Guidance Scheduling Pres 15-16 All Grade Levels

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Student scheduling procedure, timeline andconferences Counselors meet one on one with each student

Based on teacher recommendations Credit check

Student shares copy with parent

Online classes Need to take one online class to graduate

May take drivers ed anytime

Must complete on line request form for summer/fall

courses


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24 credits

4-English

4-Math Alg I, Geo, + 2 math

3-ScienceBio, + 2 sci

3-Social Studies

World Hist, US Hist, Eco/Gov

2-Foreign Language

must be in same world language1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*

1- HOPE

6-Electives*

*includes the 12 specific arts courses for DA arts seal

2.0 unweighted gpa

Pass ELA FSA Grade 10

Pass the Algebra 1 EOC

Complete one onlinehigh school course


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Study – Every year counts and builds GPA

Attend Parent/Student Night

Extracurricular Activities /Community Service

Increase involvement and document (summer before 9th counts)

Career Development, College Exploration

View your Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility at www.flvc.org

Sophomore conference - Parent, Student, Counselor Conference!

College Ready!!

PSAT score report

High School credit checks

ELA FSA, EOC and AP exams

NAVIANCE


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1 English IIEnglish II Honors

2

Geometry

Algebra II Honors

Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus

3Biology I or Biology Honors

Chemistry Honors

4

Spanish II, French II

Italian II, Latin II

German II

5 World History standard or Honors

AP World History

6 Arts Area

7 Arts Area

8 Arts Area


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Register to take the PSAT in October - National Merit Scholarship

Study – Junior year is most important

College Fair in October @ Prime Osborne Center

Attend fall Parent/Student Night and spring Junior College night (March 14)

Continue activities /community service and document

Continue Career Development/College Exploration

Naviance Account

Meet with Counselor

View your Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility at www.flvc.org Know the steps for applying to college

EOC and AP exams

SAT/ACT in Spring (register for March/April tests)

College ready! Know the post secondary readiness scores!- Dual Enrollment

http://www.flvc.org/http://www.flvc.org/


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2015-16 Remaining Test Dates*waivers available to qualifying students

SAT TEST DATES WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG*COST $43.00 (NEW Redesigned SAT)- March 2016 and thereafter

Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)

March 5, 2016 Feb 5, 2016 Feb 23, 2016May 7, 2016 April 8, 2016 April 26, 2016June 4, 2016 May 5, 2016 May 25, 2016

ACT TEST DATES WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG*COST: $39.50 (Reading & Math)/$56.50 with Writing Option

Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)Feb 6, 2016 Jan 8, 2016 Jan 9–15, 2016April 9, 2016 March 4, 2016 March 5–18, 2016

June 11, 2016 May 6, 2016 May 7–20, 2016

College Ready Scores (PSR)

http://www.collegeboard.org/http://www.actstudent.org/http://www.actstudent.org/http://www.collegeboard.org/


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1English III standard or honors

AP Language Arts

2

Algebra II or Algebra II honors

Probability and statistics honors

Analysis and Function/ Math Analysis

Pre-Claculus

AP Statistics or AP Calculus AB/BC

3Chemistry or Chemistry Honors

Physics I Standard or Physics 1 Honors

4American History standard or honors

AP American History

5 Arts Area

6 Arts Area

7 Arts Area8 Arts Area


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Summer Beginning of Senior Year

Write EssaysDecide on Letters of

Recommendation

Create a Resume

Submit AdmissionsApplications

Request Transcriptsfrom Guidance

Request SAT/ACT

scores from

Collegeboard or ACT Request Letters of Rec

Submit Remaining

Applications


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Meet with your counselor! Study – senior year grades are important

College Ready! Post Secondary Readiness

Take SAT and ACT www.collegeboard.com www.actstudent.org

NAVIANCE Continue activities /community service and document Prepare college applications - use www.flvc.org, the common

application, or school-specific websites

Letters of Recommendation

Write Essays Prepare Resume

Request transcripts from guidance office

View your Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility at www.flvc.org Research and apply for scholarships Apply for Bright Futures and FAFSA when applications open


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1English IV Standard, Honors or College Ready

Dual Enrollment English

AP Literature

2

Probability and Statistics Honors

Analysis and Functions/ Math Analysis

Dual Enrollment College Algebra/ Elementary Statistics

AP Statistics and AP Calculus AB/BC

3

Physics or Physics Honors

Anatomy and Physiology Honors

AP Biology or AP Chemistry or

AP Physics or AP Environmental Science

Dual Enrollment Environmental Science

4American Government/Economics Honors

AP American Government/Economics

5 Arts Area

6 Arts Area

7 Arts Area

8 Arts Area


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Naviance Program www.naviance.com

Click on Naviance heading on Counselor Corner Blog to access sign in information.

9th grade will receive account codes and complete an activity during scheduling

meetings

10th and 11th activated accounts previous years and will complete an activity during

scheduling meetings

View your high school transcripts

Track college planning

Discover scholarships

Set goals

Explore careers

Create a resume

Utilize tools for time management, study skills, decision making and more…

http://www.naviance.com/http://www.naviance.com/


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Extracurricular activities and community service are “hot” items!

Participation throughout grades 9-12 is most important (includes

summer before ninth grade)

submit all documentation to the appropriate office (make

copies to keep for your records) turn in each verification form for all service completed to date

by end of the first 9 weeks

obtain pre-approval for current year/upcoming community

service from guidance (counselor corner lunch table) What kind of activities are important?

Quality participation in one or few activities

Service to the community –volunteering

Service and involvement in the school

Leadership and/or significant contributions

Community Service &Extracurricular Activities


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State, Unweighted, Graduation GPA, 4.0 scale

District, Weighted, Ranking GPA, 5.0 scale (extra

quality point for each honors, AP, DE course) Re-calculated, Academic GPA (half of an extra quality

point for each honors course, whole extra point forAP, DE) i.e. State University Schools in Florida

Florida Bright Futures GPA (16 core academic creditsand up to 2 eligible additional academic creditsand/or AP fine arts courses -half an extra quality pointfor each honors and AP course) Go to www.flvc.org


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Students must apply for Bright Futures and otherstate scholarships atwww.floridastudentfinancialaid.org during springof senior year

16 college-preparatory credits and up to 2additional credits from courses in these academicareas and/or AP fine arts courses

SAT/ACT test scores, and community service

Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) - 3.5 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1290 SAT/29ACT, 100 hours community service

Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) - 3.0 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1170 SAT/26ACT, 75 hours community service

Must maintain GPA in college


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www.duvalschools.org www.da-arts.org www.douglasandersonguidance.blogspot.com www.cyberguidance.net www.finaid.org www.scholaraid.com www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov

www.flvc.org www.fastweb.com www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org• www.floridashines.or


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Using Your PSAT/NMSQT® Scores

to Increase College Readiness


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How Do I Access My PSAT/NMSQT ®

Scores and Reports?

1. Review your Online reports

2. Review Your Paper Score Report

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My PSAT/NMSQT ®

Scores and Reports

+ Access your SAT Suite of Assessment scores with

personalized feedback, practice, college planning and career

exploration resources.

+ See all your scores and if you are on track for college readiness

+ View detailed explanations of skills required to be college ready

+ Send your scores to Khan Academy® for personalized practice

recommendations

+ Search for colleges that fit your needs

+ Access your PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index score used for

participation in programs conducted by National Merit Scholarship

Corporation

+ Start on your scholarship and college financial aid plan

+ Take a personality test to find majors and careers fit for you

+ Get feedback on your readiness for AP courses

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How Do I Access My Online PSAT/NMSQT ®

Scores and

Reports?

1. Log in to an existing College Board account or create a new one at

studentscores.collegeboard.org


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How Will I Do on the SAT ® ?

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How Did My Score Measure Against College Readiness

Benchmarks?

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+ Section, test, and subscores all report

scores in performance zones which indicate

whether you are on track for success in the

first year of college.

+ For section scores

- Need to Strengthen Skills = below grade-

level benchmark by more than one year

- Approaching Benchmark = below grade-

level benchmark by one year or less

- Meets or exceeds Benchmark = at or

above grade-level benchmark

+ For test scores and subscores,

- Red, yellow, and green ranges reflect areas

of strengths and weaknesses compared to

the typical performance of students


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How Can I Improve My Academic Skills?


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+ Look at my online

score report

- Identify the questions

I answered incorrectly

- Find the correct

answer and read the

answer explanation- Explain why the error

was made

- Ask questions about

answer explanations

that are not clear

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What Can I Learn From My Answers?


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+ Look at the types of

questions I answered

incorrectly and skipped:

- Identify the level of

difficulty. How many

questions did I miss at

each level?

- Was I more likely to skip

questions associated with

any subscore or cross-test

score?

- What inferences can I

make about areas forimprovement based on the

types of questions I

missed and skipped?

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What Can I Learn From My Answers? (cont.)


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What Are My Scores?


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What is the National Merit ® Scholarship Program?

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What Are My Areas of Strength?

What Skills Do I Need to Build?

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What Are My Next Steps?

+ Continue to take challenging courses in high school

+ Link scores with Khan Academy

+ Set up a practice plan and stick to it

+ Register for the SAT

+ Utilize other resources to research and prepare for college

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Official SAT Practice with Khan Academy ® – It’s FREE!

+ Sign up for Official SAT

Practice for free

- satpractice.org

+ Complete practice problems

and diagnostic quizzes

+ Link your College Board and

Khan Academy accounts.

- All SAT Suite results will

be sent to further

customize practice on

Khan Academy using

actual results.

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What steps will I follow to link my College Board account to

Khan Academy ® ?

+ Step 1: Log in or create a Khan Academy Account

+ Step 2: When prompted; agree to link

your Khan Academy and College Board

account. You will then be directed to

collegeboard.org.

+ Step 3: Sign in or create a

College Board Account

+ Step 4: When prompted; hit “Send” to

authorize the account linking

+ Step 5: Start practicing on Official SAT

practice on Khan Academy!

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How can I Link my College Board and

Khan Academy ®

Accounts?

+ After successfully logging in to your

College Board account, you will beasked to authorize the account linking.

+ After clicking “Send,” you will be

redirected to SAT practice on the Khan

Academy site.

+ You can remove the link at any time, byclicking on “Revoke” which is found in

College Board account settings.

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What Additional Resources Will Help Me Prepare

for My Future?

+ BigFuture™- College Action

Plan

- College Search

- Scholarships

- Financial Aid

+ MyRoad™

Personality

explorer

+ Student SearchService®

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BigFuture™ – Search Colleges, Scholarships, and Careers

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MyRoad™ Personality Explorer

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My College QuickStart

My AP Potential

• List of AP courses

• Which ones areoffered at yourschool


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Student Search Service ®

+ Participate voluntarily

+ Connect with more than 1,200 colleges, universities, scholarshipprograms, and educational organizations

+ Sign up when you take the test:

1. Choose to participate in Student Search Service when registering

for a College Board test (fill in the circle on the answer sheet).2. Provide information about yourself on your answer sheet.

3. Participating organizations can then search for groups of students

who may be a good fit.

4. FYI: The College Board never shares information on disabilities,

parental education, self-reported parental income, Social Securitynumbers, phone numbers, or actual test scores through Student

Search Service.

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THANK YOU!

Questions?

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Guidance Scheduling Pres 15-16 All Grade Levels