Welcome to DSA High School

Pre-assessment

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Your Counselors

• Ms. Hoegh
• Last names A-G
• Mrs. Subudhi
• Last names H-N
• Mr. Nungaray
• Last names O-Z

��Your Counselor �Can Help you With:

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• Personal/Social counseling
• Academic Counseling
• College Planning and the College Search

Thank you for coming!

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Today is meant to be an opportunity for us to become familiar with one another, get informed, and have some time to ask questions.

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Attendance is a big part of success in high school, so thank you for showing up today!

Today We Will:

1. Complete a pre-assessment - not a test, just a way to check in on where you may need support
2. 10-15 minute Energizer
3. Pair & Share/Turn & Talk on at least one challenge and one success in 9th grade
4. Graduation Requirements
5. Short Review of Online Platforms
6. Pair & Share/Turn & Talk What organization system do you use
7. Grade Tracker

Energizer!

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Energizer Time!!

Processing Questions

1. Why did we get so many different answers on the first trial?

2. Why was it helpful to work with other people?

3. What are the benefits and drawbacks of competition?

4. How can this be applied to everyday life?

High School begins with the understanding that there are Requirements for Graduation:

• The following criteria must be met in order to earn a high school diploma from DPS:
• 1. Successful completion of 240 credits in required subject areas
• 2. Completion of ICAP requirements – this is like a roadmap to help plan for your future. It will also help to understand courses to prepare for and specific careers and colleges that you will be applying for.
• 3. Mastery in English and Math through one of the following:
• A. College and Career Assessments (SAT, Accuplacer or AP Exam)
• B. Completion of a Capstone or Portfolio – evidence of a students’ readiness through projects or writing samples.
• C. Approved Career and Technical Education Certificate or Degree
• D. Completion of a college level class (must be 100 level or higher, remedial classes will not count).

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Overview of Academic Requirements

• Need 240 credits to graduate
• Most classes are 5 credits

Staying on Track to Graduate Graduate-9^th Grade

• With a full schedule and passing every class you can earn 4 credits a semester.
• Many students may have more than 24 units when they graduate!

Grade Level Classification of Students

60 semester hours: Sophomore

120 semester hours: Junior

180 semester hours: Senior

240 semester hours: Award Diploma

College and Counselor Recommendations

• Take a challenging course load for you. This will look different for each of you:
• For some, this is a regular course load, with perhaps some honors classes.
• For others, it is a mixture of regular, honors, and AP courses.
• For a few, this is honors and AP Courses in all subject areas.

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DSA offers many AP, honors, and College Level Courses

Honors vs. Non-Honors classes

During the first week of every semester your teachers will go over the additional requirements for honors credit. You will have the first few weeks to decide whether you want honors or non-honors credit, but your class will not change. You will be able to do this for quite a few classes through 9th and 10th grade, and some in 11th and 12th grade.

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• Both honors and regular credit students will remain in the same class the same period.
• AP and Concurrent enrollment courses are separate and don’t have the option of doing a lighter load with them.

Turn & Talk/Pair & Share:

Share at least one challenge and one success in the year so far? (the success may have come from the challenge)

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Online Platforms

Schoology: This is where you will check your assignments, grades and other information.

How many of you use the calendar in Schoology?

Is it helpful?

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Student Portal/Infinite Campus: This is where you can see your attendance, transcript, current on track to graduate and ICAP (Individual Career and Academic Plan).

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Prepare Early for your Future

• Challenging Course load
• Volunteer
• Clubs/Extracurricular Activities
• Get to know your counselor!

Organization

Turn and talk with a partner or those at your table:

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What tools do you use to stay organized?

-for your assignments

-for keeping track of assignments and getting them turned in

-for your time

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Group Discussion

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Grade Tracker

1. Write your name on the top.
2. Put your classes in the boxes along the top.
3. Write today’s date in the first line going down.

Please check your grades independently on you own device and write them on your grade tracker.

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Your counselor will keep this for individual check-ins through the course of the semester to help support you with your academic progress.

Your grades from December and May go on your transcript, so you can still bring your grades up for this semester, if they aren’t where you would like them to be!