Georgia Performance Standards for a Changing World

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2008-2009 High School Graduation Requirements
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New Graduation Requirements

• Effective with incoming freshmen in 2008
• Common set of diploma requirements
• All graduates prepared for college-entry courses
  AND the workplace without remediation

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Why are we moving to just one type of diploma?

• Under the current graduation rule, students
  complete different requirements depending on
  which tiered diploma option they select
• Skills needed for college and the workplace are
  no longer different (American Diploma Project)
• All students need to complete rigorous
  coursework requirements no matter what their
  postsecondary plans might be

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Areas of Study Units Required English/Langu
age Arts 4 Mathematics 4 Science
4 Social Studies 3 Health and Physical
Education 1 CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or
Foreign Lang. 4 (CTAE If a student is opting
for a pathway, 4 units are required.)
Electives (i.e. Band, Arts, Drama, PE,
Additional CTAE and/or Academics 8
including Foreign Language. Student must have 2
units of Foreign Language to enter a school in
the University System of Georgia.)

Total Number of
Units for Hall County Graduates 28

Required Courses and/or Core Courses
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Math

• 4 units of Mathematics required through Math 3
• 1 unit of Math 1 or Accelerated Math 1
• 1 unit of Math 2 or Accelerated Math 2
• 1 unit of Math 3 or Accelerated Math 3
• 1 additional math unit chosen from the list of
  GPS/AP/IB designated courses.
• Support classes, interventions for struggling
  students
• Students who have taken Accelerated Math I and
  Accelerated Math II have the equivalent of Math
  III.

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Students With Disabilities

• Students with disabilities who take and pass Math
  1 with a support class, and Math 2 with a support
  class upon determination through the IEP process
  may meet diploma requirements by completing Math
  3 for a total of 3 units. This determination must
  be written into the students IEP.
• Completion of 3 units of math may not meet math
  admission requirements for entrance into a
  University System of Georgia institution or other
  post secondary institutions.

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English/Language Arts

• 4 units of English/Language Arts required,
  including
• 1 unit of 9th Grade Literature and Composition
• 1 unit of American Literature and Composition
• 2 additional units

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Science

• 4 units of Science required, including
• 1 unit of Physical Science or Physics (AP/IB)
• 1 unit of Biology (can be AP/IB)
• 1 unit of Chemistry, Earth Systems, Environmental
  Science, or an AP/IB course
• 1 unit of a 4th science, including any AP/IB,
  academic science, or career tech science (ex
  Agricultural Science)

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Social Studies

• 3 units of Social Studies required, including
• 1 unit of World History
• 1 unit of United States History
• ½ unit of American Government/Civics
• ½ unit of Economics

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Health/Physical Education

• All students must complete 1 unit
• ½ unit Health
• ½ unit Personal Fitness

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CTAE Pathways

• Students are encouraged to earn four units of
  credit in a coherent sequence of CTAE courses
  through a self-selected pathway leading to
  college readiness and a career readiness
  certificate endorsed by related industries.

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Foreign Languages

• Students are encouraged to earn 2 credits in the
  same language (2 units of credit required for
  entry into the University System of Georgia and
  most other post-secondary institutions).

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Electives

• 8 additional units of electives required
• Student advisement is highly recommended, to help
  students select electives in a focused area of
  interest that will prepare them for college and
  work readiness

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Electives

• Eight units required
• CTAE and/or
• Academic and/or
• Foreign Language and/or
• Physical Education and/or
• Fine Arts
• Students are encouraged to select courses in a
  focused area of interest.

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Promotion Requirements

• 9th to 10th Grade 6 Units
• 10th to 11th Grade 12 Units
• (including 2 units English, 2 units Social
  Studies,
• 2 Units Math and 2 Units Science)
• 11th -12th Grade 20 Units

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Students With Severe Cognitive Disabilities

• May graduate and receive a high school diploma
  when the students IEP team determines that the
  student has
• Completed an integrated curriculum based on the
  GPS that includes instruction in Math, ELA,
  Science and Social Studies as well as career
  preparation, self-determination, independent
  living and personal care to equal a minimum of 28
  units of instruction, and
• Participated in the GAA in middle school and high
  school and earned a proficient score on the high
  school GAA, and
• Reached the 22nd birthday OR transitioned to
  employment/training in which the supports needed
  are provided by an entity other than the local
  school system

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What Tests Are Administered InHigh School?

• EOCT (End-of-course-test)
• PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test)
• Georgia High School Graduation Tests
• Final Examinations
• Post Secondary Exams SAT/ACT, ASSET, ASVAB
• Advanced Placement Exams

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Do I really have to come to School?Yes!!!

• Attendance Policy
• Attendance affects drivers licenses.
• Attendance affects grades.
• Attendance affects performance and behavior.

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HOPE Scholarship

• www.GACollege411.org
• All academic credits attempted by a student in
  the core high school academic areas (English,
  Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign
  Language) will be used to determine the students
  HOPE Scholarship grade point average (GPA).
• Courses taken in middle school are not
  incorporated into a students HOPE Scholarship
  GPA calculation.

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Sample 9th grade schedule

• 1st semester
• 1 Lit/Comp Grade 9
• 2 World History
• 3 Health/Personal Fitness
• 4 - Elective

• 2nd semester
• 1 Mathematics I
• 2 Physical Science
• 3 Elective
• 4 Elective