promises a place for these students
• Bottom line GPA matters

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UC Freshman Profile 2013
School GPA ACT SAT Reading SAT Math SAT Writing
Berkeley 4.18 31 678 706 692
Davis 4.07 28 612 663 631
Irvine 4.03 27 591 652 611
Los Angeles 4.15 30 662 701 684
Merced 3.59 23 534 564 536
Riverside 3.72 25 555 599 566
San Diego 4.11 29 642 692 659
Santa Barbara 4.01 28 620 659 636
Santa Cruz 3.84 26 583 616 594

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2013 Fall UC Admission Facts
University Applications Admits Admit Rate
Berkeley 67,691 14,101 20.8
Davis 55,895 21,998 39.4
Irvine 60,687 24,968 41.1
Los Angeles 80,494 16,177 20.1
Merced 14,974 9,820 65.6
Riverside 33,815 18,502 54.7
San Diego 67,407 24,782 36.8
Santa Barbara 62,416 24,248 38.8
Santa Cruz 38,515 18,703 48.6
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Additional UC Admission Information

• http//www.universityofcalifornia.edu
• www.ucop.edu/

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Bottom Line

• The GATE and Honors/AP Program
• and Centennial High School can make
• a difference for your student.
• The GATE and Honors/AP courses
• are a natural preparation for those
• students who want a competitive
• advantage for university acceptance.

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What Questions Do You Have?

• Thank you for your time and interest in the CHS
  GATE Program.