Ninth Grade Orientation For Parents of Incoming Freshmen

Agenda Plan for freshman year and beyond Know what counselors offer Gain an understanding of High School records See Dates to remember Ask Questions

What Do Counselors Do? Academic Counseling Schedules Course changes Consultations with parents, teachers, and students Conferences with parents, teachers, and students Academic Support Grade level Parent Nights

Personal/Social Counseling College/Career Planning Interest Inventory College Night Financial Aid Nights Personal/Social Counseling Group Counseling (ex. Study Skills, Grief and Bereavement) Peer Relations (bullying, difficulty getting along with others Referrals for substance abuse and other mental health issues.

Our Counseling Services Team A Elizabeth Al-Atrash B –Cal Natalie Ritchie Car-Fd Nancy Benson Fe-Ja Kelly Singleton Jb-Mar Raenell Rafferty Mas-Pe Erin McKenna Pf-St Bill Sartori Su-Z Jami Avery

Grade 9 Administrator Ms. Sandi Williams Career Coordinator Joe Hock Registrar Janette Hernandez Secretaries Georganne Linthicum Jenny Davis Barbara Lee

Graduation Requirements English (4 credits) Social Studies (3 credits) Science (3 credits) Math (4 credits during HS) Technology (1 credit) Fine Arts (1 credit) Physical Education (1 credit) Health (1/2 credit)

Additional Graduation Requirements Program Completion Foreign Language (2 credits), or Career Development Program (4 credits) Student Service Learning Hours (75 hours) High School Assessments / PARCC Algebra/data analysis Biology English 10 Government

Promotion Requirements To be promoted from grade 9 to grade 10, students need a minimum of 5 credits of 7 possible: 1 credit Math 1 credit English To be promoted from grade 10 to grade 11, students need a minimum of 10 credits to include: 2 credits math 2 credits English 1 credit in science 1 credit in social studies

Promotion Requirements To be promoted from Grade 11 to Grade 12, students need a minimum of 15 credits: 3 credits in math 3 credits in English 2 credits in science 2 credits in social studies

Academic Support Lunch time help with teachers Appointments with teachers National Honor Society tutors English, Foreign Language, Science, Social Studies and Math Honor Society tutors Counselor support

Who should I contact about my child’s grades? The teacher is the first point of contact If you still have questions or concerns after speaking with the teacher, then contact your child’s counselor Your counselor will direct you to the appropriate administrator if needed

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Dates to remember… Sept 15th --Freshman meetings with counselors begin October 14th – PSAT December 7th --Freshman begin work with counselors in Family Connections January 15th --Final Exam week starts Jan/Feb Registration for 2015-2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PSAT All 9th Graders take the PSAT. There is the option of taking a practice, self-graded PSAT or register and pay for the PSAT, which will be scored by College Board All 10th Graders take the PSAT, which is paid for by Montgomery County Public Schools All 11th Graders should take the PSAT in October. This is the official test to qualify for the National Merit Scholarships. Students must register and pay for this administration.

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