1. College and career readiness

2. Agenda Parent Involvement High School expectations Career Readiness
College Readiness

3. Parent Involvement
Parent involvement includes: participating in school events, showing an interest in your child’s school life and promoting the importance of academics
Parent involvement benefits students in many ways. These include improved grades and test scores, increased attendance and homework completion, reduced placements in special education, positive student behavior, increased high school graduation rates, and increased enrollment in postsecondary education
(Freeman, 1999, Hao & Bonstead-Bruns, 1998, Henderson & Berla, 1998, Hassler et al., 1999)
Students’ college decisions are often based on what they perceive their parents want for them.
(Freeman, 1999, Hao & Bonstead-Bruns,1998, Hesel, 1997, Hassler et al., 1998, Kane & Spizman, 1994)

4. Parent Involvement
Across all racial and ethnic groups, parent involvement during the period between middle and high school is particularly important as students begin to develop skills an acquire information necessary for postsecondary enrollment and professional careers.
(Catsambis, 1999)
Parents are crucial in guiding their children through a college preparatory curriculum, and middle school students generally cite their parents as their top resource for academic planning and support.
(Source from Aspirations to Actions, A Report for Higher Education Policy, December 2007)

6. Career Readiness Academic Readiness
Proficiency in ELA, literacy, mathematics, science and social studies
Capacity to process, retain and apply content knowledge in relevant situations
Digital and technological savvy; understanding what resources are available for use, and when
What can parents do?
Establish homework routines
Help your child study/practice for tests

7. Career Readiness Cognitive and higher order thinking readiness
Independence in formulating hypotheses, critical thinking, problem solving, and reasoning
Ability to identify, analyze and evaluate differing or conflicting viewpoints
What can parents do?
Ask your child questions: What did you learn today? How did you get the answer to this problem?
If there is a dilemma, ask your child to find a solution
Encourage your child to ask questions/seek help when needed
Explore your child’s natural intelligence: intelligences-assessment

8. Career Readiness Social and emotional readiness
Strong sense of self awareness and self management
Social awareness; culturally sensitive system of values, beliefs and attitudes
What can parents do?
Ask your child to solve small problems on their own
Encourage diversity and making new friends
Encourage your child to talk out their feelings

9. Career Readiness Employability and life skills readiness
Self-directed lifelong learners capable of ownership and accountability
Ability to adapt communication toward a specific audience, task and/or purpose
Time management, collaboration and teamwork, organization and intellectual openness
Civic engagement and responsibilities of all citizens
What can parents do?
Have your child do increasingly harder tasks/jobs and encourage hard word withour external reward
Encourage following directions and working independently
Help your child organize their work and keep a schedule/routine

10. Career Readiness Financial Readiness
Having the means to pay for the first year of college/training
Having a plan to pay for continued college/training (loans, scholarships, etc.)
What can parents do?
Start saving now
Get to know the FAFSA process:
Have your child apply for all scholarships for which they are eligible starting their freshmen year:

11. Career Readiness Opportunity Readiness
Academic programming/sequencing for college-level work
Exploration tools used to navigate roadmaps to higher education and career options
Knowledge of college an career requirements, as well as financial support opportunities
What can parents do?
Encourage your child to talk to you and their counselor about their courses
Explore careers at: or or
Encourage your child to explore different programs/classes in high school (sports, clubs, courses, academies, technical education center, etc.)
Explore options:
Attend college fairs, recruiter visit seminars, and college tours

12. High School Expectations
Students are expected to be more independent learners
Advocating for themselves
Keeping track of their own credits
Keeping up with deadlines
Studying
Seeking help when needed
Students need to get involved
Athletics
Clubs
Advanced Courses
Programs (JROTC, AVID, cosmetology, etc.)
Helping organizations (outside or in school)

13. High School graduation requirements
Graduation plans
Foundation Plan with Endorsements
26 credits
Endorsements: STEM, Business & Industry, Public Services, Arts & Humanities, or Multidisciplinary
Distinguished Achievement
4 math (to include Algebra II) and 4 sciences
Assessments
ELA I, ELA II, Algebra I, Biology, US History

14. College Readiness
Graduating high school with the requirements to be enrolled in the college, university or training program they want to attend
Gaining all the skills needed to navigate college or training on their own
Exploration of opportunities and requirements
Activity: College Entrance

15. Thank you! Tamika Ewing Rachel McCune Katherine Friedel
Rachel McCune
Katherine Friedel