Welcome! TITAN 9 th Grade Parent Night Class of 2022 Main Points - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome! TITAN 9 th Grade Parent Night Class of 2022

Main Points for today…  Achieving Balance  Student Perspective  Counseling Center  Parent Support  Graduation  Four Year Plan  Community Service/X2Vol  Attendance and Grades  Getting Ready for College  Finances  Naviance

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE  Ashleigh Helms: 12 th Grade 12 th Grade  Phillip Wang:

The Counseling Center  Counselor Melinda Breeze breezem@bsd405.org 425-456-6542  Counseling Support Jill Follett follettj@bsd405.org 425-456-6512

Tips for Academic Success  Review what happens at school every night.  Don’t ask if they have homework, they do!  Access tutorial after school to get extra help and to stay on top of course work.  Check ParentVue, OneNote, and/or Outlook for details.  Check grades online weekly with your student.  When there is a question regarding a class, have your student meet with or email the teacher.  Encourage Self-Advocacy.  Utilize free tutoring at KCLS https://kcls.org/study-zone/

Tips for Studying at Home  No Electronics/Phones for at least 2 hours of study time.  Have a consistent place for student to study that meets their needs.  Encourage student to reach out to friends and classmates for help if they have a question.  Lots of how-to videos resources including YouTube, Khan Academy.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Minimum 2.0 G.P.A.  Minimum 24 credits  Minimum 40 hours community service  Pass State Testing Requirements  -Math Smarter Balance -English Language Arts Smarter Balance -Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science Successfully complete a senior project 

FOUR YEAR PLAN 2018-2019 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Total Years of Study International Studies 7 Humanities 7 Math 7 Sciences 7 French 6-7 Arts 6-7 PE 6-7 Computer Science 0-2

COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT  All students are required to do a minimum of 40 hours of community service during their four years in the Bellevue School District.  Some clubs and honors societies require more (75+) hours of service.  9 th grade is a great year to get community service requirement done. Club Jubilee is a great way to be involved.  X2Vol – An electronic system for logging Community Service hours. Access X2Vol through Naviance.  Run through X2Vol example.

SYNERGY • Real time info on attendance and grades https://bsd405.org/departments/district- technology/grades-attendance/

Getting Ready For College (It’s all about exploration)  Focus on classes ! It’s important that students work hard now and learn as much as they can.  Get involved and explore extra- curricular activities .  If you are on a vacation, have the time, and happen to be by a college campus go ahead and check it out with your student. No need to actually plan college visits at this time, though.

Finances  In three years, you will have the opportunity to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) . Your 2020 federal tax return will be used for this free application.  Bellevue School District Free/Reduced Priced Meals program provides access for students to receivenot only free/reduced meals at schoo but also fee waivers for college entrance exams and applications! Link: https://bsd405.org/services/nutrition-services/free- reduced/

NAVIANCE

Naviance: Four Year Overview  9 th Grade: Four-Year College Ready Academic Plan, Resume Builder & one Interest Inventory  10 th Grade: Personality Inventory, Career Interest Inventory  11 th Grade: College Search, College Visit Sign- Up  12 th Grade: College Application Process, Requesting letters of Rec and Transcripts, Linking to Common App, College Visits, and Scholarship Search

NAVIANCE: Communication Tool (make sure emails are up-to-date) Create a Four Year Plan Explore Careers Identify Personality and Learning Styles Research Colleges Prepare for SAT and ACT Learn about acceptance rates with Scattergrams Research Scholarships Work on your resume Thank you Bellevue Schools Foundation for funding Naviance!

OTHER THINGS  We have LOTS of Clubs!  Daily Announcements: Titan Times  PTSA weekly Newsletter news@isptsa.org  Check the school website and calendar regularly www.bsd405.org/international  Teacher Outlook for Assignments  Watch the reader board out front while you wait for your kids!

Super Wednesday 10/10

Questions?