1. The STEM Academy @ Bartlett Counseling Office
High School 101
The STEM Bartlett
Counseling Office

2. We Will Cover…
What grade 8 students have been doing to prepare for High School transition.
What is an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)?
What do students need to do to graduate from High School?
What is a Pathway, and how do students choose one?
Which tests students will take in High School.
Who do I ask for help?

3. When We Leave…
Parents will have an understanding of what students need to do to graduate.
Parents will have reviewed and signed the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP).
Parents will have signed a Pathway Selection Form.
Parents will have signed their child’s Rising 9th grade registration form

4. Individual Graduation Plans
Each grade 8 student has reviewed the graduation requirements with their advisor or counselor, and created a plan to get them to graduation.
This plan is found on a website called GACollege411 (
Parents can discuss this plan with the advisor or counselor if they have questions.
The plan is a reflection of the graduation requirements and pathway options we will discuss.

5. GA 411 Homepage

6. High School Planning

7. In order to Graduate Students need 24 units to graduate
Credits need to be earned in specific subject areas
Students are required to complete 20 hours of community service by the completion of junior year

8. Graduation Requirements
 Required Areas of  Study
Units Required
  English/Language Arts 4
  Mathematics
 Science
Social Studies 3
  Health and Physical Education 1
World Language
3 College Prep Pathway
OR 1 CTAE Pathway (2 preferred)   
CTAE (Career Technical Agricultural Education)
4 CTAE Pathway only
  Electives
5 College Prep Pathway Students
OR 3 CTAE Pathway Students
Total Minimum Units 24

9. Core Academic Courses 9 CORE English Science Studies Social Languages
World
Math
Core Academic Courses 9

10. English 9th Literature & Composition 10th Literature & Composition
11th American Literature & Composition
12th grade British Literature & Composition
*Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course equivalents may be used 10

11. Math OR Mathematics CCGPS 9th - Coordinate Algebra
10th - Analytic Geometry
11th - Advanced Algebra
12th - Pre-Calculus or Approved 4th Option OR
9th - Accelerated Coordinate Algebra/Analytic Geometry A
10th - Accelerated Analytic Geometry B/Advanced Algebra
11th - Accelerated Pre-Calculus
12th - AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Advanced level Mathematics course or Approved 4th Option 11

12. SCIENCE Biology Physical Science
Environmental Science, Chemistry, or another GA DOE approved Science
Physics or another GA DOE approved Science
*Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course equivalents may be used 12

13. Social Studies World History American Government United States History
Economics
*Honors, AP, IB, or dual enrollment course equivalents may be used 13

14. World Language College sequence
3 units required (of the same language)
4 recommended
CTAE sequence
1 unit required
2 units recommended
* While the GA Department of Education no longer requires students to complete two units of foreign language for high school graduation, the University System of GA does require the completion of two years of the same foreign language.

15. Additional Courses Health (.5) Personal Fitness (.5)
Electives to add to a minimum of 24 total units
A graduation pathway helps provide cohesion to the additional electives and allows students to explore in depth an area that interests them.
While the hope is that the pathway sparks a college or career interest, at a minimum students gain valuable knowledge by exploring at least one area in depth as opposed to bouncing around intro level electives in multiple areas with only surface understanding.

16. Graduation Pathways
Advanced Academic – Pathway may be completed with an AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment level course in any one of the following content areas: English, mathematics, science, or social studies.
World Language – Pathway may be completed with 3 units of credit in any of the language areas found in the state list of approved courses.
Fine Arts – Pathway consists of sequential courses in any of the following areas: journalism, music, theater, and visual arts. (Dance, SAA only).
CTAE – Pathway is completed with a cluster of specific courses in a CTAE-approved pathway.

17. Advanced Academic Pathway
Student may choose: English, mathematics, science, or social studies.
Student must complete 4 required units in the core area AND
Student must earn a minimum of three credits in the same world language AND
Course history must also include at least one AP, IB, or dual enrollment credit in the core subject area.

18. Fine Arts Pathway
Students must complete 3 sequential credits in one Fine Arts Subject.
Theater
Visual Arts
Music (band or chorus)
Journalism
Dance (Savannah Arts Only)

19. World Language Pathway
Students must earn 3 sequential credits in the same World Language.
Students may choose from any state approved world language.
The third course may be high school credit, or reflect AP, IB, or dual enrollment credit in the selected world language.

20. CTAE Pathway
Pathway is completed with a cluster of specific courses in a CTAE-approved pathway.
Specific pathways are offered at each high school. (listed on back of pathway selection form)
Additional CTAE pathway options are available at Woodville Tompkins.
Students selecting a Woodville Tomkins pathway will take Intro to Business & Technology at their home high school then travel to WT in 10th grade for their additional pathway classes. (Students who are NOT in the specialty program located full time at WT).

21. EOC Testing
End of Course exams (EOC) counts as 20% of a student’s final grade in a course.
English 9 – Literature/Composition
English 11 –American Literature
CCGPS Coordinate Algebra
CCGPS Analytic Geometry
Biology
Physical Science
United States History
Economics 21

22. Community Service
Students are required to do a minimum of 20 hours of Community Service at a non profit organization of their choosing
Community Service logs are available in the Counseling Office and online
Must be submitted to Advisors or Counselors and include a 3 paragraph essay outlining their experience

23. Summary We have reviewed high school requirements.
We have reviewed what students have been doing to prepare for those requirements.
We have provided you with tools to continue learning, exploring, and planning from home through the GACollege411 website.
We need you to review and sign your child’s IGP Form, Pathway Selection Form, and Rising 9th grade registration form before leaving.

24. Contact your Counselor Please make an appointment if you have additional questions
Phone:
Last Names A-J Ms. Newsome
Last Names K-Z Mrs. Megginson

25. Please Move To…your student’s HR teacher
Ms. Buffington A2
Ms. Morgan A5
Ms. Harvey A6
Mr. Oakman A7
Ms. Witten A3
Ms. Beck B3
Ms. Green B5
Ms. Hobbs B7
Mr. LaPollo B1
Mr. Mizzelle B6
Team A
Team B