PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING

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PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING

• Discuss information useful to you as your
  son/daughter moves into their Sophomore year and
  beyond
• Role of School Counselor
• Answer questions you may have in regard to your
  son/daughters secondary post-secondary
  education

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School Counseling Program

• Counselors will meet with ALL students at least
  once a year as part of the Comprehensive School
  Counseling Program.
• FR, SOPH, JR Career Units.
• Juniors Opportunity Seminar
• Financial Aid Meeting
• Testing Program

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GENERAL TESTING PROGRAM (proposed)

• 10th Grade W.K.C.E. in fall (Science and Social
  Studies)
• 10th Grade ASPIRE in spring
• 11th Grade A.S.V.A.B. PSAT in fall
• 11th Grade A.C.T. in spring
• A.C.T./S.A.T.
• AP Testing in Spring
• ACT prep class offered at GHS in late January!

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Welcome to Naviance
Naviance is a web-based resource for students
and parents that encourages and supports post
high school career and college planning Family
Connection is specific to our school Family
Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a
service that is used in School Counseling
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How Can I Use It?
Career Planning Learning Style Inventory,
Interest Inventory, Personality Inventory, Resume
Building College Planning College Search,
Application Process, College Major Exploration,
Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources Success
Planning Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal
Entries, Student Planner
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Getting Started
Have your GHS user name and password
available Go to the following
website http//connection.naviance.com/graftonhig
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Click Here to access Cluster Finder
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Click Here to link to the Career Cluster
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Click on Lets begin
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Student and Parent
Educational/Career Planning
Conference Develop Individual Learning Plan
ACADEMICS PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAREER
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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (cont.)

• Paper registration forms will be collected by
  English teachers on Wednesday, February 12th,
  signed by parents and the appropriate teachers.
• After That date, the ability to modify course
  requests through Family Access will no longer
  be available. All changes at that point will
  need to be made in the counseling office.
• Please be aware that the student login/password
  must be used in the registration process, not the
  parents.
• Make sure that your son/daughter pursues the
  most rigorous curriculum with which they are
  comfortable, keeping in mind their future
  post-secondary goals.

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Sophomore Schedules

• Electives
• World Language
• Business
• Computer Science
• Family Cons Science
• Art
• Music
• Tech Engineering
• Science
• English

• Required
• American Lit Comp
• U.S. History/AP
• Science-Biology
• Math
• P.E. 10

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Repeating a class due to a failing grade

• Required classes such as Lit Comp 9, Amer Govt,
  Math, P.E. 9 and Health need to be repeated
• Biology
• GHS Summer School offers English, Math(?)
  Social Studies

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What 4 year colleges look for

• In the UW System, A Wholistic admission process
  is utilized
• What does this mean for your son/daughter?

• CLASS RANK
• CORE CREDITS
• ACT/SAT SCORE

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Post high school plans as related to class
selection Sophomore year and beyond

• Information re class selection to again be given
  during scheduling for Junior and Senior year
• Differences between students who plan on
  attending technical college vs. students who plan
  on attending two or four year colleges
• Students going straight into the world of work

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Class selection what to consider??

• Two year/Four year college
• Students are encouraged to select rigorous
  courses through out high school going beyond the
  minimal college admission requirements

• Technical College
• For the college parallel program, students should
  again select as rigorous courses as possible
• For students pursuing technical programs, keep in
  mind what courses offer the best preparation for
  that program.

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WORK BASED LEARNING

• Youth Apprenticeship Program
• Manufacturing Industry
• Finance
• Automotive Technician
• Nursing Assistant (1 year)
• Computer/Information Technology (1 year)
• Drafting Design Principles of Engineering

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Emotional/Behavioral Support at Grafton High
School

• GHS School Counselors
• LEAD and all included activities
• Red Ribbon campaign
• Support from Starting Point of
• Ozaukee
• SAP groups offered each semester

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What is coming up for your student

• Scheduling for Sophomore year
• Student/Parent Freshman Conference to develop
  ILP

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Questions

• Please complete the session evaluation form
  before you leave!
• THANK YOU FOR COMING!!