what you need to know to start planning for college!!!

What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

Counselor Breakdown

All IB 11th & 12th Grade Students

Culpepperculpepperk@duvalschools.org

Paxon Guidance Office

Support Staff

Nasworthynasworthya@duvalschools.org

•Scheduling parent/teacher conferences•Oncourse portal information (in person)•Transcript Requests (hard copy)

Bennettbennettb2@duvalschools.org

•Student Records•Enrollment•Transcript Requests (electronic)

paxonguidance.weebly.compaxonsas-ib.weebly.com

Important Dates

PSAT: October 16, 2013 during the school day at Paxon. National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship

qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores

ACT: Take ACT with Writing Students can take practice tests and question of the day Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June Register at www.ACT.org

SAT: Students can take practice tests and question of the day Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June Register at www.collegeboard.com

*See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum

Graduation Requirements Class of 2013 and Beyond

English: 4 credits (honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)

Math: 4 credits (honors level or higher; geometry or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)

Science: 4 credits (honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP lab science)

Social Studies: 4 credits (honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)

World Language: 2 credits (Paxon IB Prep/IB students will take 4 credits in the same language)

Theory of Knowledge: 1 credit The Arts/Electives: 9 credits (This includes 1 IB 6th subject studied over 1 or 2 years)

Class of 2013 and Beyond

Completion of Extended Essay Completion of CAS requirement Completion of all IB assessments (internal and external)

Passing score on the FCAT: grade 10 Reading State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US

History)

Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA

District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum

Graduation Requirements

Take an online class Take the following courses:

American Government Economics HOPE

If at any point a student exits from the IB Program of

Study, the above will need to be taken.

IB Diploma Students Are NOT Required to…

Bright Futures Requirements

Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award basedon: Award Level – FAS

Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 and Beyond 3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service (‘Service’ hours from CAS

(grades 11 & 12) count towards this as well as community service done in grades 9 & 10)

Receive the IB Diploma: No SAT or ACT test score requirement Meet community service requirement

Complete the IB Curriculum: Meet SAT or ACT test score and community service requirement

Other Ways To Qualify: National Merit Scholars and Finalist, National Hispanic Scholars

Bright Futures Requirements

Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award basedon: Award Level - FMS

Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service (‘Service’ hours from CAS

(grades 11 & 12) count towards this as well as community service done in grades 9 & 10)

Complete the IB Curriculum: Meet SAT or ACT test score and community service requirement

Other Ways To Qualify: National Merit Scholars and Finalist, National Hispanic Scholars

Bright Futures Requirements

The Bright Futures GPA is calculated based on the following:

The student’s best grades in each subject area will be used 4 credits of English 4 credits of Math 3 credits of Science 3 credits of Social Studies 2 credits of Foreign Language

•Students may use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above as well as AP, IB or AICE fine arts courses to raise the GPA.

•See bright futures website for more information - http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA

Unweighted (state) GPA

A 2.0

B 1.5

C 1.0

D 0.5

Weighted (district) GPA

Honors, AP, and IB classes (add 0.5)

A 2.5

B 2.0

C 1.5

D 1.0

Bright Futures GPAHonors, AP, and IB classes (add

0.25)

A 2.25

B 1.75

C 1.25

D 0.75

For courses graded on a semester basis (A final grade is given for the fall semester and a final grade is given for the spring semester)

CAS vs. Community Service for IB Students

IB 11th and 12th grade students complete Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) hours which are documented online using the ManageBac website.

https://psas.managebac.com/login

Only the ‘service’ hours logged for CAS will count towards Bright Futures.

Community Service completed in grades 9 & 10 count towards Bright Futures, but not for CAS.

Sample CAS Activities

CAS vs. Community Service for IB Students

Paxon SAS requires that all students perform a minimum of 75 hours of community service. (100 for FAS for Bright Futures)

Students cannot be paid for the service, and it must be performed at a not for profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts

To eliminate headaches later, ALWAYS check with Mrs. Culpepper

Places for Community Service

College Planning

Jacksonville College Fair

Information Sessions Bright Futures Scholarship Program Federal Financial Aid College Planning Nuts and Bolts FACTS.org – Online Academic Advising Writing The College Admissions Essay Historically Black Colleges and Universities Scholarship Search Tips Get With The Times And Use The Web

October 12, 2013 (Prime Osborn Convention Center)

www.FLVC.orgFormerly www.FACTS.org

Bigfuture.orgA Resource from The

College Board

Paxon Guidance Websitepaxonguidance.weebly.com

Paxon IB Program Websitepaxonsas-ib.weebly.com

Questions, Comments, Concerns

Speak to Mrs. Culpepper