Welcome to the MYP at SIHS “ On the Road to College and Career Readiness !”

Welcome to the MYP at SIHS

“On the Road to College and Career Readiness!”

College and Career Ready

What does that mean?

Our LPTs (Learner Profile Traits) Inquirers; Knowledgeable; Thinkers; Principled;

Open-Minded; Caring; Risk-takers; Balanced; Reflective; and

Communicators Advocate for yourself Collaborate effectively Listen

Welcome to the MYP at SIHS!

Who’s Who at SIHS

Mr. Ivey Admin Team:

Mrs. Shoffner (Freshmen), Mr. Little (Sophs.); Dr. Mann (Jrs/Srs)

Leadership Team: Krystle Smith (BL/IF); Rachael Moyer(DP Coord.);

Cam Downing (MYP Coord.)

My role as MYP Coordinator

Communication

Whole school information: SIHS Homepage ConnectEds

Program & Course Specific Information My emails & Newsletter

Follow me on Twitter: @downingcam Classroom Teachers

Webpages Email Communication

MYP Typical Schedule

Year 4 - 9th Grade Year 5 - 10th Grade

Year 4 Lang. & Lit. (English I) Year 5 Lang. & Lit (English II)

Math II (or Math I & II*) Math III

Earth & Envir. Sci. and Biology Physics and Chemistry

Individ. & Soc. (Civics & Economics)

Individ. & Soc. (APWH)

Physical & Health Ed* Design (Multi-Media/Web Design)

Lang. Acquisition (French or Spanish III)

Lang. Acquisition(French or Spanish IV)

Arts Elective I Arts Elective II

Attendance

Period Attendance No more than 6 absences per class

Make-up time Teacher workdays and Early Release days will

be used

Perfect Attendance Calculated by “daily” attendance records

Must be present until 11:30

Course Credits

Minimum Credits for HS Graduation

Credits Earned by the End of the MYP (10th

grade)

English 4 2Math 4 3Social

Studies4 2

Science 3 4PE 1 1**

Electives* 6 7****No FL is required but suggested as an elective

**Those taking Math I & II will make-up that credit later

***1 CTE; 2 Arts; 4 FL

Grades

“Don’t worry; Be happy!” It’s great to have high expectations, but…

“One bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch, girl!” Year-long classes Opportunities for reflection and improvement Teachers’ desire for all to succeed

No “gotchas!” SMART Lunch tutorials

GPAs & Transcripts

ISS utilizes a 4-point “Un-weighted” GPA HONOR’S CLASSES = +.5 Quality Point toward a

“Weighted GPA” (all MYP courses in 9th grade with the exception of Math I and Health& PE are Honor’s Level)

AP & DP CLASSES = +1 Quality Point toward a “Weighted GPA” (10th graders take APWH)

All grades for HS credit courses are included on transcripts Those taken in MS are coded differently Codes also differentiate Honors/AP/DP

90-100 = 4.0 Regular; 4.5 Honors; 5.0 AP/DP

Students are awarded points for every FINAL grade they receive.

The points are then averaged together to calculate the GPA.

New GPA Scale

New 10-Point Scale Now

Means:90-100 = 4.080-89 = 3.070-79 = 2.060-69 = 1.0

Class Rank for all current SIHS 9th

Graders

Summa Cum Laude =4.5 +

Magna Cum Laude =4.0-4.49

Cum Laude = 3.7-3.9

Freshman Year

Transcripts• Year-long

Classes• Only includes

MS HS credit courses taken + the Earth & Environmental Science (and Math I if applicable) credit until the end of the year

Promotion StandardsYear 4

In order to remain at SIHS and continue on to Year 5 of the IB MYP, all Year 4 students must:

 Pass all classes.

Make up any time so as not to receive an “FA” in any course

Complete all Service and/as Action requirements 35 hours + 4 Reflections

**Policies are located on my webpage

Promotion StandardsYear 5

In order to stay at SIHS and to advance to Year 1 of the Diploma Programme and/or the IB Career Certificate Programme all Year 5 students must:

Pass all MYP courses Make all time so as not to receive an FA in any

course Successfully complete the MYP capstone

Personal Project Complete all required Service and/as Action

hours by the end of the year deadline 40 hours + 4 reflections

**Policies are located on my webpage

SMART Lunch and Beyond!

TutorialsClubs

Open study timeConnectionsTime to eat!

Exams

1st Semester (January)

Year-long classes No exams at this time

Semester-long classes E&E Sci. and Math I will

take final exams at this time

Worth 20% of final grade

2nd Semester (June)

Year-long and 2nd Semester classes Exams are given in all

MYP classes Exam grades = 20% of

the final grade for each course

Please Do Not Plan Vacations During the Last Week of

SchoolExams run all the way until the last day of school on the calendar

(Last day (June 9th) is for exam make-ups unless we use June 10th as snow make-up)

What Happens After the MYP?

IB Diploma Programme or IB Career-Related Programme or Traditional Track

The IB Diploma Programme

Two year continuum

6 concurrent college-level courses

CAS & Extended Essay

Rigorous assessment at the end of the Senior year Includes an “oral” component for Lang. & Lit.

and Lang. Acquisition

Students can earn the IB Diploma in addition to their HS diploma

The IB Career-Related Programme

Two year continuum

Combination of DP and Career Tech classes

Includes a “reflective project” and Community Service component

Still requires a FL component

Participate in the DP assessments for the courses taken

NOT “DP-LITE”

Traditional Track

Because of the accelerated coursework through the MYP:

Opportunity to take multiple AP level courses More electives can be added for exploration

Here’s to Great Year!Questions?