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Mission Possible:Graduation and Beyond

Class of 2016 Advisement

This advisement program supports the state of Georgia BRIDGE Law

Advisement and Graduation Plan

Focus of 10th Grade AdvisementAdvisement and Impact of BRIDGE Law

GACollege411 including My411 Student Portfolio Information

PSAT Results for Students Who Took Test

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

HOPE GPAPlease remember that a HOPE gpa is

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

Some science courses that are used in a CTAE pathway also count as the 4th Science requirement. All of these courses automatically calculate into the HOPE gpa.

Non-academic elective courses do not count

HOPE GPA will be 3.0 or higher- it is not a numerical average.

Please monitor HOPE G via your GACollege411 account.

HOPE RIGOROUS COURSESAll students in the class of 2016 who wish to

receive a HOPE Scholarship must take 3 rigorous courses in addition to meeting the HOPE GPA requirement.

These courses have just been specified and include the following: Advanced Placement courses, CCGPS Advanced Algebra, Accelerated CCGPS Pre-Calculus, CCGPS Pre-Calculus , Anatomy, Forensics, Physics, Chemistry, French II and III, and Spanish II-V.

Registration/Advisement

AP Schedulers and Counselors will request the core academic subjects:English, Math, and Social Studies

Students will be guided on the next level Science course to complete

Students will complete the Advisement/Registration plan listing the elective choices in priority order.

The Course Request List along with the Advisement/Registration Document will be available for you and your student to review and edit before the summer.

Advisement PlanningWith your student during classroom

guidance, we will review:11th Grade RequirementsElectivesCareer Cluster and Pathway InformationGeorgia High School Testing

RequirementsGeorgia High School Writing TestEOCTs are 20% of final grade in class

Important career planning websites:www.GACollege411.org

AP and Honors InformationApplications will be online at www.paulding.k12.ga.us for the 2014-2015 school year.

Applications are available and will close February 15, 2014. Student must apply even if they are already in honors level.

If selected the student will stay in the course all year.

Work-Based Learning (WBL)How can I benefit from WBL?

Online Application Process

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 ApprenticeshipCooperative EducationInternshipEmployability Skills Development

Ask your WBL Coordinator, CTAE Teacher or Counselor for an application.

Credit Recovery CoursesIf 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 K12.com. There is an approval process for taking these courses.

Credit Recovery Courses(Recommended by School Counselor)If there is a need to take a credit

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

Credit recovery courses are taken via K12, PLATO, Georgia Credit Recovery, or Georgia Virtual School. There is an approval process for taking these courses.

Test-out Opportunities for Credit

Beginning in the Spring, qualified students may test-out in up to 3 EOCT courses throughout high school and

earn up to 3 high school credits.

Test-out OpportunitiesBasic Requirements and Information1. Limit is 3 courses during high school.

2. PCSD Test-out Registration Opportunity in January with information available prior to registration opportunity. This is an Online registration opportunity on the district website.

3. Student cannot have started a course(s) that he/she is planning to test-out.

4. During January registration a payment of $50.00 must be made for each test. Students who score Exceeds will have this money reimbursed after scores come back during April.

5. During February a grade of B or higher will be validated. Also, during February a teacher recommendation regarding the test-out opportunity must be received. This recommendation is completed by the student’s teacher in the subject area.

6. EOCT test(s) is taken during the week of March 10.

College Credit Now/Dual Enrollment

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.

MOWR (Move On When Ready) full time student at the college

ACCEL part time high school/ part time college student

College Credit Now/Dual Enrollment Quick Reference Guide

Explains the following:Who is eligibleCollege admission requirements

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

Dual Enrollment opportunities require..Advisement conference with the counselor

prior to the start of each semesterApproval of parent/guardianAdmissions requirements met at an

eligible post-secondary institution (please watch deadlines….sometimes they are several months before the semester begins)

Documentation completed for final approval

PSAT TestThe 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.

Your Scores

For 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 Online Score Report

• Projected SAT® score ranges

• State percentiles• You can filter

questions• Questions and

answer explanations


My SAT Study Plan™

• Personalized skills to improve

• SAT practice questions

• An official SAT practice test


My College Matches

• Starter list of colleges

• Criteria to customize search

• Ability to save searches


Log in to your personalized account at

www.collegeboard.org/quickstart

TestingSAT www.sat.collegeboard.org

$51.00

and/or ACT www.actstudent.org $ 36.50

Should take at least once by Spring of Junior year

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

Advanced Placement and honors coursesStay organized Research options

Use GAcollege411.orgCareer exploration

Post-secondary schools explorationScholarship informationPlanning and application information

Keep HOPE Alive!!!!!

Post-secondary PlansGAcollege411.org (My411 Account is set up.)

Important website with career interest inventory information

College, university, and technical college information

Student’s individual profileStudent’s HOPE GPA informationStudent’s career interest inventory informationStudent’s high school graduation planning

process…BRIDGE Graduation PlanStudent’s career planning and decision makingStudent’s post secondary/college planning

process

Professional School Counselors support all students!

Thank you for attending the Class of 2016

10th Grade Advisement Opportunity!