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	Ninth Grade
		Ninth grade is a time of great change in many students' lives.
		As the debate rages on as to whether ninth graders should be in middle or high school, experts have developed advantages and disadvantages to keeping ninth graders in the same school with the sixth, seventh and eight grades.
		The difference in age between age 14 (ninth grade) and age 18 (twelfth grade) is so great that it can be difficult for some ninth graders to adjust.
	www.connectwithkids.com /tipsheet/2004/165_feb25/ninth.html (738 words)

	Ninth Grade
		Ninth grade is a time of great change in many students' lives.
		As the debate rages on as to whether ninth graders should be in middle or high school, experts have developed advantages and disadvantages to keeping ninth graders in the same school with the sixth, seventh and eight grades.
		The difference in age between age 14 (ninth grade) and age 18 (twelfth grade) is so great that it can be difficult for some ninth graders to adjust.
	www.connectingwithkids.com /tipsheet/2004/165_feb25/ninth.html (738 words)

	Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center Grading System
		The grade of “I” will be issued only when the student has made progress toward the 70% standard but needs additional time or opportunities to achieve the level within a semester.
		Ninth grade courses are designed as a foundation for courses taken in the remainder of high school
		Ninth grade will have a comprehensive Credit Recovery Program designed to ensure those students who are engaged learners will have added opportunity to master state standards.
	www.wayne.k12.in.us /bdfresh/grades.htm (702 words)

	Back to school: Ninth grade proves to be a pivotal year for youths
		What's happened is ninth grade has become the holding tank for the high schools," said Jay Hertzog, dean of the College of Education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
		Ninth grade is considered a pivotal year for determining whether a student will ever graduate from high school.
		The largest percentage of failing grades -- 25.5 percent -- was in ninth grade, but only 5.7 percent of the grades in eighth grade were failing grades.
	www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/19990824ninth3.asp (1530 words)

	American School Board Journal: February 2004 Research
		Wheelock described ninth grade as "a minefield for the most vulnerable students," especially those who become disengaged and discouraged and who fail to develop strong bonds with teachers and their school.
		Ninth grade is a pivotal year that determines which students will prevail and which will fail to finish high school, according to Jay Hertzog of Pennsylvania's Slippery Rock University and Lena Morgan with the State University of West Georgia.
		The bulge indicates that many students are being retained in ninth grade and fewer are going on to 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.
	www.asbj.com /2004/02/0204research.html (1812 words)

	MVUSD - Student Development - Ninth Grade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The ninth grader's experience in mathematics may range from Course 1 Algebra to Honors Geometry including an understanding of spatial relations, applying algebra to geometric problem solving, logic, congruencies, geometric inequalities, ratio-proportion areas, and volumes of geometric figures for those students with a strong background in mathematics.
		Ninth graders also may select courses in the performing arts which include marching band, orchestra, chorus, and drama.
		Ninth grade must lay the foundation for a successful high school career.
	www.murrieta.k12.ca.us /html/ninth_grade.html (1105 words)

	Ninth grade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ninth grade (called Grade nine in some regions) is a year of education in the United States and many other nations.
		Grade 9 is usually the first year of high school and a student at this level is called a high school freshman, although this term is not utilized much in Canada along with the other named high school levels.
		For social studies curriculum in the United States, ninth graders are usually taught world history and continue it until the end of 10th grade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ninth_grade (213 words)

	Ninth Grade Key to Attrition: 'Academies' Help Curb Dropout Rate
		About 15 percent of high school freshmen in North Carolina were required to repeat ninth grade last year, up from 10 percent in the early 1990s.
		Students are far more likely to be retained in ninth grade than at any other time in their schooling.
		Ninth grade is also the year that students are most likely to drop out.
	www.bridges4kids.org /articles/3-04/NewsOb3-7-04.html (1369 words)

	Ninth Grade Team at Centennial High School
		The week before classes are scheduled to begin there is a ninth grade orientation, during which time ninth graders have the opportunity to follow their schedule, meet their teachers and have a brief introduction to each of their classes.
		When an intervention is held, the student and his or her parents are asked to meet with members of the ninth grade team in order to discuss the nature of the student’s academic problems.
		The Ninth Grade Team conducts three parent outreach meetings during the first couple weeks of school to provide an opportunity for ninth grade teachers to introduce themselves, to relay information relating to the beginning of the school year and to allow parents to increase their comfort level with their children’s teachers.
	www.centennialonline.org /9thgrade/about.htm (548 words)

	Ninth Grade Literature
		Unit Two in the full course sequence for Ninth Grade Literature and Composition includes four components: an exploration of the novel's episodic structure and a prediction activity to accompany the episodes; vocabulary and analogy exercises; a characterization project; and an exploration of Dickens' two endings and their effect on the themes of the work.
		Unit Four in the full course sequence for Ninth Grade English Literature and Composition includes five components- an exploration of the novel's themes and vocabulary with accompanying vocabulary exercises; reading comprehension activities and a discussion of reading strategies; grammar and sequencing activities; a symbolism and characterization project; and a style emulation writing and performance project.
		This unit is the ninth unit in the full sequence for the Ninth Grade Literature and Composition course.
	www.glc.k12.ga.us /seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=192 (841 words)

	ninth grade academy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Ninth Grade Academy, developed around the concept of a small learning community, is a school-within-a-school organized around interdisciplinary teams of English, math, science, and social studies who share a specific area of the school building.
		It is the mission of the Ninth Grade Academy to assist the incoming freshman make a smooth transition into high school and meet the rigorous high school standards.
		Each ninth grade core subject teacher will be part of a team with a common planning period.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /schools/wheatonhs/academy/ninth.html (942 words)

	Grade Level Retention
		Grade level retention is the practice of having a student repeat a grade.
		The highest percentage of students retained was in the ninth grade and this trend showed little variation over the three year period (Figure 4.1).
		One consequence of being retained in the same grade is being overage for grade; being overage doubles the likelihood of students being retained, which in turn makes them yet another year older than their classmates.
	www.tea.state.tx.us /reports/1996cmprpt/04retain.html (1712 words)

	Transition to Ninth Grade
		While quick to say that they do not personally blame the middle schools for their preparation of rising ninth graders, from the comments made obvious gaps exist in what beginning ninth graders are expected to know and be able to do and the traits they actually exhibit when they begin ninth grade.
		This report summarizes an investigation of the types and effects of practices aimed at promoting ninth grade success in an attempt to address the gap between practices that are used and their impact on student outcomes.
		Specifically, the ninth grade academy model is a comprehensive program that deals with the needs, characteristics, and abilities of students moving into the first year of high school.
	www.greenville.k12.sc.us /district/teachers/trans1.asp?print_view=true (7276 words)

	Ninth grade: a school year to be reckoned with \| csmonitor.com
		Ninth grade: a school year to be reckoned with
		With more students held back or dropping out in ninth grade, educators are taking a new look at high school, adolescence, and their pitfalls.
		Ninth grade - typically the first year of high school - comes at the end of what are widely considered kids' most vulnerable years.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0316/p01s02-ussc.html (1106 words)

	Patuxent High School - Ninth Grade Academy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There are many reasons for Patuxent High School's need to alter the large school environment for its ninth grade students.
		In 2003-2004, Patuxent will be implementing a Ninth Grade Academy which is a Small Learning Community for all ninth grade students.
		All ninth grade students will be a member of a team including those in special education.
	www.calvertnet.k12.md.us /schools/phs/academy/about.html (516 words)

	The Madeira School: On Campus » Co-Curriculum » Ninth Grade
		The ninth grade Co-Curriculum program focuses on leadership development, life management skills, and explorations of the arts, through a variety of outdoor adventure opportunities, mini-courses, and field trips throughout the Washington, D.C., area.
		In the fall and spring trimesters, ninth graders take classes in ethics, writing, and research, study skills, health and wellness, financial literacy, public speaking, and exploration of the arts.
		Ninth graders take part in rock climbing, rappelling, ropes courses, canoeing, kayaking, orienteering, outdoor cooking, team building, and horseback riding.
	www.madeira.org /on_campus/ninth.aspx (197 words)

	Bement School Deerfield, MA
		Ninth graders take advantage of many opportunities for leadership, service, class functions, and experience the feeling of unique class unity their senior year.
		Ninth graders may assist teachers and younger students with Lower School projects and classes.
		Many alumni returning to Bement comment on the importance of their ninth grade year for helping them to mature in a small setting, free from many of the pressures of larger secondary schools.
	www.bement.org /ninthgrade.htm (199 words)

	Quality Schools Ninth IS Executive Summary
		The primary focus of the group was to examine career opportunities and information available to ninth grade students in order to make a smooth transition to the high school setting.
		Having identified the most critical issues and components of ninth grade instructional services, the group divided into four teams to examine in depth each of the sub-categories or strands identified as critical to delivering effective and efficient services to our students, parents and community.
		Construct two ninth grade centers and move the sixth grade to the existing junior high campuses embracing more of the middle school concept with regard to grade confirguration.
	www.ector-county.k12.tx.us /District/QualSchools/NinthIS.html (883 words)

	ERS Spectrum Summer 2002: Approaches to Promote Ninth-Grade Success
		As a result of this reorganization of middle grades schools, the ninth grade was moved to the high school, creating the 9-12 grade organization seen in the majority of today’s high schools.
		The relatively small proportion of high schools engaging in dialogue with middle school teachers to coordinate instructional standards is surprising in light of the current focus on standards that call for the integration of curriculum across both years and disciplines, and the common academic difficulties faced by many entering ninth-graders.
		Interviews with ninth-grade teachers and administrators, and the drop in grades and high failure rates seen in ninth-graders, demonstrate that many incoming ninth-graders are unprepared for the academic demands of high school.
	www.ers.org /spectrum/sum02a.htm (5421 words)

	Special Report: Ninth or Never \| Tampabay.com • St. Petersburg Times
		For 40,000 kids in Florida every year, ninth grade is where it all falls apart.
		No other grade offers such an honest view into what schools are really like, and by extension, so brutally forces us to confront the flip side: How we raise our kids.
		Ninth grade is where it all falls apart.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/webspecials06/ninthgrade (226 words)

	Ninth Grade Reading Skills
		Ninth grade failure rates also dropped by 12 percent.
		Seventy-four percent of children diagnosed with reading problems in the third grade continue with problems into the ninth grade.
		This shows the importance of building a love for reading at an early age when children are most impressionable.
	www.connectingwithkids.com /tipsheet/2004/168_mar17/read.html (1565 words)

	Huron Ninth Grade Academy Programs
		Historically, Huron ninth graders who play a sport or participate in an extracurricular activity during the first marking period have fewer absences and get higher grades.
		Summer Bridge program is now offered to all incoming ninth graders.
		Welcome Day allows ninth graders to socialize at a cookout on the patio with Dr. Williams and meet teachers during an abbreviated school day.
	huron.aaps.k12.mi.us /ninth_grade_academy/programs.htm (478 words)

	Ninth-grade center idea shelved
		A district committee that studied the concept favors smaller steps to ease the transition between ninth and 10th grades and improve performance in the crucial freshman year, when many future dropouts begin to sour on school.
		The ninth-grade center should be reconsidered after two years only if those steps fail to produce results, said the committee of 17 teachers and administrators.
		The district is better off making incremental changes to help students recover lost credits, improve linkages between junior high and senior high and smooth the transition from ninth to 10th grade, the committee said.
	www.thisweek-online.com /2006/January/20b-ninthgrade.html (655 words)

	Tracking students from eighth to ninth grade difficult - North County Times
		The two districts work together to help students make the transition between eighth and ninth grades ---- and between the two districts ---- so that the high schools know how many freshmen to expect and who they may be, officials said.
		But the high school district can never really be certain that all of the students entering ninth grade should be there, said Sharon von Maier, director of curriculum and assessment for the district.
		Grosso, the high school district trustee, said that without a single school district encompassing kindergarten through 12th grade, some students are always going to be lost between middle and high schools.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2006/03/26/news/inland/22_05_343_25_06.txt (1741 words)

	Writing Expectations for Ninth Grade High School Students -- Math-And-Reading-Help-For-Kids.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By the ninth grade your child is expected to have traveled a good length of the writing spectrum.
		Ensure that your ninth grader is at a level of writing appropriate for his age so he'll be ready for what's ahead.
		Knowing where your child should be upon entering the ninth grade and knowing what to expect upon getting to high school ensures that your student will be able to understand, appreciate, and utilize advanced writing skills in a number of settings and environments for the rest of her life.
	math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org /articles/Writing_Expectations_for_Ninth_Grade_High_School_Students.html (967 words)

	Ninth Grade Academy
		The Ninth Grade Academy (NGA) opened its doors in September 2000.
		It has evolved into a dynamic, closely knit learning community that has eased the transitions from eighth to ninth grades and from ninth to tenth grades.
		At the Ninth Grade Academy, we are proud of the staff’s commitment to our students and their families.
	www.rhnet.org /ninthgrade_academy.cfm?subpage=61 (368 words)

	Ninth Grade Academy
		Students adapting to their new and exciting life in high school need a solid foundation from which to spring.
		During their ninth grade year, students focus primarily on core subjects such as science, math, English, and health.
		grades may enroll in the Pre-IB classes (English, Science, and History) during their ninth and tenth grade years.
	harding.spps.org /9th_Grade_Academy2.html (273 words)

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