1. SCHEDULING MEETING 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR

2. OBJECTIVES Students will be able to identify remaining graduation requirements. Students will become familiar with additional opportunities available in their senior year. Students will understand the various tests available to demonstrate college and career readiness.

3. ECP/SCHEDULING MEETING Starting Wednesday, November 11 th - mid-December You will receive a blue pass in your first mod class The classes you select during this meeting will be used to create your senior year schedule

4. EDUCATIONAL CAREER PLAN

5. THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Remaining graduation requirements Maintaining and/or increasing rigor Academic Honors Making your schedule relevant to your career goals Alternatives to a full schedule at WHS  Dual Enrollment  Internships Honors AP

6. REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIORS Students must take and pass 4 credits senior year Each student will have: - Senior Year English - Senior Year Math Remaining graduation requirements (i.e. Financial Literacy, credits for completer, additional PE, etc.) Students must have 55 Service Learning Hours in order to gain senior status.

7. DUAL ENROLLMENT Students interested in Dual Enrollment for Senior Year will need to meet the following requirements: - Have 75 Service Learning Hours Complete - Must have an unweighted G.P.A of 3.0 - Students must have qualifying college level placement test scores - 550 per SAT section - 21 per ACT section - Accuplacer college level placement in reading, writing, and/or math *Parent and student must meet with counselor as the first step.

8. SAT TESTING INFORMATION Test DatesRegular DeadlineLate Registration Online Deadline November 7October 9October 27 December 5November 5November 23 January 23December 28January 12 March 5February 5February 23 May 7April 8April 26 June 4May 5May 25 Register online at www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org Westminster High’s school code is 211080 Most colleges want your test scores to arrive directly from the College Board. Save time and money by listing your colleges when you register for the SAT. Avoid late fees, register now. Visit https://www.khanacademy.org/ for free SAT practice.https://www.khanacademy.org/

9. ACT TESTING INFORMATION Test DateRegistration DeadlineLate Registration Deadline December 12November 6November 20 February 6January 8January 15 April 9March 4March 18 June 11May 6May 20 Register online: www.act.orgwww.act.org Westminster High’s school code is 211080

10. CAREER CONNECTIONS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS

11. IS AN INTERNSHIP RIGHT FOR ME?

12. DOES YOUR “CAREER MAJOR” READ: ___ DECLARED? ___ UNDECIDED?

13. OPTIONS  DECLARED OR STILL DECIDING  MANY CAREER OPTIONS  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS FOR EVERYONE

14. CAREER MAJOR DECLARED… 6 CAREER CLUSTERS PATHWAYS GUIDE : HTTP://WWW.CARROLLK12.ORG/INS TRUCTION/INSTRUCTION/POS/DEFA ULT.ASP PATHWAYS GUIDE HTTP://WWW.CARROLLK12.ORG/INS TRUCTION/INSTRUCTION/POS/DEFA ULT.ASP RECOMMENDED COURSES PREREQUISITES

15. COMPLETERS AVAILABLE A SERIES OF CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSES IN A SPECIALIZED CAREER AREA EXAMPLES: CASE ANIMAL ACADEMY OF FINANCE TEACHER ACADEMY OF MARYLAND ACADEMY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

16. CAREER MAJORS COURSE SEQUENCE TO WORK TOWARD A CAREER MAJOR NOT ADDRESSED BY A CAREER & TECHNOLOGY COMPLETER PROGRAM EXAMPLES: LAW & LEGAL SERVICES SOCIAL WORK

17. INTERNSHIPS: EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS TAKE COURSES FROM THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES THAT ARE RELATED TO A COMPLETER OR CAREER MAJOR TAKE ADVANCED COURSEWORK TO PREPARE FOR THE RIGOR OF COLLEGE/WORKPLACE ENROLL IN THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER IF APPLICABLE TO RECEIVE SPECIFIC TRAINING RELATED TO YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST APPLY EARLY FOR SENIOR YEAR INTERNSHIPS

18. UNDECIDED ABOUT CAREER… WHAT NEXT? CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS FOR YOU. TEST DRIVE A POTENTIAL CAREER THROUGH AN INTERNSHIP AND COURSE CONCENTRATION START BECOMING AWARE OF THE CAREERS AROUND YOU

19. CAREER QUIZZES SEE YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR OR CAREER COORDINATOR TO HELP YOU TAKE: HOLLAND INTEREST INVENTORY BRIDGES QUIZ FIND CAREER POSSIBILITIES BASED ON PERSONALITY APTITUDE INTEREST

20. IDENTIFY YOUR INTERESTS EARLY MAXIMIZE YOUR ELECTIVES TOWARDS A CONCENTRATION COMPLETER CAREER MAJOR YOU CAN PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR AN INTERNSHIP DURING SENIOR YEAR

21. BENEFITS OF INTERNING APPLY KNOWLEDGE LEARNED IN COURSEWORK PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE USE SKILL SET THAT REQUIRES PROBLEM SOLVING AND ANALYSIS MAKE CONNECTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT ADD REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO YOUR RESUME “ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” (ALVIN TOFFLER, FORMER ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF FORTUNE MAGAZINE)

22. HOW DO I QUALIFY FOR AN INTERNSHIP? 2.5 GPA 94% ATTENDANCE 75 SERVICE LEARNING HOURS SENIOR STATUS PASSED HSA/PARCC CAREER MAJOR/COMPLETER DURING YOUR JUNIOR YEAR: RESEARCH LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOP YOUR RESUME THAT REFLECTS SKILLS/INTERESTS/ABILITIES APPLY THROUGH YOUR CAREER COORDINATOR COMPLETE PERMISSION APPLICATION WITH YOUR PARENTS

23. FINAL THOUGHTS LEARN SKILLS THAT CAN BE APPLIED ACROSS ALL OCCUPATIONS DETERMINE IF THIS OCCUPATION IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO LEAD TO PART TIME EMPLOYMENT GAIN CONFIDENCE EXPOSURE TO PROFESSIONAL ROLES & POSITIVE WORK ETHICS PROVIDES A SEQUENCE OF COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION AND/OR EMPLOYMENT. (CAREER AND COLLEGE READY!) THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE INTEGRATES THE 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS ACROSS ALL CURRICULA.

24. QUESTIONS?