Presented by: Westfield HS School Counseling Center Westfield College Readiness

Grade 9 College Night Agenda

College & Career Readiness - action items for students and families

Support and advice through the Counseling Center

PSAT

Academic Planning Work Group Sessions - move to classrooms

Economic quality of life relationship to completing post-secondary education

Nearly 70% of all new jobs require education beyond high school

College graduates earn about $1 million more over the course of their lifetime than do high school graduates

Currently 33% of working adults in Indiana have a college degree today.

By 2025, at least 60% will need a college degree or credential to be employed

College graduates make 80 percent more than people who have only a high-school diploma.

Source: Indiana Department of Work Force Development

Employability and Earnings

What is College and Career Readiness?

Students are defined as college and career ready when they have the , , and

to succeed and persist without remediation in credit-bearing general education courses or high-quality two-year certificate program.

Source: Educational Policy Improvement Center, Conley (EPIC)

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The Complexity of College and Career Readiness, David Conley

Naviance Family Connection

constant core support

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Grade 9 “CCR” action list:

Academic Planning Meetings with Counselor – targets!

Review the distributed Grade 9 College Checklist

Achieve in your rigor - dig in

Admission page of college you’ll pursue

Take the PSAT and Attend the PSAT WebEx in February 2014

Purchase one comprehensive college guide book

Summer immersion programs: Science, Journalism, Law, Medicine, Business, etc.

Build reading and vocabulary skills

Leadership and mastery of skill

Demonstrated service illustrates maturity, responsibility, concern for others

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The Role of School Counselors

Partner with student and parent

Assist with academic planning

Guide students through the college planning and application process

Provide college and career programs to students and parents

Advise on college choices

Popular In-state, public colleges: WHS Class of 2012

College Apps/Admits % admitted

WHS GPA (average)

SAT (CR +M) (average)

Ball State 93/82 88% 3.33 1055

Indiana State 38/33 87% 3.15 1017

Indiana Univ. 141/113 80% 3.83 1178

IUPUI 91/71 78% 3.37 1050

Ivy Tech 65/65 100% 2.39 optional

Purdue 98/82 84% 3.84 1173

Univ. of Southern Indiana

19/18 95% 2.98 986

Vincennes 9/9 100% 2.05 optional

10 Note – GPA and test scores reflect averages, not minimum cut-offs

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A Step to the Future

Measures academic skills you’ll need for college Co-sponsored by the College Board and National

Merit Scholarship Corporation Serves as an entry point to National Merit Scholarship

Corporation competitions and practice for the SAT Approximately 3.5 million students participate each

year (44% eleventh-graders and 56% tenth-graders or younger)

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•Make sure you bring 2 sharpened #2 pencils

Students will arrive at their

PSAT test site at 7:33. Testing will

take place during periods 1-3.

Students will seek out room assignment on

posters along hallway walls-these will be

posted a couple days prior to PSAT test day

Students will be released from

testing site at end of Period 3.

Students will attend periods 4 and 5.

Lunch will be regular time

•Make sure you bring a calculator-check to make

sure it works

NO MECHANICAL

PENCILS

A scientific or graphing calculator is recommended. Bring a familiar calculator. Test day is not the time

to figure out how to use a new calculator.

Multiple-choice questions: 1 point for each correct ¼ point deducted for each incorrect

Math grid-ins: 1 point for each correct 0 points for each incorrect

0 points for omitted questions Scale: 20-80 for each test section

Take the practice test in the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT.

Understand scoring and “educated guessing.”

Familiarize yourself with the test’s format, questions types, and directions.

When you sit down to take the test: Read all of the directions. Read all of each question’s answer choices. Do scratch work in the test book. Work at a steady pace.

If you skip a question: Note it in the test book. Leave it blank on the answer sheet. Return to it if there is time. Remember: you don’t have to answer every question to score well.

Why does the PSAT matter?

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PSAT/NMSQT Indicators of College Readiness, Proctor; Wyatt; Wiley, The College Board, (2010)

1. Colleges more reliant on test scores for both admission and scholarship

decisions

2. Typical score improvement – 130 points better on SAT compared to those who don’t take PSAT (both years) prior to SAT in spring of junior year

3. National Merit Program and other prestigious scholarships

4. Establishes a connection for parents and students

Suggestions for improving academic skills relevant to college success

Maximize instructional opportunities in classroom

Next steps – My College QuickStart

Critical Reading

Mathematics Writing Composite

Grade 11 45 47 45 142

Grade 10 42 44 42 133

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Timeline for PSAT Materials and Score Reports

January Student test

booklets will be distributed to

students

January PSAT Score

Report will be mailed home

October 16 PSAT test date

for Students Grades 9-11

Late December-Early January AP Potential report will be mailed to Student’s home

Explore- a -College: http://www.earlham.edu/~eac “OLAB” Opportunities to Learn About Business:

http://www.wabash.edu/olab/ CMC University of Indianapolis: http://music.uindy.edu/cmc/camps.php IU School of Medicine Student Research Opportunities:

http://medicine.iu.edu/research/student-research-opportunities/ Ball State University Journalism Workshops:

http://bsujournalismworkshops.com/ Butler University Bridge Program: http://www.butler.edu/english/writing-

camp/butler-bridge/ Purdue University Youth Programs:

http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/outreach_community/youth_programs.html The IUPUI Nanotechnology Discovery Academy (INDA)

http://crl.iupui.edu/programs/INDA/index.asp

This chart lists the colleges that report the highest percentage of their students in the 2012-13 academic year who "had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant

aid" excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits. Source: US News and World Report

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College Percent of students receiving non-need aid

Cooper Union (NY) 66%

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA) 61%

Hillsdale College (MI) 49%

Denison University (OH) 44%

DePauw University (IN) 44%

Samford University (AL) 42%

New England Conservatory of Music (MA) 42%

University of Tulsa (OK) 42%

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL) 42%

Western State University of Colorado 41%

College of Wooster (OH) 38%

University of Dayton (OH) 38%

Illinois Institute of Technology (IL) 36%

Truman State University (MO) 36%

Marquette University (WI) 36%

St. Mary’s College (IN) 36% 24 10/11/2013

School and Learning

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Academic Four Year Plan Group Sessions with Counselors!

Student’s last name Proceed to room Lead Counselors

A and all students with an IEP

1264 Stephanie Vondersaar & Kristy Busack

B – E Choir Room 1015 Carrie Larrison

F-L or S-Z and all EL students

LGI Christy Ulsas Lani Johnston

M- R 1263 Dan Doherty