1. Bexley High School WELCOME to the Curriculum Exploration / College & Career Preparation Night

2. Part One Nuts and Bolts of Scheduling and Course Updates 6:00 – 6:30 pm April 18, 2013

3. Materials and General Information O Parent/Student Handbook (course descriptions) O Course Selection/Grade Level Worksheets O Graduation Requirements O Teacher Locator and Map O Summer School Information

4. Roles and Responsibilities O Current Teachers: Recommendations & course exploration O High School Counselors: Graduation requirements, two year plan, honors diploma O Parents: Collaborate, advocate, facilitate O Students: Be involved, follow through, research & ask questions!

5. Dual Enrollment (DE) Courses O Partnership with Columbus State O Tag courses vs non Tag courses O Requirements: College Readiness, 3.0 GPA, and register on-line with Columbus State O Cost is $25 per credit hour O Courses being offered: English 12, H Chem, Physics, US History, ASL, H French IV & PE O More information on BHS website under the ‘Counseling’ tab, click Dual Enrollment link

6. Physical Education Waiver O Effective this spring season! O Includes Marching Band, and all athletic teams including Lacrosse Club and Cheerleading. O Students must complete two seasons to receive waiver O Seniors and PE waiver O Injuries and PE waiver O Forms and additional information on BHS website under ‘Counseling’ tab – click Forms & Resources link.

7. Important Dates O April 1 - 17: High School teachers make recommendations in Power School O April 9 – 26: Current 8th grade students meet with HS Counselors O April 19: On-line Scheduler opens on Power School O Students & parents may view and schedule from home! O May 3: Course Selection Process closes All schedule request changes & overrides must be submitted by this date!

8. Accessing the on-line scheduler via Power School

11. New course offerings for next year O New Courses: O AP Psychology O Advanced Web Tech O STEM for Life O Architectural & Engineering Graphics O Personal Finance/Capstone Project – for seniors! O Introduction to Strength and Resistance Training O Personal Fitness Concepts

12. Notable info & changes from the Parent/Student Handbook O Graduation requirements – p 2 O Schedule change policy – p 2 O Earning class credit (20-20-10 policy) – p 4 O Grade scale – p 6 O Earning class credit (20-20-10 policy) – p 7 O College Admissions – pp.7-9 O Correction: Pre-AP Studio, 1 year of art pre- req, see Fine Arts, pp. 16-17 O Math sequence, pp. 20-23 O Athletic Info / Eligibility – pp.36-43

13. Selection of Courses – So Many Decisions!! O 7 class periods per semester O One study hall/semester & six classes O Honors Diploma criteria, p 6 O To study hall or not? O Allows for extra study time, extra help O Summer school O Regular, Honors, DE or AP? O What is your threshold for stress? O Rigorous but balanced

14. Summer Reading O Summer Reading –p7 in Handbook Be sure to check summer reading requirements (in May) on HS website: http://libraries.bexleyschools.org/hs/summerr eading/index2012.html

15. What to do tonight? O Open House – visit classrooms & special programs. See map and list of classrooms. O Test drive the curriculum. O Counselors will be in the College Counseling Center with info on: O PSEO, Credit Flex, and PE waivers O Review course descriptions, pp. 10 – 33. O Plan for home discussion and contact teachers with questions.

16. Part Two COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PANEL 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Bexley High School April 18, 2013

17. Presenting………… O Tom Fanning, John Carroll University O Stephanie Sanders, The Ohio State University O Ben Shoemaker, Otterbein University

18. Admissions Process O In what way has the landscape of college admissions changed over the last 3-5 years? O How critical is the essay? What makes an essay stand out? O What about teacher recs? O Tell us about social media-does it impact an admissions decision?? O In the application process, what other factors influence the admissions decision? O Share your thoughts on ACT & SAT test prep?

19. Comparing two students on course rigor Student A Student B O AP EnglishB O AP PhysicsB O Pre-calculusA O GovernmentA O H Spanish IVB O GPA: 3.9 O English 12A O PhysicsA O Pre-calculusA O GovernmentA O Latin IA O GPA: 4.0

20. Comparing two student on standardized testing STUDENT A STUDENT B O AP EnglishB O AP PhysicsB O Pre-calculusA O GovernmentA O H Spanish IVB O GPA: 3.9 O ACT:25 O English 12A O PhysicsA O Pre-calculusA O GovernmentA O Latin IA O GPA: 4.0 O ACT:30

21. Second semester course changes Student A: semester one Student A: semester two O AP Literature and Comp O AP Calculus AB O AP Physics O AP European History O AP Spanish O AP Literature and Comp O AP Calculus AB O Physics O Psychology/Holocaust O DROP (filled with study hall)

22. “Should I take AP, Post- Secondary or DE?” Student A: Student B: O AP Literature O AP Calculus O Physics O AP European History O PSEO: Beginning Composition O PSEO: Astronomy O PSEO: Psychology OR Dual Enrollment English 12 O AP Calculus

23. Final transcript – (7 th & 8 th semesters) How do you view this profile? Student A: Semester one Student A: semester two O AP Lit and Comp B O AP CalculusB O AP Euro History A O PhysicsB O H Spanish IVA O AP Lit and Comp D O AP CalculusD- O AP Euro History C O PhysicsD O H Spanish IV D+

24. Scenario O There are two students with the same academic profile (courses, GPA, test scores), as well as strong recs. One gets admitted the other doesn’t - what’s the difference?

25. The Decision O What is the difference between being: O Wait Listed O Deferred O What percentage of students who apply to your university are admitted? O What is the profile of students most recently admitted to your campus (GPA, scores)? O How do you attract and maintain minority students? O Final words of advice?

26. Thank you! Please contact us with any questions: O Kristen McMahon, Counselor A – L O Tara Louys, Counselor, M – Z O Stephanie Krosnosky, College Counselor High School Office: 231-4591