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Navigator Week 3:Your Senior Year Plan

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Welcome to Week 3!Important Dates and Deadlines:• Date #1• Date #2

Last Week You: Identified the educational requirements for a career that interests youCreated a postsecondary plan to reach your long-term goalsEntered your long-term goals on CSNav (milestone)

This Week We Will:Analyze our transcripts to identify our short-term academic goalsCreate a Senior Year Plan to meet our short-term goalsEnter our short-term goals on CSNav (milestone)

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Think It Through:

How can our actions in the short-term impact our long-term goals?

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STEP 1: Discuss the impact our short-term choices can have on our long-term goals

TALK IT OUT:What are some actions Joe could take to increase his

chances of being noticed by a scout this year?

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STEP 1: Discuss the impact our short-term choices can have on our long-term goals

TALK IT OUT:What are some actions Julie could

take to increase her chances of getting into a 4-year college?

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STEP 2: Compare your high school’s graduation requirements to college admissions requirements

Will I Graduate?Every student in [DISTRICT/SCHOOL NAME] must meet the following minimum requirements in order to earn a high school diploma:

• [#] total credits• OTHER• OTHER

In order to earn a credit, you must: [DESCRIBE MINIMUM ACHIEVEMENT HERE, SUCH AS EARNING A 65 or HIGHER OR A C-]

Each course at [SCHOOL NAME] is worth [#] credits towards graduation.

Additionally, [SCHOOL NAME] requires that you earn a certain amount of credits in each of the following subject areas:

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STEP 2: Compare your high school’s graduation requirements to college admissions requirements

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STEP 3: Assess your progress towards graduation and college admission by examining your transcript

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STEP 4: Define “standardized test” and explain the importance of achieving on the SAT or ACT

The SAT Mathematics Critical Reading Writing

Time Allowed 70 minutes 70 minutes 60 minutes

Sections Two 25 min sections, one 20 min section

Two 25 min sections, one 20 min section

25 minutes of writing, 35 minutes of multiple choice

Types of Questions 45 m.c. questions and 9 “student produced” questions based on knowledge of Algebra 1 & 2 and Geometry

67 m.c. questions divided between Sentence Completion (vocabulary) and Reading Comprehension

1 essay on an unknown topic and 49 m.c. questions on grammar, spelling, and usage

Highest Possible Score 800 800 800

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STEP 4: Define “standardized test” and explain the importance of achieving on the SAT or ACT

ACT English Reading Math Science Writing (optional)

Time Allowed 45 minutes 35 minutes 60 minutes 35 minutes 30 minutes

Sections One 75 questions section

One 40 question section

One 60 question section

One 40 question section

1 writing prompt

Types of Questions

The test consists of five prose passages, each one followed by multiple-choice test questions. Test punctuation, grammar, & sentence structure

Multiple choice that measures reading comprehension skills

Multiple-choice, tests Algebra and Geometry

M.C. that measures the skills required in the natural sciences: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem solving.

1 writing prompt

Highest Possible Score

36 36 36 36 12

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STEP 4: Define “standardized test” and explain the importance of achieving on the SAT or ACT

SAT ACTIncorrect answers Minus .25 point No penalty

Total testing time 3 hours 45 minutes About 4 hours

How many times can I retake? unlimited unlimited

Cost $43 (fee waivers available for those who qualify)

$30 or $44.50 w/writing(fee waivers available for those who qualify)

25%-75% score range at Harvard University 2080-2370 (out of 2400) 31-34

25%-75% score range at SUNY University at Albany

1660-1860 23-27

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STEP 4: Define “standardized test” and explain the importance of achieving on the SAT or ACT

Upcoming SAT Dates:• Date #1• Date #2• Date #3

Upcoming ACT Dates:• Date #1• Date #2• Date #3

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STEP 5: Create a series of short-term academic goals to meet this school year

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STEP 6: Create an Action Plan which includes your goals, timelines, check-in points and rewards and enter it on CSNav

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STEP 6: Create an Action Plan which includes your goals, timelines, check-in points and rewards and enter it on CSNav

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Week 3 SummaryThis Week We:Analyzed our transcripts to identify our short-term academic goalsCreated a Senior Year Plan to meet our short-term goalsEntered our short-term goals on CSNav (milestone)

Summary Questions for Discussion:• How confident are you that you can follow through and meet each of the

goals you set for yourself this week? • How can you work together as a class to motivate one another?• How can you communicate your goals to your friends and family?

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CSNav How-to:

Senior Year Plan Milestone

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Today, we’ll enter your goals and

action plans into CSNav.

Start by clicking on

Your Portfolio.

Your Portfolio

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Click “Your Profile”

Your Portfolio > Your Profile

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Click on the words “Looking

Ahead” to begin.

Your Profile > Looking Ahead

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Find the box titled, “Short-Term Goals”

and click “edit” to begin typing the goals you wrote in your

Navigator. Click “Save” when you are done.

Looking Ahead >

Short-Term Goals

Don’t forget to click “save” to complete the

milestone

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Next, enter the information you

wrote in your Navigator for your Senior Year Plan

(pages 46-48) in the boxes

provided under “Goals into

Action.” Save each goal

before beginning a

new one.

Looking Ahead >

Goals into Action

Don’t forget to click “save” to complete the

milestone

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To see your checkmark, go

back to “Home” by clicking on the icon on the top of the page.

Then, click “Your Planning

Milestones” to see your

checkmarks.

Your Planning Milestones

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Later in the year, come

back to reflect on your goals. Did you meet each? What

was your experience?

Looking Ahead >

Goals Into Action