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Graduation Requirements

NSHS Class of 2021

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Welcome

Graduation Requirements

Course Years Credits English 4 40 Math 3 30 Science (Physical & Life or NGS) 2 20 Physical Education (PE) 2 20 Social Studies 3 30 Fine Arts 1 10 Foreign Language (same language) 2 20 Vocational Education 1 10 Health Education 1 10 Electives 3 30 Total 4 220

• 220 Credits
• 2.0 GPA
• 85% Attendance/ Year
• 60 Community Service

Hours

2.0 Minimum GPA

To calculate the GPA, add the grade points & divide by the number of classes the student is taking.

Grades: Grade Point Value: Credit Value: A 4 5 B 3 5 C 2 5 D* 1 5 F

SUHSD Grading Calendar: Fall 2019

SUHSD Grading Calendar: Spring 2020

Sample Report Card

Parents/guardians are also encouraged to activate their own ParentVUE account so that they can monitor student grades through their own logins. Activation codes for ParentVUE access must be obtained in person from the NSHS registrar.

ATTENDANCE MUST BE AT LEAST 85% EVERY YEAR

❏ Do verified absences affect my attendance? ✓ Yes. If you are absent and it is verified it will still decrease your attendance percentage. ✓ Plus, you will miss out on learning, classwork and homework which will affect your grade. ❑ Remember… If you are absent, it’s your responsibility to speak to your teachers and collect missing class work and homework assignments.

60 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

▪Organization must be NON-PROFIT ▪At least 10 in two different areas ▪20 max hours can be school related ▪10 can be job shadow

A-G (College Entrance) Requirements

State University- CSU

• 1. A-G Courses
• 2. ACT or SAT
• 3. GPA: 2.0 or higher
• 4. Extracurricular Activities

University of California- UC

• 1. A-G Courses
• 2. ACT or SAT w/ essay
• 3. GPA: 3.0 or higher
• 4. Extracurricular Activities

A-G Course Requirements

Subject Area

• No. of Years

A History 2 B English 4 C Math 3 (4 recommended) D Lab Science 2 (3 recommended) E Language Other than English 2 (3 recommended) F Fine Art 1 year G College Preparatory Elective 1 year

If your student is short credits or has failed a graduation required class, they will be referred by their counselor to one of our credit recovery options. Your student may also be referred for credit recovery to remediate a “D”, to satisfy college entrance requirements, or to improve their grade point average (if they fall below a 2.0).

Credit recovery options available are:

• SUMMER SCHOOL
• INTERSESSION (Fall/Spring)
• CONTRACT ACADEMY LEARNING (ONLINE CREDIT RECOVERY)

Credit Recovery

• Please meet with your student to

discuss the following matters:

○ If they are on track for graduation? ○ If they have failed a class or received a D in a class, what are there plans to remediate the class? ○ If they have already completed there 60 hours of community service? If the have not, when and where are they looking into to complete there community service hours.

Homework for Parents / Guardians

Thank you all for your presence today!

Academic Success

Agenda

• How to Monitor Grades.
• How to use the “Weekly Progress Grade Check Form”.
• How to use “ParentVue” electronic system.
• NSHS Homework Tutorials
• How to contact your student’s teachers.
• How to schedule an appointment with the counselor.
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Academic Success

Studies indicate that parents who monitor their students academic progress / grades will mostly likely have students who :

• Earns A’s , B’s, & C grades,
• pass all of their classes,
• attend school regularly and
• graduate from high school and go on

to post-secondary education.

Weekly Progress Grade Check Form

Parents are able to use the Weekly Progress Check form in order to monitor: Grades & attendance, citizenship and homework on a weekly basis).

• Weekly Progress Grade Check Forms are available:
• at the Counseling Office
• The Weekly Progress Grade Check Form will be completed on Wednesdays.
• Your student will take form to:
• to all of their current teachers.
• teachers will complete the Weekly Progress Check Form and
• return form to student at the end of the period.
• On Wednesday night:
• Please sit with your child and review the Weekly Progress Grade Check Form.
• Are they completing all of their homework? Do they have A’, B’s or C’s?
• Do they have any missing assignments? Do they have any D’ or F’s?
• Please encourage your student to speak with their teachers and participate in

tutorials.

ParentVue Account

(Parents can monitor grades, attendance, homework/classwork on a daily basis). This electronic system is available 24 hours/ 7days a week.

• How do I get access?

You can receive your activation key at the Registrar's Office with Mrs. Mercado, School Registrar (8am - 12pm & 1pm- 4pm). You will need to create a username and password Link: https://ca-suhsd-psv.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login.aspx

• Students can also view their current grades/attendance on their

STUDENTVUE account. Please sit down with your student tonight and ask to view their grades/classwork in their STUDENTVUE account.

ParentVUE Account

(This is an example of what you can view on a daily basis)

Lunch/After-School Tutorials

• Lunch/after-school tutorials are

available Monday- Friday. Please see schedule.

• No need to sign up. Walk- in
• basis. Self-referral process.
• Highly encourage your student to

participate in tutorials should they be struggling with any class. TUTORIAL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE ON THE NSHS WEBSITE NSHS Website → “Academics” Tab → “Tutorials” Page

How to contact a NSHS teacher?

• Teachers are available to support you and your student.
• Teacher’s are available to provide you with:
• your student’s academic progress.
• provide you with tips/advice as to what

the student can do in order to improve their grades.

• You may contact teacher’s via:
• email or
• by telephone

What if I still need help and support?

NSHS Counselors are here to support you and your student.

Grado: Consejero (a): Teléfono: Correo electrónico:

9 - 12 Se - W (AVID) Oliver 796-7500 ext. 2614 emily.oliver@salinasuhsd.org 9 - 12 I-N Tavizon 796-7500 ext. 2741 sergio.tavizon@alinasuhsd.org 9 -12 Di - H (AG) Saldaña 796-7500 ext. 2615 nancy.saldana@salinasuhsd.org 9-12 A- De Flores 796-7500 ext. 2613 kristine.flores@salinasuhsd.org 9 -12 O - Sc (ELD) Vargas 796-7500 ext. 2616 arlene.vargas@salinasuhsd.org 9-12 XYZ (HA) Leyva 796-7500 ext. 2611 maria.leyva@salinasuhsd.org

How to Schedule a Parent/Counselor Appointment

Contact:

Jovannaliz Sanchez, Secretary 796-7500 ext. 2617 jovannaliz.sanchez@salinasuhsd.org

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You may personally stop by the Counseling Office and schedule an appointment.

How to schedule a Counselor Appointment

• Students are able to schedule an appointment with their counsellor via internet.
• To make an appointment, simply visit the NSHS website and click on the counseling tab.
• Select the link under counselor appointments and

complete the online form. Link (click here): Counseling Appointment.

• Counselors are also available during: lunch or after-school without an appointment!

Summary

• Very important that all parents monitor their students grades to ensure that

the student is successful in ALL classes.

• Parents are able to use the Weekly Progress Check Form or the Parent VUE

Account to in order to monitor grades/attendance.

• If your student is struggling in any class, please encourage them:
• to speak with their teacher/counselor and
• participate in lunch / after- school tutorials.
• Thank you for your presence and have a restful night.

North Salinas High School JUNIOR TIMELINE ACTIVITIES

August 2019 (Academic Progress)

• It is very important that the student be informed about his
• r her academic progress at North Salinas High School.
• Class schedule
• College requirements (a-g)
• North Salinas High School requirements

August 2019 (cont) Identify Career

• It is very important for the student to begin to identify a

career or explore multiple careers.

• The student can go the the North Salinas HIgh School

Career Center and complete a career evaluation (exam). www.cacareerzone.org (Click here)

August 2019 (cont) Identify University/College

• It is very important that the student begins to explore and identify

different universities, community colleges, or apprenticeship / vocational school that he/she would like to attend.

• Identify important factors in choosing a college / university trainee /

vocational school: ■ Place (near or far from home, big / small city, weather) ■ Size of college / university (large, small, how many students) ■ Professional careers / vocations offered

Universities in California

Universities near Salinas, CA:

• Cal State University,

Monterey Bay (CSUMB)

• University of Santa Cruz

(UCSC)

Community Colleges

Community Colleges near Salinas:

• Hartnell Community College

(Salinas)

• Monterey Peninsula College

(Monterey)

August 2019 (cont) Excursions / school fairs

• Excursions: In your free time, weekends and school holidays:

○ Visit and explore different universities, community colleges, apprentice / vocational schools.

• The student can participate in online school fairs online.

○ www.collegeweeklive.com (click here)

• It is recommended that the student attend college / vocational

presentations at the North High School Career Center.

September, October & November of Fall 2019: Credit Evaluation: Progress Toward Graduation

Students will be meeting with their counselor to review a credit assessment and progress toward graduation requirements:

• High School Graduation Credits
• College Admission (or A-G) Requirements
• Credit Recovery Plans (if necessary)
• Plans After Graduation and Post-Secondary Options

In these meetings, counselors and students can also discuss:

• SAT/ACT Questions
• Other College or Postsecondary Questions
• Community Service Requirements

October, November & December of Fall 2019: University Admissions Exams (PSAT, SAT & ACT)

• PSAT: 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will take this test on October 16th, 2019

○ Scores for the PSAT do not get sent to colleges, and are meant to help students practice and prepare for the SAT test

• SAT: 11th grade students will usually take the SAT for the first time during their Spring

semester of Junior year and will take it at least once more during their Senior year

○ www.collegeboard.org

• ACT: Some colleges require the ACT as well, or allow students to take EITHER the SAT
• r the ACT; when researching colleges, students should look at

admissions exam requirements to see which test(s) they need to take

○ www.actstudent.org

SAT/ACT Workshops Registration:

Dates: August 8th, 2019 September 26th, 2019 October 23rd, 2019 January 23rd, 2020 February 20th, 2020 Times: 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Location : Library

January & February of Spring 2019:

Exploring Scholarships & Financial Aid

• During this time, we recommend that students begin to explore possible

scholarships that they would like to apply to during their Senior year

www.fafsa.ed.gov

www.fastweb.com http://www.csac.ca.gov/ ( AB 540 / undocumented students). http://www.thedream.us/ (DACA). http://maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/index.html

March & April of Spring 2020: Planning for Summer School or College Classes

• Plan for the summer:

○ Does the student need to take summer school at NSHS to remediate any Fs, Ds (for A-G college requirements), or to catch up on credits? ○ Students should consider taking summer classes at Hartnell for college credit even if they are all caught up on their high school courses and grade. ■ College credit is transferable to 4-year universities and can help students finish college at a faster pace.

May-August of Summer 2020: Preparing for Senior Year & College Applications

• Students should be narrowing down their list of universities, community colleges, or vocational

schools that they plan to apply to during the application period

• Once the filing period opens, students can begin to apply to colleges:

○ UCs - Application opens August 1st and closes November 30th ■ http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/apply-online/index.html ○ CSUs - Application opens October 1st and closes November 30th ■ https://www2.calstate.edu/apply ○ Private Universities or Out-of-State Colleges (CommonApp) - Deadlines vary based on school ■ https://www.commonapp.org/ ○ Community Colleges - Deadlines vary based on school (all seniors get help applying to Hartnell) ■ https://home.cccapply.org/

Throughout Junior & Senior Year: Homework for Parents / Guardians

• Please meet with your student to discuss

what their post-secondary plans are:

○ Possible Career Paths ○ Possible Areas of Study ○ Possible Colleges, Universities, or Vocational Schools / Apprenticeships