Presenters:

Ashlee Pope (Counselor E-J)

9th Grade Liaison/ 8th Grade Transition Counselor

Alisa Ellis

(Counselor A-C) 10th Grade Liaison

Rebecca Lyons

(Counselor K-N & D 9th- 11th) 11th Grade Liaison

AHS Principal

Donna Houser

Campus Secretary

Diane Newberry

Alpha Designated Assistant Principal and Counselor

Alpha Assistant Principal Counselor

A-C George Briones Alisa Ellis

E-J Karl Waggoner Ashlee Pope

K-N & D (9th – 11th) Monica Evans Rebecca Lyons

O-R & D (12th) Mary Saul Trisha Uhler

S-Z Dee Biester Geoff Harter

College/Career Advisor- Pam Mason

At-Risk Specialist- Dorothy Salas

• One or two days absent

• Send a note to main office when he/she returns

• Check teacher’s website for work or talk to teacher before or when student returns

• At least 3 days absent

• Contact Cindy Garza, counselor’s administrative assistant, 24 hours in advance about extended absence

• Pick up assignments in counseling office

• Send a note (personal or doctor’s notice) to main office when he/she returns

• Conference with Individual Teacher

• Contact the teacher to set appointment by phone or email

• Conference with Group of Teachers

• Contact your child’s counselor and the counselor will set the group appointment.

• Tutoring

• Students can go to any teacher

• Tutoring schedule for all teachers is available on school website under Student tab

• Lunch time and after School tutoring available

• After School Tutoring in Library

(transportation provided to students attending tutoring the entire time)

• Be there and be involved (not too involved)

• Be a positive role model

• Listen with respect and empathy

• Look for reasons behind behavior

• Ask open ended questions

• Know what is going on at the school

• Sign up for Trojan Times

• Use Gradespeed for attendance and grades

• Stress on the importance of being organized and use a planner

• Promote school involvement

• Encourage your child to advocate for him or her self

• If your child is having a problem with a class or teacher, have your child to talk to the teacher.

• Encourage your child to talk to his or her counselor.

• Communicate with Guidance and College Counselors via email.

• Sign up to attend college presentations at your high school

• GPA, rank, test scores are updated regularly

• Researching post-secondary options from college & career, to work & volunteering

• College Search and College Compare

• Scholarship searches and scholarship application links

• Financial Aid website and help.

• Go to http://andersononline.org

• Login and Password is Student’s ID

• Student can explore:

• Colleges

• Careers

• Graduation Plans

• Freshman met with counselors at the beginning of the year to learn about Naviance and school website

http://Andersononline.org

• 4 English Courses • English 1, English 2, English 3, and English 4

• 4 Math Courses • Alg. 1, Geometry, Alg. 2 & a 4th Math Course

• 4 Science Courses • Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, and a 4th year of

Advanced Science

• 4 Social Studies Courses • W. Geography, W. History, US History, Government,

and Economics

• 2 credits in a language other than English for 4 x 4

• 3 credits in a language other than English for DAP

• 4 Advance Academic Measures for DAP

• The state of Texas recommends the Foundations High School Plan plus Endorsements or HS Plan plus Distinguished Level of Achievement for the 2014-2015 school year

• Effective Date of Plan

• Foundations Plan will be required to incoming freshman in 2014-2015 year

• Current freshman, sophomores, and juniors will follow current graduation plans.

• District requirements for House Bill 5 are still pending

• Health and Speech still required

• Chemistry and Physics still required

• .5 PE credit still required

State Requirements (HB5)

Foundations with Endorsements • English

• English 1, 2, 3

• Advance English

• Social Studies

• W. Hist. and/or W. Geo.

• US History

• Government

• Economics

• Math

• Algebra 1

• Geometry

• Advance Math

• Science

• Biology

• Two Advance Sciences

• PE (1 credit per State/ 1.5 per District)

• Foreign Language (2 credits)

• Fine Arts (1 credit)

• Electives (5 credits)

• Endorsement Plans • 1 Advance Math

• 1 Advance Science

• 2 Electives

• Types of Plans • STEM

• Business & Industry

• Arts & Humanities

• Public Service

• Multi-Disciplinary Studies

State Requirements (HB5) Cont.

Distinguished Achievement Plan

• Foundations with Endorsement Plan

• Algebra 2 one of the Advanced Math courses

• Top 10% students must have DAP and Endorsement requirements to qualify for automatic acceptance

• District details on DAP and Endorsements are pending.

• Rank GPA Calculations

• Based on Core Classes and LOTE (Language Other Than English)

• 4.0 vs. 5.0

• See page 124 in SSIG

• Students cannot repeat classes where credit is received

• Every grade and class matters

• What colleges look for in GPA

• STAAR EOC assessments

• English 1

• Reading and Writing Combined after December administration

• English 2 • Reading and Writing Combined after December administration

• Algebra 1

• Biology

• US History

• Students first enrolled in grade 9 or below in the 2011–2012 school year will be required to take the STAAR EOC assessments for courses in which they are enrolled as part of their graduation requirements and will no longer take TAKS

TEA Student Assessment Website

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar

Graduation Plans

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx

• Pre-AP/ Advance Placement (AP)

• International Baccalaureate (IB)

• Applications due second semester sophomore year

• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

• Early College Start

• Pass/Fail

• Correspondence Courses/ Credit By Exam

• Garza High School Online Courses

• Test Preparation

• 10th Grade

• PSAT Summer Camp

• www.collegeboard.com

• 11th Grade

• SAT Question of the Day

• My College Quickstart at www.CollegeBoard.com

• Study guide given to 10th and 11th graders through Math classes

• Results

• Second Week in January

• Counselor classroom visits to explain results

• National Merit Scholarship

• www.nationalmerit.org

• 847.866.5100

• Differences (see handout)

• Juniors should take either or both the Spring semester Junior year and Fall of Senior year

• Testing Accommodations

• Fee Waivers

• Testing Waivers

• College Application Waiver

• Talk about your post-secondary plans with parents and counselor

• Get connected with NAVIANCE and Gradespeed

• Become involved in extracurricular and community service activities.

• All grades and attendance count

• Attend tutoring even if it’s not needed!

• Build a resume

• Research general information on colleges and universities

• Enrichment Programs

• Scholarships

• IB Program

• Applications available in the Spring

• IB Diploma Candidate

• IB Certificate Candidate

• Pre-AP and Foreign Languages Recommended

• Parent Information Night in Spring

• Contact Michelle Szabo for more information

• Prepare for the PSAT/SAT

• Scholarship Search

• Naviance

• Dual Credit over the Summer

• Discuss how to pay for college

• Visit colleges

• Two Visits per year

• Attend College Fairs

• Athletes should register in the Spring for NCAA

• www.ncaa.org

• SAT/ACT

• Request Transcript

• Naviance Resource

• Scholarships Listed

• College visits posted for the whole year