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A presentation for parents of incoming
9th graders
Class of 2021 Parent Meeting
College-Citizenship-Community
CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
8TH GRADE
MATRICULATION
Class of 2021
WE WELCOME ALL
OUR JAGUAR FAMILIES
TO PPCHS
2011 Commencement Challenge
Who is Who? 2017-18
Mr. Peter Bayer, Principal, pbayer@pinescharter.net
Mrs. Anne Thomas, School Counseling Director, athomas@pinescharter.net
Helen Yanez, Grade 9 Behavior Specialist, hyanez@pinescharter.net
9th/10th grade last name A-L, Idania Perez Iperez@pinescharter.net
9th/10th grade last name M-Z, Krystle Maycock kmaycock@pinescharter.net
Mrs. Lisa Benitez-School Counseling office Secretary
Mrs. Cristina Wheeler-Attendance cwheeler@pinescharter.net
Attendance Line:954.538.3700 #2
Mrs. Dana Ostendorf –ESE Specialist, dostendorf@pinescharter.net
Ms. Cindy Velez, ESE Support Facilitator 9th/Behavior Specialist cvelez@pinescharter.net
Mrs. Judi Oltmans & Mrs. Caren Alberto-
Media Specialist/Student Volunteer Hours Liaison
Mrs. Sabatier-Fernandez msabatier@pinescharter.net BRACE (College) Advisor/Behavior Specialist
for current 11 -next year’s 12 grade
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HIGH SCHOOL-THE
BIGGEST CHAPTER
TO YOUR FUTURE…
9th grade year will make or break you!
You have to plan, pick, prepare and produce!
Get Hands On!
Two DANGEROUS MYTHS
FICTION:
1. Ninth grade doesn’t really count.
2. Parents don’t need to be involved once children get to high school.
FACT:
1. Ninth grade year is the single most important year of high school
2. We need you MORE THAN EVER once your child is in high school molding them to productive
adults.
School Hours are 7:10am-2:00pm
Everyone takes six classes:
• English
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science
• And two electives
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Graduation: The BIG 4
• Credits (24)
• Grades (unweighted 2.0)
• Service Learning (min. 40 hours)
• Test Scores (FSA/EOC)
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The Big 4-for College and Scholarship
• CREDITS: The RIGHT 24
- As much rigor as possible (but MANAGEABLE)-students should not be missing school to
keep up with assignments and parents should not be doing projects!
- Honors
- Advanced Placement
- AICE
- Dual Enrollment
- Passing at least two credits of the same World Language
• GRADES
• -Weighted GPA has to be high!
• A “B” average is where the student wants to be
• GPA is what can make you competitive
• TEST SCORES
-High SAT/ACT scores *PSAT, Redesigned SAT starts in March, ACT
-Passing EOC scores
• SERVICE LEARNING (www.handsonbroward.org). NONPROFIT*
-Do more than the minimum!
-Innovative projects that make an impact (Silver Knight nominee)!
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School Hours for Students: 7:15am-2:00pm
Monday, Thursday, Friday-
Students attend all 6 periods.
Tuesday-Odd Block Day:
Periods 1,3,5
Wednesday-Even Block Day:
Periods 2,4,6
Homeroom: Even day “clubs” 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Homeroom is every day.
Matriculation Meet 2017
ONLINE COURSE REQUIREMENT
Digital Learning Now Act, Bill 1002.321, F.S.
The bill requires students entering the ninth grade in 2011-12 and afterwards to complete at
least one online course to meet graduation requirements.
If the course selected is a full credit, you would have to take the full credit
(ex: HOPE) to meet the requirement.
If the course is a .50 credit, you only have to take the .50 credit to meet the
requirement. (ex: Personal Finance or Personal Fitness).
PPCHS purchased the online software program Edmentum to meet the online course
requirement for students who are not pursuing an AICE diploma.
Students should seek advisement on online course suggestions after sophomore year.
An online Dual Enrollment course at Broward College meets this requirement too.
Students earning the AICE Diploma are waived from this requirement. ESE students may
be waived from this requirement too-speak to the ESE Specialist.
Students on the ACCEL diploma are waived from the online courseMatriculation
requirement.
Meet 2017
Florida Law (1002.321) now makes it a crime for any person who knowingly and willfully takes an online course or examination on behalf of another person
for compensation. This is now a misdemeanor punishable by jail and fines.Course Selection for the 2017-2018 9th grade school year
PPCHS website: http://academicvillage.pinescharter.net/
Select only courses from the yellow course selection card!!!!
1. READ the curriculum guide carefully (available at the high school website
under “About Us”).
2. REVIEW the list of graduation requirements for the Class of 2021.
3. TALK to your parents and teachers about course selections and appropriate
academic levels that will allow you to experience optimal success (General,
Honors, Advanced Placement (future plans), AICE, or Vocational)
4. SELECT courses that align with your goals for the future. Consider your post-
secondary plans.
Course selection represents a commitment on the part of the student and
parent to complete the schedule of classes chosen. Thus, students and parents
should remember to carefully weigh the student’s past performance, teacher
recommendations, ability, motivation, and extra-curricular activities when
selecting courses for the coming Class
year.of 2021 Parent MeetingElective Choices
Let’s talk more about:
• Intro to Information Tech (Perf. Fine Art Category)
• Multimedia Design 1 (formerly called Web Design)
• World Languages (2 credits in the same language)
• HOPE (graduation requirement) Dance/Pers. Fit
• Reading (based on 8th grade Reading scores)
• Sociology/Psychology (Academic elective)
Performing Fine Arts:
• Art (2D/Digital) Band
• Ceramics Drama
• Intro to Journalism Debate
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingAlternate Elective Choices
WRITE the NAME of two alternate electives on the course card.
The alternates should not be the same as your initial six classes
circled on the card.
These are courses that you may be assigned if there is a scheduling conflict. Remember in high
school, everything is done by seniority. Seniors receive first choice for elective courses, then
juniors, then sophomores, then freshmen! For example, if there are only two sections of Ceramics
available, and 50 seniors sign up for it, there will not be any space for any other students. If you
had selected it, we would have to place you in one of your alternate choices.
Second example, American Sign Language (ASL), students who have not started their language
requirement receive priority of this elective over students who have completed the requirement by
taking two years of Spanish.
You may receive your alternate elective (s)!
Do not write down a course you cannot tolerate for the year! If it written on your course
card, you may receive it (even if it is your 2 nd alternate choice).
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingWhat you pick~STICKS. Please do not select classes based on your friends or
siblings, based on what lunch period you might have, or what teacher you think will teach the
course. PPCHS cannot accommodate lunch changes, teacher requests, or “I don’t want PE
first hour or English 3rd hour, etc….”
• Select six courses, write in 2 alternate electives.
• Grade 8 FSA Reading scores /FAIR scores will determine placement in Intensive Reading.
• Alternate electives may be selected due to scheduling conflicts or class capacity. Core
academic classes receive priority for placement (English, Math, Science, Geography, and
World Languages )
• ALL English courses require Summer Reading each year.
• TA (TEACHER RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED)
• Parent Signature is required
• Do not use highlighters or white out on the card. If a change is made, have your parent
initial next to the change.
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingThree suggestions of schedules 9th graders take
1. Algebra 1/Lib. Arts 1. Algebra 1/Honors 1. Math: Alg,Geom,Alg 2 (H)
2. Earth Space Science 2. Biology 2. Biology Honors
3. English 3. General Paper AS
3. English 1 1/Honors 4. Pre-Aice Global
4. Geography (or 4. Pre-Aice Global Perspectives
Reading) Perspectives 5. Elective: Psych/Soc pre-aice
art:photo/fine art/computers
5. Elective: 5. Elective: PE/Perf.
Fine art/HOPE/Per fit 6. Elective:
HOPE or Dance/Pers Fit & Dance World Language
6. Elective: 6. Elective:
World Language
Perf. Fine Art or Visual
Art or Computers
Class of 2021 Parent Meeting• Honors/pre-AICE Classes
• Advanced Placement (AP)
• Cambridge AICE Program
• Dual Enrollment
• Technical Career Enrollment
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingCredit by Exam: Potential to earn college credit
http://admissions.ufl.edu/enroll/creditbyexam
• AP
• AICE “Rigor out”
• Dual Enroll
• CLEP
*Premiere Institutions: FSU, UF (UCF may be upcoming)
Matriculation Meet 2017What is Honors?
Honors courses are advanced high school courses
that include a greater range and depth of subject
matter, with an emphasis on higher level critical
thinking skills.
Honors courses carry a quality point, meaning that
when calculating GPA an honors course gives the
student a higher GPA value than a regular course in
a weighted GPA.
The additional point (if a “C”or higher is earned in
the course) are called quality points.
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingWhat is Advanced Placement? Advanced Placement (AP) are rigorous college level courses offered at high school through the Advanced Placement teachers submit a syllabus to the College Board, which is reviewed and approved by college professors, insure the course is of comparable content and rigor to an introductory college course. All students that take an AP course will also take the national AP Exam in May. Colleges and universities often award college credit or advanced course placement for AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5 in a scale of 1 through 5. Each college has varying standards for scores as well as what type of credit they will award for a course, and in order to know those options visit the specific website for the university of your choosing. If a “C” or higher is earned in the course 2 quality points are issued to the weighted GPA. Class of 2021 Parent Meeting
What is Dual Enrollment?
The dual enrollment program with Broward College allows eligible high
school students who have completed:
• have an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher in high school level
courses.
• Meet min. test scores through the ACT/SAT/PERT test
Course selection is approved by the high school and both the high school
and college credits are awarded credit after successful completion of dual
enrollment courses.
Additional information is available at the Broward College website.
Dual enrollment courses provide two additional quality points to a
weighted grade point average (like Advanced Placement courses).
http://www.broward.edu/academics/cpl/dual/Pages/default.aspx
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Receive 7 credits (points) between 4 groups of courses
Group 1: Mathematics and Science
Group 2: Languages
Group 3: Arts and Humanities
Group 4: Global Perspectives *Required course (max of two credits)
Take at least one course per group and pass exam.
AS Level one credit “point” towards diploma
A Level adds an additional “point”towards diploma
Pass 7 credit examinations, Global Perspectives required.
Diploma must be earned within 3 years of starting AICE course
(9TH-11TH OR 10TH-12TH)
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingAICE Diploma Category Groups at PPCHS
Group 1 Group 3
Environmental Management AS Art & Design: Photo AS
Marine Science AS and A Environmental Management AS
Psychology AS International Studies AS
US History AS
English Literature AS
Group 2
Psychology AS
Spanish Language AS
Sociology A
English Language AS
Geography AS
Global Perspectives AS Group 4
Mandatory General Paper AS
Course to earn Global Perspectives A
AICE Diploma Thinking Skills AS
Max of 2 “points” towards diploma for Group D
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingAICE Diploma Planning Track (letters representative categories)
Each student is different, this is a general suggestion of choices
9th grade *suggest 1-2 11th grade *Suggest 2-3
IGCSE Global Perspectives/AICE Geography (3) AS Env Management/Marine Science (1)
Biology/Honors AS English Lang (2) or English 3 Honors
Math Honors US History
English I/H/AS General Paper (4) AS Global Persp. (4)
Elective: World Language/HOPE/Perf. Fine Art Math
Elective: Digital Art/World Language/HOPE/Perf. Fine Art/ Elective: AS Psychology (1/3), Soc (3) or
Thinking Skills/SAT Prep
10th grade *Suggest 2-3
Chem Honors **Students must earn diploma within 3 years of
Math starting AS level courses!!!!!!
AS General Paper (4) or AS English Language
12th grade (for students who start taking
AS International History (3) AICE level in 10th gr, not 9th)
Elective possibilities: AS English Literature (3)
AICE Spanish Lang (B) Honors/AP Government/Econ
AS Global Persp. (4) Math
AICE Art/Design (if taken Digital Art) Science: AS Envi Management (1/3)
Two Electives:AS Psych (1 or 3) /Sociology (3)
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Please note: The AICE program is not for everyone! The intention of this presentation
is to provide you information to plan for YOUR high school career, not to pressure you
into any specific program.
ALL course choices require commitment from the STUDENT, regardless if a student is
in regular, honors, advanced placement, or vocational courses.
AICE DIPLOMA MUST BE EARNED IN 3 YEARS FROM FIRST AICE COURSE.
A 9TH GRADER TAKING AICE MUST EARN THE DIPLOMA BY THE END OF 11TH GRADE
An AICE diploma is not the same as the Florida Standard High School Diploma, it is a
program within the high school system but state mandated graduation requirements
still must be met (such as passing EOCs, GPAs, and credits in specific subject areas).
Class of 2021 Parent Meeting Extracurricular Activities
Academic Record
Choice of Classes (Rigor) Personal accomplishments
GPA – Academic (leadership, sports, clubs/school
Test Scores – SAT & ACT involvement)
Writing Skills Employment/Volunteer Work
Letters of Recommendation (varies
by school, some only require Secondary
School Report).
Class of 2021 Parent Meetinghttp://www.ncaa.org/static/2point3/ NCAA
• NCAA-The NCAA Initial Eligibility Make the Grade or Sit on the Bench
Clearinghouse was established in the
early 1990’s to provide an unbiased Freshmen and Sophomores:
assessment of all incoming student-
athletes. Start planning now!
• In order to receive athletics aid, practice Work hard to get the best grades
and compete during their freshman year, possible.
student-athletes must meet a basic level
of academic ability. Take classes that match your school’s
NCAA List of Approved Core Courses.
• That academic ability is based on High The NCAA Eligibility Center will only use
School Core Course GPA and ACT or approved core courses to certify your
SAT test scores. initial eligibility.
You can access and print your high
school’s NCAA List of Approved Core
Courses at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
Class of 2021 Parent Meetingwww.eligibilitycenter.org Starting in 2016, College Athletes: 2.3 GPA In core courses from previous slide and 2.5 for junior college transfers Meet an increased sliding-scale standard (for example, an SAT score of 1,000 requires a 2.5 high school core course GPA) Successfully complete 10 of the 16 total required core courses before the start of their senior year in high school. Seven of the 10 courses must be successfully completed in English, math and science. D-2 in 2018 is increasing from 14 core classes to 16 core classes
Support for our Students
After-school Teacher tutoring
NHS Peer Tutoring
FSA/EOC Camps
FCAT, SAT/ACT and PERT preparation incorporated into class curriculum
24 hour grade access through jupitergrades.net
Homeroom time
Constant communication via jupitergrades.net Email just for school
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingPPCHS wants their students and parents to be informed
Saturday Parent Workshops offered 3 times a year
Coffee with the Counselor events/Curriculum Nights
• 8th Grade Student Tour/Field Trip to High School
• Freshman Orientation-Generally one day during the 1st week of
August 2017 date: TBA
• Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled during common
planning time (2:05pm) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
• Jaguar Wall of Honor
• School Sponsored 10th grade college campus visit & Junior
College Tour. Annual BCPS College Fair
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingMark your Calendars
First day of school: Monday, August 21, 2017.
http://browardschools.com/SiteMedia/Docs/Calendars/2017-2018-School-Calendar-v1.pdf
The 2016/17 school year calendar, with 180 instructional days, includes a two-week winter break from
Friday, Dec. 22nd – Friday, January 5th (return Tuesday, January 9th) *Teacher Planning Monday, Jan. 8th,
2018. and a one-week spring break Monday, March 26 through Friday, March 30, 2018.
• MID TERM EXAMS: Week of December 18th, 2017
• FINAL EXAMS: Week of June 4th, 2018
Class of 2021 Parent MeetingParent Articles
Lawnmower Parents:
http://www.gastongazette.com/article/20151130/NEWS/151139937/?Start=1
How Not to Be a High School Helicopter Parent
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/2015/05/12/how-not-to-be-a-high-school-helicopter-
parent
Dear Mom of high school freshman:
http://grownandflown.com/mom-of-high-school-freshman/
Parenting the Average Child”
http://www.scarymommy.com/club-mid/parenting-average-student/
Encouraging your Teenager:
http://parentingteens.about.com/od/highschool/ht/encourage_teen.htm
Best, Brightest, and Saddest:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-best-brightest-and-saddest.html?_r=0
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