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IB NEWS UPDATE AND IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES:

 

Class of 2010 IB Students:  We will be having an IB Class of 2010 breakfast meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:45 am in the library to celebrate our first students beginning IB courses next fall.  Please plan to be there promptly!

 

Also, we are having an IB potluck dinner on Monday, May 19 at 7:00 pm in the library.  This event is open to IB parents and students of Class of 2010.

 

Other events being planned include a Shakespeare Festival trip to Ashland, Oregon on Sept. 27-28 for students enrolled in IB English next fall.  Also we are planning a retreat for mid-August (possibly overnight) for Class of 2010 IB students.  We are very excited to begin the bonding process!

 

More information on all of these events is forthcoming, so please check the school IB website frequently.

 

GBHS has been officially authorized to become a World IB School!  After over three years of research, training and planning, we are now able to offer IB courses starting Fall 2008.  Many thanks to all the teachers and parents who helped make this exciting academic adventure a reality!

 

ALL GBHS students may take IB courses may do so if they have the prerequisites and do NOT need to be an IB Diploma Candidate.  IB Diploma Candidates must work toward the full IB Diploma. There is no part-time or halfway IB program at this time. 

 

***If you are currently enrolled as an IB Diploma candidate, and you decide you cannot continue the full IB Diploma Program, please submit a drop form to me.  Disenrollment forms are available on the school website, in the front office, or from me in room 610.  You can still enroll in as many IB courses as you want, even if you are not a Diploma Candidate.

 

Nov. 8-9 ~~~ IB Visitation Team assessed our readiness to offer the IB program in Fall 2008.

Many thanks to the IB students and parents who offered to be part of this visit!

 

Nov. 14 ~~~ General informational meeting in OHS Theatre at 7 pm, sponsored by the RJUHSD.

This meeting was open to parents of students in grades 8-10 who wanted to learn more about IB.  Nice turnout!

 

Nov. 28 ~~~ GBHS-specific informational meeting in GBHS Theatre at 7 pm.

This meeting was open to parents of students in grades 8-10 who wanted to learn more detail about

how GBHS plans to implement the IB program. IB teachers and counselors were present.

 

Dec. 5 ~~~ IB student meeting at 7:45 promptly in cafeteria (Collaboration Day schedule).

I met with most of the 150 pre-IB students at a mandatory meeting at 7:45 am on Wed., Dec. 5, at which time they learned more about the IB courses and schedule.  I am currently tallying the results of the IB Course Planner Form which lists the IB courses they intend to take during grades 11 and 12.  This will really help us plan the master schedule for next fall term.

 

Dec. 12 ~~~ IB Program Course Planner forms due by this date to Ms. Colnar (no exceptions!).

This form was completed and given to Ms. Colnar.  This will be important to help us estimate the number of students in IB.

 

Feb. 1 ~~~ IB Applications due by this date

Deadline for applications from current 8th graders at Cavitt or Olympus or students who live outside of the GBHS attendance

area was Feb. 1, 2008. Transfer students must submit their applications to the RJUHSD offfice at 1750 Cirby Way. Granite Bay students may submit applications to Sharry Colnar at GBHS. IB forms may be downloaded from the District website at www.rjuhsd.us. All other students should try to meet this deadline as well since it will help us plan our master schedule for the followng school year.

 

Feb. 11-22 ~~~ In-House Course Registration

All IB students must obtain my signature for their IB courses on their registration forms after the parents have signed the form first.  I will be available during both lunches in room 610.  This will allow me to double-check their courses and also to confirm the actual number of IB students enrolled.  This information is needed to plan a master schedule.

 

Transfer students in particular need to pay attention to the minimum requirements described on the planning form in order to maintain their IB status at GBHS. Their IB progress will be assessed yearly. Transfer students who do not demonstrate minimal IB involvement may be returned to their home school at the end of the academic year. Visit this IB website often for news about this or any future meetings for parents or students. These meetings will also be advertised in our newsletters and daily bulletins at GBHS.

 

To contact the IB Coordinator, email Sharry Colnar at scolnar@rjuhsd.us.  Voicemail is difficult during the school day so you will receive much quicker responses via email.  Thanks.

 

IB stands for International Baccalaureate, which is a worldwide program started in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland to offer a sophisticated, broad-based curriculum for 11th and 12th grade students.

 

The goal of the IB Organization is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring students and teachers who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB program encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

 

For more information, you may also contact the IB Coordinator, Sharry Colnar , in room 610, email scolnar@rjuhsd.us, or Mr. Hasty at rhasty@rjuhsd.us or visit the official IB website at http://www.ibo.org/.

 

 

 
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IB CHRONOLOGY TO DATE

Feb   2005      GBHS begins investigation of IB program;

                        discussion includes staff and parent meetings

Sep   2005      GBHS submits Intent to Apply document to

                        allow research and school visitations

Jun    2006      One-year application postponement requested

                        to allow further training and visitations

Sep   2006      Over 20 staff members have attended Level 1

                        training and/or visited IB schools

Nov  2006      RJUHSD application form put on website;

                        student informational meetings at lunch

Dec   2006      Parent informational meetings;

                        articles in Press-Tribune and Sac Bee

Jan    2007      Total of 16 teachers offer to write 13

                        IB courses for Fall 2008

Mar   2007      Registration for 2007-08 includes IB

                        plans for current 8th and 9th graders;

                        deadline for transfer students to apply

Apr   2007      Over 40 staff members have attended Level 1

                        training and/or visited IB schools;

                        sign-ups for IB Level 1 and Level 2

                        workshops for 2007-08 begins



FUTURE IB DATES

Jun    2007      Application (150-page document that took

                        8 months to complete) is due in New York

Sep   2007      GBHS staff and students continue to learn

                        details of the IB program for the visitation

Nov 2007      Two-three person IB group to visit GBHS

                        for 2 days to assess reality of application

Feb   2008      Deadline for 10th graders to commit to the

                        IB Diploma Programme

Mar   2008      Results of Visiting Committee to be sent to

                        IB Director Genera in Geneva for decision

Apr   2008      IB Director General to render final decision

                        for GBHS authorization

Aug 2008      Assuming approval, GBHS to open the

                        school year with new IB curriculum

May 2009      First IB exams to be taken by 11th graders

May  2010      Second year of IB exams to be taken

Jun    2010      First Diploma Candidates to graduate

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