1.  Kingwood Park High School Rising 10 th,11 th & 12 th Grade Parent Night Monday, 2/3/2014

2. Principal: Lisa Drabing Associate Principal: Brian Johnson Counselor/AP House Teams Explorations House:Caren Barnes & Alan Corman Global House:Lisa Mosely & Amy Wallace Green House:Tim Hurlbert & Belinda Zoet Humanities House: Kim Young & Wes Solomon

3. Kim Young Humanities House Counselor

4.  26 Credit Recommended High School Program  26 Credit Distinguished Achievement Program

6.  English4  Math4  Science 4  Social St. 4  Foreign Lang. 2* * 3 credits for Distinguished Achievement plan * 3 credits for Distinguished Achievement plan  Fine Art1  PE1  Speech0.5  Electives5.5 * 4.5 electives for Distinguished Achievement plan

7. FHSP (Foundation High School Plan) is designed to :  Instill flexibility in public education by enabling students to either pursue a traditional path into colleges and universities or move directly into the workforce.  Allow Students to earn one of 5 endorsements within this plan. ( Public Administration, Arts and Humanities, Multi-Disciplinary, STEM and Business Administration). o Students in Co-Hort 2015, 2016 and 2017 have the option of graduating on either the Recommended, Distinguished or the FHSP+ Endorsements o Co-Hort 2018(current 8 th graders will graduate strictly on the FHSP + Endorsements)

9.  www.bridges.com  Username = humble+student ID (ex: humble123456)  Password = student ID  Parents can set up accounts too!

10.  Go with your child to www.bridges.com  Review their choice of career area  Review their classes selected for next year  Course requests are uploaded from plans

11.  Select enough courses to fill 7 periods  Use a combination of year-long and/or semester-long courses  Consider graduation requirements (foreign language, fine art, PE, speech and electives)  Consider their career goals  Find pre-requisites  If two semesters average to a 70 the student will receive 1 full year of credit  Students receive 0.5 credits a semester for each class they successfully pass.

12.  Options for Speech credit: Communication Applications, Teen Leadership, Debate, AVID, Professional Communications  Options for Fine Art credit: Art I, Dance, Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theatre, Tech Theatre, Floral Design  Options for PE credit: Athletics, Aerobics, Team Sports, Individual Sports, Foundations of Personal Fitness, Cheer (Tryout Required), Band, ROTC, Dance I  Introductions to career areas and pre-requisites: Principles of …

13. Career and Technology Classes The following courses are designed to prepare students for specific career and college programs of study in career clusters such as: The following courses are designed to prepare students for specific career and college programs of study in career clusters such as:  Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources  Architecture and Construction  Arts, A/V Technology and Communications  Business, Management and Administration  Education and Training  Finance  Government & Public Administration  Health Science  Hospitality & Tourism  Human Services  Information Technology  Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security  Marketing, Sales & Service  Manufacturing  Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics  Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

14.  Graduation Plans  Grade Point Equivalencies  GPA Explanation  Award of Credit  Policies and Procedures  Recommended Course Placement  Course Descriptions  Electives listed by Career Pathways

15.  Logging onto Kingwood Park High School Website  Click on the Our School tab  Click on Counselors  Click on and proceed to Course Selection Guide

16.  Bridges plans are only open for editing until February 7 th.  Confirmation of Course Selections for 2014-2015 will be given to students on March 28 th.  How to make changes March 28-June 6 1. Update Bridges 4 year plan. 2. Print copy of 4 year plan. 3. Give to counselor to make a change.

17.  Last day for elective changes is June 7 th.  During the school year, a student may request a change in course level only at certain times of the semester according to District policy.  Before a change in level request can be made: o Student, parent(s), and teacher must conference o No missing assignments and must attend tutorials

18.  Average to Pass (Best Option!)  Humble ISD Summer School $  On Campus Credit Recovery  GRAD - Night School (Seniors Only)  Texas Virtual School $  Texas Tech Correspondence Course $  Texas Tech Credit By Exam o Retrieval- 70% ($40) o Acceleration- 80% (Free)  Retake Course

19.  4 year college graduation rates  No AP courses: 29%  1 AP course: 45%  2 or more: 61%  College Readiness  Save $  AVG SAT Scores  No AP Courses: 1414  1 or more: 1707

20.  80+ in previous honors course  90+ in previous level course  Start early  Know your student

21.  Sophomore Year o Free practice for the SAT o Receive feedback on strengths and weaknesses o Estimate of performance on SAT  Junior Year o Can qualify for National Merit Scholarships o Additional practice for SAT o Must test - will take ASVAB if not registered

22. SAT – www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org Tests Critical Reading, Math, and Writing Penalizes for guessing! Don’t answer unless you know! Perfect score 2400 (800 for each section) Student strong in Reading and Writing do best! ACT – www.actstudent.orgwww.actstudent.org Tests Reading, English, Math, Science (writing optional) No penalty for guessing. Answer every question! Perfect score 36 (Average of all three sections) Students strong in Math and Science do best! MOST COLLEGES WILL ACCEPT EITHER!

23.  Free Kaplan Course ($299 value)  TestGear through Bridges  Collegeboard.org Free Online Practice  College Board tutors provided by District for high scoring Sophomores (PSAT only)  See your counselor for additional resources

24. Top 4 criteria colleges consider:  #1 – Grades in AP/Dual classes  #2 – Rigor of High School Curriculum  #3 – SAT or ACT scores  #4 – GPA and class rank Additional considerations:  Awards/Achievements  Community Service  Extracurricular Activities  Letters of Recommendations

25. Required Assessments For Class of 2015, 2016 & 2017 English I English II Algebra I US History Biology All students must meet at least the level two standard on all 5 EOCs to meet graduation requirements. Retests are in December, July, and taken with the Spring Administration.

26. Pass/Fail  Beyond Graduation Requirements  Course grades are not included in GPA  Eligibility is still based on course grade  Advantageous for only small % of students  Conference with your counselor before deciding  Deadline is one week after first report card  Must apply for each semester

27. Dual Credit Basics All Dual Credit courses: Are dependent upon enrollment and teacher availability Require college placement scores in reading, writing, and math (if attempting to do a math, science or economics) Are accepted at most colleges Acceptable tests include: 1.STARR (English III-Level II and/or Algebra II- Level II acceptable scores) 2.SAT 3.ACT Dual Credit students must: First apply online to Lonestar College-Kingwood Fill out an Exceptional Admissions form with parent, student, and high school counselor signatures Complete forms obtained from Celie Herbst, Dual Credit Liaison Test in March or April at Lonestar College and bring scores to KPHS Follow college guidelines when dropping a dual credit course

28. English 4 Pre-Calculus AB or BC Calculus AB or BC Spanish/French 3 Spanish/French 4 US History (online) Psychology (online) Government (online) Economics (online)

29. Dual Credit Contact Mrs. Herbst is the liaison for Dual Credit. Celia.Herbst@humble.k12.tx.us 281-641-6779

30.  Only one athletic period at a time.  There are tryouts for most sports.  Some athletic programs begin in the summer – Check athletics page on website towards end of year. (Ex: Football, Cross Country & Volleyball.)  If you do not make the team, you will be placed in PE.  All athletics require a PHYSICAL EXAM every year.

31.  Mrs. Pritchard: Coordinator of Counselors for Humble ISD  Academic Lead Teachers (Math, Science, English, Soc. Studies)  Elective Teachers

32. Closing Lisa Drabing Principal