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Senior Advisement 2013-2014

Senior Advisement 2013-2014. Class of 2014. AGENDA. *Advisement Purpose *Infinite Campus *Syllabus. 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?. Why have advisement?. All students should know:

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Senior Advisement 2013-2014

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  1. Senior Advisement 2013-2014 Class of 2014

  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. Why have advisement? 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

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

  6. Infinite Campus Seniors should already have a username and password for Infinite Campus. It should be: Username: 679 + your lunch number Password: your 2 initials + 6 digit birthday 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. Let’s pay a visit: http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/

  8. How do I get to Graduation Day? *Importance of High School *Graduation Requirements *Pathways

  9. What does it mean to be a Senior? *You are a leader. *What happens this year DOES matter! *How can you be the best senior you can be? *How do you plan for the future?

  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! • (Required High School Curriculum orRHSC courses) • NO one is “placed” in a grade because of age, # of absences, etc. You earn your way through by passing your classes!

  11. Graduation Requirements • Look at your four year Plan of Study. • It is a great tool for keeping you on track in your courses! • IN PENCIL, let’s check off our current courses so you can see the steps you will take this year to reach the goal of graduation! See the progress you will make!

  12. CTAE Career Pathways *There are seven. *Which one is your pathway?

  13. Career, Technical, & Agriculture Education Pathways

  14. Pathway/Student Organization Affiliations

  15. Things to Do • GACollege411 • Freshman Index • HOPE GPA • Portfolio

  16. GA College 411 • This site is a great tool for planning your future! • In advisement this year we will update your account. • You will use GACollege411 to apply to colleges.

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

  18. 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 • You GPA is calculated from the grades earned in the 17 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) courses.

  19. Average First time “Freshmen Indexes” for some schools you might recognize…(2008) • UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 • Savannah State 2234 • GCSU 2810 • Fort Valley State 2267 • GA Tech 3229 • Valdosta State 2528

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

  21. 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: 2.5 Raven SAT Reading: 600 SAT Math 300 GPA: 3.5 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!

  22. Answers: Bobby’s FI is 2150. 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!

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

  24. Portfolio *Requirement for graduation. *Must include three assignments from each class for 9th, 10th and 11th grades. *For your senior year, you will include your advisement checklist and your senior reflective essay. *Your advisor will grade your portfolio.

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