Mission Possible:Graduation and Beyond

Class of 2014 Advisement

This advisement program supports the state of Georgia BRIDGE Law

Advisement and Graduation Plan

Focus of 10th Grade Advisement

Advisement and Impact of BRIDGE Law

GACollege411 including My411 Student Portfolio Information

PSAT Results for Students Who Took Test

Advisement and BRIDGE Law Information

BRIDGE Law Mandated Advisement Legislation

Law regarding advisement that began during the 10-11 school year.

This law mandates that certain tasks be completed on GACollege411 to support all students career planning and decision making.

Students must have a GACollege411 account (My411), complete career interest inventories, complete their graduation plan, explore 3 careers, and be provided with information about College Credit Now/Dual Enrollment.

Promotion to Grade 11

In order to be promoted to the 11th grade, your student must have earned 11 credits.

HOPE GPA Please remember that a HOPE gpa is

calculated on a 4.0 scale, and the focus is on academic courses completed.

Non-academic elective courses do not count.

Thus, a numeric GPA of 83.4%, does not necessarily mean that the HOPE gpa will be 3.0 or higher.

Currently, your student can monitor his/her HOPE gpa via your GACollege411 account.

Summary of HOPE Changes Document

What will happen for your student in Infinite Campus (our student information system) regarding their advisement and course

requests plan????

Teachers will request courses for English, Math, Science, Social Studies, & 2nd or 3rd year pathway courses

Students will complete the Advisement/Registration plan listing their elective choices.

Students have already requested electives during Classroom Guidance this month.

The IC Course Request List will be available for review before the end of this school year.

Advisement Planning With your student during classroom

guidance, we reviewed: 11th Grade Requirements Electives Career Cluster and Pathway Information Georgia High School Testing

Requirements Georgia High School Writing Test EOCTs or GHSGT in English, Math, Science

and Social Studies Important career planning websites:

www.GACollege411.org

AP and Honors Information

Applications will be available February 27.

You can find the link to AP and Honors information on the Hiram High School website.

Career Clusters and Pathways

Counselors spend time with students completing career interest inventories and linking those results to one of the 11 Career Cluster areas.

Work-Based Learning (WBL)

How can I benefit from WBL?

Put your book knowledge to use and gain hands on experience in your career.

Earn school credit in your career area during your Junior and Senior year.

Earn money while learning (excluding some internships).

Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Opportunities Include:

Youth Apprenticeship Cooperative Education Internship Employability Skills Development

Ask your WBL Coordinator, Mrs. Debbie Routt, or Counselor for an application.

Credit Recovery Courses If your student is needing to take a

credit recovery course due to failing a course, the counselor can help him/her determine if this option is a good choice.

Credit recovery courses are taken via E2020 and PLATO. There is an approval process for taking these courses.

Additional Options Presented to Students

During Classroom Guidance to Consider as a

Junior or Senior

College Credit Now

Accel

Gateway to

College

ArticulatedCredit

ResidentialPrograms

Move On When Ready

Early College

Hope Grant

A process by which high school students take courses from a state public or private postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and receive credit both at the high school and at the postsecondary institution.

A process by which high school students take courses from a state public or private postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and receive credit both at the high school and at the postsecondary institution.

College Credit Now/Dual Enrollment Defined

Dual Enrollment Quick Reference Guide

Explains the following for all programs on previous slide:

Who is eligibleCollege admission requirements

Full-time or part-time status Available courses Campus attendance Earned credits Who pays

Strategic Goals For the GaDOE and the State Board of Education

AccelDistrict-wide a few high school

students participate in this program. It is for students that wish to take college level coursework for credit towards both high school and college graduation requirements. It is available to 3rd and 4th year high school students.

Accel Continued Accel courses may be taken, if

offered, on the high school campus or on the college campus. Students may be a part time or full time student on the college, university or technical college campus.

Eligible students must meet certain criteria and participate in an advisement conference with a counselor.

Accel Link on GAcollege411

http://www.gacollege411.org/Financial_Aid_Planning/Scholarships/Grants_and_Scholarships/Accel_Program.aspx

Move On When Ready Move on When Ready is Another College Credit Now/Dual Enrollment Option for Students Junior Year (3rd Year) Senior Year (4th Year)

MOWR and Testing Requirements

Students must meet all state assessment requirements

End of Course tests or Georgia High School Graduation Tests

Postsecondary admissions testing requirements

MOWR-Who Pays for…? Tuition, Fees, materials

Books

Food/Lodging/ Transportation

Provided through FTE, as arranged by the GADOE

Students and Parents/guardians

Students and Parents/guardians

Additional MOWR (Move on When Ready)Information

A. Georgia’s eligible college institutions are participating.

B. Students can participate in secondary extracurricular activities and competitions.

C. EOCT and GHSGT testing is still required. D. Course information regarding this

program must be communicated to all students and parents by April 1.

Full-Time Status

1) There is a MOWR requirement of being a full-time student at the college, university, or technical college.

2) Full time status must be maintained at the post secondary level all semester.

3) Student returns to high school full time if they drop below full-time status at college.

College Credit Now/Enrollment Credit

Secondary credit for pre-approved postsecondary courses will be awarded according to the following conversion:

• One to two semester hour credits = .5 high school unit credit• Three to five semester hour credit = 1 high school unit credit

Dual Enrollment opportunities require..

Advisement conference with the counselor prior to each semester of 3rd and/or 4th years.

Approval of parent/guardian Admissions requirements met at an

eligible post-secondary institution Documentation completed for final

approval

Testing Georgia High School Graduation Tests or End of course tests

SAT and/or ACT

SAT Test Information

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html

ACT Test

http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

ACT Testing 2011-12

Junior and Senior YearYour student should: Focus on academics Take rigorous/relevant courses which include

Advanced Placement and honors courses Keep organized Research options

Use GAcollege411.org Career exploration

Post-secondary schools exploration Scholarship information Planning and application information

Keep HOPE Alive!!!!!

Post-secondary Plans GAcollege411.org

Important website with career interest inventory information

College, university, and technical college information

This Important Website GACollege411(My411 Account is set up.)

Student’s individual profile Student’s HOPE gpa information Student’s career interest inventory

information Student’s high school graduation

planning process…BRIDGE Graduation Plan

Student’s career planning and decision making

Student’s post secondary/college planning process

PSAT Test ResultsSource: The College Board

PSAT Test The Preliminary Scholastic

Aptitude test provides a standardized view of a student’s scholastic skills, regardless of the school attended, and helps students compare themselves with other college-bound students nationwide.

4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results

4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results

Your Scores

Your Skills

Your Answers

Critical Reading

Mathematics

Writing Skills

Understanding Your

PSAT/NMSQT Results

Understanding Your

PSAT/NMSQT Results

Next Steps

3 Test Sections3 Test Sections

Your Scores

Percentile

If you are a junior, your scores are compared to those of other juniors.

If you are a sophomore or younger student, your scores are compared to those of sophomores.

Score

You can see your projected SAT score online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).

Score Range

National Merit Scholarship Corporation Information

The Entry Requirements section displays information you provided on your answer sheet.

The Percentile compares your performance to that of other college-bound juniors.

The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading, mathematics and writing skills scores.

If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility requirements for the competition.

See how you did on each skill. The same skills are tested on the SAT.

Your SkillsYour Skills

You can try hundreds of practice questions, organized by skill, online in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).

Your AnswersYour Answers

You will get your test book back with your PSAT/NMSQT results, so that you can review the questions.

You can also review each test question in My College QuickStart.

Your Answers: Student-Produced

Responses

Your Answers: Student-Produced

Responses

Some of the math problems required you to grid in answers instead of selecting an option. For these questions, you will see the correct answer(s) written out.

What’s next?

Use the access code on your report to log in to My College QuickStart, a personalized college and career planning kit. There you can:

•Search for colleges•Get a personalized SAT study plan•Take a personality test to find majors and careers that fit you

www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

Next StepsNext Steps

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStart

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStartMy Online Score

Report• Projected SAT®

score ranges• State percentiles• You can filter

questions• Questions and

answer explanations

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStart

My SAT Study Plan™

• Personalized skills to improve

• SAT practice questions

• An official SAT practice test

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStartMy Personality• Personality test• Description of your

type• Tips for success• Majors and careers

that might be a good fit for you

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStart

My College Matches

• Starter list of colleges

• Criteria to customize search

• Ability to save searches

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStart

My Majors & Career Matches

• Major you chose

• Related majors

• Related careers

My College QuickStartMy College QuickStart

Log in to your personalized account at

www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

Professional School Counselors support all students!

Thank you for attending the Class of 2014

10th Grade Advisement Opportunity!