9 th grade icap
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9 th Grade ICAP. Academic Planning. Overview. Review credits, GPA, and transcripts Review individual students’ transcripts Option 1: Print and distribute transcripts by class Option 2: Have students log onto student portal Play jeopardy game to review graduation requirements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
9th Grade ICAP
Academic Planning
Overview1. Review credits, GPA, and transcripts2. Review individual students’ transcripts
o Option 1: Print and distribute transcripts by classo Option 2: Have students log onto student portal
3. Play jeopardy game to review graduation requirements
4. Introduce Naviance course planner and completed 4-year academic plan and ICAP Survey
Credit Review• Students earn credits by passing a class (receiving
an A, B, C, or D)• For each standard one-semester course students’
pass, they earn 5 creditso (Courses may be worth more or less than five credits,
depending on several factors, including how often the course meets.)
• If students fail (earn an F) in a course, they do NOT earn any credits and will need to repeat the course
• Freshman MUST pass Intro to Lit & Comp and Algebra 1 AND earn at least 30-35 credits per semester to be considered on-track to graduate.
Transcript Review
What grade is this student?- 9th grade
How many semesters has he/she completed so far?- 1 semester
How many days has the student been absent? Tardy?- Absent 64.5; Tardy
13
Transcript ReviewWhat does GPA stand for?- Grade Point Average
What is this student’s GPA?- .429
How can we calculate this ourselves?1. Assign grades a point value
(A=4; B=3; C=3; D=1; F=0)2. Add up all the point values3. Divide by the number of classes
Which classes do we include?- All, except Student Assistant &
9th Grade Academy b/c they have no weight assigned toward GPA.
Lets get started!Algebra 1 F = Algebra I lab F = Earth Science D = Geography F = Intro to Lit F = Intro to Lit lab D = Team Sports D =
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3 .429
Transcript Review
How many credits has the student earned so far?- 17.5 + 2.5 = 20 credits
Let’s try to calculate this for ourselves. Class Credits earned Algebra 1 Algebra 1 lab Earth Science Geography Into to Lit Intro to Lit Lab Team Sports Student Assistant 9th Grade Academy
Is this student on-track to graduate?- No, need to pass Intro to
Lit, Algebra 1, AND earn at least 30-35 credits to be on-track
These 2 classes are unique because they only offer 2.5 credits
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Transcript Review via Student Portal
From here, you can view your attendance, grades, & other important information to help you stay on-track.
1) Click “Grades”
2) Click “GPA & Transcript Access”
3) Click “DPS Transcript”
Review your Transcript
• Find your GPA• Find your total credits• Find your days absent …tardy
• Are you on-track?o Is so, what do you need to continue doing to stay on-track?o If not, what do you need to do differently to get back on-track? Talk to
your parent(s), teachers, and counselor. Ask for their guidance in helping you create a plan to get back on-track.
Graduation Requirement Review
240 credits to graduate!
Transcript Review
Academic Record
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400 400
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400
CREDITS CLASSES REQUIRE-MENTS
GETTING INVOLVED
300 300 300
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400
200
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Row 1, Col 1
This is how many credits you need to graduate.
What is 240?
1,2
This is an elective that may be fulfilled by taking MarchingBand or ROTC.
What is PE or Physical Education?
1,3
These are the subjects you need to take and pass 40 credits of to graduate.
What are Language Arts and Math?
1,4
Football, basketball, volleyball,tennis, wrestling and swimmingare a few examples.
What are DPS athletics?
2,1
This is how many creditsa one-semester class is worth.
What is 5?
2,2
This is the math class most freshman take.
What is Algebra 1?
2,3
These are the subjectsyou need to take and pass30 credits of to graduate.
What are Science and Social Studies?
2,4
Speech and Debate, ForeignLanguage, Chess, Yearbookand Future Business Leaders of Americaare a few examples.
What are clubs/activities?
3,1
This is how many creditsyou need to take(on average) each year.
What is 60?
3,2
This is the social studies classyou should take your sophomore year.
What is US History?
3,3
These are the courses you Need to take a total of 100 Credits to graduate.
What are Electives?
3,4
The group elected from the student body to serveas representatives to help govern the school.
What is student council/government?
4,1
This is how many credits you earnwhen you earn an F in a class.
What is zero?
4,2
This is the English or Language Arts class you should take your freshman year.
What is Introduction to Literature and Composition?
4,3
This is the requirement that art, music, and/or CTE (Career and Technical Education) fulfills.
What is Fine Arts?
4,4
Homecoming and Promare examples.
What are dances?
Naviance 4-Year Plan & ICAP Survey
• Open a new tab and log-in to Naviance using the following Username and Password
Student ID #
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Click, “Log In”
Academic Plan & ICAP Survey
• Click “about me”
• Click to take the following surveys• “Course Plan Survey”• “ICAP Survey”
• Complete each surveys and click
Course Plan
4-Year Plan Credit Check
• Check to see that the credits in your plan meet the credits required for graduation.
Subject Required Credits My total credits?
English 40 credits (4 units)
Math 40 credits (4 units)
Social Studies 30 credits (3 units)
Science 30 credits (3 units)
PE/ROTC 10 credits (1 unit)
Electives 90 credits (9 units)
“MY ICAP”(Answer questions 1 – 5)