2. PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING o Discuss information useful to you as your son/daughter moves into their Sophomore year and beyond… o Role of School Counselor o Answer questions you may have in regard to your son/daughter’s secondary & post-secondary education…

4. School Counseling Program Counselors will meet with ALL students at least once a year as part of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program. FR, SOPH, & JR Career Units. Juniors: Opportunity Seminar Financial Aid Meeting Testing Program

5. GENERAL TESTING PROGRAM (proposed)  10 th Grade: W.K.C.E. in fall (Science and Social Studies)  10 th Grade: ASPIRE in spring  11 th Grade: A.S.V.A.B. & PSAT in fall  11 th Grade: A.C.T. in spring  A.C.T./S.A.T.  AP Testing in Spring  ACT prep class offered at GHS in late January!

6. Welcome to Naviance Naviance is a web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports post high school career and college planning Family Connection is specific to our school Family Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a service that is used in School Counseling

7. How Can I Use It? Career Planning Learning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory, Personality Inventory, Resume Building College Planning College Search, Application Process, College Major Exploration, Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources Success Planning Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student Planner

8. Getting Started Have your GHS user name and password available Go to the following website: http://connection.naviance.com/graftonhigh

10. Click Here to access Cluster Finder

11. Click Here to link to the Career Cluster

13. Click on Let’s begin

14. Student and Parent Educational/Career Planning Conference: Develop Individual Learning Plan ACADEMICS PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAREER

18. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (cont.) Paper registration forms will be collected by English teachers on Wednesday, February 12th, signed by parents and the appropriate teachers. After That date, the ability to modify course requests through “Family Access” will no longer be available. All changes at that point will need to be made in the counseling office. Please be aware that the student login/password must be used in the registration process, not the parent’s. **Make sure that your son/daughter pursues “the most rigorous curriculum with which they are comfortable, keeping in mind their future post-secondary goals.”

19. Sophomore Schedules… Required  American Lit & Comp  U.S. History/AP  Science-Biology  Math  P.E. 10 Electives  World Language  Business  Computer Science  Family Cons Science  Art  Music  Tech & Engineering  Science  English

22. Repeating a class due to a failing grade… Required classes such as Lit & Comp 9, Amer Govt, Math, P.E. 9 and Health need to be repeated… Biology GHS Summer School offers English, Math(?) & Social Studies

24. What 4 year colleges look for… CLASS RANK CORE CREDITS ACT/SAT SCORE  In the UW System, A “Wholistic” admission process is utilized…  What does this mean for your son/daughter?

25. Post high school plans as related to class selection… Sophomore year and beyond… Information re: class selection to again be given during scheduling for Junior and Senior year… Differences between students who plan on attending technical college vs. students who plan on attending two or four year colleges… Students going straight into the world of work…

26. Class selection… what to consider?? Two year/Four year college… Students are encouraged to select rigorous courses through out high school going beyond the minimal college admission requirements Technical College… For the college parallel program, students should again select as rigorous courses as possible For students pursuing technical programs, keep in mind what courses offer the best preparation for that program.

27. WORK BASED LEARNING Youth Apprenticeship Program Manufacturing Industry Finance Automotive Technician Nursing Assistant (1 year) Computer/Information Technology (1 year) Drafting & Design: Principles of Engineering

29. Emotional/Behavioral Support at Grafton High School GHS School Counselors LEAD and all included activities Red Ribbon campaign… Support from Starting Point of Ozaukee… SAP groups offered each semester

31. What is coming up for your student… Scheduling for Sophomore year… Student/Parent Freshman Conference to develop ILP

33. Questions… Please complete the session evaluation form before you leave! THANK YOU FOR COMING!!