1. TITAN 9th Grade Parent Night
Welcome!
TITAN
9th Grade Parent Night

2. Main Points for today… Student Perspective: High School
Counselor Information
Outlook and Planners
Community Service/X2Vol
It Counts!
Tips for Academic Success
Getting Ready for College

3. STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Sarah Follett: College Student
Peter Wang: 12th Grade

4. The Counseling Center Counselor Melinda Breeze breezem@bsd405.org
Counseling Support
Jill Follett

5. The Counseling Center Supports Your Students By:
Teaching Guidance Lessons around time management, college and career research and exploration, and equity.
Running small groups for students who need a little extra support on issues of depression, anxiety, and healthy relationships and communication. If there is a greater need around these issues for a student I refer to outside providers.
Supporting student’s individual academic needs with regular grade checks and quarterly check-ins.
Being available for students when they’re struggling emotionally, socially, and academically and providing support.
Celebrating with our students and letting them know how proud we are of them!

6. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum 2.0 G.P.A.
Minimum 24 credits
Minimum 40 hours community service
Pass State Testing Requirements
-Math Smarter Balance
-English Language Arts Smarter Balance
-End of Course Biology
Successfully complete a senior project

7. FOUR YEAR PLAN 9TH GRADE 10th GRADE
Hon Humanities 9/ Hon Humanities 9/10
World History AP World History
Algebra 1, Geometry or, Algebra Algebra 2 or Pre Calculus
Chemistry Biology
French French 3 or 4
Performing Arts or Fine Arts Performing Arts or Fine Arts
Health/PE or PE (rotating) PE/Python 1 or PE/Health (rotating)
11th GRADE th GRADE
AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature
AP US History/US History American Government/Senior Project
Pre Calculus or AP Calculus AP Calculus or Adv.Calculus, Math Models
AP Physics AP Physics 1 or 2
AP Biology or AP Chemistry or AP Biology or AP Chemistry or
AP Environmental Science AP Environmental Science
French 4 or AP French AP French or Honors French Literature
Performing Arts or Fine Arts PE or Honors French Literature or AP Computer
Python 1 or Python 2/PE Science

8. COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT
All students are required to do a minimum of 40 hours of community service during their four years in the Bellevue School District.
9th grade is a great year to get community service requirement done.
X2Vol – An electronic system for logging Community Service hours. Access X2Vol through Naviance.
Run through X2Vol example.

9. SynerGy Now up and running Real time info on attendance and grades
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10. Tips for Academic Success
Review what happens at school every night.
Don’t ask if they have homework, they do!
Check planners and/or Outlook for details. Specific assignment info is often on OneNote.
Check grades online weekly with your student.
When there is a question regarding a class, have your student meet with or the teacher.
Encourage Self-Advocacy.

11. Getting Ready For College (It’s all about exploration)
Focus on classes! It’s important that students work hard now and learn as much as they can.
Get involved and explore extra- curricular activities.
If you are on a vacation, have the time, and happen to be by a college campus go ahead and check it out with your student. No need to actually plan college visits at this time, though.

12. THANK YOU PTSA!!
Thanks to the PTSA we have a behavioral health specialist counselor 6 HOURS per week!!!!
What does that mean???

13. Tips for Studying at Home
No Electronics/Phones for at least 2 hours of study time.
Have a consistent place for student to study that meets their needs.
Encourage student to reach out to friends and classmates for help if they have a question.
Lots of how-to videos resources including YouTube, Khan Academy.

14. OTHER THINGS We have LOTS of Clubs! Daily Announcements: Titan Times
PTSA weekly Newsletter
Check the school website and calendar regularly
Teacher Outlook for Assignments
Watch the reader board out front while you wait for your kids!

15. NAVIANCE

16. Naviance: Four Year Overview
9th Grade: Four-Year College Ready Academic Plan, Resume Builder & one Interest Inventory
10th Grade: Personality Inventory, Career Interest Inventory
11th Grade: College Search, College Visit Sign- Up
12th Grade: College Application Process, Requesting letters of Rec and Transcripts, Linking to Common App, College Visits, and Scholarship Search

17. NAVIANCE is:
Create a Four Year Plan Explore Careers Identify Personality and Learning Styles Research Colleges Prepare for SAT and ACT Receive notifications Learn about acceptance rates with Scattergrams Research Scholarships Work on your resume Thank you Bellevue Schools Foundation for funding Naviance!

18. Questions?