1. Completing Your Grad Plan October 18, 2012

2. Introductions Mrs. Sue Reynolds, Executive Director, American Student Achievement Institute Mrs. Jana Witte, Career Pathways Teacher (FACS), Indianapolis Metropolitan High School Mrs. Lana Klene, School Counselor, Lawrence North High School Mrs. Sara Hess, Campaign Coordinator, Learn More Indiana

3. Question 1: What is the Indiana Grad Plan, and why do I need one?

4. The Grad Plan ties it all together.

5. A Grad Plan keeps you on track.

6. Plug into the Grad Plan!

7. Question 2: What are my high school diploma options?

8. Indiana’s Diplomas Core 40 diploma Core 40 with Academic Honors Core 40 with Technical Honors International Baccalaureate General Diploma

9. Step 4: Check your credits ACADEMIC CREDITS CORE 40 CORE 40 Tech Honors CORE 40 Academic Honors Language Arts888 Math668 Lab Science666 Social Studies666 Foreign Lang.006-8 College Level (AP, IB, DC) 0 Choice GPANoneBB

10. Course Options Advanced Placement (AP) Dual-credit International Baccalaureate

11. Electives Internships Hands-on courses Deepen your knowledge

12. Question 3: How do I find a career that’s right for me?

13. Explore online

14. LearnMoreIndiana.org

15. Learn at school Career Exploration courses Electives Extra-curriculars Self-evaluation

16. Get your foot in the door Job shadow Internship Work Interview

17. And don’t forget: The Grad Plan is your friend!

18. Question 4: How do I get into college?

19. What’s “college” today? LevelExampleCredential 4-year collegeIndiana UniversityBachelor / Adv. 2-year collegeIvy Tech State CollegeAssociate Career collegeCollege of Court ReportingCertificate ApprenticeshipCarpenter’s Apprenticeship Certificate Work Experience MilitaryU.S. Army Certificate Work Experience

20. Not sure? If you’re not sure what you want to do, plan for a four-year college.

21. Tip for success: Aim high with your diploma… …and your grades!

22. Core classes are your ticket to college

23. Ace the tests: PLAN, ACT, PSAT, SAT

24. Oh, yeah! Don’t forget to APPLY

25. Question 5: Let’s get started! Where do I get my Grad Plan?

26. Grad Plan Steps 1.Graduation Promise 2.Your Diploma Goal 3.After High School Plan 4.Checklist to stay on track 5.High school course plan

27. FreshSophJuniorSenior Math Alg IGeomAlg IIPre-Calc English Eng 9Eng 10Eng 11Eng 12 Science BioChemPhysAP Sci Soc St World HistPE / HealthUS HistGovt / Econ Elective World Lang 1World Lang 2World Lang 3World Lang 4 Elective Band Elective Tech SystemDesignCADInternship An example course plan

28. Note: Each high school may recommend a slightly difference course sequence. FreshSophJuniorSenior Math Alg IGeomAlg IIPre-Calc English Eng 9Eng 10Eng 11Eng 12 Science BioChemPhysAP Sci Soc St World HistPE / HealthUS HistGovt / Econ Elective World Lang 1World Lang 2World Lang 3World Lang 4 Elective Band Elective CREDITS Step 1: Add required courses

29. FreshSophJuniorSenior Math Alg IGeomAlg IIPre-Calc English Eng 9Eng 10Eng 11Eng 12 Science BioChemPhysAP Sci Soc St World HistPE / HealthUS HistGovt / Econ Elective World Lang 1World Lang 2World Lang 3World Lang 4 Elective Band Elective Tech SystemDesignCADInternship CREDITS Step 2: Add career course sequence

30. Step 3: Add electives FreshSophJuniorSenior Math Alg IGeomAlg IIPre-Calc English Eng 9Eng 10Eng 11Eng 12 Science BioChemPhysAP Sci Soc St World HistPE / HealthUS HistGovt / Econ Elective World Lang 1World Lang 2World Lang 3World Lang 4 Elective Band Elective Tech SystemDesignCADInternship CREDITS

31. Step 4: Check your credits FreshSophJuniorSenior Math Alg IGeomAlg IIPre-Calc English Eng 9Eng 10Eng 11Eng 12 Science BioChemPhysAP Sci Soc St World HistPE / HealthUS HistGovt / Econ Elective World Lang 1World Lang 2World Lang 3World Lang 4 Elective Band Elective Tech SystemDesignCADInternship CREDITS 14

32. Sign up online

33. Find the Grad Plan

35. Grad Plan Steps

36. Course plan on Indiana Career Explorer

37. Talk to your school counselor

38. More questions about the Grad Plan? Visit LearnMoreIndiana.org or ask us now!

39. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING and don’t forget to visit CollegeGoWeekIndiana.org!