Potential Graduates

February 2021

Agenda1) Plans for Next Year

2) Graduation & Possible Issues

3) myBlueprint & Communicating

Your Plan

4) End of Year Dates and Events

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1.Plans for Next Year

Post Secondary, Workplace, Gap Year or Skilled Trades?

Make an appointment with your Guidance Counsellor if you require further information or if you have questions about ANY post-secondary pathway

❏ Individualized support available!

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Post Secondary Applications

OUAC--deadline has passed; will be a second round of applications in June

OCAS--ongoing application cycle after Feb 1 equal consideration (check to see if program OPEN)

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Application follow-up• Read all correspondence sent/check email

messages/log in to specific portals

• Be aware of additional requirements and due dates for supplementary applications and/or interviews and portfolio reviews

• Pay special attention to deadlines

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OSAP links to OCAS/OUAC▪ Have you done this yet?

▪ You can link your OUAC and OSAP

accounts now

▪ Go to OSAP or OUAC websites and click

on “OSAP Link Status” to register

▪ Process completed after you have

accepted offer

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Dates to Understand

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Sem One Mark Upload and Deadline

Early February

Sem Two Mid-Sem Marks Tentatively week of April 19

Sem Two Final Mark Upload July

College Conditional Offers As early as February 1st until program is full or waitlisted

Due Date: Acceptance of College

May 1st

(deposit by mid June)

University Conditional Offers Offers ongoing until May 27th

Due Date:Acceptance of University

June 1st

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Mid term Marks (Semester 2)BOSS is unable to “upload” mid-term marks that do not belong to York Region (unless another board)

❖ Private schools must deal with their own mid term marks

❖ They inform OUAC/OCAS of your enrolment and mark❖ Final marks can be entered by BOSS (due date)

E-learning, day school and night school automatically upload from York Region

Offers are Conditional

▪ Need to keep the “agreement” for conditions

stated in your offer (usually end of June)

▪ Reference number or school number required in all

correspondence

▪ Don’t lose your password to OCAS/OUAC (you

need this to accept your offer)

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“What happens if I need to

come back next year?

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Thinking about returning to BOSS?

▪ 30 credits to graduate (as many credits as possible in 4 years)

▪ 34 credits** (up to 1 additional semester)

Additional credits possible in York Region

with:

– E-learning, Night School, Summer

School

– Independent Learning Centres, Adult

Day School.

**this includes credits from all sources13

Important to understand

Exceptions:

• If you have an Individual Education

Plan (IEP)

• If you are not enrolled in secondary

school

• English as a Second Language (ESL)

core language courses

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Important to understand

2. Graduation and Possible Issues

Part-Time Status□ Are you thinking of dropping a course and

going from three courses to two?

▫ This is called requesting “part time

status”

▫ Talk to your counsellor as we approach

mid-term

▫ A Vice-Principal will review your request

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Still Need Another Course?• Registration for Night School and Night School e-

Learning (courses start Feb 18)○ Night school e-learning—registration closed on Feb 10th

○ Night school - registration closed Feb 11th

○ MUST talk to guidance counsellor before registering

• Eligible if course is NOT available or full at BOSS

• Must remain full time

• Day school e-learning—Talk to Mr. Vittore about day

school e-learning

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Private School▪ Will not drop a course due to PS enrollment

(especially if makes you part time)▪ Do not pay for a course until you have

spoken with us▪ Reminder: we can only add final marks to

OUAC/OCAS▪ Need final marks BEFORE before we send

marks for uploading

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External Credit Due Dates

▪ Private Schools must provide final marks Friday June 18th (this is for adding to transcript)

▪ Directly from institution▪ Will only be added if the report card does

not contain errors

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Community hoursCovid-19 changes:

▪ Twenty hours to graduate this year

▪ See Google Classroom for NEW procedures

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3.My Blueprint:Communicating the Plan

My Pathway (go to yrdsb.ca first)

-sign in and you will be redirected to My Blueprint

Place your screenshot here

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Online Intentions

How it worksNo matter what - returning or not returning - you MUST communicate your intentions in myBlueprint

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Returning to BOSS (Grade 12 +)- will not graduate (do not have enough

credits by end of June)

OR

- plan to return to upgrade?

- Remember the 34 credit threshold!

MUST pick courses for fall 2021

-1 or 2 semesters? Check with counsellor 24

Not Returning?

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Submit! (no print off sheet required this year)

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Communication DeadlinesSubmit by: Wednesday Feb. 24th

▪ Not returning? Submit by Feb. 24

▪ Returning (not graduating?) Submit course selection by Feb. 24

▪ Graduating and returning? Talk to counsellor and submit courses by Feb 24

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June 2021- Events such as

graduation, prom, grad

tea etc.. are still being

worked out.

- No information is

available at this time

- Please stay informed

via the Google

Classroom

Managing YourAnxiety and Stress

▪ Recognize that this is a transitional time▪ Accept that some things are out of your hands ▪ Be accountable for things you can influence▪ Practice steps to well-being and balance▪ It’s just a bad day, not a bad life!

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Make an appointment to speak to your counsellor

if you need support

How to book an appointment during Covid-19

● Visit Guidance webpage to find your counsellor’s appointment calendar (http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/buroak.ss/guidance/Pages/default.aspx)

● Remember not to book during your face-to-face period

● Include a phone number where you can be reached in the “location” box

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Google Classroom

Stay informed! Join the Bur Oak Graduation

Information Classroom

Class Code:

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Thanks!Questions?

- Q & A session with a guidance counsellor on February 11 @ lunch

- Google Meets will be shared with you via Google Classroom