Getting Ready for High School
Students
Attend school every day, all day.
Keep up with your grades and make sure you are passing your classes.
Take rigorous and challenging courses.
Use the Oklahoma City Public Schools’ High School Academic Planning Guide to learn about high school graduation requirements and develop your four-year academic plan.
Check with your counselor about the classes you will need to fulfill Oklahoma’s Promise commitments and prepare for college.
Join extracurricular activities that are offered at your school.
Begin compiling an activities log and record the clubs, organizations, teams and community groups in which you participate, and what awards you have earned.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
The below checklist will help to ensure your student is on track to be successful in high school.
Make sure your student attends school daily.
Monitor completion of homework assignments daily.
Monitor your student’s grades and attendance throughout the school year by signing up for access to student information system.
Help your student develop organizational and study skills.
Enroll your student in Oklahoma’s Promise for free college tuition (certain restrictions apply).
Use the Oklahoma City Public Schools’ High School Academic Planning Guide to learn about high school graduation requirements.
Help your student develop their four-year academic plan.
Encourage your student to take rigorous and challenging courses.
Stay involved with school activities in which your student participates.