1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 9th Grade Freshmen Orientation Academic Success Strategies
Career Cluster
Course Selection
Small group meeting with Counselor
Allison

5. 9th Grade (continued) Academic Center Math Lab Writing Conferences
Homework Club
Infinite Campus
Grades posted
Teacher addresses
Daily announcements
Allison

6. 10th Grade Course Selection Do What You Are Sophomore Meetings PSAT
Allison

7. 11th Grade Individual Family Meeting with Counselors Course Selection
PSAT/SAT/ACT
Optional
College Fair
GAP Year Fair
College Visitation
Danielle

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

12. 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 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

13. 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

14. Check out our website!
Vanessa

15. 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

16. Questions???