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The Transition from Grade 8 to 9
Guidance Program & Services DepartmentSuccess for all Learners
Zion Heights JHS
Information Session Goals: - To help students make a smooth and successful transition to secondary school
- To assist students, parents and guardians in making informed choices about courses and pathways
This PowerPoint presentation is available in the Guidance area of our school website:http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/zionheights
Choices for 9 Presentation
Check out Education Planning atwww.tdsb.on.ca/goingtohighschool
Educational Planning
Creating Pathways to Success, 2013
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Four-Step Inquiry Process – Individual Pathways Plan (IPPs)
Accessing myBlueprint
www.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
Part A: Choices for Nine Optional Attendance and Timelines
Part B: Messages for Success
Part C: Ontario Secondary School Program
Presentation Overview
Part A
Optional Attendance and Timelines
Choices for NineDelivered each fall
Choices: Secondary Schools Course Selection & Planning Guide Arrives each January during the Course Selection Process
Choices: Planning Guides
Find Your School
www.tdsb.on.caClick on “Find your School”
High School Information Evenings (dates & times) are listed in the Choices for Nine brochure and posted on the TDSB website:
Information Nights at TDSBHigh Schools
www.tdsb.on.ca/GoingtoHighSchool
Information Nights forSpecialized Programs & Schools
• Specialized programs and designed for students with a strong passion and skill in a specific area
• To investigate specialized schools or programs, contact the specific school for admission requirements
• Specialized requirements may include auditions, tests, interviews, etc.
• Check deadline dates for applications
www.tdsb.on.ca/HighSchool/Guidance/Choices
Optional Attendance• Students are encouraged to attend the secondary
school that serves their residential address – “home-school”
• Use an Optional Attendance Application Form when applying
to a school other than your home-school
• Students may apply to :- two regular schools- two specialized programs
• Some schools are CLOSED to Optional Attendance
www.tdsb.on.ca/FindyourSchool/OptionalAttendance
Specific Dates• January 29, 2016 Optional Attendance applications due to secondary
schools – delivered by student/parent/guardian
• February 12, 2016 Secondary schools will inform Optional Attendance applicants by this date (approved or denied)
• Mid to late February 2016 Course Selections completed and submitted
Note:Only ONE course selection per student is submitted for
ONE secondary school by the guidance counsellor
Part B
Messages for Success
Key Message for Key Message for SuccessSuccess““16 by 16”16 by 16”16 credits by16 years of age
The Importance of Credit Accumulation
Part C
Ontario Secondary School
•Once a course is passed, a credit is granted (50% or higher)
•Students are expected to take 8 courses a year
•To graduate from high school a student must earn 30 credits
Credit System
Semestered Schools• 8 courses in 2 blocks of time:
4 courses from September to January4 courses from February to June
• All 4 courses taken daily
Non-Semestered Schools• 8 courses taken throughout the school year
• Courses taken every other day
• Total of 30 course credits (110 hours per credit) – 18 compulsory courses – 12 elective courses (options)• 40 hrs. Community Involvement – Begins in summer after Grade 8 *• Ontario Literacy Requirement (OSSLT)
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Ontario Secondary SchoolDiploma (OSSD)
~ Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy & Program Requirements, 2011
Compulsory CreditsStudents must earn the following 15 compulsory credits:• 4 English - one credit per grade• 1 French as a Second Language• 3 Mathematics - at least one in grade 11 or 12• 2 Science• 1 Canadian History• 1 Canadian Geography• 1 Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Integrated Arts, Media, Drama or
Dance)• 1 Health and Physical Education • 0.5 Civics• 0.5 Career Studies
Compulsory Credits Continued
Plus ONE CREDIT from each of the following 3 Groups:
Group 1• An additional English credit
or French as a second language*,or third language,
or Social Science and Humanities credit, or Canadian and World Studies credit,
or Guidance and Career Education credit, or Cooperative Education credit*
*A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in
French can count as compulsory credits.
Group 2• One credit in Health and Physical Education, or the Arts,
or Business Studies, or French as a second language or Cooperative Education *
Group 3• One credit in Gr. 11 or 12 Science, or a credit in
Technological Education, or Computer Studies, or French as a second language or Cooperative Education *
* A maximum of 2 credits in Cooperative Education and 2 credits in French can count as compulsory credits.
Compulsory Credits Continued
Course Typesin Grade 9 and 10:
•Applied•Academic•Locally Developed•Open
•Students may take a mix of course types based on their achievement, interests, and skills. For example, a student may take applied English and French course and academic Math, Science, and Geography
• Learning expectations are the same for all students
• Designed to prepare students for further study and to enrich general education in a subject • Can be counted as compulsory or elective credits
• Grade 9 Open May Include: Physical Education
Arts (Music, Visual Arts, Drama, Integrated Arts)BusinessExploring TechnologiesExploring Family StudiesIntroductory French
What is an Open Course?
Academic Courses
Cover the core content and havean emphasis on the theoreticalaspects of the content
Applied CoursesCover the core content and havean emphasis on practicalapplications
Academic & Applied Courses
Locally DevelopedCompulsory Credits (LDCC)
Locally DevelopedCompulsory courses for students who need more flexibility and support in their learning
Courses that may be developed locally include:
English, French, History, Math, and Science
Work HabitsSample
Academic•Works
independently in a focused manner
• Synthesis skills – uses prior knowledge and experience to assist with solving problems• Completes homework consistently and thoroughly
Applied•Works in a focused manner (not always independently)•Applies new learning to tasks (may need reminding of previous knowledge)•May need assistance to organize and complete homework
Locally Developed•Works in a
focusedmanner with prompting•Applies new learning to tasks that have been directly modeled in the lesson•May begin homework in class with direction and take home to complete
Grades 9 and 10AppliedAcademicLocally DevelopedOpen
Grades 11 and 12CollegeUniversityWorkplaceMixed (College/University preparation)Open
Making Your Choices
• In Grade 11 and 12 students choose courses depending on their destination after high school
Changing Course Type After Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
(except Mathematics)
Changing Course Type After Grade 9:
Gr. 9 Academic
Gr. 9 Applied
Gr. 9 LDCC
Gr. 10 Academic
Gr. 10 Applied
Gr. 10 LDCC
Gr. 9 Applied to Gr. 10 Academic Mathematics
(Transfer Course worth 0.5 credit)
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Grade 9 CourseSelection Sheets
Distributed in early February with teacher recommendations
Due in home-form by mid-February
Grade 8 Zion students will completecourse selection on-line usingwww.myBlueprint.ca/tdsb
Search for Course Descriptionswww.tdsb.on.ca/choices
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