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9th Grade PEPAcademic Planning
Overview1. Review credits, GPA, and transcripts2. Review individual students’ transcripts
o Option 1: Print and distribute transcripts by classo Option 2: Have students log onto student portal
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3. Play jeopardy game to review graduation requirements
4. Complete Naviance career & PS survey (if students haven’t done so already). Review Career Cluster results, if necessary.
5. Introduce Naviance course planner and completed 4-year course plan
Credit Review• Students earn credits by passing a class (receiving
an A, B, C, or D)• For each standard one-semester course students’
pass, they earn 5 credits• If students fail (earn an F) in a course, they do NOT
earn any credits and will need to repeat the course• Freshman MUST pass Intro to Lit & Comp and
Algebra 1 AND earn at least 30-35 credits per semester to be considered on-track to graduate.
Transcript Review
What grade is this student?- 9th grade
How many semesters has he/she completed so far?- 1 semester
How many days has the student been absent? Tardy?- Absent 64.5; Tardy
13
Transcript ReviewWhat does GPA stand for?- Grade Point Average
What is this student’s GPA?- .429
How can we calculate this ourselves?1. Assign grades a point value
(A=4; B=3; C=3; D=1; F=0)2. Add up all the point values3. Divide by the number of classes
Which classes do we include?- All, except Student Assistant &
9th Grade Academy b/c they have no weight assigned toward GPA.
Lets get started!Algebra 1 F = Algebra I lab F = Earth Science D = Geography F = Intro to Lit F = Intro to Lit lab D = Team Sports D =
/ by ___ =
7
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3 .429
Transcript Review
How many credits has the student earned so far?- 17.5 + 2.5 = 20 credits
Let’s try to calculate this for ourselves. Class Credits earned Algebra 1 Algebra 1 lab Earth Science Geography Into to Lit Intro to Lit Lab Team Sports Student Assistant 9th Grade Academy
Is this student on-track to graduate?- No, need to pass Intro to
Lit, Algebra 1, AND earn at least 30-35 credits to be on-track
These 2 classes are unique because they only offer 2.5 credits
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Student/Parent Portal• Scroll to the bottom, right-hand corner• Click, “Infinite Campus Parent Portal”
Portal Log-in• Login using the following information:
(Use your student ID number) Example: 468719
(first initial)(last initial)(mmddyy) Example: jh040700
######FLmmddyy
Portal Reports
1) Click “Reports
2) Click “DPS Transcript”
Review your Transcript
• Find your GPA• Find your total credits• Find your days absent …tardy
• Are you on-track?• If not, …
Graduation Requirement Review
Academic Record
100 100
200 200
400 400
300
400
CREDITS CLASSES REQUIRE-MENTS
GETTING INVOLVED
300 300 300
200
400
200
100100
Row 1, Col 1
This is how many credits you need to graduate.
What is 240?
1,2
This is an elective that requires Band or ROTC fulfill.
What is PE or Physical Education?
1,3
These are the subjects you need to take and pass 40 credits of to graduate.
What are Language Arts and Math?
1,4
Football, basketball, volleyball,tennis, wrestling and swimmingare a few examples.
What are DPS athletics?
2,1
This is how many creditsa one-semester class is worth.
What is 5?
2,2
This is the math class most freshman take.
What is Algebra 1?
2,3
These are the subjectsyou need to take and pass30 credits of to graduate.
What are Science and Social Studies?
2,4
Speech and Debate, ForeignLanguage, Chess, Yearbook and Future Business Leaders of Americaare a few examples.
What are clubs/activities?
3,1
This is how many creditsyou need to take (on average) each year.
What is 60?
3,2
This is the social studies classyou should take your sophomore year.
What is US History?
3,3
These are the courses you needto take a total of 100 credits to graduate.
What are Electives?
3,4
The group elected from the student body to serveas representatives to help govern the school.
What is student council/government?
4,1
This is how many credits you earnwhen you earn an F in a class.
What is zero?
4,2
This is the English or Language Artsclass you should take your freshman year.
What is Introduction to Literature and Composition?
4,3
This is the requirement that art, music, and/or CTE (Career and Technical Education) fulfills.
What is Fine Arts?
4,4
Homecoming and Promare examples.
What are dances?
Naviance Career, PS, & 4-Year Course Plan• Open a new tab and log-in to Naviance using the
following Username and Password
Student ID #
mmddyy
Click, “Log In”
If you haven’t done so already…
Career & PS Survey
• Click “about me”
• Click “dps career & postsecondary goal survey 2012-13”
• Complete the survey and click
(Click to next slide, if you need help logging onto CIC to view your Career Cluster results)
• Go to www.collegeincolorado.org if you need to review your Career Cluster quiz results to complete the survey.
• Sign in using the information below:
Click “Sign In”
(dps + student ID number)(6 digit birthday, mmddyy)
dps482679040900
Click “Learn About Yourself”
Click “Career Cluster
Survey”
Click “See your results now”
4-Year Course Plan1) Click the “courses” tab
2) Click “manage my course plans”
4-Year Course Plan
3) Select one of the requirements to the left to view all available courses 4) Add the courses you have passed or are currently taking. Add any classes you plan to take over the next 4 years. Be sure that your plan adds up to 240 credits and meets all graduation requirements. 5) For each course you select, click to add the course to your plan.
2) Click “Create new draft plan”
1) Click to “add a new plan”
4-Year Plan Credit Check
• Click “review & finalize” to review your course plan
• Check to see that the credits in your plan meet the credits required for graduation.
Subject Required Credits My total credits?
English 40 credits (4 units)
Math 40 credits (4 units)
Social Studies 30 credits (3 units)
Science 30 credits (3 units)
PE/ROTC 10 credits (1 unit)
Electives 90 credits (9 units)
