00 Intro

UNIT #2 -- LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Activity 4

DIPLOMARAMA!!
Fill in the blanks first with what you already know. Then go to the Ontario Ministry of Education website to find the legally binding document: “Ontario Secondary Schools, Grades 9 to 12: Program and Diploma Requirements.” LINK Use the Search Window to search for the section numbers that are given in brackets. (For example, type 3.1.3 in the Find window.)

OSSD & Requirements (Sec. 3.1)
OSSD is short for: Ontario Secondary School Diploma
30 credits (18 compulsory, 12 elective) must pass the provincial secondary school literacy test
40 hours of community hours

Community Involvement Activities (Sec. 3.1.3) when it may be completed: any time during the school encourages students to develop _Awarness__ and of the role they can play in supporting and strengthening their communities. may take place in a variety of settings, including: __place of worship_, ___organizations, ___institutions (including hospitals), and informal settings.
Students may not fulfill the requirement through activities that are counted towards a _credit__.

Provincial Secondary School Literacy Test (Sec. 3.1.4)
Required for all grade __10_ students
May repeat test in following years.
Based on writing & reading up to grade __11_

Substitutions for Compulsory Credits (Sec. 3.2)
The _students__ can substitute up to _7_ compulsory courses for a student
Allows for f__flexibility _ for individual student’s program

Ontario Secondary School Certificate (Sec. 3.3)
Students who do not qualify for OSSD.
Complete 14___ credits (__7_ compulsory, _7__elective)

Certificate of Accomplishment (Sec. 3.4)
Students who leave before earning an OSSD or Ontario Secondary School Certificate.
May be useful for students who plan to take certain _accomplishments__or other training or who plan to _vocational programs__

Types of Courses—Grade 9 and 10 (Sec. 4.2 – 4.2.2) Applied (P) _academic__ (D) __open_ (O)

Types of Courses—Grade 11 and 12 (Sec. 4.3 – 4.3.4) _university__ (U)
University/College (M) _college__ (C) _expectations __ (E) _open__ (O)

School Course Calendar (Sec. 5.3.1)
Created by the __school board_
Provides students & parents with detailed & accurate, up-to-date information about _courses__ and the __programs_

IEP (Sec. 5.4.1)
IEP stands for _individual education plan__
Developed by parents, students, and teachers under direction of principals for gifted or exceptional students.
Includes information about the student’s strengths and __weakness __, about the modifications in curriculum expectations that have _failed__ in the past. Credit System (Sec. 6.1)
Every time you successfully complete a course of _110__hours you will earn a credit.

OST (Sec. 6.2.2.2)
Stands for _achievements __
Provides a comprehensive record of a student’s __marks_
Includes classes repeated and the marks.
Includes classes dropped more than 4 days after midterm and the marks at that time.