Welcome to the Eighth Grade Parent Meeting! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Alan Cox Welcome and Introductions. Interesting facts about Chiles School dates and start times and 7th period Alan will introduce the other Administrators present – Calli Pickens, Dana Callen, Tonja Fitzgerald Intro Kim Scott Dr. Alan Cox

Welcome to Chiles Guidance! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Kim Scott Rigorous Curriculum while maintaining balance Side by Side comparison of Three Strands for 9th grade Gold Seal & Bright Futures 24 Credit Requirements Introduce Calli Pickens Mrs. Kim Scott

Chiles Bell Schedule (2011-12) 7:30 - 8:20 First Period 8:25 - 9:20 Second Period 9:25 - 10:15 Third Period 10:20- 11:10 Fourth Period 11:10 - 11:55 Lunch 12:00 - 12:50 Fifth Period 12:55 - 1:50 Sixth Period 1:55 - 2:45 Seventh Period *Bus Transportation is provided before 1st period and after 6th period for students taking 6 classes (this may include a Fine Arts class). *A student choosing to take 7 classes must include a designated Fine Arts class during 7th period. Parent must agree to provide transportation from school since there will be no transportation available after 7th period.

Graduation Requirements A four-year, minimum of 24-credits standard program, or A three-year, 18 credit standard college preparatory program, or A three-year, 18 credit career preparatory program Standard 24 Credit Graduation Requirements English – 4 credits Math – 4 credits (to include Algebra I and Geometry) Science – 3 credits to include Biology Social Studies – 3 credits ( World History, United States History, Economics and United States Government) Health Opportunities in Physical Education (HOPE)– 1 credit Fine Art or DOE Approved Practical Art – 1 credit Electives – as needed for a total of 24 credits (8 credits) Earn a 2.0 cumulative unweighted GPA Pass FCAT Reading and End Of Course Exams (EOC) Algebra, Geometry and Biology.

Three Strands for 9thGrade Students All 9th graders will enroll in four required courses: English I ( general, honors, honors/gifted) Math Science Health Opportunities in Physical Education (HOPE) The AP Accel programs allows for acceleration in the social studies area. Freshmen participating in AP Accel enroll in World History Honors a year early to allow them to begin taking Advanced Placement coursework in 10th grade. Students who participate in the AP Accel Plus Program being taking Advanced Placement coursework in 9th grade. Those students enroll in Advanced Placement World History or Advanced Placement Human Geography. Grade Point Averages- Leon County and State University System weighting: Honors .5, Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment 1.0

Florida Bright Futures Scholarships Academic Scholars Award - Pro-rated per hour tuition coverage at a Florida post secondary institution. Requirements: 3.5 weighted* GPA (16 required academic credits), 1290 SAT or 29 ACT and 75 hours of community service. Forms and Guidelines available on Chiles Guidance website – Information link Florida Medallion Scholars Award - Pro-rated per hour tuition coverage at a Florida post secondary institution. Requirements: 3.0 weighted* GPA (16 required academic credits) and 1050 SAT or 23 ACT 16 required academic credits include: 4 English 4 Math (Algebra I level and higher) Algebra IA & IB = 1 credit 3 Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language (in the same language) The SAT and ACT writing subtests will not be used for determining Bright Futures eligibility.   Statewide Scholarship Weighting awards .25 per semester for honors, AP and DE courses with a “C” or higher. Advanced foreign language is not honors for BF.

Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award - Pro-rated per hour tuition coverage at a Florida post secondary institution. Requirements: 3.0 weighted GPA (16 required credits for graduation), 3.5 GPA in a 3 credit vocational program and a passing score on a college placement test (SAT 440 verbal & math, ACT 18 Reading, 17 English, 19 Math or CPT 83 Reading & Sentence Skills, 72 Algebra) TV Productions I TV Productions II TV Productions III Culinary Arts I DCT I Culinary Arts II DCT II Culinary Arts III DCT III Engineering Technology I BST I Engineering Technology II Web Design I Engineering Technology III Web Design II Communication Technology I Criminal Justice I Communication Technology II Criminal Justice II Communication Technology III Criminal Justice III *** Satisfactory completion of a three credit sequential vocational program may award TCC credit toward an A.S. degree. See Leon County Schools Career Pathways Bulletin.

Registration and Dates to Remember Pre-registration information is available on our website under “Prospective Students”. Guidance counselors from Chiles visit the middle schools. Holy Comforter – March 1st Deerlake – March 2nd Montford - March 3rd Cobb, Raa, Fairview, Arts and Sciences, Imagine School Dates to remember March 8 – Curriculum Fair 6:00 – 7:30pm – Chiles Gym April 5 - Gifted Parent Meeting 6:00 – Chiles Cafeteria Mid March – Students return completed registration forms to their middle school. May – Course verification forms mailed home. August – Freshmen Orientation at Chiles HS on the Friday prior to start of school.

Welcome to Chiles Career & Technology Education Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Julie Childers & Student __________________ Career & Technology Education Program Intro Student Student Schedule (highlight Junior/Senior options for Career & Tech Ed Intro Pat Phelen Mrs. Calli Pickens

Sequence of Three Courses Industry Standard Software: Adobe CS3 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, AutoDesk Inventor CAD Project Based Instruction – Real World Related; Career Related

Rachele Hall Career & Technology Schedule: American History Honors Engineering Technology II Chemistry Web Design II English III Honors Pre-Calculus Extracurricular Activities: Girls Golf Tallahassee Dance Academy Key Club Students Working Against Tobacco Psychology club Web Design Little Red Riding Hood Technology Student Association Community Involvements: Children's Church volunteer at North Florida Baptist Church. Athletic Events Fundraiser. TalTech High School Liaison. Achievements: Sophomore Technology Student of the year. 1st place District History fair in the Web Design category. District Championship Golf Team two years in a row.

Welcome Chiles Dual Enrollment! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Pat Phelan Dual Enrollment Intro Nancy Watson Mrs. Pat Phelan

Dual Enrollment Juniors who wish to take college coursework in their Senior year may sign up for the Dual Enrollment Program Students may gain as many as 18 hours of college credit in the senior year Requirements: 3.0 unweighted GPA AND (one of the following) SAT 440+ Verbal 550+ Math ACT 17+ English 21+ Math 18+ Reading CPT 83+ English 88+ Math 83+ Reading The CPT is given on campus, free of charge for all Juniors. Chiles offers Math, English, & Social Studies For more information e-mail Mrs. Phelan

Welcome to Chiles AP ACCEL & ACCEL Plus! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Nancy Watson WE have two strands of our AP ACCEL program. The AP ACCEL and ACCEL Plus provide qualifying students with a program of study the prepares them to take an AP class in their first or second year at Chiles. The strand we call AP ACCEL allows students to take World History Honors/ACCEL their freshman year. This allows them to take an AP Course in the 10th grade. The World History ACCEL Honors course uses AP strategies and writing instruction so that they will begin the 10th grade AP course they choose, having become familiar with the structure of AP. Our strand, called ACCEL Plus, allows students to take an AP course their 9th grade year--AP World History and/or Pre - AP Biology w/ chemistry, and then they may take additional AP courses their 10th grade year, if they so choose. Qualifications for AP ACCEL and ACCEL PLus—(refer to slides) Qualifying may occur after the 2010 FCAT scores and final GPAs are out in the summer. Download the AP Application. ( Slides 5-7) Mrs. Nancy Watson

Sample Course Request Form AP ACCEL and ACCEL PLUS Required Courses: AP ACCEL (5 total) Directions: Select one course from each subject area. ENGLISH: _____English I Honors _____English I Honors/Gifted MATHEMATICS: placement based on 8th grade course and grade earned as well as standardized test scores. _____Algebra I _____Geometry _____Geometry Honors _____Geometry Honors/Gifted _____Algebra II _____Algebra II Honors _____Algebra II Honors/Gifted SCIENCE: In order to take Biology, you must have passed Earth/Space Science Honors with a B or higher and Algebra I with a B or higher. _____Earth/Space Science Honors _____Earth/Space Science Honors/Gifted _____Biology Honors _____Biology Honors/Gifted _____Pre-AP Biology PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH: _____ Health Education/Physical Education SOCIAL SCIENCE: _____World History Honors/ACCEL _____ World History Honors/ACCEL/Gifted Required Courses: AP ACCEL Plus (5 total) Directions: Select one course from each subject area. ENGLISH: _____English I Honors _____English I Honors/Gifted MATHEMATICS: placement based on 8th grade course and grade earned as well as standardized test scores. _____Algebra I _____Geometry _____Geometry Honors _____Geometry Honors/Gifted _____Algebra II _____Algebra II Honors _____Algebra II Honors/Gifted SCIENCE: In order to take Biology, you must have passed Earth/Space Science Honors with a B or higher and Algebra I with a B or higher. _____Earth/Space Science Honors _____Earth/Space Science Honors/Gifted _____Biology Honors _____Biology Honors/Gifted _____ Pre-AP Biology PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH: _____ Health Education/Physical Education SOCIAL SCIENCE: _____Advanced Placement World History _____Advanced Placement Human Geography _____World History Honors/ACCEL _____World History Honors/ACCEL/Gifted The ACCEL strand allows students to take sophomore honors coursework that prepares them for a choice of AP classes in their 10th grade year. The ACCEL Plus allows a select group of highly qualified 9th grade students to enroll in AP World History and/or Pre-AP Biology with Chemistry. The Pre-AP Biology with Chemistry will prepare them for AP Biology or AP Chemistry the following year. Students taking the AP World History class may choose to take AP European History or AP Human Geography in 10th grade.

AP ACCEL 2011 Program Requirements GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE 3.20 DSS 1828 or higher or 80% --- OR DSS 1775 or higher or 77% & DSS 2080 or higher & 95% Students qualifying for the AP ACCEL strand must have a cumulative middle school Grade Point Average of 3.20 or higher and a Reading Developmental Score of 1828 or higher (OR an 80% in reading on a norm referenced test. A second way of qualifying is to have a Cumulative GPA of 3.20 - A reading Developmental Score of 1775 or higher AND a Math DDS of 2080 or higher The equavalent on the norm referenced test would be a 77% in Rd and 95% in Ma If the student does not meet the criteria by the middle of the 8th grade year, the students 2010 test scores and final GPA can be evaluated based on the criteria of 3.20 GPA – Reading DDS of 1987 or higher or 80% in Rd on a norm referenced test. Summer Qualification on 2011 Test Scores GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE 3.20 DSS 1987 or higher or 80% ---

ACCEL PLUS Program 3.90 --- 3.90 --- ACCEL PLUS 2011 Program Requirements GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE 3.90 DSS 1945 or higher or 93% --- Summer Qualification on 2011 Test Scores The ACCEL Plus requirements are higher: A 3.90 cumulative GPA with a Reading DDS of 1945 or higher or 93% on a norm referenced test For summer qualification the GPA remains the same, with the Reading developmental score of 2073 or higher or 93% on a norm referenced test. GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE 3.90 DSS 2073 or higher or 93% ---

Accessing the AP Application If you qualify for ACCEL or ACCEL PLUS, you will need to complete an Advanced Placement application. Go to the Chiles web page (www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us) Click on “Departments” Click on “AP Courses” Click on “AP ACCEL” Click on “Application 2011 – 2012” Print and complete the application and turn it in with your course request form to your middle school guidance office Students who qualify for these two strands will have a stamp on the course request form that indicates the strand for which they are qualified . Those students should download the AP Application found on our website by clicking on Departments, - AP Courses – AP ACCEL – Application 2010 – 2011. This form should be completed and returned with the course request form to the student’s middle school guidance office

AP ACCEL Schedule: ACCEL Plus Schedule: Victoria Martin Josh Gallaher HOPE-PE Algebra II Honors Spanish II Biology I Honors World History ACCEL/Honors English I Honors No 7th Period Extracurricular Activities: Cheerleading Community Involvements: Youth Group ACCEL Plus Schedule: AP World History HOPE-PE Algebra II Honors/Gifted English I Honors/Gifted Biology I Honors/Gifted Spanish III Honors SGA – Class President Extracurricular Activities: Tennis, Soccer Community Involvements: Civil Air Patrol Other Activities: Flying, Gaming, Reading Introduce student—__--to speak about their experiences in AP ACCEL (PPT slides will show her schedule as well as her extracurricular activities, volunteer areas, and after-school jobs.) (3-4 min.)

Welcome to Chiles Gifted Program! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium Mrs. Nancy Watson

Gifted Parent Night 6:00 PM, April 5, 2011 Chiles Gifted Program Gifted Students are served in English & other academic classes taught by gifted certified teachers Due to the number of classes offered at the high school level and scheduling concerns, not all gifted classes are pure gifted courses Educational Plans for gifted students high school years will be developed and available for review and signing at the Gifted Parent Meeting Additional information will be available at that time Gifted Parent Night 6:00 PM, April 5, 2011

Welcome to Chiles Advanced Placement Program! Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:00 PM – Chiles High Auditorium John Barnhill Mrs. Jan Dunlap

AP and College Success AP Students are much more likely to graduate from college in 4 years or less. AP math and science students are much more likely to major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics Jan Dunlap Brief overview of the AP Program and the advantages of them-–students are challenged by the rigors of the course, but the courses are not impossible for high school students. Colleges and universities love to see AP courses on a student’s transcript because they know what it means. Number of AP courses offered—refer to the AP ACCEL brochure for the list of all courses offered. Mention that passing the exam is good, but a student’s grade in the class is based on assignments, tests, etc. rather than the score they make in May on the national exam. (5-7 min.) We are fortunate that we have many wonderful programs in Leon County for students. So what is the advantage of AP at Chiles High School? Students can choose one or more AP courses based on that student’s strengths and interests rather than having a set curriculum imposed upon them. Our AP teachers receive extra training, and we are fortunate that we have a continuity in our AP faculty, and they love what they’re doing. Because we recognized that some entering freshmen were ready for more challenges than the standard 9th grade curriculum provided, we initiated the AP ACCEL program in 2001 and last year, we created an even more challenging strand to this ACCEL program called ACCEL Plus. Introduce Jan.

AP and College Success “One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard is performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.” Bill Fitzsimmons Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid Harvard University

Advanced Placement Schedule: Taylor Jones 9th Grade Schedule English I Honors/Gifted Algebra 2 Honors/Gifted Biology Honors AP World History Spanish II HOPE Costume Design 10th Grade Schedule English II Honors Algebra II Honors Chemistry Honors AP Psychology Art 3-D Spanish III 11th Grade Schedule AP Language & Composition Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Honors Physics Honors Spanish IV Honors AP Art History AP Chemistry American History Honors online Senior Schedule Gov’t &Politics/Economics Honors Latin I AP Literature and Composition AP Statistics AP Calculus A/B AP Environmental Science Extracurricular: Anchor Club,Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, STAND Club, Swim Team

Advanced Placement Schedule: Faithe Galloway 9th Grade Schedule: English I Honors Algebra I HOPE Drama I Earth/Space Science Honors World History Accel/Honors 10th Grade Schedule English II Honors Geometry Honors SGA French I Biology Honors Soccer AP European History 11th Grade Schedule AP Language & Comp AP US History Algebra II Honors SGA French II Chemistry Honors Senior Schedule AP Literature & Comp AP Government & Economic Marine Biology Honors Pre Calculus AB French III Honors. SGA (Student Body Pres) Nat. English Honor Soc, Anchor -director, FCA – leadership team, Soccer (4 yrs), Flag Football (4yrs), NHS, Senior Board, Little Red Riding Hood

We’re looking forward to meeting our new Timberwolves in August! Alan Question and answer period.