1. Advisory Based Conferences
Ramp-Up to Readiness™
11th Grade Parent/Teacher Conference Registration Meeting

2. College Readiness Progress
Acknowledge that students have Ramp Up almost every Wednesday throughout the year
This activity allows us to put in place the people, tools, programs, and strategies that contribute to all students becoming college and career ready by graduation.
MCIS, Readiness Rubric, Post-Secondary Plan, Transcript, ACT Information.

3. MCIS (Minnesota Career Information System)
A computer information system that is an excellent resource providing teachers with another tool to help engage kids in the college readiness process
It monitors college readiness outcomes and, regardless of your score, fosters college and career readiness for all students.
Students can access it any time any place as long as you have Internet access.
MCIS is a college and career exploration program that is used in Ramp Up.
Students will continue to use MCIS in Ramp Up through high school and they have used this program extensively in Career Exploration this year. Next year as seniors they will use it in Ramp Up to choose and apply to colleges and to continue to look for scholarship opportunities.
MCIS (Minnesota Career Information System)

4. Ramp Up Overview and College and Career Information
On the Marshall High School website, there is a link for Ramp Up. Parents can go to this website to see information on college and career readiness as well as an overview of the program and what each grade level is doing each month in Ramp Up.
To get to this link you must first select Marshall High School in the upper left corner.
Ramp Up Overview and College and Career Information

5. A grade-specific Readiness Rubric helps students and their families, teachers and counselors regularly compare data on tests, grade point averages and other indicators to assess and take steps to improve a student's progress toward being college-ready by the end of high school.
Teacher:
(Example to follow)
Readiness Rubric
Ramp-Up to Readiness™ is a program of the University of Minnesota’s College Readiness Consortium

6. Teachers: Have parent/student find the Readiness Rubric in their child’s folder.
Students have filled in checkpoints 1-2 for all readiness areas. Academic Belief can be a big factor in success. It is important for students to believe that they can be successful in their chosen classes and career.

7. The bottom portion of this page is an area where the students have filled in their self management and effort and persistence evaluations. These have a direct effect on success in the classroom.
Juniors should also have their ACT scores filled in if they have taken the ACT. Students planning on going to a 4 year college will need to take the ACT if they haven’t already done so.
Later in this presentation will be more information on preparing to take the ACT.

8. The students answered these top two questions based off of the information from the front page and have set 3 SMART goals.

9. The students answered these top two questions based off of the information from the front page and have set 3 SMART goals.
Teachers: Give parents a few moments to look at their child’s Readiness Rubric.

10. Students develop a personal post-secondary plan that begins to chart a course through high school toward enrollment in and success at a technical, community, or a four-year college.
Post-Secondary Plan
Ramp-Up to Readiness™ is a program of the University of Minnesota’s College Readiness Consortium

11. Teachers: Have parent/student locate their child’s Postsecondary Plan in the folder.
Most of these sections will be filled out; especially if the student has completed Career Exploration class.
In Career Exploration class, students choose 3 favorite careers and colleges to prepare them for their future career goals. They should have these listed as well as their top 3 colleges of interest if they have completed Career Exploration this year.

12. Students filled the bottom section of the first page out by reading through their transcripts and recording all of their classes and grades they had in 9th, 10th and so far in 11th grade and those they are taking 2nd semester.
They should list classes that they would like to register for in the 12th grade column. Students should make sure to consider what classes the career they are interested in suggests that they take in high school along with making sure they register to take required classes.

13. The top section is to get the students thinking about how they are preparing to pay for college. Students should start looking for possible scholarships to apply for before they graduate as well as how much money they might need to have saved to go to college. Some time was or will be spent in Ramp Up talking about scholarships, how to find them, and how to write an essay if a scholarship has an essay component.

14. The bottom portion of the back page the students wrote down what activities/organizations they are involved with in and out of school in 9th -11th grade.
The bottom section was completed by taking their results from a survey they have completed in Ramp Up as a sophomore using MCIS to identify their personality type. They should also have some interests and strengths listed. All of these are important in choosing a future career that will be a good fit for students.

15. options for supporting your son/daughter’s learning
Parent portal, in school support, after school offerings, summer school

16. Parent/Student Portal
Use this to monitor your students grades and attendance.
Stop in the office and talk to Deb or Jan to get registered to use Parent Portal if you do not currently use it.
If you are not currently using the Parent Portal to monitor your child’s progress, please stop in the office and talk to Deb or Jan to get signed up to use the Parent Portal.
Parent/Student Portal

17. In School Options Academic Intervention/Lunch Hour
Teachers are available for ½ of the lunch hour to help any student.
Students with a D or lower are required to work with a teacher for 30 minutes of their lunch hour.
Student should check with their teachers to see which half of lunch they are available to help.
Math Help Center
Room 203 during lunch
Staffed by math teachers and honor society students
Language Arts Help Center
Room 101 during lunch on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s
In School Options

18. After School Options After School Academic Support
This is a place for students to work on their homework, use computers for school related projects, and get assistance on homework. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:45 in A250
After Hours Credit Recovery: M, T, TH, F 3:15-4:45 and W, 2:30-4:00.  Students can earn up to .5 credit in each term while utilizing our on-line learning program that offers a variety of core and elective based classes. Students should contact their counselor to schedule this if needed. 
After School Options

19. Students who are credit deficient may attend summer school classes.
A maximum of one semester or two quarter courses will be able to be repeated during summer school.
Summer school lasts for 1 month
Stop in student services to talk to a counselor if you think your child may need summer school.
Summer School

20. 11th Grade Registration Process
Registration timeline, course offerings, review of your child’s registration recommendations and requests, and ACT information.

21. Refer to the course registration book that your child has received
4 year planner
The course registration guide has descriptions of all courses, flow charts from each department and a 4 year planner. The 4 year planner is on page 5 of your registration book.
Department flow charts on pages 6-16
Course Offerings

22. Refer to the course cluster wheel to help select electives in career interest areas. This career pathway wheel is in the front of the registration book after the Table of Contents.

23. See handout in student folder-free ACT test prep website
Students who are planning on attending a 4 year college will need to take the ACT test.
ACT Information

24. Registration Timeline
February 23-26:
Students will register for classes at school during lunch in school computer labs
Schedules will be chosen for students who do not register by this deadline
Registration Timeline

25. Questions, Concerns, & Resources
Registration Video on MHS Website
Contact your Students Counselor
Ms. Kristina Tauchen (A-C)
Ext. 1015
Mrs. Sue Bowen (D-M )
ext. 1014
Mrs. Shirley Greenfield (N-Z) 
ext. 1013
If you have further questions, please contact with your child’s counselor.
Questions, Concerns, & Resources