HIGH SCHOOL 101 For 9th Grade Parents October 18, 2017 Welcome to a New Chapter in Your Child’s Life Vanessa Teachers change year to year, the one constant variable is your child’s school counselor. We will be with them all four years. It’s like a 4 year road trip and your child’s school counselor is your personal travel agent the entire time.

KEY PEOPLE Vanessa Montorsi, Director of Pupil Services & Counseling Warner House Webster House Wright House Kim Bauco Danielle Marseglia Courtenay Trahan Christina Caron Joanna Martino Brian Sutcliffe Bridget McHugh Alison Ofir Matt Sutton Vanessa If you don’t know who your child’s school counselor is, be sure to check IC. Make sure to know which house your child is in when calling the school. On page 3 of the handout, there is contact information for all of the counselors.

What we hope…. Try EVERYTHING Explore/investigate/take risks Make new friends Start owning education Communicate with staff Vanessa We are building people….not resumes Try everything and take risks while you are in a supported environment-still live at home with parents, counselors and teachers will take care of you. Not the case in the real world

9th Grade Freshmen Orientation Academic Success Strategies Career Cluster Course Selection Small group meeting with Counselor Allison

9th Grade (continued) Academic Center Math Lab Writing Conferences Homework Club Infinite Campus Grades posted Teacher email addresses Daily announcements Allison

10th Grade Course Selection Do What You Are Sophomore Meetings PSAT Allison

11th Grade Individual Family Meeting with Counselors Course Selection PSAT/SAT/ACT Optional College Fair GAP Year Fair College Visitation Danielle

12th Grade Senior Assembly Individual Meeting with Counselors SAT/ACT Access Scholarship Information Optional Scholarship Night Financial Aid Night Career Resource Center College Visitation Community College Fair Danielle

Naviance Electronic-based data gathering is both efficient and appealing to the high school student. We like to call it their electronic filing cabinet Danielle Freshmen will be introduced to Naviance by the end of the year utilizing Career Cluster. Parents will receive a Naviance account sometime second semester. Page 7 of the handout shows the log in screen for Naviance

A look at Naviance: Danielle Will provide log-in Second Semester. Update IC ASAP to receive an email with registration code.

Infinite Campus Allison Page 8 of the handout has Infinite Campus information

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION   To graduate from the Fairfield Public Schools a student must earn a minimum of 43 credits and meet the credit distribution requirement. A student must also demonstrate the designated computer applications proficiency. CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION To meet the minimum requirements for a high school diploma, a student must earn 43 credits and achieve the following credit distribution: English 8 credits Math 6 credits Science 6 credits Social Studies (US History, Civics) 7 credits Physical Education & Health 4 years Arts/Vocational 2 credits Allison You can find this information on page 9 of the handout

Allison Final grade is the ONLY grade that goes on transcript No attendance or behavior Having one bad test will not define your life This transcript is on page 10 of the handout followed by the marking period/report card schedule

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Freshman Forum On Underage Drinking Save the Date Thursday, November 16, 2017 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM Fairfield Ludlowe High School Auditorium All Freshman Students and Parents must attend together Freshman Forum on Underage Drinking Soar Above the Influence…. Vanessa Important for students to have other ways to cope, recognize signs…… Information for this event begins on page 14

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