Weston High School A Four Year Plan

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Weston High School A Four Year Plan

• Class of 2009

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Humvees will be replacing the buses
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Introduction

• Define and understand the elements of the course
  selection process
• Initiate a plan and timeline for success over the
  high school years
• Be encouraged to continue the family discussions
  regarding these and other important decisions

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High School Staff

• Counselors
• Bruce Stempien
• Gary Meunier
• Meredith Jackson
• Nancy St. Clair
• Kathleen Cote
• Secretary / Reception
• Tina Iffland
• Registrar / College Program Secretary
• Patsy Fissell

• Data Management / Scheduling / Grade Reporting
• Nancy La Marco
• Lillian Lynch (Attendance)
• College and Career Center Director
• Marilyn Moks
• CCC Volunteers
• 20 parents

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Comprehensive Model of Services

• Programmed student contact
• Seminar activities (small group by grade)
• Freshman Orientation ( begins in grade 8)
• Sophomore Exploration (career awareness)
• Junior College Future Planning Seminar
• Senior seminars
• Individualized guidance counseling activities
• Programmed individual student / counselor
  contacts
• Individual student need
• Crisis intervention
• Special Education case work

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School Counseling Program
School Counseling Outcomes
Career Development Outcomes
Systemic Interventions
Academic Development Outcomes
Individual Interventions
Personal/Social Development Outcomes
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The Road to College

• Keeping a perspective / protecting the
  relationships / looking to the future / not
  missing the important moments

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Vocabulary

• Testing
• AP
• Advanced Placement tests
• Eligibility for advanced standing or college
  credit
• ACT
• American College Testing Program
• The other assessment tool used to predict college
  success
• PSAT / NMSQT National Merit Scholarship
• Practice test for the SAT I
• Results not reported to college / scale from
  20-80 each sec
• Selection Index V M W used for NMSQT

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Vocabulary

• Testing continued
• SAT I
• Most commonly used college readiness assessment
  tool
• Sections with scaled scores ranging from
• 200 - 800 on each of three sections

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Vocabulary

• CAPT
• CT Academic Performance Test
• Given in 10th grade
• Meeting goal - Student may waive course in
  Foundational Competencies

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Vocabulary

• Rank-in-class
• Weston High School Does Not Report Rank

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Vocabulary

• GPA
• Grade Point average
• Calculated cumulative grade average based on 4.0
  scale
• A4, B3, C2, D1, F0, etc. add .4, -
  subtract .4
• Official report after 6th and 7th semesters
• Weighted for Honors Level
• .6 differential for Honors course

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GPA Profile

• Profile of Graduating Classes
• 3.19 at Mean of Class GPA
• 4.29 at Top of GPA
• 1.45 at Bottom of GPA
• Course selection
• Honors course selection standards for
  acceptance / recommendation

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Admission Criteria in order

• 1. Courses taken and grades received
• 2. Grade Point Average / rank -in -class
• 2. Admission Test results - SAT I / ACT
• 4. Counselor / teacher recommendations
• 5. Application questions and answers
• 6. Activities outside of classroom
• 7. Personal interview
• 8. Special talents, skills and interests
• 9. Ethnic status
• 10. Alumni relationship
• 11. Intended Major
• 12. Familys ability to pay

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Recommendations
Whats in a name

• Start out being confident in those values that
  endure
• Get involved beyond the minimum
• Get known for being there to help
• Connect with counselor and faculty

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Activities
Get Involved

• Find a passion stay with it
• Volunteer give back
• Nurture a special talent or skill

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SAT I

• Changes
• Writing Grammar usage plus student- written
  essay
• Verbal Changes name to Critical Reading
• Eliminate analogies
• Math Add content from Algebra II
• Eliminate quantitative comparisons
• Diagnostic Add diagnostic of college success
  skills

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SAT I - Revision
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SAT I - Writing

• Most dramatic overhaul in the 76-year history of
  SAT
• 2 pencil and sheets of lined paper
• 25 minutes starter phrase such as I have
  never felt better than when . . .

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SAT I - Writing

• 1.3 million writing tests will be scanned into
  the computer scored on a scale of 1-6 by 2
  independent readers over the internet
• 3rd reader will intervene if necessary
• College admissions rep will access writing sample

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SAT I - Writing

• Quote So many mediocre essays are decently
  written in terms of sentence structure, but they
  say it blandly or they dont give any supporting
  details
• USE SPECIFICS

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A Word About Coaching
(1) No Preparation (2) Familiarization (3)
Preparation (4) Coaching (5) Individualized
Tutoring
University of California - SAT I Study -
2000 25-30 hrs 1 more verbal section question
correct 8 or more hrs 1 more math section
question correct Weigh the potential benefits
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SAT - I

• READ BOOKS - FICTION
• READ MAGAZINES
• READ COMIC BOOKS
• watch tv
• READ COLLEGE CATALOGS
• READ BOOKS - NON FICTION
• READ BILLBOARDS

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4 Year Course of Study -Standard
9th 10th 11th 12th
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4 Year Course of Study - Honors
9th 10th 11th 12th
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THE END Just the beginning