1. Graduation Requirements
4 units of English/Language Arts
4 units of Math
4 units of Science
3 units of Social Studies
1 unit of Health/Personal Fitness
3 units of CTAE/World Lang/ Fine Arts
4 units of general electives
23 total units

2. Understanding Transcripts
Classes that end in a 2 are from 1st semester and students receive .5 credits
Classes that end in a 3 are from 2nd semester and students receive .5 credits
Classes that end in 00 are block and students receive 1.0 credits
Classes that end in 1 are semester only classes and students receive .5 credits
Weighted GPA includes Honors and AP points
Unweighted GPA takes the Honors and AP points out.
This is not their HOPE GPA

3. Honors /AP/DE classes on transcripts
Students are awarded 5 additional points if they take and pass an honors class
Students are awarded 10 additional points if they take and pass an AP level class
Students are awarded 10 additional points if they take a core academic DE class

4. Credits needed to be promoted to the next grade
To be promoted to the 10th grade you need 5 credits
To be promoted to the 11th grade you need 11 credits
To be promoted to the 12th grade you need 17 credits

5. Credits that can be earned in middle school
9th Lit
Algebra I
Spanish I ( student must take Spanish in 7th and 8th grade)

6. Testing Requirements No testing requirements
EOC test are 20% and must count as the final
EOC classes
Econ
US His
Alg I
Alg II
9th Lit
11th Lit
Biology
Physical science

7. Test out option for EOC classes
Students can test out of one of the 8 EOC classes.
Students must take the EOC for that class before attending that class
This is usually done the Summer before they take the class
They must score an exceeds on the EOC to test out.

8. Why take Honors / AP classes ?
HOPE takes away the 5 and 10 points
So Why take the classes?
Academic rigor
Admission to College
Better prepares you for post-secondary

9. HOPE Must maintain a 3.0 for all 4 yrs
You lose the points awarded for honors and AP classes
Get a .5 added back in AP classes
Only counts your core academic and foreign language
CTAE classes that count as a core academic can also count toward HOPE
Ex. 3rd year Foods Class (Foods Science)

10. HOPE
High school classes taken in middle school do not count toward HOPE GPA.
Does not pay for remedial classes
No book or fee allowances
Once HOPE is awarded if student falls below a 3.0 while in college they can only regain HOPE one time.
HOPE GPA is checked at the 30 hrs, 60hrs, 90 hrs

11. HOPE
Pays a portion of tuition at a public university for 15 hrs per semester
Has a cap of 127 hours
Pays up to $3800 per semester for private institutions.
Meet academic rigor requirement
Must have 4 courses that are “Rigorous”

12. Rigor requirement for HOPE
list-july-2016.pdf
Rigor Courses at EPHS:
All AP Courses
Advanced Mathematical Decision Making
Statistical Reasoning
GSE Pre-Calculus
GSE Algebra II
Acc. GSE Pre-Calculus
Acc. GSE Geometry B/Alg. II
Human Anatomy/Physiology
Chemistry I
Forensic Science
Physics I
Spanish II, III, IV
French II, III

13. Zell Miller Same requirements as HOPE ( Rigor etc.)
GPA must be 3.7 in same core classes
1200 SAT combined reading and math on one test day
Or 26 ACT on one test day
Will pay full tuition public university still no fees are paid
Maintain 3.3 while in college
Will pay $4000/yr for 15 hrs for private institutions

14. HOPE Grant Only available for students going to TCSG
There is no Min GPA required to qualify
Must maintain a 3.0 while in college

15. Purpose of Pathways To expose students to possible careers
Many students choose pathways based off what friends take not their own interest
When looking at pathways it is good to talk about jobs that are related to the pathway
GA Futures is a great resource for these jobs and it will list income potential

16. What is a pathway completer
A student who successfully completes 3 classes in a sequence
To earn a cord at graduation the student must also pass the End of Pathway test.

17. CTAE Pathways at EPHS Graphic Design
Interactive Media ( Web page design)
Personal Care services ( Cosmo)
Marketing and Management
JROTC
Therapeutic Services (Healthcare)
Culinary Arts
Teaching as a Profession
Architectural Drawing and Design (CADD)
Forestry/Wildlife Systems (Agric. Science)
Transportation & Logistics (Auto)

18. Fine Art Pathways at EPHS
Journalism (Yearbook)
Chorus
Band
Visual Art (Art classes)
Drama

19. World Language Pathways at EPHS
Spanish
French

20. Move On When Ready Available to students in grades 9-12
You are not using any of your HOPE money
Can take up to 15 hrs per semester
There is no cost at this time (Books/Fees etc)
You can go fulltime or partime
Ex. 2 DE classes and 2 classes here
Ex. 4 DE classes is considered fulltime at 12hrs
Different schools have different entrance requirements most require SAT or ACT

21. Move On When Ready Students have to provide their own transportation
Begin researching in Oct of the year prior to starting. Ex. KSU registration is in Dec for the upcoming school year.
Must sign agreement with school once you get accepted by College
You cannot take minimum day with MOWR.