Sign up for Remind Accounts: * College & Career Center – SENIOR CLASS OF 2019 Sign up for Remind Accounts: * College & Career Center – text to 81010 @tchsccc * Senior Class – text to 81010 @tchssr2019

AGENDA Welcome & Introductions Senior Meetings Graduation Requirements Naviance Ordering Transcripts College Information & Post Secondary Information Bright Futures

SENIOR MEETINGS Sept 17th – Ms. Kee Sept 18th – Mr. Brosseau Sept 20th – Mr. Gaskins Sept 21st – Ms. Miles Sept 24th – Mr. Sloey Sept 25th – Ms. Bermudez

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Earn 24 credits (standard diploma) Passing score on FSA ELA Reading (or SAT/ACT concordant score) Passing score on Alg 1 EOC (or Math PERT/PSAT/SAT/ACT concordant score) A cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.0 or better Online course (complete course in its entirety) Subject Area Credit total English 4.0 Math- Alg 1/Geo Science - Bio 3.0 Social Studies World Hist American Hist Amer govt and econ w/ fin. lit Practical/Fine Arts 1.0 HOPE Electives 8.0 World Language

In your child is interested in the Scholar or Merit Diploma Designation, please ask them to speak to their counselor to make sure they have taken all required courses & assessments!!!

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER Colleen Hemann, College and Career Specialist Open daily from 7:00 am – 2:45 pm Testing materials: SAT/ACT College Catalogs College Visits Career Information Military Information Scholarship information Access to computers for career and college research Help with FAFSA and college applications Located in the Guidance Office Room 802 Students and parents are welcome!!! Facebook: @TimberCreekCCC Twitter: @TCHSCCC Remind: To 81010 Message: @tchs.ccc

WHAT IS NAVIANCE? A comprehensive website that you and your student can use to make plans about colleges, and careers. 

NAVIANCE Naviance student allows your student to: Get involved in the planning and advising process – Build a resume, complete online surveys, and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers Research colleges – See what colleges are coming to the CCC, Utilize the Super Match college search to compare requirements. Add colleges to your favorites, and mark colleges that you are thinking about & applying too. Research careers – Research hundreds of careers and career clusters, and take career assessments including the Career Interest Profiler. Watch videos provided by Road Trip Nation. Create plans for the future – Create goals and to-dos, and complete tasks assigned by the school to better prepare your student for future college and career goals. Access Links - College Board, ACT, Bright Futures, SUS Matrix, NCAA, FASFA, Scholarships, etc.

https://student.naviance.com/timbercreekhs NAVIANCE To visit our school’s Naviance Student site, use an Internet browser to connect to: https://student.naviance.com/timbercreekhs If you are visiting the site for the first time, click the “I need to register" link, enter your personal registration code and follow the on- screen instructions to create your own account. Your student was emailed on September 11th in their school email account your personal parent registration code. If you need your code to be resent, please contact your students school counselor

FAFSA Help sessions: https://colleen-hemann.youcanbook.me/ Saturday, October 20th - 8am-noon Saturday, October 27th - 8am-noon Additional sessions will be offered in November and can be accessed through the link above. 2 Part Process Must create a FSA ID Complete the application

POST SECONDARY PROCESS Application (typically online or through Common App, Send Edu, Coalition) Order your transcripts to be sent Order your AP/SAT/ACT scores to be sent to colleges/universities Note: Even if you are taking the SAT/ACT again, go ahead and APPLY NOW and then check the box saying that you are taking the test again. *****Please encourage your student to check their emails accounts. Check Gmail through Launch & personal accounts to make sure you are getting information from their counselor & universities that they have applied to*****

ORDERING TRANSCRIPTS Visit the schools website @ www.tchs.ocps.net Click on “Guidance” and then click on link titled “transcripts 2018.pdf” Please read the instructions and then click on the appropriate link for “current students” that will direct you to school pay to place your order Cost is now $2.00

COMPETITIVE ADMISSION Admission into Florida’s State Universities is limited by space available. Acceptance into a college for “early decision” depends on the number of qualified applicants To increase their chances for admission into college, students should exceed the minimum high school diploma requirements Take honors and AP classes when available BUT DO NOT DROP THEM ONCE YOU TELL COLLEGES.

This document compares the 12 State Colleges in Florida SUS MATRIX This document compares the 12 State Colleges in Florida http://bloomingdaleguidance.org/files/documents/2018-SUS-Admissions-Tour-Matrix.pdf

Honors programs-(HSU 3.0 GPA and above) 2 YEAR PROGRAMS AA Program transitions to state universities as juniors – Direct Connect Honors programs-(HSU 3.0 GPA and above) Tech schools

ASVAB – April 11th - sign up in the CCC MILITARY OPTIONS Army Air Force Navy Marines Coast Guard If you are interested in the Military, please come into Guidance so that we can assist you with scheduling a meeting with a recruiter. ASVAB – April 11th - sign up in the CCC

BRIGHT FUTURES School Counselors will be coming your students English classes on October 18th & 19th to walk them through completing the Bright Futures Application. If you have English off campus – please come to the CCC on October 19th any period Make sure they have their Social Security number in the system so that they can complete the application. Please check with your guidance counselor if you are unsure if it has been entered on your record.

BRIGHT FUTURES There are Three Different Award Categories Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS) Florida Medallion Scholars Award (FMS) Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award (GSV)

(No Writing) * You may superscore (using scores from multiple test dates) – not mixed from different test types ACT/SAT

THANK YOU FOR COMING Jill Weems A-Can jill.weems@ocps.net Heather Ashby Cap-Fe heather.ashby@ocps.net Shawn Smith Fi-Joh shawn.smith@ocps.net Allison Howard Jon-Mel allison.howard@ocps.net Marilina Simon-Savage Men-P marilina.simon-savage@ocps.net Angelica Atehortua Q-So angelica.atehortua@ocps.net Dyionna Dierks Sp-Z dyionna.dierks@ocps.net Lucia Aloyo-Cruz ESOL lucia.aloyo-cruz@ocps.net Colleen Hemann College & Career colleen.hemann@ocps.net