INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM Pre IB Application (9 th /10 th ) APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION 2014 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS MARCH 1 ST, 2014 2225 Patriot Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Fax: 615 904 7506 Mr. Bill Spurlock, Principal Kelly Chastain, IB Coordinator chastaink@rcschools.net 1
CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATION AND ADMISSION Score at or above the 80 th percentile (2014 scaled scores will be released when calculated by Rutherford County) in two reporting areas on the most recent TCAP or comparable national assessment. Example of scaled TCAP benchmarks for entry from 2013: Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies 7th 785 795 792 222 8th 786 794 791 224 Score at or above the 80 th percentile in two reporting categories on the eighth grade EXPLORE exam. GPA of 3.0 in their core courses of English, math, science, and social studies. Application completed and sent to Kelly Chastain at Oakland High School. Guidance Page completed and sent via courier or facsimile to Kelly Chastain at Oakland High School. For return of materials and further information, contact: Links of Interest: Kelly Chastain, IB Coordinator Email: chastaink@rcschools.net 2225 Patriot Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Fax #: (615) 904 3781 Oakland High School IB Page http://www.ohs.rcschools.net/ib/index.htm International Baccalaureate Organization http://ibo.org/ *Students seeking to pursue the IB Diploma who have questions regarding their pre requisite scores should proceed in submitting an application and include a letter of explanation regarding their scores. Please, in order to devote our time to our current students do not call to check on the status of your application. E mails only! Out of zone students who are accepted must complete a Zone Waiver form prior to May 1, 2014. If you leave the IB Program, you will be required to return to your home school. 2
ACADEMIC GUIDELINES The following Academic Guidelines have been established by the IB Leadership Committee, and, as such, are reviewed periodically. The purpose of the Guidelines is to protect the academic integrity of Oakland s IB Program and to publicize benchmarks so that students and parents can assess individual success and monitor academic progress. Pre IB Academic Grade Requirements Requirements 9 th Grade* The student must maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester. 10 th Grade* The student must maintain a 3.0 GPA each semester. **IB Requirements 11 th and 12 th Grades Each semester the student must maintain a 3.0 GPA. D s and F s are not acceptable. Consequences for Failing to Meet Requirements The student who has less than a 3.0 GPA semester average will be placed on academic probation. The student who has less than a 3.0 GPA will be removed from the program at the end of the ninth grade year. The student who has less than a 3.0 GPA semester average will be placed on academic probation. The student who has less than a 3.0 GPA will be removed from the program at the end of the sophomore year. (The student may appeal.) The student may be requested to leave the program. Any student with any D s or F s at the end of junior year will be removed from the program. If this occurs during Grade 12, student will be removed at the end of the 1 st semester. EXTENDED ESSAY CAS The student will submit finished copies (electronically) of the Extended Essay on the first day of classes senior year. The student will complete CAS hours by February of his/her second year. The student will be removed from the program. The student must take the necessary actions to meet all graduation requirements. The student will be removed from the program and may fail to meet his/her high school graduation requirements. * A student will be removed from probation in the semester in which he/she is in complete compliance with these guidelines. ** IB Entrance. At the end of the student s 10 th grade year, the student must be recommended for three HL courses and three SL courses in order to proceed to the IB Diploma Program. These details will be given to students during spring of their sophomore year. 3
OHS PRE IB/IB APPLICATION: STUDENT INFORMATION NAME LAST FIRST MIDDLE ADDRESS # STREET CITY ZIP TELEPHONE HOME WORK/CELL WORK/CELL DATE OF BIRTH: SEX: MALE FEMALE CURRENT: SCHOOL GRADE STUDENT EMAIL ADDRESS Do you live in the OHS Zone? Y N If no, what zone: Out of zone students are responsible for their own transportation to and from school, with exception of the bus from Smyrna/LaVergne (details of the bus pick up locations will be given in the spring). Are you currently taking a foreign language? Y N If yes, which language and what level: In what mathematics course are you currently enrolled? Parent/Guardian Name e mail 4
HONOR CODE Please read carefully and return with application. The International Baccalaureate offers a quality education that not only ensures knowledge, but also cultivates the virtues of honor, courtesy, and perseverance. Of these virtues, honor is of great importance, for it is personal integrity that will influence and finally determine many of our actions and beliefs. To help the development of such values, the Pre IB/IB Honor Code has been established to help uphold the tradition of excellence for which Oakland High School is known and respected and on which IB s mission is based. As a student of the pre IB or IB program of Oakland High School, you are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity, overall scholarship, school leadership and community responsibility. So that the expectations of the IB faculty are clear, we have compiled a list of behaviors we unanimously agree are forms of cheating. 1. Looking on someone else s paper during a test or a quiz. 2. Plagiarizing another s words or ideas (including data downloaded from the internet) in a report, research paper, or extended essay. 3. Revealing to someone who has not taken a test or a quiz what the questions or problems are. 4. Copying or conferring with other students or with adults on any independently designated assignment. 5. Writing notes in a convenient place and referring to them during a test or quiz. 6. Sliding one s paper into viewing range of another student during a test or a quiz. 7. Working out signals and using them to help someone on a test or a quiz. 8. Looking at the paper of a student who is still working on a test when coming into the room from another class; checking out the teacher s desk to see what might be helpful. 9. Misrepresenting the submission of information (events, hours, or other data) regarding the CAS component of the program. 10. Unauthorized use of technological devices to complete, disseminate or reveal to self or others information or answers. 11. Having knowledge of another IB student s plan or participation in cheating without reporting the cheating directly or anonymously to IB personnel. 12. Any infraction that warrants a schools referral, or violation of civil or criminal law. Both IB and OHS will treat cheating as a very serious matter. An IB Honor Council consisting of the principal, IB Coordinator, a counselor and at least 2 faculty members will convene to decide upon disciplinary action when an infraction of the honor code occurs. In addition to receiving disciplinary action, an IB student who is found guilty of cheating will be a candidate for exit from the IB program. In addition, letters of recommendation to colleges may not be written. Whether you are specifically asked to sign the honor pledge for each IB assignment or not, it will be understood that as an IB student you will always be able to sign the following: On my honor, I promise that I have neither given nor received help on this assignment/examination, nor will I pass on information to others. I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the IB Honor Code. Signature Parent s Signature Date Date 5
OHS Pre IB/IB Application: Guidance Page This page is to be completed by the Guidance Counselor and returned by them to Oakland High School. Note: Enrollment is limited so your timely response to this student s request is appreciated. STUDENT: Last First Middle SCHOOL: GRADE APPLYING FOR: The student is applying to join the Pre IB (grades 9/10) or the IB program (grades 11/12) at Oakland High School. As part of the admission process, students must meet certain academic criteria. Please attach photocopies of the following documents and return to the address below: 1. FINAL REPORT CARD FOR THE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED SCHOOL YEAR 2. MOST RECENT REPORT CARD must at least contain first semester 3. SCORE REPORT FOR MOST RECENT ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (ex: TCAP, Explore) Please return documents to: ATTN: Kelly Chastain, IB Coordinator Oakland High School 2225 Patriot Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Fax: 615 904 3781 Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Kelly Chastain at: chastaink@rcschools.net 615 890 5920. ex. 23988 Please check one: Counselor Endorsement To the best of my knowledge there is no compelling reason whether personal, academic or behavioral that would preclude this student from being successful in the IB program. I would like to discuss this student s potential further. Please sign and date that you have completed this portion of the Pre IB/IB Application. Guidance Counselor Signature Date 6