Skyline High School Senior Family Night Class of 2019 11/08/2018 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Skyline High School Senior Family Night Class of 2019 11/08/2018

Agenda: 6:00 - 6:10 Welcome / Important Dates 6:10 - 6:20 Senior Activity Announcements and Reminders 6:20 - 6:35 FAFSA / College Presentation 6:35 - 6:45 Transcripts and Grad Status Presentation Raffle drawing! 6:45 - 8:00 Meet with your counselor and/or college advisor.

Respect - Integrity - Excellence - The Titan Way Ms. Pierce! Mr. Anderson! Ms. Huang! Ms. Garrett-Walker! Dr. Mr. D’Allesandro! Camarena!

Important Dates Nov 1 UC Applications Open for Submission (CSU, Private School College Apps & FAFSA opened 10/1) Nov 2 Marking period 2 ended. Report cards were delivered in your students’ 7th or 3rd periods. Nov 30 UC and CSU applications are Due! Dec 21 Semester 1 ends. Report cards will be mailed home. Be sure your address is up to date. These are the grades that hit transcripts, are included in determining graduation and that colleges see. Jan FAFSA season is in full swing Feb 22 Marking period 5 ends. Report cards are delivered to your students’ class in about a week. Mar 1 FAFSA Deadline Marking period 6 ends. Report cards are delivered to your students’ class in about a week. April 12 May 17 Graduation status begins to be confirmed with academic counselor. May 24 Semester 2 ends / Last Day of School For Seniors. TENTATIVE!!!!

Class of 2019 Senior Activities April 6 Senior Prom at the Bentley Reserve May 1 National College Decision Day May 17 Senior Sunset May 24 Graduation! TENTATIVE!!! May 31- June 2 Senior Grad Bash at Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure and Universal Studios How to order a Yearbook: ybpay.lifetouch.com - 13635619 ● How to buy a senior hoodie: Student Store or HERE ● Did not take a Senior Photo? December 3 and 4 at Skyline! ● If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kohles @ cameron.kohles@ousd.org

Class of 2019 Financial aid Information ¿Qué es la ayuda financiera? Dinero para pagar los What is Financial Aid: Money to pay for estudios universitarios. Existe en varias formas: becas, college that comes in various forms: grants, subvenciones, trabajo a estudio y préstamos. scholarships, work study & loans. ¿Se puede usar ayuda financiera en los colegios Can financial aid be used at community comunitarios? ¡Claro! Usa los fundos para un colegio de colleges? Yes! Use it at 4 & 2-year colleges 4 o 2 años y hasta para la educación técnica profesional. and trade schools. ¿Qué tiene que hacer mi estudiante para recibir ayuda What does my student have to do to receive financiera? Tiene que aplicar a la solicitud de ayuda it? Just apply to the FAFSA or CA Dream App financiera la FAFSA o La Aplicación para la Solicitud to find out what s/he is eligible for. Dream Act de CA para saber para qué es elegible. What is the FAFSA? Free Application for ¿Qué es la solicitud FAFSA? La Solicitud Gratuita de Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the application Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA) es la solicitud de for federal student aid. Students must be a ayuda federal para estudiantes. Los estudiantes deben ser citizen or eligible noncitizen of the United States ciudadanos o no ciudadanos elegibles de los Estados & have a valid Social Security Number Unidos y tener un número de seguro social válido

Class of 2019 Financial aid Information What is the CA Dream App? The CA Dream Act ¿Qué es la Solicitud Dream Act de CA? La solicitud Application is used to determine the California state CA Dream Act se usa para determinar la elegibilidad financial eligibility of students who are not eligible to financiera del estado de California de los estudiantes que apply through the FAFSA. no son elegibles para solicitar a través de la FAFSA. What information do I need to successfully fill ¿Qué información necesito para completar la out the FAFSA or CA Dream App? FAFSA o Solicitud Dream Act de CA? ● Student’s Social Security Number (FAFSA ● Número de Seguro Social del estudiante (solo FAFSA) only) ● Número de registro de extranjero del estudiante (si no ● Student’s Alien Registration Number (if not a es un ciudadano de los Estados Unidos) U.S. citizen) ● 2017 declaraciones de impuestos federales de los padres y estudiantes (si corresponde), formularios ● 2017 Parent(s)’ federal income tax returns, W-2 W-2s, and other records of money earned. ● Estados de cuenta bancarios y registros de ● Bank statements and records of investments inversiones (si corresponde) (if applicable) ● Registros de ingresos que no son sujeto a impuestos (si corresponde) ● Records of untaxed income (if applicable) ● Una identificación de FSA para firmar ● An FSA ID to sign electronically (FAFSA only) electrónicamente (solo FAFSA)

Class of 2019 Financial aid Information Need help with filling out the FAFSA or CA Dream App? Visit our College Center ¿Cuándo vencen la aplicación FAFSA y (located next to the Main Office) for Solicitud Dream Act de CA? Las solicitudes support, college information & for all of están disponibles hasta el 2 de marzo de your postsecondary needs! 2019. ¡Recuerde que algunas universidades se han quedado sin ayuda financiera, así que entregue la solicitud temprano! When are the FAFSA and CA Dream App due? Applications are open now ¿Necesita ayuda para completar la through March 2 nd 2019. Remember some aplicación FAFSA o Solicitud Dream Act colleges run out of financial aid so apply de CA? ¡Visite nuestro Centro universitario early! (ubicado junto a la Oficina principal) para obtener ayuda, información sobre la universidad y para todas sus necesidades postsecundarias!

Class of 2019 Graduation Requirements ● Minimum cumulative grade point average of a 2.0 ● Completion of a total of 230 credits with at least a grade of “D” in the following: ○ 4 years of English ○ 3 years of Math ○ 3 years of Science ○ 3 years of Social Studies ○ 2 years (or equivalent) of World Language ○ 2 years (or equivalent) of PE ○ 1 year of Visual or Performing Art ○ 1 year of a College Prep Elective (a total of 50 elective credits needed) ● Completion of Senior Capstone Project (Done within the pathways in your CTE Elective + pathway pure content courses.)

Class of 2019 Transcript Review ● Q: Does your student have a total GPA of a 2.0 or above? ○ Please talk to your students’ academic counselor if they do not. ○ Close monitoring is required if they are below that GPA. GPA used to determine grad status ● Q: Are D’s on the transcript ok? ○ If your student is applying directly to a four-year college after high school, they may not have any D’s in a core class on their transcript or at semester 1 & 2 this year.

Class of 2019 Transcript Review ● Identify the F’s on your student’s transcript ○ In order to graduate from Skyline, all core courses must be passed with a D or above. ○ Core courses are all A-G requirements such as math, science, English and history. ○ F’s in core courses must be made up by the end of semester 2 Core class that needs to be made up

Class of 2019 Transcript Review ● Review your student’s CREDIT SUMMARY ○ Located in the bottom, right corner, review credit requirements, currently completed credits, and needed credits by subject ○ Students can take a maximum of 35 credits per semester at Skyline (70 credits a year) ○ Core courses are all A-G requirements such as math, science, English and history Total number of credits must reach 230 credits or more by May, 2019

RAFFLE DRAWING!! -Visa Gift Cards for dorm stuff! -2 Senior Hoodies! -2 Prom TIckets!

NOW! Meet with your academic counselor and/or a college advisor Have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with your students’ academic counselor or a college advisor OR sign-up to confirm an appointment at a later time in the week.

Class of 2019 Academic Counselors ● Education and Community health Counselor: ○ Nanci.romangonzalez@ousd.org ● Computer technology pathway ○ jose.reyes@ousd.org ● Skyline Visual and Performing arts Pathway ○ MASAKI.ALLISON@ousd.org ● Green Energy science Pathway ○ jessie.mcgee@ousd.org ● Ms. lok is the head counselor: leanna.lok@ousd.org Please email for an appointment or questions .

College & Career Staff ● Alcian Lindo: College and Career Readiness Specialist ● Dominique Acosta: College Advisor Fellow ● Rudolph Herrera: Trio College Advisor ● Liston Hulse: Work Based Learning Coordinator

Class of 2019 Transcripts & Grad Status PLEASE REPORT TO THE ROOM WHERE YOUR ACADEMIC COUNSELOR IS Your transcript will have the counselor’s name as well as the room you are supposed to report to Portable N: Mr. Ohara (SVPA) Mr. Reyes (COMPUTER) Youth Center: Ms. McGee (GREEN) Ms. Roman-Gonzalez (EDUCATION) Both rooms are located in the parking lot right next to each other