Family Connection

Student & Parent Access to College

Planning Tools

How to Access

Access Family Connection using FCPS 24-7 Learning

Family Connection Home Page

About Me Tab: Student Learning Plan

The Student Learning Plan (SLP) Programs/Tasks have been assigned for students Grades 7-9

About Me Tab: Profile

:: my profile

About Me Tab: Test Scores

Only SAT I and ACT are available

SAT I and ACT scores are loaded automatically from SASI data a few weeks after they are received from the College Board or ACT.

About Me: Personality Type

About Me: Journal Notes

Counselor enters a private comment by adding a journal entry shared only with

the student and parent

Colleges Tab: College Search

Search by Criteria:

Can go directly to a specific search criterion

Colleges Tab: College Search

College Lookup:

Typing “Virginia” will find all colleges with “Virginia”

in the college name

Colleges Tab: College Map

Common Application Schools

Colleges Tab: Scattergram

Compares your GPA and Test Scores to those of previous

students in your school.If no scattergram displays for the institution selected, please

contact your counselor or career center specialist for

more information.

Colleges Tab: College Visits

College Visit Schedule:

Your school’s College & Career Center Specialist

enters college visits for your student’s school.

“Visit Schedule” only appears in sidebar for students in grades 11 and 12. Students can sign up for visits using Family Connection.

information | sign up University of Richmond 10/23/13 9:00 AM Career Center information | sign up Paul Mitchell, The School 10/24/13 9:00 AM Career Center information | sign up Cedar Crest College 10/24/13 1:15 PM Career Center information | sign up Coastal Carolina University 10/25/13 7:30 AM Career Center information | sign up The Catholic University of America 10/28/13 9:00 AM Career Center information | sign up Virginia Commonwealth University 10/29/13 10:00 AM Career Center

Colleges Tab: Scholarship

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program 1/9 10,000

Haz La U, Colgate Palmolive 1/20 2,500-15,000

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards 10/15 3000

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship 10/25 Varies

Jack Kent Cook Foundation College Scholarship Program 11/5 30,000

Junior Achievement Essay Competition 11/6 up to $20,000

Latino/Law Students' Association Scholarship 1/27 Varies

National Co-op Scholarship Program 2/14 6,000

NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award 12/18 1000-10,000

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity International High School Essay Contest

10/25 500-$3000

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity National High School Essay Contest 11/1 100-$500

Careers Tab: Explore Careers

Careers Tab: Road Trip Nation

Road Trip Nation Video Screen

Questions