The ABCs of College Admissions
ELL Parent Information WorkshopFebruary 3, 2015
Presented by: Laurie B. Lynn, Director of Guidance
Robert Dennis, Chairperson of World Languages
Graduation Requirements and Course Scheduling
ELL Testing Requirements Outreach to current HS students A College Admissions Overview
Topics for Discussion
The Role of the Counselor Timeline High School Curriculum Guide
Scheduling Process
English◦ 4 credits◦ 1 Regents Exam (Grade 11)
Social Studies◦ 4 credits◦ 2 Regents Exams (Grades 10 and 11)
Math◦ 3 credits (MINIMUM!)◦ 1 Regents Exam (Algebra) for Regents Diploma◦ 2 additional Regents Exams for Advanced Regents
Diploma
Graduation RequirementsClass of 2019Total Credits needed for Graduation: 22
Science◦ 3 credits (MINIMUM!)◦ 1 Regents Exam for Regents Diploma◦ 1 additional Regents Exams for Advanced
Regents Diploma
World Languages◦ 1 credit for Regents Diploma (8th Grade Exam)◦ 2 additional credits plus FLACS B for Advanced
Regents Diploma
Graduation Requirements
Art, Music or Technology◦ 1 credit
Health◦ 1 credit
.5 credit in grade 10 .5 credit in grade 12
Physical Education◦ 2 credits (.5 credit every year)
Electives
Graduation Requirements, continued
Understanding the Results of the NYSESLAT Exam• April/May administration• Evaluates listening, reading, speaking,
and writing competencies• Scores received in August & mailed to
parents in September• Scores determine language proficiency
and student programming
Understanding the Results of the NYSESLAT Exam
NYSESLAT Proficiency Levels, 2015+
Entering – Level 1
Emerging – Level 2
Transitioning – Level 3
Expanding – Level 4
Commanding – Level 5
Your child’s schedule is built based on, in part, their proficiency level.
*Stand-along ESL *ESL content-support *ESL-Integrated Co-Teaching
Student Survey:Nicole Indelicato, Guidance Intern
How much college information is made readily available to ELL students and parents?
My goal: Increase ELL student knowledge on post-secondary options and Naviance. Provide information on post-secondary options for ELL parents.
Pre-Test
Pre-Test Results
Pre-test revealed: 100% (15) would like to attend college 13% (2) are set up with Naviance accounts On a scale of 1-10:
◦ 20% (3) scored 8+ on understanding post-secondary options
◦ 20% (3) scored 8+ on understanding the difference between 2-year and 4-year school
The Classroom Workshop Graduation Requirements
◦ Foreign Language Requirement TOEFL Understanding Importance of College Benefits of Being Bilingual Understanding the Difference Between 2-
year and 4-year School Post-Secondary Options BOCES Naviance
Post-Test
Post-Test Results
Post-test revealed: 100% (15) are set up with Naviance accounts 80% (12) are confident in using Naviance 100% (15) would like to use Naviance for their
future college process On a scale of 1-10:
◦ 93% (14) scored 8+ on understanding the difference between 2-year and 4-year college
◦ 93% (14) scored 8+ on how useful this workshop was to them
◦ 100% (15) scored 8+ on understanding graduation requirements
Some statistics:
◦ The number of HS graduates peaked in 2009 at 3.3 million. Numbers are projected to decline through 2014-2015, and remain below 2009 levels through at least 2020-21.
◦ Although the number of graduates have declined, growth in the number of applications per student has continued to increase steadily.
College Admissions 2014
◦TECHNOLOGY
Use of Internet and Social Media Tools in the recruitment process.
Ease of applying
Why/Howare applications increasing?
◦ Average selectivity rate (% of students offered admission) is decreasing.
◦ This has created more difficulty for colleges to predict their “yield”.
◦ The ease of applying to multiple colleges creates disincentives for students to spend time evaluating the “fit” of their college options.*
*NACAC, 2011 State of College Admission Report
What does this mean?
Skills that count in the process – learning starts now!◦ Interest and Goal development◦ Self-Advocacy◦ Focus on Writing Skills
Demonstrated Interest is playing a bigger role
Caution against “backward planning”◦ “My son will go to Harvard!”
Let’s talk about FIT
Why Do I Need to Think About This?
Timeline•PSAT: Grade 10 for some, Grade 11 for all
•Visit, Visit, Visit – Grades 10 and 11•SAT/ACT: Spring of Junior Year, plus Fall of Senior Year
•Visit, Visit, Visit – Grades 10 and 11•Applications: BY Thanksgiving of Senior Year•Results: Throughout Fall and Winter•Financial Aid Decisions: Spring•Decision (Deposit) must be made by 5/1
PSAT TOEFL SAT ACT Advanced Placement (AP) Resources/Registration:
◦ www.collegeboard.com◦ www.actstudent.org◦ www.ets.org/toefl
College Testing
Resources•Interest Assessments
•Naviance (grades 6-12) Career Planner
•NY Career Zone www.nycareerzone.org
•Career Key www.careerkey.org
Resources•College Exploration:
•www.pobschools.org•Guidance sites•Naviance
•www.collegeboard.com•www.collegeconfidential.com•www.youniversitytv.com
Athletics National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
www.eligibilityccenter.org
Financial Aid & Scholarships FAFSA www.fafsa.org www.finaid.org www.fastweb.com
Resources
Questions?