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10th 11th grade Curriculum Night2/17/15
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Your Counseling Team
Ms. Hassell, D-F
Ms. Engelhart, G-I
Ms. Gaulke, A-C
Ms. Lewis, J-M
Mr. Dilla, N-S
Ms. Vertigan, T-Z, All Nations and AVID A-Z
Ms. Kellogg CCC
Ms. Rates, CCC
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Your Counseling Team
Mr. Palmquist
Ms. Lee-Xiong
Mr. Simondet
Ms. Magney
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South Counselors provide

• Individual/group counseling
• Personal/social skills development
• Academic planning support
• Career and college planning
• Decision making conflict resolution

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South High Graduation Requirements

• 4 years Social Studies
• 4 years English
• 3 years Math
• 3 years Science
• 1 year PE
• 1 year Health
• 1 year Fine Arts

• 64.5 credits
• ACT with Writing
• My Life Plan (MLP)

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My Life Plan Overview

• Graduation requirement
• Done in classrooms/CCC
• Helps students explore
• Themselves (learning styles, personality, career
  interests)
• Careers
• Process for getting from Here.. To.. There
• Uses Naviance as a virtual folder

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Naviance

• Is the virtual folder where students hold their
  MLP items
• Career information
• College Representative Visits
• College searches
• Scholarship List
• Class ranking/GPA
• Prep Me- Practice ACT/SAT
• Available to families for info on their students
  progress
• IS NOT Parent Portal or Classroom for Success
  academic tracking sites
• Make sure your email address is up to date

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PLAN Grade 10

• Shows strengths and weaknesses in English, Math,
  Reading and Science
• Lets you know if you are on target for college
• Helps you find careers that match your interests
• Prepares you for the ACT

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Career and College Center

• Career and College Coordinators Ms. Rates and
  Ms. Kellogg
• Location Room 246
• Schedule The center is open daily from 8-4pm
• Contact Information 612-668-4363 or
  christina.rates_at_mpls.k12.mn.us or
  ann.kellogg_at_mpls.k12.mn.us
• What we do
• College research, application, essay,
  scholarships, financial aid,
• ACT/SAT registration and information, job search,
  resume and career search, etc.
• Communicate to students, parents and staff with
  weekly emails.
• Naviance support for students, parents and staff
• Overall we help all students create a plan for
  life after high school.

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Overview of Process for Courses Requests for Next
Year

• Thursday, February 26th materials handed out to
  students in English classrooms.
• Students talk with teachers and family about
  course requests and complete course request form.
  See the curriculum guide on the South web page
  under academics http//south.mpls.k12.mn.us/Curric
  ulum_Guide_2004-05
• March 2-March 13 window of time where students
  will meet with their counselor individually and
  then will enter choices into computer in the CCC
  with scheduling clerk (develop an academic plan
  for the rest of high school-My Life Plan
  milestone)

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Course Request Process

• There are no guarantees of receiving classes
  requested. ( of requests, budgeting, staffing,
  etc ) Alternatives MUST be provided
• Schedules for next year are not final until the
  end of August (just before school starts)

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Why Should I Take Accelerated Coursework?

• Accepted to the college of your choice
• Colleges look for accelerated classes, such as
  AP, CIS, PSEO.
• Help you become a better learner
• Learn lifelong skills
• Learn from motivated peers
• It saves you money or time
• Better chance to get more scholarships
• Could get college credit for classes

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Rigorous Courses

• We encourage taking challenging courses
  including
• Project-Lead-the-Way (PLTW)
• College level engineering courses taught be
  adjunct faculty. College credit earned through
  passing test at end of course.
• Advanced Placement (AP Courses)
• College level courses at South HS. Possible
  college credit through test at end of course.
• College in the Schools (CIS Courses)
• U of M courses offered at South HS by adjunct
  faculty.
• U of M college credit by successful completion
  of course.
• Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)
• Completing college class at the college.
  Admission determined by college. College credit
  by successful completion of course.

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PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Options)

• Juniors and Seniors may qualify to take college
  courses
• Sophomores may be eligible for some Career/Tech
  Ed courses
• Earn both high school and college credits
• Courses and books are paid for through the State
  of MN
• South High schedule works around PSEO courses
  (see your counselor)
• Many (but not all) colleges allow PSEO credits to
  transfer in
• Applications are due in the spring prior for
  following year

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PSEO, Post Secondary Enrollment Options

• Find Applications on the college websites or in
  the South counseling office.
• U of M Twin Cities
• Application deadline - April 1st, 2015
• Strong GPA (the average admit GPA is 3.8) Space
  is limited to 500 new students each year.
• Concordia University St. Paul
• Deadline Fall Semester - May 1st, 2015
• GPA of 3.25 are encouraged to apply.
• MCTC
• Deadline for Fall semester-June 1st, 2015
• Deadline for Spring semester-_at_ December 1st, 2015
• Sophomores, pass 8th grade MCA test and meet
  prerequisites of course you want to register for.
• Juniors-3.0 GPA, top 1/3 of class
• Seniors-2.5 GPA top ½ of class

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• College Admissions Testing

• ACT v SAT
• SAT II/Subject Tests
• TOEFL
• Retaking a test? Scores in time for many 4-year
  college deadlines
• June 13th ACT (register by May 8th)
• http//www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html
• Fall 2015-ACT
• May 2nd SAT (register by April April 6th)
  http//sat.collegeboard.org/register
• Fall 2015-SAT
• Test Optional? Check out http//www.fairtest.org
  for schools with optional testing requirements

• 10/24/2015

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Sending ACT and SAT Scores

• STUDENTS NEED TO SEND SCORES FROM THEIR ONLINE
  ACCOUNTS (South High cannot send test scores to
  colleges. Students may have SAT/ACT scores sent
  at any time, at least 3 weeks prior to college
  deadline is recommended)

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ACT April 28th South High (Juniors)

• All students are required participate in district
  and state mandated tests.. All South Juniors are
  to take the April test regardless of whether they
  have taken an ACT, will take an ACT later, or are
  PSEO students.
• ACT Prep Class Free for South Juniors-pick up
  registration form in the CCC (246) Seating is
  limited, so register ASAP!
• PSEO students District ACT make up day May 12th
• 9th,10th and 12th graders will have a regular
  school day and will also attend a Career Fair at
  South on April 28th
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Academic Supports

• Teachers are always the first resource
• Other resources are available
• Writing Center- 8am-4pm Daily
• Math Center 830am-4pm Daily
• https//sites.google.com/site/shsmathcenter/
• Hennepin County/Minneapolis Public Libraries
• Community agencies
• Peer supports/ study groups

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Credit Recovery

• ALC after school Mon.-Thur. Hour 300-500
• See your counselor to sign up for ALC if you fail
  a required class
• Summer School Dates June 15th-July 9th
• Alternative Schools see your counselor
• Course Accelleration
• MPS Online Learning (Health, PE, Math, Art
• Science to go ahead in those subjects) see
  your counselor

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Counseling Department Events
Event Date Time Location
12th Grade College Information Thursday, September 4 All Day-Counselors met with all seniors Computer labs
Senior Planning Night Tuesday, September 23 600-800pm Auditorium
PSAT Test Wednesday, October 30 830-1130am Auditorium
Junior Planning Night Tuesday, November 18 and Tuesday, March 24 (same information presented both nights) 600-800 pm Auditorium
Financial Aid Night Monday, December 15 600-800pm Auditorium
American Indian College Fair Thursday, February 5 100-300pm Auditorium
10th and 11th Grade Night Tuesday, February 17 600-730pm Auditorium
MNACC College Fair Thursday, April 9 900-1100am Commons
Career Fair Tuesday, April 28 800-1100am Gym
District Wide ACT for All Tuesday, April 28 830am-1200pm South/YWCA
8th Grade Registration Night Wednesday, April 29 600-800pm Auditorium
9th Grade Curriculum Night Wednesday, May 6 600-800pm Auditorium
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Questions?

• Thank you!