You’re halfway there…what should you accomplish this year to graduate on time and ready for your next step?

JUNIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

Graduation Requirements• English• Math• Specifically?

• EOC?

• Science• Specifically?

• EOC?

• Social Studies• Specifically?

• Foreign Language• Fine/Performing Art• HOPE• Electives• Online?

https://www.fldoe.org/bii/studentpro/pdf/Grad1112.pdf

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

Plans After High School• Planning is important!• Decide what you want to do• OOH• http://bls.gov/ooh/

• PLAN results

• College• In-State• Board of Governor’s• List of universities in Florida http://www.flbog.edu/aboutsus/universities/

• Matrix http://www.flbog.edu/about/_doc/cod/asa/admission_2013/2013-Matrix.pdf

• Out-of-State• Research carefully

• Career• What training do you need?• Compare programs

Planning for College• Location• In-state vs. out-of-state• Close to home?• Benefits• Laundry

• Support

• Friends?

• Community College vs. University• Size of classes• Cost effective• Choose CC near targeted University

• Bright Futures• Community Service• Scholarships• NCAA• Financial Aid • FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/• State info http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

Oh Joy! Testing This Year…• FCAT

• Must pass with a 245, level 3.

• If passed last year, you’re finished with FCAT!

• PERT• Take for Dual Enrollment eligibility

• Take if you scored a 1 or 2 on FCAT• If you don’t score well on PERT, you will take College Ready English or Math

• May offer on campus for the College Ready placement

• SAT/ACT• Multiple uses:• College admissions

• FCAT and PERT replacement (19/430)

• Take both once – retake the one you “enjoyed” the most.

• Offered on our campus multiple times during the year.

• Review with books published by the testing company (CollegeBoard & ACT).• Make an appointment with me and bring in the books.

• Fee Waivers available if you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch. 2 per test.

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

Getting Back on Track•Ways to Recover Credit:• Adult Ed• Night School

• Summer School

• FLVS• Be careful of CR courses

• APEX

• Can retake any semester D/F to improve GPA• Mid-year promotion to 11th grade: 12 credits• 12th grade: 18 credits and 2.o GPA

Agenda• Graduation Requirements• Plans After High School• College• Scholarships

• Community Service

• Career Training

• Testing this year• SAT/ACT• PERT• FCAT

• Getting Back on Track

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