HIGH SCHOOL What you should know

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HIGH SCHOOLWhat you should know!

• Georgia Career Information System
• GACollege411
• High School Programs
• Educational Options after High School

Customize this information Names, telephone s,
and email addresses for middle school and high
school counselors
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GOAL

• Participants will receive information regarding
  the transition from middle school to high school
  and the importance of career planning in this
  transitional period.

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Objectives

• Students/Parents will understand the importance
  of career planning.
• Students/Parents will receive information
  regarding student educational options after high
  school.
• Students/Parents will become familiar with high
  school programs at the local high school.
• Students/Parents will be exposed to the Georgia
  Career Information System and how this system can
  assist students in planning for their future.
• Students/Parents will be exposed to GACollege411
  and how this system can assist students in
  planning for their future.

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Georgia Career Information System (GCIS)

• is a comprehensive career planning program that
  provides high-quality, accurate, and current
  information.

Insert your local system User Name and Password
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www.acrnetwork.org and www.GeorgiaCRN.org
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www.GAcollege411.org
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High School Clubs/Organizations

• Career/Technology Student Organizations
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) for
  students who have chosen Business and Information
  Technology as a career focus
• DECA for students who have chosen marketing as a
  career focus
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
  (FCCLA) for students who have chosen Family and
  Consumer Science as a career focus
• Skills USA VICA for students who have chosen
  Trade and Industry or Health and Medical as a
  career focus
• GA Technology Student Association (GA TSA) for
  students who have chosen technology education as
  a career focus
• Vocational Opportunities Club of America (VOCA)
  for students who participate in Project Success
  to learn leadership skills and gain experience in
  the world of work
• Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) for
  students who have chosen Health and Medical
  Technology as a career focus

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High School Clubs/Organizations

• Drama Club
• Journalism
• National BETA Club (academic)
• National Honor Society (academic)
• National Technical Honor Society (academic)
• Governors Honor Program (academic)
• For more information about these organizations go
  to
• www.betaclub.org
• www.nhs.us/
• www.nvths.org
• www.doe.k12.ga.us/support/sss/ghp.asp

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High School Athletics
Football
Baseball
Soccer
Marching Band
Basketball
Cheerleading
Athletic eligibility
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Earning College Credit in HS

• Advance Placement (AP)-students can exempt
  classes or acquire advanced standing in college
  classes through participation in the College
  Board Advance Placement Program
• Joint Enrollment-allows students to earn college
  credit
• Dual Enrollment-HOPE allows students to
  simultaneously earn technical college and high
  school credit in technical courses
• ACCEL allows students to simultaneously earn
  academic degree program credit and high school
  credit
• Articulated Credit-allows students who
  successfully complete an approved articulated
  course at the secondary school to have advanced
  standing/credit in postsecondary technical
  college programs
• HOPE hours begin once a student attempts hours,
• even while in high school!
• additional information, go to
• http//www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/abo
  ut.html (Advance Placement)
• http//www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2004/accel
  _summary.pdf (Dual Enrollment-ACCEL)
• http//www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2004/hope_
  highlights.pdf (HOPE changes)
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Other important programs you should know about

• Tech Prep
• Work-based Learning Programs
• Field Trips
• Job Shadowing
• School-based Enterprise
• Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Internship/Practicum
• Clinical Experiences
• Cooperative Education
• Youth Apprenticeship

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Options after high school educational exploration
What level of education do students need to reach
their career goal?
College
Military
Technical College
OJT
Special Purpose School
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Postsecondary education and/or training is
becoming more and more important when preparing
for future employment.
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The fact is...

• By 2010, more than 42 percent of job growth in
  the economy will require a vocational
  certificate, associate degree, bachelors degree,
  or higher.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The fact is...

• Between 2000 and 2010, jobs that require an
  associate degree are projected to grow at a much
  faster rate than the average of all jobs 21.7
  v. 15.2
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The fact is...

• Six of the ten fastest growing jobs from 2002 to
  2010 require some form of postsecondary
  education, and this trend will continue.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• February 2004 Monthly Labor Review.

Network Systems and Data Communication
Analysts/4-year degree Physician
Assistants/4-year degree Medical Records and
Health Information Technicians/2-year
degree Computer Software Engineers,
Applications/4-year degree Computer Software
Engineers, System Software/4-year
degree Physical Therapist Assistants/2-year
degree
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Two-year degree or more

• University of Georgia (Research)
• Georgia Southern University (Regional)
• State University of West Georgia (Senior)
• Atlanta Metropolitan College (Two-year)

NOTE Board of Regents requirements for
admissions to these institutions are different
with each level.
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Technical Colleges
Atlanta Technical College West Georgia Technical
College DeKalb Technical College Griffin
Technical College Gwinnett Technical
College North Metro Technical College Lanier
Technical College
Georgia Department of Technical and Adult
Education (DTAE) http//www.dtae.org/ http//www.g
sfc.org
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Special Purpose Schools
International School of Skin and Nail
Care Southeastern School of Aeronautics Bauder
College Brown College of Court Reporting and
Medical Transcription Gupton-Jones College of
Funeral Services National Center of Paralegal
Training Executive Travel Institution Georgia
Driving Academy
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EARN AND LEARN Programs
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Military
ASVAB-Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery
GCIS has a military file that will relate
civilian jobs to military life.
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Apprenticeships
Bricklayers Carpenters Cement Masons Electricians
Heating/Cooling System Mechanics Heavy
Equipment Operators Ironworkers Plumbers/Pipe
Fitters Roofers Welders
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Georgia HOPE Scholarship

• Be a high school graduate
• Maintain a 3.0 average on a 4.0 scale in college
  prep core curriculum classes (16 units in
  Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and
  Foreign Language) maintain a 3.2 average on a
  4.0 scale in Career/Technology core curriculum
  classes (14 units in Language Arts, Math,
  Science, Social Studies)
• Students are limited to 190 quarter hours or 127
  semester hours including Dual Enrollment-HOPE,
  ACCEL and Joint Enrollment.

www.GAcollege411.org for more information
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Georgia HOPE Grant

• Be a high school graduate
• Award for tuition, book allowance of 300 per
  year, and HOPE-approved mandatory fees.
• Students are limited to 190 quarter hours in
  technical certificates of credit or diploma
  programs at the technical college.
• NO MINIMUM GRADE AVERAGE REQUIREMENT

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Questions and Comments
A note to parents It is important that you
become as familiar with the programs and
resources the high school has to offer your
child. These programs and resources can help you
and your child make the best decisions about your
childs future.