1. Sophomore Advisement 2013-2014 Class of 2016

2. AGENDA: *Advisement Purpose *Infinite Campus *Syllabus

3. Why have advisement? How can you take care of your “To Do” list if you don’t even know what should be on the list?

4. All students should know: -graduation requirements -how to access your IC information -career choices/pathways -post-secondary school choices -habits that help ensure future success Why have advisement?

5. signed syllabus A signed syllabus is required for advisement and will be your first grade for !! advisement!!

6. Infinite Campus *Sophomores will be given a username and password to access IC! It allows you to see your: -current grades in every class -attendance record -schedule -transcript

7. How do you log on? Go to the Jasper County Schools website. Go to the PARENTS link. Go to IC-PARENT PORTAL This link will take you into infinite campus where you will be asked to log on with a username and password. These will be provided to you ASAP so that you can have access to IC! Let’s pay a visit: http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/

8. AGENDA *Importance of high school *Graduation Requirements *Pathways

9. Importance of your high school career *Tenth grade will set you on the path you will follow to whatever future lies ahead. This is not earth-shattering news is it? But its true! *List a few differences between ninth and tenth grades. *You have ONE life to live-you are not a cat! You do not get NINE chances to end up where you want to be! *Imagine your advisor in high school. What was he/she like?

10. Graduation Requirements You will earn 1 unit for each class you take in high school! You must earn a MINIMUM of 23 units to graduate. Twenty-eight units are BEST!!!! (4 years x 7 units = 28 units) Your core classes are REQUIRED units! RHSC (Required High School Curriculum or RHSC courses) NO one is “placed” in a grade because of age, # of absences, etc. You earn your way through by passing your classes!

11. CTAE Career Clusters There are seven You are expected to complete your chosen pathway – this will better prepare you for life after high school You are expected to complete the required courses for each pathway IN ORDER!!!

12. Agricultural Mechanics Basic Ag, Ag Mechanics 1, Ag Mechanics 2 Administrative- Information Support Computer Applications 1, Computer Applications 2, Business communications Interactive Media Comp. Modern World, Fund. Web Design, Adv. Web Design, Intro to Animation Financial Management- Accounting Business Essentials, Accounting 1, Accounting 2 Early Childhood Education Human Growth & Dev., Intro to Early Childhood Care and Ed, Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child Nursing Intro to Healthcare, Apps. of Therapeutic Services, Nursing Essentials Engineering Foundations of Engineering, Engineering Concepts, Engineering Applications Career, Technical, & Agriculture Education Pathways

13. Pathway/Student Organization Affiliations Agricultural Mechanics - FFA Administrative-Information Support-FBLA Interactive Media-FBLA Financial Management-Accounting-FBLA Early Childhood Education -FCCLA Nursing-HOSA Engineering-TSA

14. GACollege411 Portfolio Checklist

15. GA College 411 This site is a great tool for planning your future! In advisement this year we will update your account.

16. GA College 411 https://secure.gacollege411.org/default.aspx You can explore the site and do some: Career planning High school planning College planning Financial aid planning

17. What is a freshman index? It is a number calculated by combining the high school grade point average (GPA) with the highest earned SAT or ACT scores. It is used when admitting freshmen into some post- secondary schools. Your GPA RHSC You GPA is calculated from the grades earned in the 17 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) courses.

18. Average First time “Freshmen Indexes” for some schools you might recognize …(2008) UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 Savannah State 2234 GCSU2810 Fort Valley State2267 GA Tech3229 GA Tech3229 Valdosta State2528

19. freshman index Calculating a freshman index… Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT MathOr Freshman index= (500 x your GPA) + (ACT composite score x 42) + 88

20. Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math Calculate the freshmen index for the following students:Bobby SAT Reading: 480 SAT Math 420 GPA: 2.5Raven SAT Reading: 600 SAT Math 300 GPA: 3.5 BULLDOG Could these students become a BULLDOG if they wanted with the freshman indexes you calculated? Teachers click on the G below for inspirational music while students work on answers!

21. Answers: Bobby’s FI is 2150. NOT He would NOT be considered at UGA but could get into a smaller university such as Fort Valley or Valdosta. His FI is on the low end for these schools!

22. Raven’s FI is 2650. She is below the average FI for freshman at UGA but she is above the minimum FI of 2500. BULLDOG She will have A LOT of competition for getting one of those freshman BULLDOG slots! Answers:

23. Digital or Scrapbook? Portfolio Checklist For Sophomore Digital or Scrapbook? (It’s not what you think! It has changed from previous years!) Everybody Portfolio Checklist 4 out of 7 Mr. Sayles Journal entries 4 out of 6 Report Card/Progress Report Reflections 4 Year Plan Red Ribbon Week Activity Career Day Summary 2 Integrity Activities Sophomore Checklist GPA Calculator 3 pieces of evidence from each 9 th grade class 3 GAcollege411 activities