1. Sign up for Remind Accounts: * College & Career Center –
SENIOR CLASS OF 2019
Sign up for Remind Accounts: * College & Career Center –
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* Senior Class –
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2. AGENDA Welcome & Introductions Senior Meetings Graduation Requirements
Naviance
Ordering Transcripts
College Information & Post Secondary Information
Bright Futures

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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!!!

6. 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!!!
Remind: To

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

8. 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.

9. https://student.naviance.com/timbercreekhs
NAVIANCE
To visit our school’s Naviance Student site, use an Internet browser to connect to:
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 ed on September 11th in their school account your personal parent registration code. If you need your code to be resent, please contact your students school counselor

10. 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 s accounts. Check Gmail through Launch & personal accounts to make sure you are getting information from their counselor & universities that they have applied to*****

11. 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

12. 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.

13. This document compares the 12 State Colleges in Florida
SUS MATRIX
This document compares the 12 State Colleges in Florida

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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)

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

20. THANK YOU FOR COMING Jill Weems A-Can jill.weems@ocps.net
Heather Ashby Cap-Fe
Shawn Smith Fi-Joh
Allison Howard Jon-Mel
Marilina Simon-Savage Men-P
Angelica Atehortua Q-So
Dyionna Dierks Sp-Z
Lucia Aloyo-Cruz ESOL
Colleen Hemann College & Career