purpose of this meeting o discuss information useful to you as your son/daughter moves into their...
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WELCOME TO THE FR ESHMAN PAR ENT MEETING
February 3, 2014Presenter: Rita Timm, MS. Ed.
PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING
o Discuss information useful to you as your son/daughter moves into their Sophomore year and beyond…
o Role of School Counselor
o Answer questions you may have in regard to your son/daughter’s secondary & post-secondary education…
Grafton High School -School Counseling Department
Three Full-time CounselorsCounselor Assignments Mrs. Timm A-G Mrs. Isbell H-N Mr. Hanley O-ZAdministrative Asst./Registrar Mrs. Kelly Rieck
Counselor/Student Appointments
School Counseling Program
• Counselors will meet with ALL students at least once a year as part of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program.
• FR, SOPH, & JR Career Units.
• Juniors: Opportunity Seminar
• Financial Aid Meeting • Testing Program
GENERAL TESTING PROGRAM (proposed)
10th Grade: W.K.C.E. in fall (Science and Social Studies)
10th Grade: ASPIRE in spring 11th Grade: A.S.V.A.B. & PSAT in fall 11th Grade: A.C.T. in spring
A.C.T./S.A.T. AP Testing in Spring ACT prep class offered at GHS in late
January!
Welcome to Naviance
Naviance is a web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports post high school career and college planning
Family Connection is specific to our school
Family Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a service that is used in School Counseling
How Can I Use It?
Career PlanningLearning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory, Personality Inventory, Resume Building
College PlanningCollege Search, Application Process, College Major Exploration, Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources
Success PlanningPersonalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student Planner
Getting Started
Have your GHS user name and password available
Go to the following website:http://connection.naviance.com/graftonhigh
Click Here to access Cluster Finder
Click Here to link to the Career Cluster
Click on Let’s begin
Student and Parent Educational/Career Planning Conference: Develop Individual Learning Plan
ACADEMICS
PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
CAREER
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Registration forms will be distributed in English Classes this month. The Freshmen will receive their registration materials on 02/04/14, the Sophomores on 02/05/14, and the Juniors on 02/06/14.
The paper registration form will be used by the student to assist with online registration through “Family Access”
We will be taking students at GHS into the computer lab on the above dates to enter course requests. They will then have the following week to modify their requests.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (cont.)
Paper registration forms will be collected by English teachers on Wednesday, February 12th, signed by parents and the appropriate teachers.
After That date, the ability to modify course requests through “Family Access” will no longer be available. All changes at that point will need to be made in the counseling office.
Please be aware that the student login/password must be used in the registration process, not the parent’s.
**Make sure that your son/daughter pursues “the most rigorous curriculum with which they are comfortable, keeping in mind their future post-secondary goals.”
Sophomore Schedules…
Required American Lit & Comp U.S. History/AP Science-Biology Math P.E. 10
Electives World Language Business Computer Science Family Cons Science Art Music Tech & Engineering Science English
G.H.S. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
4 Credits of English 3 Credits of Social Studies 3 Credits of Math 3 Credits of Science .5 Credit of Health 1.5 Credits of P.E.-------------------------------------------------15 Required Credits22 Total credits required for graduation
Repeating a class due to a failing grade…
Required classes such as Lit & Comp 9, Amer Govt, Math, P.E. 9 and Health need to be repeated…
Biology GHS Summer School offers
English, Math(?) & Social Studies
Foreign Languagedecisions, decisions, decisions…
UW-Madison requires minimum 2 years but recommends 4…
UW-Eau Claire requires 2 years but recommends more…
UW-La Crosse average Frshmnhas at least 3 yrs.
UW-Platteville, UW-Parkside & UW-Milw. require either 2 years in H.S. or 1 year in college to receive one of their diplomas…
Marquette recommends 2 or more
What 4 year colleges look for…
CLASS RANK
CORE CREDITS ACT/SAT SCORE
In the UW
System, A “Wholistic” admission process is utilized…
What does this mean for your son/daughter?
Post high school plans as related to class selection… Sophomore year and beyond…
Information re: class selection to again be given during scheduling for Junior and Senior year…
Differences between students who plan on attending technical college vs. students who plan on attending two or four year colleges…
Students going straight into the world of work…
Class selection… what to consider??
Two year/Four year college…
Students are encouraged to select rigorous courses through out high school going beyond the minimal college admission requirements
Technical College…• For the college parallel
program, students should again select as rigorous courses as possible
• For students pursuing technical programs, keep in mind what courses offer the best preparation for that program.
WORK BASED LEARNINGYouth Apprenticeship Program
Manufacturing Industry Finance Automotive Technician Nursing Assistant (1 year) Computer/Information Technology (1 year) Drafting & Design: Principles of Engineering
Academic Support/Resource Options
Administrators
Teachers
School Counselors
Peer tutoring program
Teacher-parent staffings
“Family Access”
Emotional/Behavioral Support at Grafton High School
GHS School Counselors
LEAD and all included activities
Red Ribbon campaign…
Support from Starting Point of
Ozaukee…
SAP groups offered each semester
Student Assistance Program
Teens in the Middle “Girls Group” “Guys Group” Concerned Others Continuing Support Breathe-In/ Breathe-Out Grief Social Skills Anger Management / Conflict Resolution A Real Look Inside
QUIT/ Tobacco Cessation Education/ Discovery Secondary Alcohol/ Drug Intervention
What is coming up for your student…
Scheduling for Sophomore year…
Student/Parent Freshman Conference to develop ILP
Please Remember…
Contact your student’s School Counselor and/or Teacher(s) anytime
Continue to strongly emphasize the importance of learning
Questions…
Please complete the session evaluation form before you
leave!
THANK YOU FOR COMING!!