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Class of 2017 & 2018

Parent Night

Presented by: Leah O’Connor, School Counselor

Waterford High School

School Counseling Team O Mr. Jason Adler, School Counseling Chair

O Grade 9-10: A-B & Grade 11-12: N-Pi

O Mrs. Yuan Chen

O Grade 9-10: Q-Z & Grade 11-12: Pl-Z

O Mrs. Kelly White

O Grade 9: J-P, Grade 10: J-Pe & Grade 11-12: A-B, K-M

O Mrs. Leah O’Connor

O Grade 9-10: C-I & Grade 11-12: C-J

Tonight’s Objectives

O Review role of school counselor

O Provide overview of academic expectations

O Overview of academic support

O Discuss special learning opportunities at WHS

O Advanced Placement (AP)

O Early College Experience (ECE)

O College Career Pathways (CCP)

O Naviance and post-secondary planning

O Questions and Answers

Role of the School Counselor

O Delivery of School Counseling Curriculum

- Developmental guidance lessons

- Advisory Workshops

- Career, Personal/Social, Academic

O Individual Planning

O Responsive Services

O Post-secondary Planning

* Other support staff available at WHS: school psychologist, school social worker, nurse, etc.

WHS Graduation Requirements

Earn 24 credits, including: O 4 years of English

O 3 years of Science

O 3 years of Social Studies (one must be US history)

O 3 years of Math (one must be Algebra)

O Civics (.5 credits, taken in grade 11 or 12)

O PE grade 9 and PE grade 10

O Health Education (.5 credits)

O Fine or vocational arts (1.5 credits) – includes music, art, technology, business, hospitality.

Course Requirements:

Grade 10 Grade 11

English 10 1.0 English 11 1.0 Biology 1.0 Science 1.0 World History .5 US History 1.0 (early modern history) Math 1.0 US History .5 Civics .5 Math 1.0 Elective choice PE 10 .5 Health .5 Elective choice * Highly recommended for most 4 year colleges: 2-3 years of a language

Grade 10 minimum = 7 credits

Grade 11 minimum = 6.5 credits

Graduation Requirements cont’d

O Meet all attendance requirements

O Complete 80 hours of Service Learning (LTS)

O LTS Packets

O Questions?

O Contact April Cairns, LTS Coordinator

O State mandated standardized testing – TBD

O CAPT

O SBAC

Level Description

Honors

• Honors, UCONN ECE courses, or Advanced Placement

courses

• Demand a very high level of comprehension and

knowledge. Students enrolled in these programs must

demonstrate strong competence to apply concepts

and principles to interpret data, and to formulate

generalizations.

Advanced

• college preparatory courses requiring considerable

skills and knowledge.

Standard

• these courses require skill and knowledge, and with

more pacing and scaffolding

Course Levels

Electives

O World Language O Art O Hospitality and Business O Music O Technology O PE O Additional core courses

Take electives that relate to career interests!

Standardized (Optional) Tests

O PSAT

O Importance of this test

O Sophomores – there’s still time to sign up!

O Offered Saturday, October 18th

O See Ms. Patterson by October 10th ($25 fee)

O SAT – www.collegeboard.org

O SAT re-design

O ACT – www.actstudent.org

O General suggested timelines for PSAT, SAT, and SAT

Academic Calendar/Grading 4 Quarters – Report Card each Quarter

Grading:

S1 = (Q1+Q1+Q2+Q2+E1) divided by 5

S2 = (Q3+Q3+Q4+Q4+E2) divided by 5

Y1 Grade = S1 +S2 divided by 2

Transcript – only year ending grades

GPA – Class Rank

Grade Point Average (GPA): • Uses a simple scale /grades to point value • All classes counted • Unweighted

Class Rank: • Weighted scale /grades quality points • Compared to peers in class • Weighted classes only

More questions on rank and GPA calculation?

- reference the WHS School Profile

Academic Support at WHS

• Seek out teacher extra help

• Academic Study: per quarter (D’s/F’s)

• Math Lab; English Workshop; Writing Workshop:

grades/teacher recommendation/universal screenings (MAP testing, CMT, CAPT, classroom assessments)

• Peer tutoring – sign up with counselor/after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

College Career Pathways (CCP)

O College Career Pathway (CCP) Program – opportunity to earn

college credit while in high school!

O A CCP registration form must be completed in February of 2015

O What does it mean for your freshmen or sophomore student?

O CCP courses offered at WHS

O Traditional “pathway” not needed

O Updates available January 2015 - you will receive a letter

AP & ECE Offerings O English Language and Composition/Eng11 - AP

O English Literature/Eng12 - AP, ECE

O US History - AP

O European History - AP, ECE

O Psychology - AP

O Biology - AP, ECE

O Chemistry - AP

O Physics - AP

O Environmental Science - AP

O Calculus - AP

O Spanish V - AP

O French V - AP, ECE

O Honors Latin III/IV - ECE

O Honors Marine Science, ECE

Post-Secondary Planning/Naviance

2. Naviance:

O exploration of interests

O researching careers and college searching

O tracks the post-secondary planning process

O tool for tracking the college application process

O creates an electronic portfolio of post-secondary planning

O communication tool for school counselors and students

1. School Counseling Curriculum:

O Advisory

O Classroom Lessons

O Individual planning

Want your account activated? Contact Jason Adler

Stay tuned for upcoming parent nights!

O Senior Parent Night: October 8th (Ms. Chen)

O Financial Aid Night: October 22nd (Mr. Adler)

O Junior Parent Night: TBD (Ms. White)

Questions?