OBAMA ACADEMY

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OBAMA ACADEMY SENIOR MEETING CLASS OF 2012
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WELCOME STUDENTS AND FAMILIES of the CLASS OF
2012!
JOE EHMAN I.B. Diploma Programme Coordinator i.b.
film teacher jehman1_at_pghboe.net
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EXPECTATIONS OF OBAMA SENIORS
GRADUATION PROJECT - All Obama Academy Seniors
are required to submit - A PASSING EXTENDED
ESSAY - 150 DOCUMENTED CREATIVITY / ACTION /
SERVICE HOURS SUPPORT FOR YOUR EXTENDED
ESSAY! - The Extended Essay was introduced in
the Junior Year. - This year a period long
research / Extended Essay support period has been
added to your students schedule. -
Starting in October, college students will be
available during QRT and after school to
assist with the EEs. - Mr. Ehman is available
for help before school, during QRT, and after
school almost EVERY DAY! - Failure / not
turning in an essay is NOT AN OPTION!!!! You have
more than enough support available for this
project. Failure to complete a passing EE is
YOUR FAULT!!! Parents please speak / harass /
cajole / your student every day about their
Extended Essay!
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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXTENDED ESSAY????
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SHOULD I PAY FOR IB TESTING
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
IB TESTING IS EXPENSIVE! 145 Registration
Fee 100 Per Course Fee (x6) 745 TOTAL FOR
YOUR IB DIPLOMA More on
this later!
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
THESE COLLEGES AND MANY OTHERS, GIVE YOU
SOPHOMORE STATUS FOR YOUR IB DIPLOMA
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DOES NOT GRANT SOPHOMORE STATUS Cost of Full
Time Year _at_ Pitt (Oakland Campus) 15,272 636
Per Credit
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
This document shows the credits available from
Pitt for IB tests at the Higher Level (HL).
Scores in the HL classes must be 5 or
above. You take 3 courses at the Higher
Level - 3 credits are given for English - 3
credits are given for History - 3 credits are
given for your Elective - 3 credits are given
for your Language B So you can get 9 credits
at Pitt (and most other schools) for your IB
Diploma! With just 9 IB Credits at Pitt you
would save 5,724!
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
SUMMATION OF BENEFITS FOR YOUR IB DIPLOMA -
Elite schools look at DIPLOMA CANDIDATES in a
better light than NON DIPLOMA
CANDIDATES. (Schools can and do
call to see if a student has paid
for their IB Diploma). - Some schools offer
Sophomore Status to students that complete an
IB Diploma. - Schools that do not offer
Sophomore Status do accept IB
HL Credits with scores of 5 or higher for the
most part. - Sitting for the Diploma is a great
challenge!
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
These local schools honor your Diploma for
Sophomore Status
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
These schools are VERY interested in taking OBAMA
students.. Scholarship opportunities May be
available ON TOP of Sophomore status!
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IB TESTING
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IB TESTING
LAST DAY TO REGISTER NOVEMBER 15th All
checks should be made out to The Obama
Academy The Registration FEE is 145 Each course
costs 100 6 Courses are needed to achieve the IB
Diploma The Extended Essay / CAS Hours / Theory
of Knowledge have no fee. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE
IB DIPLOMA IS 745
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IB TESTING
CHOOSING HL OR SL

• -In order to earn the IB Diploma you must take 3
  courses at HL (Higher Level) and 3
• courses at SL (Standard Level)
• COURSES OFFERED AT HL
• Language A -Language B
• History - Theater
• Film - Psychology
• Music -Visual Arts

• COURSES OFFERED AT SL
• Math Courses - Science Courses

YOUR STUDENT, THEIR TEACHER, AND YOU! DECIDE ON
WHAT COURSES TO TAKE AT WHAT LEVEL!
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24-7
IB TESTING
All IB Courses are scored out of 7 points! 7
Excellent Performance 6Very Good
Performance 5Good Performance 4 Satisfactory
Performance 3 Mediocre Performance 2 Poor
Performance 1Very Poor Performance
YOU NEED 24 POINTS TO EARN YOUR IB
DIPLOMA You need to complete you CAS
requirements You need a passing Extended
Essay You need a Passing Theory of Knowledge Paper
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IB TESTING
YOU MUST HAVE 100 OF YOUR CAS HOURS TURNED IN BY
FEBRUARY 1st! YOUR COMPLETED EXTENDED ESSAY IS
DUE BY FEBRUARY 1st
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IB TESTING
BREAKDOWN OF SCORING Lets say this is how your
courses breakdown COURSES LEVEL SCORE HISTOR
Y OF THE AMERICAS (HL) 5 GERMAN
(HL) 5 LANGUAGE A (HL) 5 PSYCHOLOGY
(SL) 3 MATHEMATICS (SL) 4 BIOLOGY
(SL) 4 The Extended Essay C Theory of
Knowledge D Creativity Action
Service COMPLETE
26 Points
YOU GET YOUR IB DIPLOMA!
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IB TESTING
BONUS POINTS!
EXTENDED ESSAY / THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE SCORING A
Excellent Performance B Good Performance C
Satisfactory Performance D Mediocre
Performance E Elementary Performance
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IB TESTING
The following are reasons an IB Diploma WOULD NOT
BE AWARDED - Points are less than 24 - TOK
Paper is Failed - The Extended Essay is
Failed - Complete CAS Hours have not been
submitted - A score of 1 is awarded in ANY
subject level - A score of 3 has been awarded
four or more times - A score of 2 has been given
for a higher level course - Candidate has earned
fewer than 12 points in the Higher Level
courses - Candidate has earned fewer than 9
points in the Standard Level courses - Score of
2 at Higher Level awarded 2 or more times -
Score of 2 at Standard Level awarded three
times - Score of less than 11 has been scored on
Higher Level subjects - Score of less than 8 has
been scored on Standard Level subjects
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IB TESTING
OWN YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES!