IB Diploma ProgrammeConsideration Phase

History of the International Baccalaureate (IB)

• The International Baccalaureate (IB) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968 as a non-profit educational foundation

• A group of talented, forward-thinking teachers at the International School of Geneva, with the assistance from several other international schools, created the IB Diploma Programme.

• Started as a single programme for internationally mobile students preparing for university studies

History of the International Baccalaureate (IB)

• The programme in the early days consisted of a common pre-university curriculum and a common set of external examinations for students in schools throughout the world, seeking to provide students with a truly international education

• The first IB schools were predominantly private international schools and a very small number of private national institutions and schools belonging to state education departments

History of the International Baccalaureate (IB)

• This has changed over the years and today over half of all IB World Schools are state schools.

• Carrying forward the ideals and dreams of the IB founders, the organization exists to provide high quality education for a better world

• Today, the programme has grown into three programmes for students aged 3-19

International Baccalaureate (IB) Governance Structure

• Board of Governors

• 15 to 25 members

• Director General (CEO)

• Senior Leadership Team

International Baccalaureate (IB) Governance Structure

• Non-Profit Foundation registered in Switzerland

• IB Headquarters is in

Geneva, Switzerland

• Three IB Regions and each administered by a regional office

IB Americas, Africa/Europe Middle East, and Asia/Pacific

International Baccalaureate (IB) Mission Statement

• The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

• To this end the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment

International Baccalaureate (IB) Mission Statement

• These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Maynard Jackson High School Mission Statement

• Ensure the academic achievement of all students at high levels

• Establish supportive rapport and positive relationships

• Empower students and staff to focus on instruction and student development as critical thinkers, responsible citizens, and lifelong learners

• Engage families and the community in supporting and sustaining high achievement

IB Size

• The IB works with 3,157 schools in 140 countries to offer the three IB programmes to approximately 909,000 students

• In the US, 90% of IB schools are public schools; 30% are Title I eligible

IB Schools

• There is no “typical” IB School, nor is there a “typical” IB student

• IB schools are small and large, private and public, urban and rural

• The numbers of IB World Schools are increasing by approximately 15% annually

Top Ten Largest IB Countries

Country IB World Schools

PYP MYP DP

United States

1,243 263 430 720

Canada 308 55 147 139

United Kingdom

223 11 10 217

Australia 129 62 42 62

Mexico 85 40 21 56

India 76 25 8 70

China 55 17 17 47

Spain 52 4 8 52

Argentina 48 7 3 47

Ecuador 47 4 4 45

Other IB Countries

• Angola• Antigua and Barbuda• Argentina• Australia• Austria• Azerbaijan• Bahamas• Bahrain• Bangladesh• Barbados• Belgium• Bermuda• Bolivia• Bosnia and Herzegovina• Botswana• Brazil• Brunei Darussalam• Bulgaria• Cambodia

Other IB Countries

• Canada• Cayman Islands• Chile• China• Colombia• Costa Rica• Croatia• Cuba• Cyprus• Czech Republic• Denmark• Dominican Republic• Ecuador• Egypt• El Salvador• Estonia• Ethiopia• Fiji• Finland

Other IB Countries

• France• Georgia• Germany• Ghana• Greece• Guam• Guatemala• Honduras• Hong Kong• Hungary• Iceland• India• Indonesia• Iran, Islamic Republic OF• Ireland• Isle of Man• Israel• Itlaly• Jamaica

Other IB Countries

• Japan• Jersey• Jordan• Kazakhstan• Kenya• Korea, Republic OF• Kuwait• Lao People’s Democratic Republic• Latvia• Lebanon• Lesotho• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya• Lithuania• Luxembourg• Macao• Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic OF• Malawi• Malaysia• Malta• Mauritius

Other IB Countries

• Mexico• Monaco• Mongolia• Morocco• Mozambique• Myanmar• Namibia• Nepal• Netherlands• Netherlands Antilles• New Zealand• Nicaragua• Nigeria• Norway• Oman• Pakistan• Palestinian Territory, Occupied• Panama• Papua New Guinea• Paraguay

Other IB Countries

• Peru• Philippines• Poland• Portugal• Qatar• Romania• Russian Federation• Rwanda• Saudi Arabia• Senegal• Serbia• Singapore• Slovakia• Slovenia• Solomon Islands• South Africa• Spain• Sri Lanka• Sudan• Swaiziland

Other IB Countries

• Sweden Zambia• Switzerland Zimbabwe• Syrian Arab Republic• Taiwan• Tanzania, United Republic OF• Thailand• Togo• Trinidad and Tobago• Tunisia• Turkey• Uganda• Ukraine• United Arab Emirates• United Kingdom• United States• Uruguay• Uzbekistan• Venezuela• Vietnam• Virgin Islands, U.S.

Three Programmes Offered

• The Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 3 to 12 started in 1997 and is now offered by 764 IB World Schools

• The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16 started in 1994 and is now offered to 876 IB World Schools

• The Diploma Programme (DP) for students aged 16-19 started in 1968 with first examinations in 1970 and is now offered by 2,215 IB World Schools.

What Makes IB Unique?

• Offer a Continuum of Education consisting of three programmes

• Proud reputation for High Quality education sustained for over 35 years

• Encourage International-Mindedness in IB students (first students must develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity)

What Makes IB Unique?

• Encourage a positive attitude to learning by encouraging students to ask challenging questions, critically reflect, develop research skills, learn how to learn and participate in community service

• Ensure programmes are accessible to students in a wide variety of schools – national, international, public, and private, through a unique relationship with IB World Schools worldwide

IB Learner Profile

• Inquirers• Knowledgeable• Thinkers• Communicators• Principled• Open-minded• Caring• Risk-Takers• Balanced• Reflective

IB Diploma Programme

• The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is a rigorous two-year pre-university course that leads to examinations, for motivated students.

• Aimed at 16 to 19 year olds in the final two years of high school (junior and senior year)

IB Diploma Programme

• Diploma students take six subjects (usually one from each subject group)

• Plus they write a 4,000 word extended essay, complete a course in theory of knowledge, and complete a number of creativity, action, and service (CAS) projects

• The Diploma is well recognized by the world’s leading universities

IB Diploma Programme

• Alternatively, students can opt to take individual certificates in one or more subjects

• Around 100 languages are available in groups 1 and 2, with 29 subjects in groups 3 to 6). Most subjects are available at higher level (HL) and standard level (SL)

• The IBCC is a new initiative that aims to add in international dimension to school’s career offerings.

IB Diploma ProgrammeCurriculum

• Three of the six subjects are studied at higher level (240 teaching hours)

• The remaining three subjects are studied at the standard level (courses representing 150 teaching hours)

IB Diploma ProgrammeCurriculum

• In addition the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding

IB Diploma ProgrammeCurriculum

• The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying

• Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical)

IB Diploma ProgrammeCurriculum

• Creativity, action, and service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. Students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately

IB Diploma Programme

IB Diploma Programme Students Must:

• Complete I.B. Coursework

• Complete Internal Assessment Activities

• Complete External Formal Exams (Take and pass exams in all six subjects)

IB Diploma Programme Curriculum (Example):

Group 1 – The Native Language – English

Group 2 - Foreign Language Mandarin, French, or Spanish

Group 3 – Individuals and Societies History or Economics

Group 4 – Experimental Sciences Biology or Chemistry

Group 5 – Math III Honors or another Higher Level Math

Group 6 – The Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts or an “alternative”

IB Diploma Programme Students Must:

• Complete an Extended Essay, a research paper of about 4,000 words, within 1 year (40 hours per student and 4 hours per teacher)

• Take 2 semesters of coursework in Theory of Knowledge and submit essays for assessment.

• Complete 150 hours of “CAS” activities. CAS stands for Creative, Action and Service.

IB Scores• IB Scores range from 1 to 7

7 = Excellent

6 = Very Good

5 = Good

4 = Satisfactory

3 = Mediocre

2 = Poor

1 = Failure

IB Scores• 20 to 30 percent of the final

grade is decided by the teacher (internal assessment scores)

• Based on performance using IB criteria

• Students demonstrate what they know and must perform satisfactory or greater in all six subjects

• 24 points required for an IB Diploma and 45 is the highest attainable score

IB Data

• 59 IB World Schools in Georgia

• 9 IB World Schools in Atlanta Public Schools

• 7 PYP Programmes

• 1 MYP Programme

• 1 Diploma Programme

IB Data

• The overall Diploma pass rate is broadly consistent year to year.

May 2010 May 2009 May 2008 May 2007 May 2006

77.93% 78.7% 79.0% 78.8% 80.4%

College and University Recognition

• IB Diploma and certificate students can earn college and university course credit

“Diploma Programme students are well-rounded, multifaced, multiskilled and have studied in depth. They have good time-management skills. They score higher than students in other national systems, and the IB Score is worldwide the same measure”

Hrilina Lock, undergraduate admissions manager, London School of Economics, UK

College and University Recognition

“The challenging nature of the IB Diploma is good preparation for university. The self-discipline that you acquire from studying a breadth of subjects in such depth assists you in achieving the learning outcomes required by universities”

Natasha Reurts, 2006 IB GraduateUniversity of Sydney, Australia

College and University Recognition

All Applican

ts

IB Applican

ts

IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

Brown University 17%

20.8% (130)

21.6%(116)

14.3%(14)

Carlton College 34.9%

84.8%(46)

88.6%(35)

72.7%(11)

College of William and Mary

37.0%55.3

%(206)

66.4%(149)

26.3%(57)Note: Base numbers are indicated in parentheses. Only

universities with more than 20 total IB applicants are included. The acceptance rates for “all applicants” were provided by each respective institution. All rates are for incoming Freshman Fall 2002.

College and University Recognition

All Applican

ts

IB Applican

ts

IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

Harvard University 11%

14.4% (263)

14.8%(237)

11.5%(26)

Howard University 56.1%

93.3%(30)

95.2%(21)

88.9%(9)

Johns Hopkins University

35%66.3

%(89)

68.8%(80)

44.4%(9)

College and University Recognition

All Applican

ts

IB Applican

ts

IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

Wellesley College 47%

71.4%(28)

83.3%(24)

0%(4)

Wesleyan University 28%

54.8%(31)

53.6%(28)

66.7%(3)

Yale University 13%

19.5% (185)

18.9%(169)

25%(16)

College and University Recognition

All Applican

ts

IB Applican

ts

IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

Florida State University

48.8%98.0

%(350)

98.7%(321)

89.7%(29)

George Mason University

68.5%95.5

%(156)

94.6%(37)

95.8%(119)

Georgia Institute of Technology

53.7%85.1

%(114)

88%(108)

33%(6)

College and University Recognition

All Applican

ts

IB Applican

ts

IB Diploma

Applicants

IB Certificate Applicants

United States Air Force Academy

12.1%61.5

%(26)

68.4%(19)

42.9%(7)

United States Naval Academy

11.7% 42.9% (21)

45.0%(20)

0%(1)

University of California - Berkeley

24%47.6

%(431)

53%(313)

33.1%(118)

Are you and your student(s) ready for the commitment of

IB?

• Must be MOTIVATED

• Good Time Managers

• Actively involved in School

• Active in the Community

Why Maynard H. Jackson High School? Why not?

• Program objectives are consistent with our priorities in providing an academically challenging and balanced program of education that prepares our students for post-secondary options and beyond

• We valued our connection with the universities and colleges as an effective and efficient bridge for secondary education

Why Maynard H. Jackson High School? Why not?

• College Board recognized Maynard Jackson as a 2011 Advanced Placement (AP) Honors Schools

• 2011 AP Challenge School

• Students earned $4,119,722 in Scholarships

Why Maynard H. Jackson High School? Why not?

• • 2010 Gates Millennium Scholar

• In 2008, US News and World Report recognized Maynard

Jackson as a 2009 America’s Best High Schools

• In 2008, Dr. Carter was named one of Georgia’s 112 High Performance Principals

Why Maynard H. Jackson High School?

• We are committed to the promotion of international understanding through education, as expressed by the standards and practices of the IBO Program

• We will promote an intercultural understanding and respect, not as an alternative to a sense of cultural and national identity, but as an essential part of life in the 21st century

Faculty/Staff and Stakeholder Support

• Our faculty and staff and stakeholders are excited and very interested in the IB Diploma Programme

• Atlanta Public Schools is in full support of Maynard H. Jackson High School completing the process for authorization as an IB World School

Faculty/Staff and Stakeholder Support

• Our strategic action plan includes continuous IB training for teachers

• The Maynard H. Jackson High School Leadership Team and officials from OHS and APS attended an IB Orientation on March 8, 2011 at The Atlanta International School (IB World School, all Programmes)

Why Maynard H. Jackson High School?

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Consideration Phase(6 months)

• Contact IB Regional Office• Identify Resources for

Implementation• Gain Support from teachers,

Principal, School District and students

• School officials attend an IB Orientation

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Consideration Phase(6 months)

• Inform IB of intention to apply• Prepare and submit interested

school form to IBO.• Order IB Publications• Contact and visit IB World

Schools offering the Diploma Programme

• Designate a coordinator• Develop a strategic plan for

implementation

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Consideration Phase(6 months)

• Identify and begin sending teachers and other staff to category 1 workshops

• Prepare and submit Application for Candidacy

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Candidate Year 1(12 months)

• Work with an IB appointed IB consultant for a two-day on site visit and 20 remote hours

• Continue attendance at category 1 workshops

• Set up teacher accounts on the Online Curriculum Centre (OCC)

• Organize collaborative planning and teaming

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Candidate Year 1(12 months)

• Develop course outlines

• Prepare and submit the Authorization Application

How Maynard H. Jackson High School will be authorized and

reviewed?

Candidate Year 2(12 months)

• Review documentation for the authorization visit

• Train all teachers proposed to teach Diploma Programme at the category 1 workshop by the time implementation as an authorized school

Pre-IB at Maynard H. Jackson High School

• The 2011-2012 Grade 9 students will have an opportunity to apply to be enrolled in the Pre-IB classes

• Students will continue Pre-IB enrollment in Grade 10

• Grade 11 will start the IB Diploma Programme

Pre-IB Sample Schedule

9th Grade Pre-IB 10th Grade Pre-IB

Honors 9th Grade Lit/Comp Honors World Literature

Pre-IB (Honors)Foreign Language

Pre-IB (Honors)Foreign Language

AP Human Geography AP World History

Accelerated Math I or II Accelerated Math II or III

Honors Biology Honors Physics or Chemistry

Health/PE Honors Government/Economics

Elective (SLC Pathway) Elective (SLC Pathway)

IB Diploma Sample Schedule

Grade 11 Grade 12

IB Grade 11 English IB Grade 12 English

IB US History IB History of the Americas

IB Biology or Chemistry IB Economics

IB Math Studies IB Foreign Language

IB Foreign Language Calculus or Statistics

Theory of Knowledge I AP or Regular Science

Elective (SLC Pathway) Elective (SLC Pathway)/Theory of Knowledge II

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