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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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

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”

Rigor requirement for HOPE https://www.gafutures.org/media/113414/rigor-course- 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

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

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

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

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.

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)

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

World Language Pathways at EPHS Spanish French

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

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.