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Senior Parent Night

Hello!

Dan Carstens School Principal Janell Grenier Student Success Liaison

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Debbie Carstens Career & Guidance Assistant Karen Taylor Counselor sub until the end of October

What are we going to cover?

• Graduation Requirements
• Post-Secondary Planning & Finding Direction
• Opportunities
• Tests
• Timeline
• Application Process
• Financial Aid, Scholarships & the Bulldog Packet
• Important Dates Coming Up

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In order to walk...

• Meet all graduation credit requirements

○ Check your student’s status in PS

• Be a full-time student (4 classes)

○ See handout for specific details

Where are we headed?

Some seniors have a clear path (for now),

• thers are still exploring their options.

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Post-Secondary Education/Training Paths

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Workforce Military Career, Technical & Vocational College Mission Apprenticeship Associates /Certifications High School “Gap Year”

Subject to change!*

Explorers

Opportunities to find direction.

• Attend WFW to learn about different careers
• Complete interest inventories & the school search in AKCIS
• Attend college presentations whenever you can
• Learn what Alaska schools have to offer
• Attend the College & Career Fair (October 15)
• Tour schools
• Gain experience through Volunteering or Work (Handout)
• Try something new (KPBSD academies!)
• Participate in a Job Shadow//Internship Experience
• Identify goals

More about those Opportunities

Workforce Wednesday

AKCIS Assessments

• Assessments, Interest

Profilers, Career Matching Activities + School Sort & Financial Aid Sort

• Available 24/7 through

PowerSchool

Job Shadow Experience

Team up with Janell Grenier! Open to all seniors.

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Academies through KPBSD

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant (Sign up now through 1Stop!)
• Basic Firefighter Certification
• AK Petroleum Academy
• ETT - Emergency Trauma Technician

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KPC JumpStart Classes

• Count as dual credit - high

school + college

• Discounted tuition rates
• Up to 6 credits/semester at

discounted rate Placement Tests

• English - Accuplacer, ACT or SAT
• Math - ALEKS test
• Call KPC to schedule Accuplacer

test ($18) ○ Accuplacer @NMHS Oct 22nd

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Cool Opportunities

Staying in Alaska?

Lots of great schools & programs right here! Bonus: Alaska Performance Scholarship [APS]

• Can cover part of your tuition.
• Available at many schools in AK.
• Applies towards Degrees/Certificates.

I'll show you how to check your APS status in PowerSchool.

Want to go Outside?

Western Undergraduate Exchange [WUE]

• Tuition at 150% of in-state rate
• Can be limited to certain degrees
• Can be competitive
• Research individual schools

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Another Cool Opportunity

Want to stay in Alaska & go Outside?

National Student Exchange

• Available through UA Schools!
• Apply your APS scholarship $
• Spend up to a year studying

at another university for in-state (or UA tuition)!

• Certain GPA/credit

requirements

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If post-secondary education or training is the path for you...

Fall

• Take/retake ACT, SAT or other

necessary tests

• Explore your options & identify

schools - note when applications

• pen + deadlines
• Learn about financial aid
• Complete the FAFSA
• Apply to schools

○ *be sure to send them your FAFSA

• Apply for scholarships
• Start the Bulldog Packet

Senior Year ‘Typical’ Timeline

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Spring

• Continue to apply to schools if need be
• Bulldog Packet + other scholarships
• Finish taking those tests if you haven’t!
• Review, accept/decline financial aid

awards from school

• Meet with an advisor from your school
• Apply for housing
• Graduate & send final transcripts
• Register for classes
• Orientation
• School - woohoo!

*Things don’t always happen in this exact order

When Selecting a School/Program

• Admissions requirements
• Programs offered
• **Size & Location**
• Cost & Financial Aid
• Housing *dorms = support!
• Employment rates after

graduation School Visits

• Contact schools to schedule visit
• Attend the College & Career Fair

(Date: 10/15/2019) from 10:00am-1:00pm at Kenai Central High School in the Gymnasium

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Dare to Dream

Reach School

• You might not meet

all of their criteria. Target School

• You’ve got what

they’re looking for! Safety School

• Easy peesy - you’re in.

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Types of Admissions

• Regular Decision
• Rolling Admission
• Early Action
• Early Decision
• Open Admission

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Application Process

• Complete the application on time (some schools use the Common App)

○ Proofread & have someone look over it

• Request references/letters of recommendation if necessary
• Send transcripts & test scores
• Send your FAFSA
• If additional information is required, send that in too

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Applying to College Costs $$$

*fee waivers may be available for those who qualify KPC $40 UAA $40 Associates or Certificates $50 Bachelors Degree UAF $40 Associates or Certificates $50 Bachelors Degree Expect fees to be between $40 & $90.

Does your student still need to test/retest?

ACT & SAT Test Registration Day Friday, Sept 6th 5th period + lunch Bring a way to pay

*fee waivers available to those who qualify

SAT w/o essay $49.50 SAT w/essay $64.50 ACT w/o essay $50 ACT w/essay $67.00

Free Test-Prep is Available

ACT.org Collegeboard.org Kaptest.com Khanacademy.org

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Paying for Post-Secondary Education/Training

Grants

• Free Money

Scholarships

• Free Money

Work Study

• Earned Money

Loans

• Must be repaid

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Attend Financial Aid Information Night to learn more: 9/23 @7pm

a word on scholarships

Financial Aid & Scholarships what to do right now.

• Check your student’s APS status in PowerSchool

○ (On track? Need to re-test?)

• Attend Financial Aid Info Night
• Gather your documents for the FAFSA & attend FAFSA Completion Night
• Support your student with their Bulldog Packet (see examples)
• Create scholarship database profiles

○ Fastweb.com, Scholarships.com, Chegg.com, bigfuture.collegeboard.org, AKCIS, etc. ○ Look into Native & Tribal Scholarships if you qualify

• Check KPBSD 1Stop Scholarship Database weekly!
• Look at the schools your student is interested in

○ What scholarships do they offer? When are the deadlines?

• APS Eligible? Alaska Education Grant Eligible?

○ Create an account with ACPE.

APS

• See list of local participating

schools.

• Available for both degree &

certificate-seeking students.

• *Must* complete the FAFSA

to receive the APS.

• Create an account with ACPE

to ensure on track with APS.

The Bulldog Packet

Scholarship Packet Used by local organizations to select recipients for local scholarships.

• Title page w/photo
• Application
• Financial Statement
• **Personal Statement Essay**
• Resume
• Transcript
• Letters of Recommendations (3-5)
• Optional: Awards, “Extras”

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2019 Scholarship Awards:

• North Kenai Community Club

$1000

• Nikiski Fire Station

2 x $1000

• Kenai Chamber of Commerce

2 x $500 $1000

• Nikiski Senior Center - Thelma McConnell

2 x $2000 2 x $3000

• Shayna Marie Prichard Scholarship *trades

3 x $1000

• Les Rappe Scholarship

*trades 4 x $2500

• (Could be others as well)

What scholarships are awarded based on the Bulldog Packet?

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• Ps. this is where you’ll

sign up for those after school academies

Student Athletes

• NCAA
• NAIA
• NJCAA

Important Dates

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Date Event Time Location 9/6/19 ACT/SAT Test Registration 5th period & lunch Library 9/23/19 Financial Aid Info Night 7:00pm-8:00pm Library 10/7/19 FAFSA Completion Event 6:30-8:30pm Library 10/9/19 CNA Mandatory Meeting 6:00 pm WDC 10/4&11/19 Resume Writing Workshop Junior + Senior LA classes Jenness 10/15/19 KPBSD College & Career Fair 10:00am-1:00pm Kenai Central High School 10/16/19 CNA Interviews Info given at the Meeting Details at meeting

Financial Aid Information Night

• Types of Financial Aid (Financial Aid Night September 23 7:00-8:00)
• FAFSA (FAFSA Completion Event on October 7th 6:30-8:30)

Required documents for the FAFSA:

• See FAFSA folder for details

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Monday, September 23rd - 7pm - Library

Keep in Touch

Nicole Lyke Janell Grenier nlyke@kpbsd.k12.ak.us jgrenier@kpbsd.k12.ak.us 776-9456 Debbie Carstens Karen Taylor (until the end of October) dcarstens2@kpbsd.k12.ak.us ktaylor@kpbsd.k12.ak.us 776-9435/9405 776-9456 Remind Texts: text @nikiski20 to 81010 IG: @iLykeSchool (Available November 1, 2019)