White County High School’s Freshman Academy

2007-2008

“Making the Transition to High School a Success”

White County High School

  Goals

·        Create a supportive and safe transition to high school.

· Help students successfully complete rigorous high academic requirements.

· Improve reading, study, and organizational skills.

· Increase promotion rate for ninth graders.

· Increase attendance rate.

· Increase graduation rate.

· Prepare students academically and socially for the future.

· Increase parent and community involvement.

P    Paths

White County High School requires 28 credits for graduation.  Students must complete the core curriculum plus either the university path, the technical path, or a dual path. 

University Path---Includes a program of study focusing on university preparation curriculum

Technical Path---Includes a program of study focusing on a particular career technical area

Dual Path---Includes a combination of university and technical path requirements

Requirements

· Students who enter high school beginning 2007-08 must be enrolled in an English, math, science, and social studies class each school year.

· Students shall complete one credit of wellness.  JROTC I and II (2 credits) will substitute for the state wellness requirement.

· All rising ninth grade students will be enrolled in Freshmen Focus.  This course is designed to ensure academic success, build character, develop proper study habits, and initiate college/career exploration.

· All rising ninth grade students will be enrolled in content reading.  The students will learn, practice, and internalize strategies that are essential life-long learning skills for reading, writing, understanding, and interpreting content specific materials.

Purpose

Freshman Academy is a bridge from the eighth to the tenth grade.  Support mechanisms are the core of the academy.  Through the academy curriculum, students are given concrete ways to make the transition from middle school to the academic and behavioral expectations at White County High School.  Parental involvement is a vital component of the academy.

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