Georgetown High School Georgetown High School Guidance and CounselingGuidance and Counseling

Pre-Registration Classroom Pre-Registration Classroom PresentationPresentation

Georgetown Guidance Georgetown Guidance Counselors for 2011-2012Counselors for 2011-2012

CounselorCounselor AssignmentAssignment PhonePhone

(512) (512) 943-5100943-5100

E-mailE-mail

Tom PetersTom Peters Lead Lead Counselor Counselor and Testing and Testing CoordinatorCoordinator

ext 7548ext 7548 peterst@georgetownisd.orgpeterst@georgetownisd.org

Steven Steven SchoelmanSchoelman

A-EA-E ext 7198ext 7198 schoelmanst@georgetownisd.orgschoelmanst@georgetownisd.org

Karen FrenchKaren French F-LF-L ext 7111ext 7111 frenchk@georgetownisd.orgfrenchk@georgetownisd.org

Calvin PhillipsCalvin Phillips M-RM-R ext 7198ext 7198 phillipsc@georgetownisd.orgphillipsc@georgetownisd.org

Laura OttunLaura Ottun S-ZS-Z ext 7508ext 7508 ottunl@georgetownisd.orgottunl@georgetownisd.org

Registration MaterialsRegistration Materials

Registration PacketRegistration Packet TranscriptTranscript

Your transcript isthe official record of the course credits

and grades you earned

in high school.

Reading TranscriptReading Transcript

Check accuracy Check accuracy of personal of personal informationinformation

Check accuracy Check accuracy of courses, of courses, grades and grades and credits earnedcredits earned

Something Something wrong? See wrong? See Registrar in Registrar in Guidance OfficeGuidance Office

Boring DefinitionsBoring Definitions

Rank – Class Rank – Class standing based on standing based on core classes core classes (Weighted)(Weighted)

GPA – Grade Point GPA – Grade Point Average on 4.0 or Average on 4.0 or 100 point scale 100 point scale (Not Weighted)(Not Weighted)

Quartile- Quarter of Quartile- Quarter of class you are inclass you are in

So…how are you progressing So…how are you progressing towards graduation?towards graduation? Review your Review your

transcript to be transcript to be sure you have sure you have credit for the credit for the courses you have courses you have taken and passedtaken and passed

List the courses List the courses you need to take you need to take next year on the 4 next year on the 4 Year Planning and Year Planning and Registration formRegistration form

High school is moreHigh school is morethan just meeting thethan just meeting the

requirementsrequirementsfor graduation. It is also for graduation. It is also

about setting yourself up for about setting yourself up for more successful future.more successful future.

Let’s Define Post-Secondary Let’s Define Post-Secondary EducationEducation

Certificate/License Certificate/License programsprograms

Apprenticeship/ Apprenticeship/ OJTOJT

MilitaryMilitary Technical/Trade Technical/Trade

SchoolsSchools 2 year college2 year college 4 year college or 4 year college or

UniversityUniversity

Pair SharePair Share

If college is defined as any post If college is defined as any post secondary educational secondary educational endeavor, are you planning on endeavor, are you planning on attending college?attending college?

Remember: You don’t want to live Remember: You don’t want to live with your parents forever and with your parents forever and they don’t want to feed you they don’t want to feed you forever!forever!

How is a student supposed to know How is a student supposed to know what a college requires to gain what a college requires to gain entrance? Glad you asked!entrance? Glad you asked!

Access schools Access schools profiles in profiles in careercruising.comcareercruising.com

Access the official Access the official website of the school(s) website of the school(s) you are consideringyou are considering

Speak with admissions Speak with admissions representatives at a representatives at a college faircollege fair

You canget a head start on your

post-secondary education by earning

vocational certifications and/or earning

college credit while you are still in high school

Certifications/Licenses GHS Certifications/Licenses GHS offersoffers

CATE ProgramCATE Program Certification/LicenseCertification/License

AutomotiveAutomotive Tire RepairerTire Repairer

AviationAviation FAA Ground School and possibly FAA Ground School and possibly Pilot’s LicensePilot’s License

BusinessBusiness Adobe Certified ExpertAdobe Certified Expert

BusinessBusiness MOS Word, Excel, Power Point, MOS Word, Excel, Power Point, AccessAccess

ConstructionConstruction NCCERNCCER

Culinary ArtsCulinary Arts ServSafeServSafe

Health ScienceHealth Science Certified Nursing AssistantCertified Nursing Assistant

Health Science Health Science Certified Pharmacy TechnicianCertified Pharmacy Technician

Health ScienceHealth Science Emergency Medical TechnicianEmergency Medical Technician

Avenues for earning College Avenues for earning College Credit while in High SchoolCredit while in High School ACC Early ACC Early

College StartCollege Start Advanced Advanced

PlacementPlacement Articulated/Tech Articulated/Tech

Prep Courses Prep Courses See course See course catalogcatalog

Proving you are college ready!Proving you are college ready!

Meet exemption Meet exemption requirements requirements through, PSAT, through, PSAT, ACT, SAT or ACT, SAT or TAKSTAKS

THEATHEA ASSETASSET COMPASSCOMPASS

Why choose Rigor?Why choose Rigor?

The academic intensity of a student’s high The academic intensity of a student’s high school curriculum still counts more than school curriculum still counts more than anything else in pre-collegiate history in anything else in pre-collegiate history in providing momentum toward completing a providing momentum toward completing a bachelor’s degree.bachelor’s degree.

95% of HS Graduates with the following 95% of HS Graduates with the following courses earned bachelor’s degreescourses earned bachelor’s degrees

Math beyond Algebra IIMath beyond Algebra II More than 2.0 credits of Foreign More than 2.0 credits of Foreign

LanguageLanguage 1.0 or more credits of Computer Science1.0 or more credits of Computer Science More than one Advanced Placement More than one Advanced Placement

coursecourse No remedial English or MathNo remedial English or Math

Source: Source: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/toolboxrevisittoolboxrevisit//toolbtoolboxox.pdf.pdf

HS Graduation RequirementsHS Graduation Requirements(Recommended Plan)(Recommended Plan)

Each box – 1 credit

9th 10th 11th 12th

1. English I English II English III English IV

2. Alg. Or Geom Math Math Math

3. Biology Chemistry Physics Science

4. W. Geography W. History US History Govt/Econ

5. Language I Language II

6. Band I Health/Speech

7. PE

8.

You will be selecting You will be selecting your high school your high school

courses using Course courses using Course Planner inPlanner in

CareerCruising.comCareerCruising.com

Wrapping it up!Wrapping it up!

Course choices need Course choices need to be ready by:to be ready by:

1111thth by February 4 by February 4thth

1010thth by February 13 by February 13thth 99thth by March 21 by March 21stst

Your counselor will Your counselor will meet with you meet with you individuallyindividually