PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PARENT MEETING Remind 101/App/Facebook/Website Project Graduation Graduation Requirements Student Athletes Students with Disabilities Post-secondary Options College Admissions Paying for College College Search
Class of 2017 – Text reminders from Remind101
Ponchatoula High School App Facebook
PHS Website 1.Click on Academics 2.Click on Counselors
Click on Senior Meeting – September 2016
Graduation Wednesday, May 17 Only students who have completed all testing and credit requirements will be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony. Deadline to complete all requirements – May 4.
Thursday, October 20 PHS Library Noon – 6 p.m. LELA – Assistance with FAFSA Completion 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. College Application Night Assistance with applying to college.
Project Graduation
Graduation Requirements
Ponchatoula High School Intent to Graduate – May 2017 Return to Mrs. Crovetto by Friday, September 16. Name:_________________________________ The name on your diploma will be the name on your birth certificate. My parent/guardian and I have reviewed the graduation and TOPS requirements. It is my responsibility to verify that I will: • Pass all courses required in my diploma track by the last day for seniors. This includes e2020 courses. • Earn 24 Carnegie units. • Pass EOC tests. You are required to pass 3 EOC tests: either English II or English III, either Algebra or Geometry, and either Biology or US History. The school counselors have met with each potential graduate to conduct an audit of all academic records. A copy of the audit is attached. Please contact your child’s counselor if you have any questions. Student signature ______________________________________________ Parent signature _______________________________________________
Diploma Track (specific course requirements) Core 4 (24 credits) Basic (24 credits, AOC) EOC (End of Course tests) English II or English III Algebra I or Geometry Biology I or US History
Area of Concentration • Complete 4 primary courses • Education for Careers I & II • * course in AOC • 2 additional courses • Complete 2 related courses • Computer course • 1 additional course
Academic Audit
Core 4 Audit
Basic Audit
Transcript Course Spelling of Name Credit Social Security # Earned Date of Birth Total Credits
TOPS Report
TOPS GPA At least 2.5
Has the course requirement been met?
Student Athletes
http://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp
Students with Disabilities
It is the student’s responsibility to self-identify with the Office of Disability Services at their college. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Lila Toler Job coaching/placement 3651 Cedar Crest Ave. Post-secondary-financial assistance Baton Rouge, LA 70816-4010 based on need (225)295-8900 or 800-737-2959 Physical/academic modification assistance
Post Secondary Options
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcNSpKX8kVs
• Employment • Apprenticeship • Technical/Trade School • 2 year college • 4 year college • Military
How do you find a job you will love? 1. Self-Assessment • What you like to do (interests) • What you have a natural talent for (aptitudes) • What you are good at (abilities) • What is important to you (values) 2. Investigate Your Career Choices • Research and read • Talk to people • Informational interviews • Job shadow • Internships • Volunteer • Network • Professional organizations 3. Find a Career Match
http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/cse/career_expl/index.html
http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/majors/
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Additional Websites • http://www.laworks.net/Stars/default.aspx • http://www.self-directed-search.com/ • kudernavigator.com • www.mynextmove.org
College Admissions Tests
Transfer Degree http://latransferdegree.org/what-is-tdg/
ASVAB http://www.asvabprogram.com/
ACT www.actstudent.org
• Avoid remedial/developmental classes • English sub score of 18 • Math sub score of 19 • 17 composite required to qualify for TOPS Tech • 20 composite required to qualify for TOPS Opportunity • April 30 deadline w/o penalty • June 30 deadline w/ loss of 1 semester of funding • Fee waivers available for students receiving free or reduced lunch.
Concern with Remedial Coursework • Additional costs. • May delay graduation. • Research shows students taking remedial courses are 74% more likely to drop out of college.
https://www.march2success.com
SAT http://sat.collegeboard.org/home • 900 needed to qualify for TOPS Tech • 1020 needed to qualify for TOPS Opportunity • 1130 needed to qualify for TOPS Performance • 1280 needed to qualify for TOPS Honors
Who Should Take the SAT? Students who perform better on the old SAT (using test diagnostic) Students who are “academically mature, truly ready to start test prep soon” Juniors with high sophomore PSAT scores DI athletic prospects CTY (Center for Talented Youth) students for screening purposes Rising juniors who have completed (or will complete as juniors) Algebra II Students with attention or processing issues, given the personal timing challenges inherent to the ACT Students with strong backgrounds in Algebra Students scoring over 154 on the October PSAT Students who read voraciously Students who like testing and understand the new/old SAT model Student s who are considering coastal campuses (more than one IEC suggested regional biases about the tests) Students who have time management issues with ACT or otherwise don’t like it Students with weaker math/science skills http://www.examiner.com/article/iecs-overwhelming-recommend-act-for-class-of-2017
Paying for College
College Costs
LSU $6784 SLU $7310 ULL $6766 LaTech $8853
1-2-3 Approach 1. Start with money you won’t pay back. • Savings • Scholarships • Grants • Work-study 2. Federal Student Loans • Direct Subsidized Loans • Direct Unsubsidized Loans 3. Private Student Loans
Average Debt in USA Education loan: $28,900 Home mortgage: $156,700 Car loan: $14,600 Credit card: $5,700 Source: Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, 2013
School Debt for Louisiana • Average debt: $23,025 • Proportion with debt: 47% Source: http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015#overlay=posd/state_data/2015/la
Financial Aid http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ The FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid , is the application that college or career school students must complete to apply for federal student aid, which includes Pell Grants, federal student loans, and work-study opportunities. In addition to determining eligibility for federal student aid, FAFSA information is used by many states, colleges, career schools, and private organizations to determine eligibility for nonfederal student aid. FAFSA is used for TOPS awards. • LELA – assistance with completing FAFSA (October) • College Goal Sunday
1 st step – FSA ID Student & Parent 2 nd step – complete FAFSA beginning Oct 1
TOPS http://www.osfa.la.gov/index.jsp • TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students) is a program of state scholarships for Louisiana residents who attend either one of the • Louisiana Public Colleges and Universities • Louisiana Community and Technical College System Schools • Louisiana approved Proprietary and Cosmetology Schools • Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
• The four award components of the TOPS Program are: • TOPS Opportunity Award • TOPS Performance Award • TOPS Honors Award • TOPS Tech Award • Completion of TOPS Core Curriculum for award level • Qualifying ACT/SAT/WorkKeys Level scores for award level • Opportunity Award – 20/1020 • Performance Award - 23/1130 additional $400 per year • Honors Award - 27/1280 additional $800 per year • Tech Award 17/900/Silver Level • Minimum 2.5 GPA in TOPS Core for Opportunity and Tech • Minimum 3.0 GPA in TOPS Core for Performance and Honors
http://www.osfa.la.gov/MainSitePDFs/Core_Curriculum_14.pdf
http://www.osfa.la.gov/MainSitePDFs/TOPSTechCoreCurriculum.pdf
The Louisiana Award System provides you with "real-time" access to your data for ALL LOSFA-administered financial aid programs for which you are eligible. LOSFA’s programs include Early Start, TOPS, Go Grant, LEAP, and the Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship. https://www.osfa.la.gov/AwardSystem/
16-17 TOPS Award Amounts http://www.osfa.state.la.us/MainSitePDFs/TOPS_Payment_Amounts.pdf
The number one winning scholarship tip: Read then follow the directions. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-number-one-winning-scholarships-tip
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