1. Accessing the key to your student’s future in high school and beyond Monday, February 29, 2016

2. Dr. Robert Downs – Principal Tom Flugum – AP Curriculum and 11 th Grade Dr. Andrea Jenkins-Mann– AP Testing and 10 th Grade Joshua Mathews – AP Athletic Director and 9 th Grade Nancy Zarbnisky – AP Attendance and 12 th Grade Terri Browne – AP Special Student Services Eric Gray – AA RTI & Operations Students are assigned by grade level. The administrator changes with the grade level each year.

3. What is the Pope Foundation? Our Mission: To provide Pope High School with supplemental resources in the areas of Academics, Athletics, Fine Arts, and Campus Improvements. Our Vision: To position Pope High School as the premier high school in Georgia consistently graduating students who are best prepared to succeed in their chosen career path. Our Purpose: The School District and State provide limited funds that cover only the basics. PHSF was created to fill the gap by raising funds to provide students and faculty an environment that maintains the highest level of excellence. For the 2015-2016 School Year the PHSF is proud to support the following projects: Phase II of a multi-year project to convert the media center into a more modern and usable learning commons area Continue to fund part-time testing support position Safety upgrades and improvements to the football stadium Reinvigorating the area outside of the culinary and main entrances which serves as a common area for students and staff

4. Hound Highlights - weekly mail/website One of the best resources for school information! You can sign up now at www.cobbk12.org/pope!www.cobbk12.org/pope Programs - Freshman Orientation and Ambassadors are just two of the MANY programs PTSA supports. Membership- Applications available at Greyhound Madness and Open House

5. Students are assigned by last name: A – C Kathryn Sax, Department Chair D – Hi Patty Hays Ho – Mc Leslie Shearstone Me – Sc Angie Bruce Se – Z Jamie Hamrick

6. 8 th Graders received registration forms on Monday, Feb 29 Completed and signed forms are due back to the Middle School on Wednesday, March 9 Private/home school registration packets are available after our meeting tonight at the counselor table in the cafeteria Private/home school registration appointments begin April 11 after spring break Student schedules are created in May Greyhound Madness and Freshman Orientation – late July TBA

7. www.cobbk12.org/pope– Academics  Registration Information www.cobbk12.org/pope Graduation Requirements Class of 2020 Freshman Course Guide Flow Charts for Class of 2020 Course level placement is based on teacher recommendation. Encourage students to challenge themselves, but to also seek BALANCE in course selection. Encourage students to be self-advocates with their teachers and be pro-active. Ask if there are questions about placement!!

8. Please communicate with your child’s current teacher, the Pope subject department chairs, your child’s school counselor, or our administration with questions about placement and scheduling. Tom.Flugum@cobbk12.orgTom.Flugum@cobbk12.org – Curriculum AP Marti.Schmitz@cobbk12.orgMarti.Schmitz@cobbk12.org – Curriculum Clerk Email contacts for additional Pope personnel can be found on www.cobbk12.org/pope Pope counselors will be available by appointment at Pope for parent questions (through SignUpGenius on the Pope Counseling blog): Thursday March 3 rd and Friday March 4 th For Ms. Hays only: Wed March 2 nd & Thurs March 3 rd

9. Units Required English/Language Arts 4 Mathematics4 Science4 Social Studies3 Health and Physical Education1 CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or Foreign Language3 Electives4 Total Units (Minimum)23 Pathways in Advanced Academics, CTAE, World Languages &/or Fine Arts are encouraged by the state DOE.

10. 1.9th Grade Lit/Comp 2.Biology 3.Algebra I 4.Lunch 5.World Geography 6.Spanish II 7.Band 1.Honors 9th Grade Lit/Comp 2.Honors Biology 3.Accel Algebra/Geom A 4.AP Human Geography 5.Lunch 6.French II 7.Engineering

11. 9 th Grade10 th Grade11 th Grade12 th Grade 9 th LitBritish Lit or 10 th LitAmerican LitWorld Lit Algebra 1GeometryAlgebra 2Pre-Calculus BiologyChemistry or Env. SciencePhysics4 th Science World Geog (elect.)World HistoryUS HistoryGov/Econ Elective 3 Electives MUST be a combination of Foreign Language, Fine Arts and/or Career Tech One elective spot MUST be Health and Personal Fitness (tuition based summer & online options available) 4-year college admission requires at least 2 years of the same foreign language (more FL shows greater rigor; some colleges require more)

12. High school credits earned in middle school will be put on the students’ transcripts during 9 th grade. Accel Alg/Geom A, Algebra I, Honors Algebra I, Spanish 1, French 1, Visual Art Comp., Physical Science These credits are reflected with a numeric grade but will have no effect on the student’s high school GPA.

13. Promotion requirements: 10 th Grade - 5 credits, including 1 unit each of math, science & English 11 th Grade – 10 credits, including 2 units each of math, science & English 12 th Grade - 16 credits

14. A = 4.0 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0 F = 0.0 Pope GPA determines class rank, honor grads, auto insurance discounts, scholarships, college admissions & certain clubs. Honors -.5 extra quality point EXCEPT: H 9 th Lit Accel Alg/Geom A H World Geog APs and Level 4 Foreign Language and above – 1.0 extra quality point (regardless of grade level)

15. Your child will receive 2 progress reports (6 and 12 weeks) and A final Report Card (18 weeks) Only the FINAL REPORT CARD grade will appear on the transcript (posted in December and May) Please remember that progress report grades do not post to the transcripts

16. The State of Georgia requires that all students take End of Course exams (EOCs) at the conclusion of the following courses: 9 th Literature American Literature Algebra I Geometry Biology US History Economics The EOC counts for 20% of the final grade Students cannot exempt the EOC

17. The HOPE GPA DOES NOT appear on the Pope transcript!! The HOPE GPA uses only CORE courses and is calculated by the GSFC: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language Only AP courses receive.5 extra quality point up to a 4.0 HOPE Scholarship pays ~ 60-80% tuition at public GA college 3.0 HOPE GPA, as calculated by GSFC Zell Miller Scholarship Pays 100% tuition at public GA college 3.7 HOPE GPA, as calculated by GSFC 1200 SAT (Critical Reading and Math only) or 26 ACT – at one sitting HOPE Grant Pays tuition at a Technical College There is no GPA requirement for 1 st 30 semester hours A rigor requirement is included for students in Class of 2015 and beyond.

18. Most Pope students will meet this requirement by taking: Level 2 and higher of Foreign Languages Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Statistical Reasoning, AMDM Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy AP or dual enrollment courses in core subjects (including AP Psychology and AP Comp Science) See www.gacollege411.org for a list of all courseswww.gacollege411.org

19. Summer School, for credit recovery or meeting PE reqs Night School or GradPoint, for credit recovery Cobb Virtual or Georgia Virtual, for credit recovery, advancement Dual Enrollment, for both HS & college credit Internship, mentorship

20. March 9 – Registration forms due back to middle school April 11 -Private/home school registration appointments begin Late July before School starts – Greyhound Madness & Freshman Orientation

21. We look forward to having your student at Alan C. Pope High School Welcome Pope Families of Class of 2020!!