9th Grade Parent Coffee

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9th Grade Parent Coffee

• September 25, 2008
• Working Together So All Will Graduate

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I hope the world may be different because I was
important in the life of a child.
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Parent Opportunities

• Mothers Club
• PTO
• OASIS
• Get involved and encourage your children to be
  involved!!

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People to Know

• Cathy McGrath (9th grade principal) ext. 1302
• Donna Wrubel (9th grade secretary) ext. 1303
• Joe Fisch (9th grade counselor) ext. 1040
• Courtney Krus (9th grade sponsor) ext. 1217
• Elizabeth Zipfel (9th grade sponsor) ext. 1433
• Emily Berty (College counselor A-L) ext. 1041
• Abby Kozeliski (College counselor M-Z) ext. 1043
• Debbie Toney (guidance secretary) ext. 1047
• Chad Walton (School Resource Officer) ext. 1192

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A Schools ProgramMrs. Romona Miller, ext. 1183

• HOW DOES IT HELP OUR STUDENTS?
• QUALIFYING graduating students from KHS will be
  eligible for tuition to attend any Missouri
  public community college, vocational, or
  technical school.

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A Schools Program

• WHAT DOES MY CHILD NEED TO DO?
• Sign an A Student Contract
• Attend an A High School for THREE CONSECUTIVE
  YEARS (KHS)
• Graduate with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Maintain at least a 95 cumulative attendance
  record for all four years of high school
• Perform 50 hours of UNPAID TUTORING of younger
  students
• Maintain good citizenship without MAJOR
  discipline infractions

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NEW Eligibility Requirements

• Earn 3.0 units of credit (pass 6 classes) to
  maintain eligibility for the next semester
  (increased from 2.5)
• Credits earned or completed after the close of
  the semester will NOT fulfill this requirement
• Summer school courses may count IF the course
  fulfills a graduation requirement (NO ELECTIVES
  or correspondence courses)
• No more than ONE credit in summer school shall be
  counted
• When in doubt, ASK Mr. Fisch or Mrs. Miller -
  help your student PROTECT his/her eligibility!!

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Graduation Requirements

• English 4 credits
• Math 3 credits
• Science 3 credits
• Social Studies 3 credits
• Fine Arts 1 credit
• Practical Arts .5 credit
• PE 1 credit
• Health .5 credit
• Personal Finance .5 credit
• Plus 7.5 ADDITIONAL elective credits

CORE AREAS
ELECTIVE AREAS
24 TOTAL credits
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Standardized Testing

• No more MAP
• End of Course exams Algebra I, Biology, Eng 10
• AIMSweb Reading comprehension
• Tungsten Math
• PLAN 10th grade
• PSAT 10th and 11th grade
• ACT 11th and 12th grade

Multiple times during 9th grade
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Test Prep

• PSAT
• Offered in fall of each year
• Can begin registration this spring
• Determines National Merit
• ACT
• Offered in fall and spring of each year
• TWO different opportunities
• Encouraged for 11th and 12th grade year

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Academic Supports

• Academic Support Class
• Academic Homeroom
• Writing Lab
• Math Lab
• Contact Time
• Afterschool Tutoring
• List with Cheryl McClure
• Off campus resources

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College Counseling

• It is not too early to start thinking about what
  your child will do after high school!!
• Emily Berty (College counselor A-L) ext. 1041
• Abby Kozeliski (College counselor M-Z) ext. 1043

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What do you need from us?

• OPEN DOOR POLICY FOR BOTH OF US!
• PLEASE ask questions tonight, tomorrow, next
  week,
• Cathy McGrath (9th grade principal) ext. 1302
• Donna Wrubel (9th grade secretary) ext. 1303
• Joe Fisch (9th grade counselor) ext. 1040

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TryPODTry Putting Off Drinking

• Brief overview of the mission of TryPOD.
• (Ms. Pam Hughes)
• IF YOU NEED MORE INFO
• You are welcome to stay after the coffee for a
  sample presentation of TryPOD activities that
  will be used in the 9th grade homerooms.

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Do YOU believe??

• I believe ALL our children are super heroes just
  waiting to be called into service
• AND I believe ALL can graduate!!!