Freshman Advisement

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Kell High School

• Freshman Advisement

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Agenda

• Introductions and Folders
• Graduation Requirements
• 4 Year Plan
• Promotion Requirements
• Report Card vs. Progress Report
• Student Success
• Additional Information

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Folders

• 4 Year Plan
• Graduation Requirements
• Information regarding individual academic areas

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Graduation Requirements

• Math- 4 Credits
• English- 4 Credits
• Science- 4 Credits
• Social Studies- 3 Credits
• CTAE, Fine Arts, Foreign Language- 3 Credits
• Health/ Personal Fitness- 1 Credit
• Electives- 4 Credits
• TOTAL 23 Credits

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Cobb County School District

• Four-Year
  Plan of Study

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English
10th
9th
11th
12th
Multicultural Literature World Literature

• On Level
• Track

American Lit.
9th Lit.
10th Lit.
Honors World Lit. AP Lit.
Honors American Lit. AP Language

• Honors Track

Honors 9th Lit.
Honors British Lit.
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Mathematics
10th
9th
11th
12th
CCGPS Analytic Geometry

• On Level Track

CCGPS Advanced Algebra
Fourth Year Math
GPS Algebra

• Honors Track 1

Fourth Year Math
AcceleratedMath 1
Accelerated Math 2
AcceleratedMath 3
HonorsTrack 2
Georgia Tech Calculus (Or other AP)
AcceleratedMath 2
Accelerated Math 3
AP Course
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Science
10th
9th
11th
12th
Physics Environmental Science Chemistry
Physics Environmental Science

• On Level Track

Science Elective
Biology

• Honors Track

Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors Physics
Science Elective
Please refer to Science information in folder for
grade placement requirements.
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Social Studies
10th
9th
11th
12th

• On Level Track

Government/ Economics
World Geography
World History
US History

• Honors Track 1

Honors World History
Honors US History
Honors Gov./ Honors Econ.
Pre AP SS
Honors Track 2
AP Human Geography
AP World History
AP US History
AP Gov./ AP Econ.
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1 Credit Health/ Personal Fitness

• Health (0.5 credit)
• Personal Fitness (0.5 credit)
• Sports Eligibility
• Must pass 2.5 credits per semester

Weight Training, Team Sports, Lifetime Sports,
and Outdoor Education are PE Electives
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CTAE, Fine Arts, or World Language

• 3 Credits Total
• Can be a mixture of credits

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Career, Technical and Agricultural Education
(CTAE)

• Kell offers 10 CTAE Pathways
• Business
• Computing
• Marketing
• Engineering and Architecture
• Video Production
• Education
• Culinary Arts
• Graphic Design
• Government and Protective Services
• Navy/Army ROTC

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Fine Arts

• Fine Arts Electives are divided into 3 categories
  at Kell
• 1. Band, Orchestra, Chorus and General
• Music Electives
• 2. Theatre Arts Electives
• 3. Visual Arts Electives

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World Language

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Latin
• Students who wish to attend a 4 year
  college/university in the state of Georgia must
  have 2 consecutive credits of World Language

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Electives

• Additionally, students are required to take 4
  units of electives.
• Includes support and study skills classes

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Promotion Requirements

• 9th Grade to 10th Grade
• MUST PASS
• Both semesters of 9th Literature
• Both semesters of Biology
• Math (YL Year Long)
• 2 Credits
• TOTAL OF 5 CREDITS

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Additional Information

• Math 1.0 (year-long) credit
• All other subjects 0.5 (per semester) credits
• EOCTs (End Of Course Tests) account for 20 of
  the students grade (for those core courses in
  which an EOCT is mandated)
• Must successfully complete all EOCT Courses
  required for graduation
• ALL requirements must be completed to participate
  in Graduation
• A passing score on the Georgia High School
  Writing Test (GHSWT) is also required for
  graduation

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Levels of Courses
AP
Honors
College Preparatory
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Report Card vs. Progress Report

• Report Card is at the end of Fall Semester and
  Spring Semester
• Report Card has FINAL grades that will post onto
  your students transcript
• Progress Report is given out every 6 weeks
• Progress Report does not have FINAL grades

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Student Success

• Set realistic academic goals with your student
• Attend all parent meetings at school and stay
  connected
• Provide a quiet place to study and set an
  expectation for study time
• Participation in HOMEWORK is key
• ATTENDANCE

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Student Success

• Check Pinnacle regularly
• Rewards and Consequences are your most effective
  tool
• Set limits and boundaries
• Encourage healthy eating and plenty of sleep
• LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN!
• LEAP

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Contact

• School Counselors
• Lynnette Griffin A-D
• lynnette.griffin_at_cobbk12.org
• Viola Lussier E-K
• viola.lussier_at_cobbk12.org
• Stephanie Caine L-Ri
• stephanie.caine_at_cobbk12.org
• Peggy Jerden Ro-Z
• peggy.jerden_at_cobbk12.org
• Administrators
• Peter Giles Assistant Principal/9th Grade
• peter.giles_at_cobbk12.org
• Susan Stoddard Assistant Principal/Curriculum and
  Instruction
• susan.stoddard_at_cobbk12.org
• Camille Gomez Assistant Principal/Testing
• camille.gomez_at_cobbk12.org