Kenmore West High School An International Baccalaureate World School

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Kenmore West High SchoolAn International
Baccalaureate World School

• Welcome Class of 2017 Freshman Orientation
  Program
• Thursday January 10, 2013

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In Attendance This Evening

• Mr. Dean Johnson, Principal
• Ms. Michelle Jaros, Assistant Principal
• for 9th 10th grades
• Kenmore West Guidance Department
• Kenmore West Faculty
• Brian Stuhmiller, Student Council President

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Tonights Agenda

• Introductions
• Presentation including overview of high school
  programs, services, scheduling policies
• Student Panel
• Q A
• At the end of the evening, please take a tour or
  join us in the cafeteria to receive information
  regarding KW clubs,
• sports, programs

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Kenmore West High School Mission Statement
Our Mission Kenmore West High School is
committed to developing knowledgeable,
principled, and compassionate young adults
through academic, personal, and occupational
experiences in preparation for an ever-changing
global landscape.
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Our Graduates

• Four-Year College/University 53
• Two-Year/Community College 35
• Other Education/Training 4
• Employment 2
• Armed Services 1
• Undecided/Miscellaneous 5

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Beyond the Classroom
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Kenmore West Blue Devils
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Kenmore West Clubs

• Anime Master Minds
• Art/Photo Model United Nations
• Both Your Hands/Interact National Honor Society
• Business Marketing Pep Band
• Challenge (Leadership) Power Club/Weight
  training
• Chess Readers of West
• Chronicle (newspaper) Rugby (boys girls)
• Community Service S.A.D.D.
• Creative Writing Scrabble
• Donate Life School store
• French Skiing
• Gay Straight Alliance Spanish/Foreign Exchange
• German Stage Crew
• Heirborne Student Council
• Jazz Band Technology
• Join the Winners Theatre West
• Varsity (sports)
• Welcome Crew (9th grade orientation)
• Yearbook (Kenitorial)

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Kenmore West Counseling Office Staff

• Counselors
• Mr. Matt Gourlay A-Ci
• Ms. Julie Keller Cj-Go
• Mrs. Tracy Serio Gp-Le
• Mr. Mike Panepinto Lf-Par
• Mrs. Amy Handley Pas-Si
• Mrs. Judy Flatau Sk-Z
• Psychologists
• Ms. Tara Petrozzi
• Dr. Evelyn Smigelski

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Counseling Center Services

• Educational program planning
• Personal counseling referrals
• (individual group)
• College planning
• Career planning

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College Career Planning

• Naviance/Family Connection
• Website for students parents that can be
• accessed from school or home. Students
• can explore career college options and
• financial aid opportunities. Usernames,
• passwords and a classroom presentation
• will be provided to students in 9th grade.

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Academics

• International Baccalaureate Diploma
• 15 Advanced Placement courses
• Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering program
• College courses in high school
• Business Technology Academies
• BOCES Career and Technical education
• Comprehensive Special Education Program

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Freshman Parent Orientations

• All incoming freshmen will be invited to a
  special orientation day before the start of the
  school year
• A separate evening Parent Orientation will be
  held in late August
• Check KW website for updates

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Parent Support Involvement

• There are many resources available to provide
  support for parents of students at Kenmore West
• Some of these resources include
• The Counseling Center
• The KW website
• PTSA /SEPTSA/ Parent Resources link
• Parent Portal
• We are also looking to improve these resources.
  We encourage you to provide us your feedback on
  how we can make this better for parents

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Program Planning

• Students will meet with their middle school
  counselors in the next two months to determine
  their courses for 9th grade.
• Private school students should call the
  Ken-Ton Administration Building beginning in
  February to register.

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22 Credits are required for graduation.
A minimum of 5 ½ credits is needed each year
in order for a student to graduate on time. All
students are scheduled for 6 ½ credits minimally
each year.
Graduation Requirements
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Diploma Types

• New York State offers three different types
• of high school diplomas
• Local Diploma
• Regents Diploma
• Advanced Regents Diploma
• International Baccalaureate
• A local diploma can be issued for SE students if
  a score of 55-64 is obtained on Regents exams

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Graduation Requirements

• 4 credits of English
• 4 credits of Social Studies
• 3 credits of Math
• 3 credits of Science
• 1 credit minimum of LOTE
• for Advanced Regents diploma, 3 units of LOTE
  or 5 units of BOCES, Tech., Business, or The Arts
  are required

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Graduation Requirements

• 1 credit of Art, Music, or Technology
• Studio in Art and Mulitimedia Studio Art
  (Prerequisite courses for
  Photo 1, Sculpture, Drawing and Painting 1,
  Creative Crafts, Ceramics, etc.)
• Design and Drawing for Production
  (Gateway course to
  Project Lead the Way, CAD, Engineering
  Architectural Drafting and Design)
• Band/Orchestra/Chorus
• ½ credit of Health
• 2 credits of Physical Education (½ each year)
• Minimum 3 ½ credits of electives

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Required Regents Exams

• For a Regents Diploma, all students must pass the
  following Regents Exams with a minimum grade of
  65
• L.O.T.E. (grade 8)
• Algebra (grade 8, 9, or 10)
• Science (grade 8, 9, or 10)
• Global History (grade 10)
• English (grade 11)
• US History (grade 11)

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Advanced Regents Diploma Requirements

• For an Advanced Regents Diploma, students must
  also pass these exams with a minimum grade of
  65
• Geometry (grade 10)
  Algebra 2/Trigonometry (grade 11)
  
  An additional Regents Science exam
  Comprehensive LOTE exam
  (if LOTE program is selected)

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Diploma with Honors

• A student may earn a Regents Diploma with
• Honors or Advanced Regents Diploma with
• Honors if the average of all required Regents
  exam scores is a 90 or higher.

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Advanced Courses

• Freshmen who passed the Algebra course and
  Regents exam in 8th grade will be scheduled for
  Geometry (Regents or Honors)
• Freshmen who passed the Earth Science course
  and Regents exam in 8th grade will be scheduled
  for Living Environment (Regents or Honors)

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International Baccalaureate Diploma

• This is an internationally recognized diploma
  in addition to the New York State diploma, for
  academically motivated, high-achieving students
• The IB diploma combines rigorous academics
  with extra-curricular activities in the arts,
  sports, and community service
• The diploma program begins in 11th grade, but
  9th and 10th graders choose accelerated, honors,
  or AP courses to prepare for IB
• Students in any honors or accelerated course
  will receive more information about the IB path
  early in their freshman year
• An informational meeting will take place
  Wednesday, January 30 at 7 pm in the KW Aud for
  interested parents students. Please see Ms.
  Scinta for further information

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Advanced Placement courses

• AP courses are available to students beginning
  in 10th grade
• Courses give students exposure to college level
  material
• AP exam given in May. Cost is 89. Scored
  between 1-5
• Depending on score and choice of college,
  student may earn college credit
• Students must qualify for AP class with a final
  grade of 90 or higher in specific subject area

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Career Academies

• Computer Networking Technology Academy
• Information Technology Academy
• Pre-Engineering Academy
• Virtual Enterprise Finance Academy

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Career Academies

• Open to all students at KW and KE
• Students benefit from participation in a
  well-planned program designed for career success
  in a variety of fields of study
• Career Academy students may earn a Regents
  Diploma with Advanced Designation with additional
  Career Technical Education (CTE) endorsement
• All programs closely tied to industry to provide
  students with the real-world experience
  necessary to be successful in todays
  high-technology world
• To learn more about Career Academies, see the
  Career Academy representative after this
  evenings presentation, your students guidance
  counselor, or go to
• Kenmore West home page ?
• Ken-Ton Career Academies

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Special Education Programs

• Resource Room
• Integrated Co-Teaching
• 151 Self Contained Co-Taught
• 81 Self-Contained

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Sample Student Schedule

• Period 1 Math (Algebra, Algebra A, Geometry)
• Period 2 Social Studies (Global 9)
• Period 3 Science (Earth Science, Living
  Environment)
• Period 4 English (English 9)
• Period 5 Physical Education, Science lab,
  Algebra lab
• Period 6 Music, Art, or Technology
• Period 7 Lunch
• Period 8 LOTE or elective
• Period 9 Elective or study hall

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Electives

• Electives can be taken in five different areas
• Art
• Business
• Family Consumer Science
• Music
• Technology
• Each of these areas has approximately 8 or more
• electives to choose from
• English and Social Studies also offer electives
• (ie. Theatre, Journalism, Creative Writing,
  Psychology, Sociology)

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Daily Schedule

• Doors open 730 am
• Breakfast 730-805 am
• Period 1 812-900 am
• Period 2 904-946 am
• Period 3 950-1032 am
• Period 4/5 1036-1118 am
• Period 5/6 1104-1146 am
• Period 6/7 1122-1204 pm
• Period 7/8 1150-1232 pm
• Period 8/9 1208-1250 pm
• Period 9/10 1236-118 pm
• Period 11 122-204 pm
• Period 12 208-250 pm
• Remedial help 255-330 pm
• All periods are 42 minutes long

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Lunches

• Four periods available for lunch
• Lunch 4 1032-1102 am
• Lunch 6 1118-1148 am
• Lunch 8 1204-1234 pm
• Lunch 10 1250-120 pm
• Time of lunch determines students
• schedule after 3rd period.

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Final Grade Calculation

• The final grade in any course is determined
  by averaging a students four quarter grades and
  final exam grade.
• Each quarterly grade and exam grade is worth
  20 of the final course average.
• The minimum passing grade is 65.
• It is in every students best interest to
  work hard consistently from September through
  June. Students are not allowed to make up work
  from previous quarters.

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Grading Example

• Quarter 1 90
• Quarter 2 81
• Quarter 3 82
• Quarter 4 87
• Final exam grade 94
• 9081828794434/5
• Final course grade87

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Parent/Student Portal

• Parents students can access student
  attendance and grades online.
• Students will be able to use their current
  username password from middle school in
  September to access their account. Parents can
  also use same log in information
• New students and parents will receive this
  information in September
• All students and parents will be asked to sign
  an Acceptable Use Policy for computer usage each
  year (agreeing to use school computers
  appropriately)

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Extracurricular Policy

• All students who wish to participate in any
  Kenmore West extracurricular activity (sports,
  clubs, dances) must pass at least four classes
  and physical education
• For athletics, a current (within a year)
  physical is required for participation

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Academic Support

• Remedial help with teachers (after school
  255-330 pm). Optional for those with grades in
  good standing
• Academic Achievement Center (AAC)
• Peer tutoring (coordinated by AAC)
• Library Media Center
• Academic Intervention Services (AIS)

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Academic Intervention Services

• State mandated service
• It is required and a scheduled course.
• Students who score at Level 1 or low 2 on 8th
  grade assessments are mandated to be scheduled
  for English AIS or Math AIS.
• Students may also be recommended for AIS from
  their middle school counselors based on academic
  history.

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Library Media Center

• Freshman Research Survival Guide a two week
  research project completed in conjunction with
  the 9th grade English research assignment
• Provides all freshmen with essential research
  skills for high school.
• Check out the KW Library web site for blogs,
  useful links and library information.

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If you have any questions,
please call or visit our website