1. 9 th Grade Parents WELCOME

2. What’s Going on With Your 9 th Grader?  Physical changes  Heightened sensitivity to appearance and its social value  Be easily "bored”  Exhibit impulsive behavior with friends and peers  Less time spent with family, more with peers  Don’t respond to adult lectures – they know more than you do  More negotiation/manipulation with parents to get what they want  Become better at setting and achieving goals  Capacity for self-discipline increases

3. What’s Going on With Your 9 th Grader? 9 th graders are testing EVERYONE! It’ normal but… Parents must still check Backpacks and if homework is done Phones and social media Friends & Rooms – Computers should NOT be in their room Grades & Attendance – Power School Brains are not fully developed and increased hormonal activity leads to Impulsivity Bad judgment

4. How Can 9 th Graders be Successful 1.Complete high school ◦9 th grade counts! ◦4-year plan Graduation Requirements College Entrance Requirements -vs-

5. Graduation - Creditsa-g Category College – Years Healthful Living10 Physical Education20 History/Social Science30a2 English40b4 Mathematics30C 3 4 recommended Laboratory Science20D 2 3 recommended Visual & Performing Arts or Language Other Than English 10 Language Other Than English E2 Visual & Performing ArtsF1 Elective70G1 Total Credits to Graduate230

6. How Can 9 th Graders be Successful 2.Understand their options after they graduate How do their grades determine this? Community Colleges Vocational Colleges Work Military GPA < = 1.99 Community Colleges Vocational Colleges Work Military California State University Some 4 year private & out of state Colleges GPA >= 2.00 GPA 3.00 & higher Community CollegesVocational Colleges WorkMilitary California State University 4 year private and out of state schools University of California Top Tier Schools in Nation Private Universities

7. How Can 9 th Graders be Successful 3.Identify their strengths and interests  To help them make good choices  4-year plan  Career options  School after high school Naviance  New program ◦Health Classes ◦Counselors

8. How Can 9 th Graders be Successful 4.Behavior Capturing Kid’s Hearts  School wide training  Dealing with misbehavior Social Contract ◦Every Class, Every Teacher ◦Greeting – professional handshake

9. 4 Questions 1.What are you doing? ◦Ask until you get correct answer (no more than 3 times) ◦Refer to social contract 2.What are you supposed to be doing? ◦Ask until you get correct answer (no more than 3 times) 3.Are you doing it? 4.What are you going to do about it? Student is back on task and there is no further consequence “If you have a Child’s heart…you have his head.” – Flip Flippen

10. 4 Questions What are you doing? ◦Student replies with expletives, goes ballistic, etc ◦Teacher must refer for discipline Students always welcomed back to class No further consequence or punishment “If you have a Child’s heart…you have his head.” – Flip Flippen

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