1. Scholarship Update for the Class of 2015
Donna Clark
Coordinator, School Counseling Services
June 4, 2015

2. Huntsville City Schools School Highlights 2014-2015
Butler – overall increase of 166%
Columbia – overall increase of 84%
Grissom – overall increase of 13%
Huntsville – overall increase of 13%
Johnson – overall increase of 257%
Lee – overall increase of 12%
New Century – overall increase of 57%

3. Huntsville City Schools Scholarship Program Highlights 2014-2015
Athletics Increased by 17%
Academic Increased by 29%
Business, Trade & Industry Increased by 8%
Gov’t & Military Increased by 4%
District Increased by 26% overall

4. Huntsville City Schools Scholarship Categories 2014-2015

5. Huntsville City Schools
Scholarships Earned

6. Huntsville City Schools Scholarship Program Highlights 2014-2015
On average, students in the Class of 2015 earned $34,297 per student in scholarship dollars. This is the highest average on record

7. Huntsville City Schools Average Scholarships Earned Per Student

8. Huntsville City Schools 2013-2014 Senior Counselors
Butler – Leigh Ann Brown
Columbia - Ruthie Whitman
Grissom – Allison Hardt, Sheri Crigger, Post-Secondary
Huntsville – Quaynteece Mosby
Johnson - Susan Eison
Lee – Dr. Theresa Gurley
New Century - Bob Watson

9. Huntsville City Schools Record Setting Senior Counselor Dream Team

10. Huntsville City Schools Record Setting Senior Counselor Dream Team

11. Huntsville City Schools Scholarship Program Highlights 2014-2015
Scholarship Total
$51,617,004

12. 2015-2016 College and Career Activities for Students and Parents (First Semester)
Aug. Senior Counselors and College and Career Counselors meeting with students and parents
Sept College and Career Connection Week for K-12
Sept. 10 College and Career Connection Day for Students at UAH Fitness Center and College Night for Parents from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sept. 10 College and Career Connection Seminar – Senior Counselor Panel Discussion

13. 2015-2016 College and Career Activities for Students and Parents (Second Semester)
Nov. 2-6 “I Applied to College Campaign”
Dec. 10 Scholarship and Financial Aid Workshop for Parents, Lee H.S., 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Jan. 12 FAFSA Workshop, Johnson H.S., 10:00 a.m. and Huntsville H.S. 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 27 I Register - Pre-registration Event

14. Goal #1 – Continue Implementation of NAVIANCE SUCCEED
Success
Planning
Success Planning
Individual Learning Plans, Goal Setting
Career Planning
Personality Assessment
Career Exploration
Connecting learning to careers
College Planning
Finding the “right” school
Edocs – Electronic applications
One Place to go for information
Local & National Scholarships
Course Planning
Course catalogs & approvals online
Course Plans with future in mind
Naviance Succeed
Course
Planning
Career
Planning
Success Planning in Naviance provides the foundational tools that support student success at any level.. Success planning creates action-oriented personalized plans that help the student plan for the future and keep school stakeholders and parents engaged.
Our collaborative solution ties all of the key areas for ensuring post secondary success for every student and some key areas within Naviance are Success planning where the students have individualized learning plans and learn real world skills
Career Planning allows the students to take personality assessments and it gives them the most relevant careers and corresponding colleges that have that major. It is all integrated and it streamlines the process for students, parents, teachers, counselors and administrators in preparing every student for career or college and it is not only about getting into a college but the right college.
Allowing students to feel more engaged and understand exactly what there path is and why that are taking the courses they need to get them to their ultimate goal.
College
Planning

15. Goal #2 – Participate in the “I Applied to College Campaign”
All high schools will participate in the Alabama College Application Week Campaign Nov. 2-6, 2015 (100% applied to post-secondary institution)

16. Goals # 3-5
Increase number of students/parents who complete the FAFSA by 10%
Increase the number of students applying for scholarships
Provide students at each high school with access to a College and Career Counselor on a weekly basis to assist with college applications, essays, scholarships, etc.