Back to school

1. IB Parent Back-to-School Night
September 25th 2014
Ms. Michele Stefl
IB Coordinator

2. Agenda
- General announcements and IB info
Anuncios generales y IB info
- Freshman IB parents will visit classrooms
padres de IB primer año visitarán las aulas
- Sophomore IB parents will remain in auditorium to
learn about the Diploma Program requirements and
the MYP Personal Project
Padres de IB segundo año permanecerán en el auditorio para aprender
acerca de los requisitos del programa del Diploma y el proyecto Personal de
MYP

3. A successful first year!
- 4 students maintained a PERFECT GPA:
Daniel Perez, Stephanie Salgado, Alexis Mercado, Victoria Burgo
- Of 650 students, the top 25 were all IB students
- IB students maintained the highest attendance rates of 90% and better with 19
maintaining perfect attendance their entire freshman year!
- Service – Over 1500 hours! Chrystian Olayo (202), Jelsy Gomez (218), and Leonardo
Cervantes (293)
- Chick Evans scholars: Danielle Marcayda & Alexis Mercado
IB student sponsored events

4. 25 students took an IB summer
Art class
IB student created murals

5. Where we are now…
- 230 IB freshmen and sophomore students!
- 18 IB trained and highly qualified teachers
- This is our authorization year!

6. What do you need to know…
• Your child WILL HAVE HOMEWORK consistently! Studying at home is critical!
– Su hijo tendrá tarea constantemente! Estudiar en casa es fundamental!
• Check your student’s grades/attendance via the parent portal.
– Mr. Kanoon 773-534-3434 smkanoon@cps.edu
– Compruebe grados/asistencia de su estudiante a través del portal de
padres.
• Check out the IB page on the Schurz website - www.schurzhs.org
• Service learning will take place within the classes! It is now project based.
– Freshman – IB day of service: November24th/25th
– Sophomores – Personal Project

7. FRESHMEN

8. SOPHOMORES

9. IB report cards
These will be
generated every
semester to
show your child’s
performance
using all of the
Middle Years
Program subject
standards.
Estos se
generarán cada
semestre para
mostrar el
desempeño de
su hijo con todos
los estándares
de tema medio
programa de los
años.

10. Break out groups
• Freshman parents – visit classrooms for 10 minutes each class.
– Los padres novatos – visite las aulas por 10 minutos cada clase.
• Not the time for individual conferences.
– No es el momento para conferencias individuales.
• Sign up for the parent portal in the library after your last classroom visit.
– Regístrate en el portal de padres en la biblioteca después de visitar a su última clase.
• IB parent group - please turn in the info form to any IB teacher before you leave.
– Los padres del grupo IB - por favor, regresen el formulario de información a cualquier
profesor de IB antes de salir.
• Progress reports: October 10th
– Informes de progreso: 10 de octubre
• Parent/Teacher conferences: November 13th
– Conferencias de padres y maestros: el 13 de noviembre
• IB Authorization visit: November 20th/21st
– Looking for parents to partake in a focus group with IB officials
– Visita de autorización IB: 20 de noviembre / 21
Buscando padres para participar en un grupo de enfoque con funcionarios del IB
• Thank you for attending! Gracias por asistir!

11. IB Diploma Program
• The IB Diploma Program is an academically challenging and
balanced program of education with final examinations that
prepare students for success at the university and life beyond.
• Gained recognition and respect from he world’s leading
universities.

12. DP Curriculum
• Must choose one subject from
each of the 5 subject groups.
– Debe elegir uno de los temas de cada
uno de los grupos de 5 asignaturas.
• Students may choose an arts
subject from Group 6 or a second
from Groups 1 – 5.
– Los estudiantes pueden elegir a un
tema de Artes de grupo 6 o un
segundo de los grupos 1 – 5.
• All classes are a 2 year course
study
– Todas las clases son un estudio de 2
años
• Group 1 Language and Literature
• Group 2 Language Acquisition:
Spanish or French
• Group 3 Individuals and Societies:
20th Century World History,
Environmental Systems and
Societies
– Possible addition: Psychology
• Group 4 Sciences: Environmental
Systems and Societies
– Possible additions: Biology, Sports,
Exercise, and Health Science
• Group 5 Mathematics: Math Studies
– Possible addition: Mathematics Higher
Level
• Group 6 The Arts: Visual Arts, Music,
or Theatre

13. DP Core Requirements
Extended Essay
• Independent research study junior/senior year
• High-level research and writing skills
• Topic of your own choice, but needs to be connected one of the six DP
subject areas
• Graded externally
• DP students receive a supervisor for guidance and assistance
• No more than 4000 words
• Students should spend approximately 40 hours of work on the Extended
Essay over the course of two years

14. DP Core Requirements
CAS
Creativity: arts, and other experiences that involve creative thinking.
Action: physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle.
Service: an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student.
Students are required to:
•plan activities, carry them out and reflect on what they have learned
•undertake at least one interim review and a final review with their CAS adviser
•take part in a range of activities, including at least one project, some of which they have
initiated themselves
•keep records of their activities and achievements
•show evidence of achievement of the eight CAS learning outcomes.
•The guideline for the minimum amount of CAS activity is approximately the equivalent of half a
day per school week (three to four hours per week), or approximately 150 hours in total, with a
reasonable balance between creativity, action and service

15. DP Core Requirements
Theory of Knowledge TOK
• BEST CLASS EVER!
• Critical thinking and inquiry in EVERYTHING
• Philosophical in nature
• Kids LOVE it!
• 2 year course

16. DP Assessment
• Senior year
• Último año
• NO multiple choice
• Examen escrito/oral externamente marcados
• Written/oral examinations that are externally marked
• Examen escrito/oral externamente marcados
• Internal assessments marked by DP teachers
• Evaluaciones internas marcadas por los maestros DP
• 1(low) – 7 (high) point scale
• 1(bajo) – 7 (alto)
• Must receive a minimum 24 points(and complete CAS) to earn the full Diploma
(highest 45)
• Deben recibir un mínimo de 24 puntos (y completar CAS) para obtener el Diploma
completo (máximo 45)
• Earn 3 points for TOK and Extended Essay
• 3 puntos para TOK y ensayo extendido

17. How do I become a full Diploma Program student?
• February – full high school transcript review
– Febrero – completa revisión secundaria transcripción
• Commitment of academic excellence by demonstrating grades of C or
higher in every subject
– Compromiso de excelencia académica demostrando grados de C o más en cada tema
• Excellent attendance record (includes tardies)
– Record de asistencia excelente (incluye retrasos)
• Positive discipline record (academic honesty)
– Registro de disciplina positiva (honestidad académica)
• One letter of recommendation completed by a teacher sponsor (end of
January)
– Una carta de recomendación, completado por un patrocinador del profesor (finales de
enero)
• Student interview/parent meeting
– Reunión de padres/entrevista estudiante
• Complete the Personal Project and earn the MYP certificate
– Completar el proyecto Personal y obtener el certificado de PAI

18. What if I do not want or qualify for the full Diploma Program?
• Earn DP certificate(s)
– Obtener certificados de DP
• Take DP courses based on your strengths.
– Tomar cursos de DP con base en sus fortalezas
• Transcript review
– Revisión de la transcripción
• Grade of C or higher in that particular subject(s)
– Grado C o superior en ese particular asignatura (s)
• Attendance and Discipline records
– Registros de asistencia y disciplina
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher in that subject area
– Carta de recomendación de un profesor en esa área temática
• Student interview/parent meeting
– Reunión de padres/entrevista estudiante
• Other classes: regular, honors, or AP track
– Otras clases: regular, honores, o AP pista
• PE requirement
– Requisito de PE

19. Why be a full DP student?
• College preparedness
• Internationally recognized program
• Scholarship opportunities
• College acceptance rates
– DePaul: 100%
– Loyola: 100%
– Marquette: 100%
– University of Illinois at Chicago: 100%
– University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 93%
– University of Chicago: 60%
– University of Wisconsin: 89%

20. Sophomore Personal Project
“The Personal Project is an opportunity for
students to develop their own strengths and
discover new ones. It allows them to explore
the extent to which they are developing the
attributes of the IB Learner Profile and
becoming lifelong learners, as described in the
IB mission statement.”MYP Personal Project Guide

21. Personal Project Overview
It is a requirement of the Middle Years Program (MYP)
Es un requisito de International Baccalaureate Programa de los Años Intermedios (PAI)
Your child will not be considered for the Diploma Program (DP) if they do not complete the project
su hijo no será considerado para el programa de Diploma (DP) si no completa el proyecto
They will complete this project ON THEIR OWN
completarán este proyecto SOLOS
It is a long-term project with the much of the work being done outside of class. (25 hours)
es un proyecto a largo plazo con la mayoría del labor realizado fuera de la clase. (25 horas)
This project counts towards the sophomore service requirement
Este proyecto cuenta hacia el requisito de servicio para el segundo año
They can do this project on ANYTHING that they are interested in and excited about!
¡Pueden hacer este proyecto sobre cualquier tema que les interese y que los emocione!
They will receive a lot of help and guidance throughout this process by working with a Schurz
mentor.
Reciben mucha ayuda y orientación a lo largo de este proceso mediante el trabajo con un mentor de Schurz.

22. What do I need to turn in???
- The process journal – provided
- El cuaderno de proceso – proporcionada
- The report (1500-3500 words in length)
- El informe (1500-3500 palabras de largo)
- The product/presentation – video, website, model,
artwork, comic book, etc. the “thing” you produced
- El producto/presentación – video, Web, modelo, ilustraciones,
historietas, etc. la "cosa" que producen

23. How can I support my child?
• Ask if they have made any entries in their process journal
• Review the project timeline, located in the Personal Project
student handbook
• Show them some extra love and support!
* Process journal and report due March 24th
Cuaderno de proceso e informe el 24 de marzo
* Personal project presentations March 25th – 27th
presentaciones de proyectos personales 25 – 27 de marzo
* Personal project exhibition – April 2nd
exposición de proyecto Personal – 2 de abril
* Personal Project info located in the “IB” section on the
Schurz website: www.schurzhs.org
Información Personal proyecto ubicado en la sección "IB" en el sitio web Schurz

24. Feel free to meet the following sophomore teachers:
Ms. Dunlea – Literature
Ms. Gryglak - Chemistry
Ms. Reynolds – Art
Ms. Rzodkiewicz – U.S. History
Ms. Wadycki – French
Ms. Wisniewski - Math
Thank you for your continued
support of the Schurz IB Program!