Welcome to Maple High School IB Information Night for Students & Parents for school year 2017/2018
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Welcome to Maple High School
IB Information Night
for Students & Parents for school year
2017/2018
At Maple High School we strive to build a caring community that encourages personal growth, academic excellence, and global mindedness to create critical thinking citizens with a strong intercultural understanding and who are respectful of themselves, others, and the world in which we live.
General Information
about Maple High School
● Semestered system - four courses per semester, 75 minute classes
● Early start – August 28, 2017 for Grade 9s
● Wide range of courses to meet needs of individual students
● Excellent teaching and administrative staff
Key Goals of Student Success in Secondary Schools
Each student deserves a good outcome: ● Providing new and relevant learning opportunities ● Building on students’ interests and strengths ● Effective transitions ● Successful graduation
The Student Success Team
Administration Student Success Teachers
Guidance Counsellors Co-op Education Teachers
Special Education Teachers Literacy Teacher Alternative Education Teachers Classroom Teachers Working together to support:
● Student achievement and well-being ● A smooth transition to secondary school ● Success in secondary school and in the IB program ● Successful transition to a postsecondary program
Diploma Requirements (O.S.S.D.) for the 4 year program
O.S.S.D
18 Compulsory Credits
12 Optional Credits
Successful completion of
Ontario School Literacy Test
40 hours of Community Involvement
18 Compulsory Credits
4 Credits in English (1 credit per grade) 1 Credit in French as a Second Language 3 Credits in Mathematics (at least 1 in Gr. 11 or 12) 2 Credits in Science 1 Credit in Canadian History 1 Credit in Canadian Geography 1 Credit in the Arts 1 Credit in Health and Physical Education .5 Credit in Civics & .5 Credit in Career Studies (grade 10)
Plus………..
Compulsory Credits (cont’d) Plus:
Group 1: 1 additional credit in English, or French as a Second Language, or a Native Language/Studies, or a Classical or an International Language, or Social Sciences and the Humanities, or Canadian and World Studies, or Guidance and Career Education (including Learning Strategies), or Cooperative Education
Group 2: 1 additional credit in Health and Physical Education, or Business Studies, or the Arts (music, art, drama), or French as a Second Language or Cooperative Education
Group 3: 1 additional credit in science (grade 11 or 12) or technological education (grades 9-12), or French as a Second Language or Computer Studies or Cooperative Education
The Grade 10 Literacy Test
● A diploma requirement. ● Administered in March of the grade 10 year ● A test based on language and communication (reading and
writing) expectations of curricula up to and including grade 9 ● Accommodations, deferrals and exemptions may be appropriate
for some students ● If standard not met in first attempt, schools will provide
remedial support; test is readministered until student successfully completes the test or the Grade 12 Literacy Course.
Community Involvement
● A diploma requirement ● Encourages civic responsibility, promotes community
values and reinforces importance of volunteerism ● Complete 40 hours before end of Grade 10 ● Can start in summer after Grade 8 ● Student responsibility to keep record of activities ● Guidelines and forms will be provided to help track
community involvement ● A good way to explore career interests
The Grade 9 and 10 Enrichment Years
Grade 9 [√] ENG1DE English-Enriched [√] MPM1DE Mathematics-Enriched [√] SNC1DE Science-Enriched [√] FSF1DE French-Enriched [√] CGC1DE Geography-Enriched [√] PPL1O8* or 9*Healthy Active Living *8 for females and 9 for males Plus two electives
Grade 10 [√] ENG2DE English-Enriched
[√] MPM2DE Mathematics-Enriched [√] MCR3UE Mathematics-Enriched [√] SNC2DE Science-Enriched [√] FSF2DE French-Enriched [√] CHC2DE History-Enriched [√] CHV2O/GLC2O Civics and Careers
Plus one elective
Additional IB Diploma Requirements
The IB Core Elements of the International Baccalaureate Diploma are completed during the two IB years
(Grades 11 and 12) ●Theory of Knowledge (ToK) course ●Extended Essay (EE) ●Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
The IB Diploma Years
Grade 11 Group 1 English HL Group2 French SL Group3 History HL Group 4 Math SL (complete
in grade 11 year)
Group 5 Science HL Group 6 Arts SL (complete in
grade 11 year)
Theory of Knowledge Start Extended essay Start CAS
Grade 12 Group 1 English HL Group2 French SL Group3 History HL Group 5 Science HL Theory of Knowledge Finish Extended essay Finish CAS
Students Receiving Special Education Support
● All students with IEP’s requiring accommodations during assessments or evaluations are granted these supports in both internal and external assessments for the IB Diploma Program. Please note that extra time limits are a maximum increase of 25% in IB assessments.
● If necessary, the IB coordinator, in consultation with classroom
teachers, parents and students, may initiate a formal request from the IBO for special assessment arrangements such as up to 25% extra time, environmental accommodations, large print, for students affected by adverse circumstances
Reporting Student Achievement
Standard provincial report card:
● Documents achievement in every subject in the form of a percentage grade
● Comments on strengths, areas for improvement, and next steps in each subject area
● Separates reporting section for attendance and evaluating the student’s learning skills (ie homework, initiative, teamwork, etc.)
● Summarizes graduation requirements including status of Gr. 10 Literacy test and community involvement
IB Diploma Reporting
The IBO scale for the 6 academic groups:
The IBO scale for ToK and EE
Grade 7 Excellent Performance 6 Very Good Performance 5 Good Performance 4 Satisfactory Performance 3 Mediocre Performance 2 Poor Performance 1 Very Poor Performance
Grade
A Excellent Performance B Good Performance C Satisfactory Performance D Mediocre Performance E Elementary Performance
The IBSO uses a scale of equivalencies in order to create alignment between the IBO grade scale and the percentage grades reported on the Ontario Secondary School
7 = 97% to 100% 6 = 93% to 96% 5 = 84% to 92% 4 = 72% to 83% 3 = 61% to 71% 2 = 50% to 60% 1 = Below 50%
IB Schools of Ontario Scale of Equivalencies
Interests Survey
bit.ly/MapleIBinterests
www.yrdsb.ca/Parents
www.yrdsb.ca/Programs
Thank you for your attention……
We’re looking forward to officially welcoming you next year at Maple High
School!
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