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10th Grade Parent Meeting
COUNSELING OFFICE• Counselors:
A-Ba Mr. Peelman
Be-E Mr. Higgins
F-Kh Mrs. Djouha
Ki-O Mr. Smith
P-Sa Mrs. Poker
Sc-Z Mrs. Villani
COUNSELING OFFICE
• Counseling Office Secretary: - Mrs. Kris Nelson, 301-253-7037
• Registrar - Mrs. Kitty Burkey, 301-253-7041
• Career Center - Mr. Ed Martin, 301-253-7045
Counseling Office Agenda
• Important Dates
• Final Semester Exams
• Increased workload and difficulty
• Academic Eligibility
• Graduation Requirements
• Summer School
Counseling Office Agenda
• Transcript Information
• PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Accuplacer
• Registration Procedures for 10th into 11th Grade
• Naviance Program Introduction
Important Dates
• November 11: Report Cards Distributed
• November 24: Progress Reports
• November 25: Early Release Day
• December 11: 2nd Quarter Interims Mailed
• December 24: Winter Breaks Begins
• January 15 : Semester Exams Begin
• January 26 : 2nd Semester Begins
Final Exam Schedule
January 13-14 – Review DaysJanuary 15 – 1st and 7th examsJanuary 18 - Holiday (MLK Day)January 19 – 2nd and 6th examsJanuary 20 – 3rd and 5th examsJanuary 21 – 4th and Make-up examsJanuary 22 – Make-up examsJanuary 25 –No School – Report Card Prep DayJanuary 26 - 2nd Semester Begins
Daily Exam Schedule: 7:25 – 9:30 - Exam #1 9:30 – 10:00 - Break/Study 10:00 – 12:00 - Exam #2
Increased Difficulty – 10th Grade
• Increasing the level of responsibility – NHS Tutoring on Wednesdays and Thursdays (activity bus available)
• Greater number of long-term assignments
• 2nd Quarter versus 1st Quarter
• Communications with teacher/counselor - EdLine, DHS site, e-mail, progress reports, interims, PTSA newsletter, parent meetings, parent conferences
• Honor Roll requirements
Academic Eligibility
• Eligibility is determined each quarter
• Must achieve a minimum of 2.0 for the quarter; no more than one E
• Ineligibility remains in effect until the next quarter report card is distributed
Summer School
• When is summer school necessary? - English, math, prerequisites, total credits • Locations and costs - Limited locations, provide own transportation - Summer school cost is appox. $300 per course
• Registration Procedures
• Calendar for summer school – April, 2010
Transcripts
• Transcripts include the following info:
- Semester courses and semester grades
- Cumulative GPA and cumulative WGPA
- Attendance Record
- Student Service Learning Hours
- Graduation Summary
- High School Assessment Results
PSAT
• PSAT automatic in 10th; fee in 11th
• Test in October; Results mailed home in Dec.
• Critical Reading, Math, and Writing Score
• DHS courses to assist: Test Prep, more rigorous courses (Honors and A.P.)
• Official test to qualify for National Merit Scholarships for 11th grade
5 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results5 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results
Your ScoresYour Scores
Review Your AnswersReview Your Answers
Improve Your SkillsImprove Your Skills
Your Educational PlansYour Educational Plans
3 Test Sections3 Test Sections
Critical ReadingCritical Reading
MathematicsMathematics
Writing SkillsWriting Skills
Understanding Your
PSAT/NMSQT Results
Understanding Your
PSAT/NMSQT Results
NMSC ProgramsNMSC Programs
Your ScoresYour Scores
If you are a junior, your scores are compared to those of other juniors.
If you are a sophomore or younger student, then your scores are compared to those of sophomores.
Review Your AnswersReview Your Answers
You will get your original test book back with your PSAT/NMSQT results, so that you can review the test questions.
You may also review each test question by logging in toMy College QuickStart.
Review Your Answers: Mathematics
Review Your Answers: Mathematics
Alg = Algebra & FunctionsData = Data Analysis, Statistics & ProbabilityGeom = Geometry & MeasurementNum = Number & Operations
Review Your Answers: Student-Produced
Responses
Review Your Answers: Student-Produced
Responses
The written answers are not scored.
Only answers gridded in the ovals are scored.
Correct answer = plus 1 point
Omitted answer = no points
Wrong answer on multiple-choice question = minus ¼ point
Wrong answer on student-produced response question = No points lost
Answer Summary & ScoringAnswer Summary & Scoring
The skills listed are based on your individual performance.
Follow the suggestions noted in “how to improve” and work with your teachers.
Review skills using questions listed.
Improve Your SkillsImprove Your Skills
National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information
National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information
The Entry Requirements section displays information you provided on your answer sheet.
The Percentile compares your performance to that of other college-bound juniors.
The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores.
If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the competition.
Based on the college major you provided on your answer sheet, this section will give you:
-Description of that major
-Skills associated with that major
-Recommended high school courses for that major
Your Educational PlansYour Educational Plans
THE SAT
Math:- No quantitative comparisons- Algebra 2 included- Testing time is reduced by 5 minutes
Critical Reading (replaces Verbal):- No more analogies- More passage-based reading questions- Testing time is reduced by 5 minutes
The SAT
• New Writing Component/Multiple
Choice Section:
- Multiple choice- improving sentences and paragraphs (25 minutes)
- Student written essay- communicating a viewpoint (25 minutes)
Change is $45.00; Late Fee is $23.00
THE ACT
• ACT changed in Spring, 2005
- Writing section is optional
- Increasing number of schools are
accepting it
- More achievement-oriented test
- Cost is $47.00; no writing $32.00; late
fee is $21.00
ACCUPLACER
• Students attending MC must qualify to take college level classes
• Accuplacer is placement test
• Offered to DHS seniors in October
• Qualification is based on an SAT score of 550 in Critical Reading, Math, and Writing (total of 1650 out of 2400) or ACT score of 24 (out of 36)
DHS COURSE REGISTRATION
• Course level recommendations done by 1st semester teachers in January
• Registration materials to students early March• Students return completed and signed
registration card to counselor• Course offering booklet distributed to all DHS
students during registration (also on line)• More course offerings available to 11th graders: - AP courses, SAT Prep, Social Studies and
Science Electives
Graduation Requirements• 4 credits in English• 3 credits in Social Studies (U.S. History, NSL
Government, MWH)• 4 credits in Math (Algebra, Geometry)• 3 credits in Science (Biology)• 1 credit in Physical Education
Graduation Requirements(continued)
• .5 credit in Health (10th Grade)
• 1 credit in Fine Arts
• 1 credit in Technology
• One of the following:
- 2 credits in a Foreign Language, or
- 2 credits in Advanced Technology, or
- 4 credits in a Career Completer
Graduation Requirements(continued)
• 22 Total credits
• 75 hours of Student Service Learning Hours
•AND
Graduation Requirements
•TAKE AND PASS ALL HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS (HSA)
• English 10, NSL, Biology, Algebra
HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS
Pass
Algebra 1 412
Biology 400
English 10 396
NSL Government 394
TOTAL 1602
Naviance Program
• Introduction to program; second semester of 10th grade
• Program assists with: - personality and career exploration - receive messages and newsletter - register for college visits at DHS - perform college searches - obtain admissions information about colleges