2. AVID 4 PARENT INFORMATION SESSION JOHN TYLER AND ROBERT E. LEE

3. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS DISTRICT AND CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELORS AVID 4 ELECTIVE TEACHERS AND SITE COORDINATORS EBONY BROWN, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER 89 SENIORS (59 JT; 30 REL)

4. TONIGHT’S AGENDA THE KEYS TO SUCCESS- PLANNING YOUR FUTURE “THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS MADE CLEAR” COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING FINANCIAL AID, SCHOLARSHIP AND FEE WAIVER INFORMATION AVID SENIOR DATES/DEADLINES/REQUESTS

5. THE “KEYS” TO SUCCESS (AVID EXPECTATIONS) DESIRE SELF-DISCIPLINE WORK-ETHIC DETERMINATION TIME MANGEMENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

6. PLANNING YOUR FUTURE “ FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL!” KNOW YOURSELF! ACHIEVEMENTS, ABILITIES, INTERESTS, VALUES, AND AMBITIONS ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED IN SETTING YOUR GOALS. INITIATIVE, RESPONSIBILITY, PASSION, AND PERSONALITY WILL DETERMINE YOUR DEGREE OF SUCCESS. (DISCUSS THIS WITH YOUR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND COUNSELOR)

7. CAREER RESOURCES: APTITUDE & INTERESTS DO WHAT YOU ARE: HTTP://WWW.DOWHATYOUARE.COM/BRIDGES MAPPING YOUR FUTURE: HTTP://MAPPING-YOUR-FUTURE.ORG/ PERSONALITY. COM: HTTP://WWW/PERSONALITY.COM PERSONALITY TYPE: HTTP://WWW.PERSONALITYTYPE.COM PEOPLE PATTERNS : HTTP://WWW.KEIRSEY.COM SIMILAR MINDS: HTTP://WWW.SIMILARMINDS.COM WHAT NOW GRAD? HTTP://WHATNOWGRAD.COM GLOBAL QUEST: HTTP://GQUEST.ORG CAREER MAG: HTTP://WWW.CAREERMAG.COM/ LEARNING STYLES: HTTP://WWW.CRC4MSE.ORG/ILS/SELF_TEST.HTML

8. VIDEO: “COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS MADE CLEAR”

9. COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTS ACT (AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING) SAT (SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST) REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM BY OCTOBER 9 TH FOR THE NOVEMBER 8 TH SAT TEST!!!WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM

10. GET READY FOR COLLEGE! EBONY BROWN, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER

11. THE COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVER PROCESS (UPDATE) …WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. BECAUSE STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE SAT USING A FEE WAIVER HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR ELIGIBILITY VERIFIED BY THEIR COUNSELOR, CAFWS DO NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL COUNSELOR APPROVAL. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THEIR CAFWS AND BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM VIA THEIR SAT ACCOUNTS. HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK FOR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF STUDENTS: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2015 WHO TESTED DURING THE 2013-14 ACADEMIC YEAR WILL RECEIVE THEIR CAFWS ONLINE BY SEPTEMBER 2014. SENIORS TESTING FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING 2014-15 WILL RECEIVE CAFWS AT THE SAME TIME THEY RECEIVE THEIR SAT TEST SCORES — TYPICALLY 19 DAYS AFTER THE TEST DATE.

12. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES WWW.FASTWEB.COM THIS SITE OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE DATABASE ON NATIONAL, LOCAL, AND COLLEGE SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS. WWW.FASTWEB.COM WWW.SCHOOLSOUP.COM SITE OFFERS STUDENTS A FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH TO WORLDS LARGEST DATABASE WORTH OVER 32 BILLION DOLLARS. WWW.SCHOOLSOUP.COM WWW.CAREERONESTOP.ORG SITE OFFERS STUDENTS AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF CAREER RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE CAREER EXPLORATION, JOB SEARCH FOR EVERY STATE IN U.S., SELF-ASSESSMENTS, FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH, COLLEGE SEARCH, AND MORE. WWW.CAREERONESTOP.ORG WWW.FINAID.ORG OFFERS FINANCIAL AID AND INFORMATION WITH LINKS TO TEST PREPARATION AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO EARN AS THEY LEARN. WWW.FINAID.ORG WWW.SCHOLARSHIPS.COM SEARCH FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH WORTH OVER 19 BILLION. SCHOLARSHIPS MATCH YOUR ACADEMICS, TALENTS, AND INTERESTS. WWW.SCHOLARSHIPS.COM

13. SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID WEBSITES, CONT’D… WWW. MYCOLLEGEOPTIONS.ORG (SEARCH BY MAJOR, ETHNICITY, LOCATION OR RELIGION) WWW.COLLEGEFORTEXANS.COM WWW.ETCF.ORG (LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RESOURCE) WWW.ETCF.ORG

14. REL COLLEGE AND CAREER WEBSITE POSTED ON THE COLLEGE CORNER PAGE: A LIST OF ALL COLLEGES THAT ARE VISITING OUR CAMPUS EACH MONTH. CLICK ON THE CALENDAR TO SEE THE ENTIRE MONTH AT A GLANCE. THESE ARE ALSO ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. FROM THE REL HOMEPAGE: THE COUNSELING CENTER IS ON THE REL FRONT PAGE (LISTED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE). CLICK ON: COUNSELING CENTER/ REL COUNSELORS AND THAT TAKES YOU TO THE REL COUNSELORS PAGE WITH INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE REL COUNSELORS PAGE, THERE ARE DIRECT LINKS TO CAREER PREP/ ACT/ COLLEGE BOARD-SAT/ APPLY TEXAS/ COMMON APPLICATION/ FAFSA/ NCAA REGISTRATION / SCHOLARSHIPS/ AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT STUDENTS NEED. LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE POSTED ON THE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE. VISITS FROM UT- TYLER AND TJC FOR FINANCIAL AID MEETINGS/ APPLICATION MEETINGS/ UT MOBILE GO VAN: FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS-- THIS INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE COUNSELOR CALENDAR AS WELL AS IN THE DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

15. JT COLLEGE AND CAREER WEBSITE TO ACCESS IMPORTANT COLLEGE INFORMATION, COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM TEST INFORMATION, LINKS TO APPLY TO COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIPS: FROM THE JOHN TYLER WEBSITE, CLICK ON:  COUNSELING  COLLEGE & CAREER ADVISING  SELECT THE LINKS TO ACCESS THE SITES THAT WILL LINK YOU TO ADMISSIONS, FINANCIAL AID, LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS & COLLEGE RECRUITER VISITS  SAT (COLLEGE BOARD) REGISTRATION/DATES/FEE WAIVER INFORMATION  ACT REGISTRATION/DATES/FEE WAIVER INFORMATION  HIGH SCHOOL CODE  NCAA REGISTRATION LINK THE JT WEBSITE LISTS ALL OF THE LINKS TO OUR FACULTY MEMBERS AND CALENDAR PAGES, LISTS UPCOMING MEETINGS, CAMPUS AND STUDENT ACCOLADES, AS WELL AS CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN WHILE ENROLLED AT JTHS.

16. “REMIND” Remind is a free, safe, easy-to- use communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents. Enter This number : (903) 372-0071 With this message : @ 2015 avidp

17. AVID SENIOR DATES/DEADLINES (AND REQUESTS)

18. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! AVID SENIOR CELEBRATION DINNER TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 AT HARVEY HALL; 6:00 P.M.- 8:30 P.M.

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20. CAMPUS CONTACTS: JOHN TYLER PAUL ARRINGTON, COORDINATOR AND AVID 4 ELECTIVE TEACHER PAUL.ARRINGTON@TYLERISD.ORGPAUL.ARRINGTON@TYLERISD.ORG APRIL CALDWELL, AVID 4 ELECTIVE TEACHER APRIL.CALDWELL@TYLERISD.ORGAPRIL.CALDWELL@TYLERISD.ORG PAMELA RODRIGUEZ, COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR PAMELA.RODRIGUEZ@TYLERISD.ORGPAMELA.RODRIGUEZ@TYLERISD.ORG MITCH RHODES, AVID ADMINISTRATOR MITCHELL.RHODES@TYLERISD.ORGMITCHELL.RHODES@TYLERISD.ORG ROBERT E. LEE SHELLY TAYLOR, COORDINATOR AND AVID 4 ELECTIVE TEACHER, SHELLY.TAYLOR@TYLERISD.ORGSHELLY.TAYLOR@TYLERISD.ORG LAURI BARNES, AVID 4 ELECTIVE TEACHER LAURI.BARNES@TYLERISD.ORGLAURI.BARNES@TYLERISD.ORG GEORGE ANN REED, COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR GEORGE.REED@TYLERISD.ORGGEORGE.REED@TYLERISD.ORG SHANA STEELE, COUNSELOR, STUDENT LIFE COUNSELOR, SHANA.STEELE@TYLERISD.ORG BRIAN PENDLETON, AVID ADMINISTRATOR BRIAN.PENDLETON@TYLERISD.ORGBRIAN.PENDLETON@TYLERISD.ORG

21. COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AVID’S “A SAFER YOU MEANS A SAFER ME” TEEN DRIVER SAFETY CITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN (ALL SEMESTER AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS). PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND SIGN UP FOR AN EVENT THAT YOU DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN! TISD THEATRE DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND SMITH COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS DRILL: BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS ARE INVOLVED AND THERE WILL BE ONE OR TWO MORE PARENT/STUDENT MEETINGS BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF THE EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 11, 2014.

22. PRESENTATION RESOURCES MCBRIDE, JUNE. “PATH TO SCHOLARSHIPS: MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE.” A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; SEVENTH EDITION, 2009. WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER JOHN TYLER AND ROBERT E. LEE COUNSELING AND CAREER WEBPAGES

23. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING! REFRESHMENTS ARE IN THE LIBRARY