1. 10 th & 11 th grade Curriculum Night 2/17/15 1

2. Your Counseling Team: 8/30/2015 2 Ms. Vertigan, T-Z, All Nations and AVID A-Z Ms. Lewis, J-M Ms. Rates, CCC Ms. Kellogg CCC Ms. Hassell, D-F Mr. Dilla, N-S Ms. Engelhart, G-I Ms. Gaulke, A-C

3. Your Counseling Team: 8/30/2015 3 Mr. Palmquist Mr. Simondet Ms. Lee-Xiong Ms. Magney

4. South Counselors provide Individual/group counseling Personal/social skills development Academic planning & support Career and college planning Decision making & conflict resolution

5. 8/30/2015 5 South High Graduation Requirements 4 years Social Studies 4 years English 3+ years Math 3+ years Science 1 year PE 1 year Health 1 year Fine Arts 64.5 credits ACT with Writing My Life Plan (MLP)

6. My Life Plan Overview Graduation requirement Done in classrooms/CCC Helps students explore: Themselves (learning styles, personality, career interests) Careers Process for getting from Here….. To….. There Uses Naviance as a virtual “folder”

7. Naviance Is the “virtual folder” where students hold their MLP items Career information College Representative Visits College searches Scholarship List Class ranking/GPA Prep Me- Practice ACT/SAT Available to families for info on their students’ progress IS NOT: Parent Portal or Classroom for Success – academic tracking sites Make sure your email address is up to date

8. PLAN Grade 10 Shows strengths and weaknesses in English, Math, Reading and Science Lets you know if you are on target for college Helps you find careers that match your interests Prepares you for the ACT

10. Career and College Center Career and College Coordinators: Ms. Rates and Ms. Kellogg Location: Room 246 Schedule: The center is open daily from 8-4pm Contact Information: 612-668-4363 or christina.rates@mpls.k12.mn.us or ann.kellogg@mpls.k12.mn.us christina.rates@mpls.k12.mn.usann.kellogg@mpls.k12.mn.us What we do… College research, application, essay, scholarships, financial aid, ACT/SAT registration and information, job search, resume and career search, etc. Communicate to students, parents and staff with weekly emails. Naviance support for students, parents and staff Overall we help all students create a plan for life after high school.

12. Overview of Process for Courses Requests for Next Year Thursday, February 26th– materials handed out to students in English classrooms. Students talk with teachers and family about course requests and complete course request form. See the curriculum guide on the South web page under academics http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/Curriculum_Guide_2004-05 March 2-March 13 – window of time where students will meet with their counselor individually and then will enter choices into computer in the CCC with scheduling clerk (develop an academic plan for the rest of high school-My Life Plan milestone)

13. Course Request Process There are no guarantees of receiving classes requested. (# of requests, budgeting, staffing, etc ) Alternatives MUST be provided Schedules for next year are not final until the end of August (just before school starts)

14. Accepted to the college of your choice  Colleges look for accelerated classes, such as AP, CIS, & PSEO. Help you become a better learner  Learn lifelong skills  Learn from motivated peers It saves you money $$$ or time  Better chance to get more scholarships  Could get college credit for classes Why Should I Take Accelerated Coursework?

15. Rigorous Courses We encourage taking challenging courses including:  Project-Lead-the-Way (PLTW)  College level engineering courses taught be adjunct faculty. College credit earned through passing test at end of course.  Advanced Placement (AP Courses)  College level courses at South HS. Possible college credit through test at end of course.  College in the Schools (CIS Courses)  U of M courses offered at South HS by adjunct faculty. U of M college credit by successful completion of course.  Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)  Completing college class at the college. Admission determined by college. College credit by successful completion of course. 8/30/2015 15

16. PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Options) Juniors and Seniors may qualify to take college courses Sophomores may be eligible for some Career/Tech Ed courses Earn both high school and college credits Courses and books are paid for through the State of MN South High schedule works around PSEO courses (see your counselor) Many (but not all) colleges allow PSEO credits to transfer in Applications are due in the spring prior for following year

17. PSEO, Post Secondary Enrollment Options *Find Applications on the college websites or in the South counseling office. * U of M Twin Cities:  Application deadline - April 1 st, 2015  Strong GPA (the average admit GPA is 3.8) Space is limited to 500 new students each year. Concordia University St. Paul:  Deadline: Fall Semester - May 1 st, 2015  GPA of 3.25 are encouraged to apply. MCTC: Deadline for Fall semester-June 1 st, 2015 Deadline for Spring semester-@ December 1 st, 2015  Sophomores, pass 8th grade MCA test and meet prerequisites of course you want to register for.  Juniors-3.0 GPA, top 1/3 of class  Seniors-2.5 GPA top ½ of class

18. 8/30/2015 18 College Admissions Testing 8/30/2015 18 ACT v SAT SAT II/Subject Tests TOEFL Retaking a test? Scores in time for many 4-year college deadlines: June 13 th ACT (register by May 8 th) http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html Fall 2015-ACT May 2 nd SAT (register by April April 6 th ) http://sat.collegeboard.org/register Fall 2015-SAT Test Optional? Check out http://www.fairtest.org for schools with optional testing requirements

19. Sending ACT and SAT Scores: STUDENTS NEED TO SEND SCORES FROM THEIR ONLINE ACCOUNTS (South High cannot send test scores to colleges. Students may have SAT/ACT scores sent at any time, at least 3 weeks prior to college deadline is recommended)

20. ACT April 28 th South High (Juniors) All students are required participate in district and state mandated tests.. All South Juniors are to take the April test regardless of whether they have taken an ACT, will take an ACT later, or are PSEO students. ACT Prep Class: Free for South Juniors-pick up registration form in the CCC (246) Seating is limited, so register ASAP! PSEO students District ACT make up day: May 12th 9 th,10 th and 12 th graders will have a regular school day and will also attend a Career Fair at South on April 28th

21. Academic Supports Teachers are always the first resource Other resources are available: Writing Center- 8am-4pm Daily Math Center 8:30am-4pm Daily https://sites.google.com/site/shsmathcenter/ Hennepin County/Minneapolis Public Libraries Community agencies Peer supports/ study groups

22. Credit Recovery  ALC after school Mon.-Thur. Hour: 3:00-5:00 See your counselor to sign up for ALC if you fail a required class  Summer School Dates: June 15 th -July 9 th  Alternative Schools: see your counselor Course Accelleration  MPS Online Learning (Health, PE, Math, Art Science to go ahead in those subjects): see your counselor

23. Counseling Department Events EventDateTimeLocation 12 th Grade College InformationThursday, September 4All Day-Counselors met with all seniors Computer labs Senior Planning NightTuesday, September 236:00-8:00pmAuditorium PSAT TestWednesday, October 308:30-11:30amAuditorium Junior Planning NightTuesday, November 18 and Tuesday, March 24 (same information presented both nights) 6:00-8:00 pmAuditorium Financial Aid NightMonday, December 156:00-8:00pmAuditorium American Indian College FairThursday, February 51:00-3:00pmAuditorium 10 th and 11 th Grade NightTuesday, February 176:00-7:30pmAuditorium MNACC College FairThursday, April 99:00-11:00amCommons Career FairTuesday, April 288:00-11:00amGym District Wide ACT for AllTuesday, April 288:30am-12:00pmSouth/YWCA 8 th Grade Registration NightWednesday, April 296:00-8:00pmAuditorium 9 th Grade Curriculum NightWednesday, May 66:00-8:00pmAuditorium

24. Thank you! Questions?