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9th Grade Registration Night PowerPoint
Maryville Junior High School held an information session to discuss the upcoming student registration process. They covered high school readiness requirements, the registration timeline from February to August, initial student placement criteria, athletic and summer school options, and how to register for classes online. Assistance for the online registration process was also offered after the presentation.
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9th Grade Registration Night PowerPoint
- 1. Maryville Junior HighSchool
- 2. Tonight’s Agenda • HighSchool Readiness – Kim Taylor • Registration Process and Timeline – Regina Cox • Athletics and Summer School – Nate Lee • Online Registration Help Sessions – Andy Lombardo
- 3. • This PowerPointand all supporting documents for registration can be found on the registration link at www.mjhsrebels.org
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- 5. What do Iwant my child to get out of high school? What classes lead to that experience?
- 6. Course Requirements for Graduation •Please refer to p. 1 of handout
- 7. Electives and Alternates •Elective: A course that is not required, but selected because of interest. (2 courses) • Alternate: Scheduling conflicts will result in the use of an alternate course. (2 different courses) Choose Carefully!
- 8. Focused Area (ThinkCollege Major) • All Tennessee students are required to successfully complete an elective focus of 3 credits or more (in addition to graduation requirements). • Please refer to the back of p.1 of your handout. • The focus area does not track students into a required college or career.
- 9. Four-year Planning • Pleaserefer to the front and back of p. 2 and the front of p. 3 of your handout packet. It lists the course offerings and the grade levels in which students may take those courses.
- 10. Grade Point Average(GPA) See back of p. 3 of your handout packet for grade point average explanation.
- 11. In-school study opportunities •Before school tutoring 7:30-8:10 • Working lunch (students volunteer or are assigned by teacher) • Cafeteria Cyber Café (before school and during lunch) • After school tutoring 3:20-4:30 • Individual Teacher Tutorial Sessions by Appt.
- 12. • Grade PointAverage (GPA) • Rigor of Courses • Testing Results (ACT and/or SAT) • Resume (including club and organization participation and leadership) • Essay • Recommendations High school factors and experiences that colleges value
- 13. Registration Process andTimeline Regina Cox
- 14. Timeline (On Website) •Registration Information Mailed Home Jan. 22nd. • Window for Online Student Registration Feb. 1st – Feb. 8th • Student Registration Verifications Mailed Home Feb. 26th • Window for Online Elective Changes March 3rd –March 9th • Window for Placement Review March 23rd – April 10th • Development of Master Schedule April -May • Schedules Mailed Home Prior to 1st Day of School • Summer Wellness Course May – June (Application May)
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- 17. What do YourScores Mean?
- 18. 2015 Explore –Mean Scores MJHS Nation English 16.7 14.7 Math 16.4 15.5 Reading 15.8 14.6 Science 17.9 16.6 Composite 16.8 15.5
- 19. Your Plans forHigh School and Beyond
- 20. ACT College Readiness Benchmarks Abenchmark score is the minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course.
- 21. English Composition 1815 13 College Algebra 22 19 17 College Social Sciences 22 18 16 College Course College Biology 23 20 18 ACT PLAN EXPLORE College Readiness Benchmarks
- 22. “On track” forcollege courses?
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- 24. 9th Grade Assessments Yourstudents will take these End of Course Exams: • English 1 (TNReady) • Algebra 1 or Geometry (TNReady) • Biology 1 (TCAP)
- 25. Placement Criteria • EXPLOREsubtest scores • ACT Projections (State Percentile) • Teacher recommendation • Academic Performance
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- 28. Athletics Nate Lee • Football •Basketball • Volleyball • Track and Field • Baseball • Softball • Soccer • Cross-country • Golf • Wrestling • Tennis • Cheerleading • Climbing Team • Marching Band These satisfy the ½ credit P.E. requirement for graduation. This is in addition to 1 credit of Wellness
- 29. Summer School Wellness •Tentative summer school dates • Cost: TBD by School Board (typically around $150)
- 30. What if myschedule is wrong? • The master schedule is made on the basis of student course recommendations and elective requests received during registration. • Normally, scheduling all of your student’s course requests is possible. Should unavoidable conflicts arise, students will be placed in an alternative request. • If you have questions regarding the level of a required course, please direct those questions to your student’s current teacher. • All students wishing to take a foreign language in 9th grade must be recommended for Honors (920) or CP (930) English.
- 31. Changing Schedules Once SchoolStarts • Schedules will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days of the fall semester for students who are misplaced in a course. A schedule change request form will be available in the school counseling/main office and online. • Elective courses will be adjusted within the first ten (10) days of the fall semester. A schedule change request form will be available in the school counseling/main office and online. • Changes in level can only take place prior to the end of the first quarter (1st 9 weeks) of the term through a collaborative process to include the student, parent, and teacher.
- 32. How to Registerfor Classes Online Andy Lombardo
- 33. How to Registerfor Classes Online
- 34. • This PowerPointand all supporting documents for registration can be found on the registration link at www.mjhsrebels.org
- 35. Stay Connected • MJHSDaily Announcements • Set-up Power School Account (Grades Online) • Set-up Blackboard Account (Course and Class Information) • Keep contact number and e-mail address current with the school office to receive School Messenger calls and e- mails from MJHS and MCS • MJHS Website • Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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- 37. Registration Help Available Toreceive assistance in the registration process, we will be available to help after this presentation in the library.