Saltfleet District High School

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Saltfleet District High School

• Grade Eight Parents Night
• Program Information
• Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT

• 700 to 740
• -Presentation with questions and answer
• 740 to 800
• -Tour of School
• 800 to 830
• -Informal Meeting with Departments

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Quick Facts

• Built in 1996
• Semestered School
• Ministry Capacity 939 students
• Current enrollment 1250
• 283 grade nine students(2007)

• 75.67 FTE teaching staff
• 18 support staff
• School council
• Susan Chapman, Pam Hewitson
• Co-chairs

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REQUIREMENTS FOR O S S D

• 18 compulsory credits
• 12 optional credits
• 40 hours community service
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

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COMPULSORY CREDITS

• 4 English (1 per grade)
• 3 Math (1 at senior level)
• 2 Science
• 1 French
• 0.5 Civics 0.5 Career Studies(Gr.10)

• 1 Canadian Geography(Gr.9)
• 1 Canadian History(Gr.10)
• 1 Arts
• 1 Health and Physical Education

• Plus 3 additional specific credits

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COMPULSORY CREDITS

• One additional credit in English, OR a third
  language, OR Social Sciences and the Humanities,
  OR Canadian and World Studies OR Guidance and
  Career Education OR Co-operative Education
• One additional credit in Physical Education OR
  the Arts OR Business Studies OR Co-operative
  Education
• One additional credit in science(Gr.11 or Gr.12)
  OR Technology(Gr.9-12) OR Co-operative Education

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TYPES OF COURSES

• Academic

• Essential concepts skills plus additional
  material
• Emphasis on theory as basis for the future
  learning

Applied

• Focus on the essential concepts and skills
• Emphasis on practical applications

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TYPES OF COURSES

• Open

• Learning expectations are the same for all
  students
• Family Studies, Business, Phys Ed, Arts,
  Technological
  Studies

L.D.C.C.(not at grade level)

• Focus on remediation transitional courses

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COMPULSORY CREDITS IN GRADE 9

• 1 Canadian Geography
• 1 English
• 1 French
• 1 Mathematics
• 1 Science
• 1 Health and Physical Education

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OPTIONAL CREDITSSTUDENTS CHOOSE 1 FROM

• Visual Arts
• Dramatic Arts
• Music

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OPTIONAL CREDITSSTUDENTS CHOOSE 1 FROM

• Integrated Technologies
• Individual, Family and Social Living
• Business

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT COURSE LEVEL!

• Fail one course in grade nine
• 17 drop out rate
• Fail two courses in grade nine
• 29 drop out rate
• Fail three courses in grade nine
• 41 drop out rate

In grades 9 and 10, students can move from
applied to academic with a transfer course
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT WORK
HABITS
APPLIED
ACADEMIC

• Does homework without prompting
• Homework is a routine
• Comes to class prepared
• Gets work in on time
• Work is performed thoroughly and efficiently

• Does homework when required
• May require prompting or monitoring
• Review/study for tests is part of their routine
• Comes to class prepared
• Gets work in on time

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT
ORGANIZATION SKILLS
ACADEMIC
APPLIED

• Notebook is organized automatically by the
  student
• Student can organize their time effectively
• Student can multi-taskcan work on the several
  subjects at the same time can balance school
  work and extra-curricular activities successfully

• Notebook organization is laid out
• Student may require assistance to organize their
  time
• Student can complete individual tasks
• Student works well in an established framework

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT LEARNING
STYLES
ACADEMIC

• Is able to make notes from written or oral
  material independently
• Enjoys reading
• Is an independent learner
• Can understand abstract concepts
• Can learn from many sources with little
  instruction
• Enjoys independent research

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT LEARNING
STYLES
APPLIED

• Makes notes following a structure or framework
• Enjoys a hands-on approach
• Works well with instruction, direction, and
  reinforcement
• Examples help the student understand the
  instruction
• Works well with concrete material
• Follows directions with little difficulty

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SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS

• Guidance Pathway /option sheet planning
• Student Success Academic support for struggling
  students
• Learning Resource Identified students
• Social Worker Emotional/Social issues
• Alternatives for Youth Substance abuse issues

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Prerequisite Charts

• Found in Course Calendars
• 30 copies delivered to Elementary schools
• www.hwdsb.on.ca/course calendar
• Saltfleet course calendar to be handed out with
  option sheets during January visits

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Program Pathways

• Apprenticeship
• College
• University
• Work
• HWDSB Unlock Your Future
• www.future1234.ca

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Program Pathways Certificate

• Pathway a sequence of courses that provide
  focus and direction a broad-based grouping of
  careers that share similar characteristics and
  competencies
• Pathways
• Arts, Communications, Recreation
• Business, Finance, Sales and Service
• Health, Natural and Applied Sciences
• Information Technology
• Social Sciences, Government and Human Services
• Trade, Transport and Industrial Technologies

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Program Pathways Certificate

• Certificate will be given to students if they
  have a concentration of 6 courses (at least 4
  compulsory plus a choice of optional courses) in
  a particular pathway.
• Certificate will include Pathway as well as a
  listing of the General Skills and Specific
  Technical Skills learned

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Specialized Programs/Courses

• Horticulture
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Building Homes from the Ground Up
• Fitness
• Grade 10 Enhanced Mathematics
• Basketball Focus
• Rugby Focus
• Yearbook Focus
• Earth and Space Science
• Experiential Learning (Co op)
• Elite Program

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Student Destinations

• 28 of students will go to university

• 24 of students will go to college

• 25 of students will graduate and go to work

• 23 will leave before graduating

Dr. Alan King, 2002
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Saltfleet Student Destinations

• 36 of Graduates University (89 of 246)
• 35 of Graduates College (86 of 246)
• 7 of Graduates Apprenticeship (18 of 246)
• 5 of Graduates Work (13 of 246)
• 16 of Graduates return (40 of 246)
• Non Graduates (more than 4 years)
• 95 return to continue studies (107 total
  students)
• 5 leave school without a diploma

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Presentation created by Michael Kotik Updated
by Andrew Davidson

• Done for the families of future Grade Nine
  Saltfleet High School student.

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