1. Welcome to Gaithersburg High School!
Report Card Night
Welcome to Gaithersburg High School!

2. Dr. Christine Handy Principal

3. Ms. Anne Adams Assistant School Administrator Ms
Ms. Anne Adams Assistant School Administrator Ms. Kim Curtis Academy Coordinator

4. Administrative Team Dr. Christine Handy – Principal
Ms. Susan Frishman – Assistant Principal
Mr. Todd Nutter – Assistant Principal
Mr. Rudy Tyrell – Assistant Principal
Ms. Karla Lopez-Arias – Assistant Principal
Ms. Anne Adams – Assistant School Administrator
Ms. Kim Curtis – Signature Academy Coordinator

5. Mrs. Pollard Mr. Thomas Ms. Ritchie Grade 9 Counselors

6. MCPS Graduation Requirements
(Foundations of Tech or Intro to Engineering)
(Cosmetology, Automotive, and NJROTC)

8. EARNED CREDIT
0.5 CREDITS FOR EACH CLASS PER SEMESTER – must receive a passing grade to earn a credit.
Semester Semester Total
English 9A (0.5) English 9B (0.5) credit
You can earn up to 7.0 credits total in 9th Grade at GHS. Example:
(1) English (2) Math (3) Science
(4) Social Studies (5) PE
(6) Technology (7) Foreign Language

9. Promotion Policy End of:
Total Credits Needed for Promotion to Next Grade
Mathematics Credits in Required Courses
English Credits in Required Courses
Science Credits in Required Courses
Social Studies Credits in Required Courses
Other Credits
Grade 9 5 1 3
Grade 10 10 2 4
Grade 11 15
End of:
Total Credits Needed for Promotion to Next Grade
Mathematics Credits in Required Courses
English Credits in Required Courses
Science Credits in Required Courses
Social Studies Credits in Required Courses
Other Credits
Grade 12 22 4 3

10. New Grading Policy

13. 9th Grade Fact
 The transition to high school has become more important because of the high rate of course failures and dropout rates in the 9th grade.
The single most predictive indicator of high school dropout is the student’s academic standing by the end of 9th grade.

14. Your child still needs your academic support in high school

15. 1) Organization and planning:
On These Things:
1) Organization and planning:
Do they use their binder to keep track of work and notes
Do they use an agenda book to keep track of important due dates for assignments
Grades: check Ed-line once a week.
Check your child’s attendance: absences and lateness.

16. Edline
Edline is an online tool used upload materials such as upcoming tests, projects, homework, class expectations, and progress reports. The website mainly helps parents see if students have missed any homework. Parents or students can teachers if any kind of help is needed. Edline is not in real time, it take up to 24 hrs. for grades to be seen updated in Edline. Kimberly C. Moore A.P. U.S. History & N.S.L.

17. Ways to Prepare for a Test
1. Do some practice problems
2. Go over old homework and work on answers you do not know
3. Make flashcards and study key terms and concepts
4. Reread textbook and notes
5. Parent – ask your child on whether they are seeking help for answers they do not know.

18. How my student gets help during school
Each teacher has a schedule that they offer to assist students toward completing work.
Before school (By appointment)
SHOWtime (Tuesday and Thursday)
Lunch (Every day)
After school (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) *There is a Late Activity bus.
National Honor Society offers Tutoring to all students interested.
Writing Center, Lab 1126 (Offered: every day at lunch, every Tuesday and Thursday at SHOWtime (by sign-ups), and by appointment with the English Comp Assistants)
George B. Thomas School – Saturdays at GHS
MCPS – offers the Homework Help Line.
Twitter

19. (Study Habits Of Winners)
SHOWTime
(Study Habits Of Winners)

20. SHOWTime occurs every Tuesdays and Thursdays
SHOWTime is a 30 minute period, two times per week where students receive academic support.
SHOWTime occurs every Tuesdays and Thursdays
at the end of 4th period
SHOWTime allows students to ..
Get help from teachers (make-up assignments, take/retake quizzes and tests, work on projects, enrichment activities…)
Attend seminars and workshops
Work on projects in the media center
Get a start on homework
Catch up on reading

21. Required Quarterly Assessments
RQAs replace two-hour end of semester final exams in core courses.
RQAs will be given quarterly in each course that used to have a districtwide exam.
RQAs will be content-specific and vary in format, to include cumulative tests, projects, or other common tasks similar to
what is already included in the curriculum.

22. Required Quarterly Assessments

23. Refer to our website at: http://montgomeryschoolsmd
Mr. Rudy Tyrell, 9th Grade Administrator
Ms. Kim Curtis, Academy Coordinator
Counseling Office
Ninth Grade Team Leaders
QUESTIONS??