Senior Parent Night Information and Graduation Requirements
Dive into the details of Senior Parent Night activities on October 3, 2019, covering various topics such as Financial Aid, FAFSA, Bright Futures, College Admissions, and more. Get insights on Graduation Requirements, including credit counts, GPA criteria, and testing standards. Discover the key criteria for English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts credits, and explore requirements for a 4-Year College/University. Learn about SAT registration, costs, sections, and test codes for College Athletes. Unveil valuable information for students and parents planning for the future.
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SENIOR PARENT NIGHT October 3, 2019
Agenda Financial Aid, FAFSA, Bright Futures-> Brooke Pair Senior information Grad Requirement College Admissions Scholarships/Resources Open Questions and Answers
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements 24 credits Must meet all subject level credit requirements! GPA Minimum 2.0 unweighted Testing Must PASS Grade 10 ELA Reading (350 or higher) OR Earn a concordant score on SAT: EBRW (430) or subscore (24) or ACT Reading (19) Must PASS Alg 1 EOC OR 97 or higher on PERT or 420 SAT Math or 16 ACT Math
Graduation Requirements English 4 credits Math 4 credits, must include Algebra 1 (1.0) and Geometry (1.0) Science 3 credits, must include Biology (1.0) Social Studies American Government (0.5) Economics with Financial Literacy (0.5) US History (1.0) World History (1.0)
Graduation Requirements Fine Arts 1 credit in fine/performing or approved practical art CCC, Journalism, Digital Info Tech, Design Services, etc. Online Course Complete one FULL online course If sign up for 1.0 credit class, must do full 1.0 credit online If sign up for 0.5 credit class, must complete online APEX DOES count (but must complete full course) OR can earn 1 industry certification HOPE (or Pers Fitness and PE elective if transfer)
4 Year College/University Requirements All FL graduation requirements AND Algebra 2 2 consecutive years of a Foreign Language (Also BF requirement) Colleges look for RIGOR, should have: Science Math Academic based courses
Online registration www.collegeboard.org/register Cost is $49.50 without essay, $64.50 with essay Additional fee for late registration $12 to send scores to colleges SAT I 3 Sections: Evidence Based Reading & Writing (required) Math (required) Essay (optional) 3 hours and 50 minutes SAT II Subject tests. Some colleges will recommend this test as well Test code center # is 100254 College Athletes: Code 9999 on test to send to NCAA SAT School Day is coming up on October 16th. Had to have registered by the end of August. Fee waiver
Online registration www.actstudent.org Cost is $52.00 for the ACT (No Writing) $68.00 for the ACT Plus Writing Additional fee for late registration $13 for each additional score report (first 4 colleges included if signed up for the day of the test) Fee waiver Writing section is optional 3 hours and 30 minutes Test code center # is 100254. College Athletes: Code 9999 on test to send to NCAA
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
College Admissions What should your child be doing right now? APPLYING TO COLLEGES! Researching colleges, majors, programs of interest (if haven t already done) Visit colleges websites to determine admission requirements/deadlines Visiting college campuses (4 days excused w/ proper documentation) Attending college/career fairs to speak to admissions representatives October 7thCollege Fair at Countryside High School Ask teachers and counselor for recommendation letter, if required Send SAT/ACT scores, AP scores, official transcripts once submit application
College Admissions-Applications There are various ways to apply Common Application Coalition College website
Common App Website where you submit one application and it can be sent to various schools, www.commonapp.org to see which schools participate Popular Florida schools that participate: Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute Tech Florida Polytech Florida State Miami New College Tampa Flagler U of West Florida For complete list visit: www.commonapp.org/explore-colleges University of Florida Stetson U of Central Florida U of North Florida U
Coalition Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success was developed to improve the college application process for all students as they search for and apply to their perfect college. The platform provides a single, centralized toolkit for students to organize, build, and refine their applications to numerous institutions. Fill out one application, can go to multiple schools as long as they partner with Coalition Florida schools who participate: FSU Tampa UF Stetson USF Rollins Florida Southern UCF
College Websites College Websites Each college has online application on their website Apply as undergraduate, incoming freshman SSAR Will need a copy of transcript if required to complete SSAR SSAR Self-Reported Student Academic Record - is your self reported transcript. This must be accurate or colleges can rescind your acceptance
College Admissions-Steps Steps: Fill out and submit application Send official transcript Official Transcript complete YELLOW transcript request card and give to Mrs. Smith (located in records) Send SAT/ACT scores directly from online accounts to colleges www.actstudent.org -> ACT www.collegeboard.org -> SAT, AP Letters of recommendation Only required by some schools-check first Give teachers/recommenders at least 3 weeks to write letter Give a resume/brag sheet to person writing letter Keep your grades up ALL YEAR Colleges will ask for a final transcript, can rescind your acceptance
College Admissions Resources College Application Week October 21-25 Counselors will be available in career lab for assistance with applications, FAFSA, scholarship applications including Bright Futures Application and Pinellas Education Foundation Scholarship, SSAR, reviewing essays, etc. SPC will be on Campus on the 24thto help with applications and will provide FREE applications to students that day. College Application Help Make an appointment with your counselor
SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESOURCES
Bright Futures paperwork Turn in hours logs and reflection for community service ASAP Absolute deadline is GRADUATION How to check if turned in hours: Go to portal, click demographic at the top, click graduation on the left side, look at community service hours to see if any are logged If not, you need to turn in a copy of hours log to counselor ASAP Fill out FFAA Florida Financial Aid Application - ASAP, opened October 1st Community service paperwork can be found on school website Under Resources, Click School Counselor and over to the right is the Bright Futures tab.
Scholarships Pinellas Ed Foundation $500 to $10,000 https://pinellaseducation.awardspring.com/ Application opened 9/30/19 and will close 1/15/20 Scholarships updated regularly on school and county website www.pcsb.org/phuhs -> click school counselors, click scholarships https://www.pcsb.org/financialaid -> PCS Financial Aid/Scholarship page College essay workshops TBA Scholarship drawer Ms. LaChance s office (clinic in building 1) Local scholarships, paper copies of scholarship applications
The College Board Opportunities Scholarship The more steps students take toward college, the more opportunities they have to earn a scholarship. Learn more about your students scholarship eligibility at cb.org/opportunity.
The Scholarship The Actions Action Window 1 Build a College List $ 500 Build a college list on BigFuture Junior Year: Dec 10, 2018-June 2019 Junior Year and Fall Senior Year: Dec 10, 2018- October 2019 Spring Junior Year through Fall Senior Year: March 2019- December 2019 Summer and Fall Senior Year: July 2019-October 2019 Fall and Winter Senior Year: October 2019- January 2020 Fall and Winter Senior Year: October 2019- February 2020 Final Drawing: March 2020 2 Practice for the SAT $1,000 Use Official SAT Practice on KhanAcademy to get ready Improve SAT score 3 Improve Score $2,000 4 Strengthen College List $500 Strengthen college list with a mix of academic safety, fit, and reach schools Fill out the FAFSA form to apply for financial aid 5 Complete the FAFSA $1,000 6 Apply to Colleges $1,000 Apply to schools they want to attend 7 Complete the Journey $40,000 Complete all six scholarship steps
Scholarships www.pcsb.org/financialaid Scholarships updated monthly www.cappex.com www.fastweb.com www.scholarships.com www.tuitionfundingsources.com www.chegg.com/scholarships https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/schol arship-search www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org www.mycollgedollars.com www.scholarships.com www.scholarshipsexperts.com https://www.collegeraptor.com/college- guide/category/scholarships/ www.raise.me www.highfivescholarships.com www.Collegescholarships.org www.unigo.com https://myscholly.com/ https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholar ships/ https://www.salliemae.com/college- planning/tools/scholarship-search/
FOCUS/Portal Resources Florida Shines College/career resources Career Cruising (Xello) Assessments & career exploration Financial aid Employment Clever Access tutoring resources Access virtual textbooks/programs used in class
Tutoring Resources FREE Afterschool Tutoring Tuesday & Thursday// 2:15-4:15 English: Room 11-112 Science: Room 3-201 Math: Room 19-128 Spanish Honor Society Tutoring Tuesday (Rm 5-210) and Thursday (Rm5-211) // 1:55-2:30 Science National Honor Society Daily during BOTH lunches (Rm 6-102A) Homework Helpline (727-547-7223) Monday Thursday // 5:00pm 8:00pm
Tutoring/Academic Resources Math Nation Desined to help students succeed in Alg 1, Geom, Alg 2 Website: http://mathnation.com/ Khan Academy Online subject specific acadmeic video tutorials Website: http://www.khanacademy.org/ Homework Help (Tips for Taking Control) https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/take-control-of- homework Pinellas County Web Resources https://www.pcsb.org/page/691 Pinellas eCounselor (for general academic prep, graduation, scholarship, financial aid, college planning questions) ECounselor@pcsb.org (Mon-Fri; 4-9pm)
Remind University Seniors University Senior class Last Name A-L text @class20A-G to 81010 University Senior class Last Name H-N text @class20H-N to 81010 University Senior class Last Name O-Z text @class20O-Z to 81010 IB IB Seniors text @phuib2020 to 81010 Medical Medical Senior class Last Name A-L text @f28gah to 81010 Medical Senior class Last Name M-Z text @h7224d to 81010
