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ICAP Pre-Assessment
Go to NHS Website: http://nhs.svvsd.org Counseling Tab
College and Career Resources Scroll to ICAP
“Click here to learn more about…” Scroll to 10th grade ICAP Pre-Assessment
Use SVVSD log-in to take survey
Who is involved?
What is it?
Why is it important?
How is it recorded?
Individual Career and Academic Plan
Post-Secondary Workforce Readiness
Who am I now? Example: 10th grade
student at NHS Where am I now?
Niwot, CO What do I have to do
now? Get A’s and B’s Get a HS diploma
Who do I want to be? Example: Programmer
for Amazon Where do I want to be?
Seattle, Washington What do I have to do
after high school? Go to a 4-year college Get a BS in Computer
Science
NHS Graduation RequirementsSubject Credits
English 4.0
Math 3.0
Science 3.0
World History/Geography 1.0
US History 1.0
US/CO Government 1.0
Physical Education 2.0
Health 0.5
Practical Arts 0.5
Fine Arts 0.5
Electives 8.0
TOTAL CREDITS 24.5
Update Post-secondary Workforce Readiness Goal
I want to graduate from high school with good grades and then go to college to get my bachelors degree in computer science, so I can hopefully move to Seattle, Washington, and work for Amazon as a Computer Programmer.
$ Money $
Texas Reality Checkhttp://www.texasrealitycheck.com/
How do you get it?
Where does it go?
How do you save it?
PSAT/NMSQT ACT SAT
When: Sophomore or Junior Year
Scholarship OpportunitiesStudents in 11th grade may be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship program and other programs that use PSAT/NMSQT scores.
SAT AdvantageThe PSAT/NMSQT and the SAT have the same format and evaluate the same skills. PSAT/NMSQT students also get a custom SAT study plan based on their results.
Feedback on Strengths and WeaknessesAfter the test, students receive feedback on how ready they are for college and access to tools that help them improve.
When: Spring Junior Year at Niwot HS, Senior Year on your own
Math: Up to Trigonometry
Science: Charts and experiments
Reading: 4 passages, one each of prose fiction, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences
Writing:One optional essay, points awarded when certain criteria are met (not offered through Niwot).
Is there a penalty for wrong answers?No
When: Spring Junior Year, Senior Year on your own
Math: Up to basic geometry and algebra
Science: None
Reading: Sentence completion, short and long critical reading passages. Reading comprehension
Writing:One essay, graded as a whole instead of a collection of criteria
Is there a penalty for wrong answers?Yes
http://www.collegeincolorado.org
Username:
sv + first six letters of last name + first six letters of your first name + day of birth
Example: svFoote_Amy18
Password:
sv + 6-digit student number
Example: sv123456
College in Colorado
Career Planning Update Career Cluster
Survey
Learn about Yourself Update Interest Profiler
Revise your Plan of Study Add courses for this year
http://connection.naviance.com/niwot
User name:
Your first initial + Last name + last two digits of your graduation year
Example: AFoote18
Password:
Your student six digit number
Example: 123456
Naviance
About Me Update Resume
Careers Update Personality
Type
Colleges Scholarships
https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CoverLetters.html
Open Naviance and draft a cover letter using this website as a guide for potential employers and/or communication with college admission reps
How to Write a Cover Letter
Text @Niwot2017 to 23559
You will receive a message, “To join Class of 2017 create your Celly username.”
Reply with your username, which will be your last name followed by your full first name. Example: FooteAmy
Hit send
Niwot 2017 text group
ICAP Post-Assessment
Go to NHS Website: http://nhs.svvsd.org Counseling Tab
College and Career Resources Scroll to ICAP
“Click here to learn more about…” Scroll to 10th grade ICAP Post-Assessment
Use SVVSD log-in to take survey