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Title: SHAPING YOUR FUTURE


1
SHAPING YOUR FUTURE
  • Freshman Year at Cranston High School West

2
What you do today affects what you can do
tomorrow
  • Future success often depends on your high school
    effort
  • Aim high and work hard to create as many
    postsecondary options as possible when you
    graduate from CHSW
  • Freedom in high school requires greater
    responsibility

3
General Overview of Proficiency-Based Graduation
Requirements (PBGR)
  • Credits
  • Required Courses
  • Graduation Portfolio
  • Standardized Assessments
  • Comprehensive Course Assessments

4
PBGR Credits
  • 24 credits for Class of 2011 and subsequent
    classes
  • Credit awarded for final grade of D minus or
    higher (however, 4 year colleges require grade of
    C minus or higher)
  • Depending on course, student will receive 1.0,
    .5, or .25 credit(s)

5
PBGR Required Courses
  • General rule take four years of all major
    disciplines (e.g. English, math, science, social
    studies) and fill open periods with
    required/meaningful electives
  • 4 credits in English
  • 4 credits in math
  • 3 credits in science
  • 3 credits in social studies 1 credit must be US
    History
  • .5 credit in computer technology
  • .5 credit in fine arts

6
PBGR Working Portfolio/Graduation Portfolio
  • Working Portfolio consists of artifacts and
    accompanying reflections
  • Artifacts are evidence of proficiency in
    communication, problem-solving, technology,
    research, health, and the fine arts
  • After school support is available for assistance
    and make-up work times TBA
  • Graduation Portfolio is a subset of the Working
    Portfolio
  • Senior year presentation of Graduation Portfolio

7
PBGR Comprehensive Course Assessments
  • Students are required to complete final exams in
    all courses

8
PBGR Standardized Assessments
  • Every student is required to participate in the
    New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP)
    during the junior year
  • Results will become part of the students
    official transcript

9
Admission to Four Year Post Secondary
Institutions
  • Differs from PBGR for CHSW
  • General rule Students should engage in and earn
    a C minus in a challenging program of studies
  • Consult Cranston Public Schools Program of
    Studies for course descriptions to determine
    appropriate course of study for admission to
    technical, 2 year, or 4 year post secondary
    institutions (available at www.cpsed.net)

10
Basic Admission Requirements for Public Four Year
Institutions Courses and Credits
  • 4 credits of English
  • 3 credits of math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra
    2)
  • 2 credits of social studies
  • 2 credits of lab science (Biology and Chemistry
    or Physics)
  • 2 credits of foreign language
  • .5 credits of fine arts
  • 4.5 credits in additional electives

11
Basic Admission Requirements for Public Four Year
Institutions Standardized Assessments
  • PSAT in sophomore year for practice
  • PSAT in fall of junior year for additional
    practice and qualification for National Merit
    Scholarship
  • SAT or ACT in spring of junior year
  • SAT Subject Test (if needed) as soon as possible
    after completion of advanced courses
  • SAT/ACT in fall of senior year

12
General Information Attendance
  • Be aware of the importance of good attendance.
    Employers and college admissions officers usually
    inquire about a students attendance record. See
    the student handbook in your planner or the main
    office for attendance policies
  • Excessive unexcused absences may result in a
    referral to Rhode Islands Truancy Court

13
General Information Attendance
  • When absent, a parent must call the main office
  • If student is absent or it is projected that the
    student will be absent for three or more days of
    school, the parent may request assignments by
    phoning the main office please allow twenty-four
    hours for teachers to process the request
  • Student is responsible for making up all missed
    assignments and/or assessments. See all teachers
    immediately upon return to class set up a
    schedule for submitting all assignments and
    taking all assessments
  • In cases of extended absences, please notify the
    guidance counselor
  • If incomplete grades are issued, you may be
    academically ineligible

14
General Information Assessment of Coursework
  • Approximately midway through each report card
    period Interim Progress Reports will be issued
    through the advisory
  • If you are not doing satisfactory work, you may
    need to modify your study habits, see your
    teacher(s) for extra help, and/or have a
    parent/teacher contact. Contacts can be arranged
    through your guidance counselor
  • Report cards are issued each quarter. They are
    distributed in advisory except for the fourth
    quarter which are mailed to the students home
    address

15
General Information Weekly Progress Reports
  • If you or your parents would like a weekly update
    of your academic performance, you may pick up a
    Weekly Progress Report form in the guidance
    office or download a copy of our Weekly Progress
    Report form by clicking on the guidance link or
    Falcon Family link on the CHSW homepage
  • The weekly report process is driven by the
    student and parent. Guidance counselors and
    teachers do not initiate, maintain, and/or
    provide consequences for academic performance
    based on weekly reports

16
General Information Eligibility
  • Students who do not meet satisfactory behavior
    guidelines and academic criteria are placed on an
    ineligibility/unsatisfactory conduct list(s) and
    will be restricted from participating in
    school-related extracurricular activities
  • Unsatisfactory conduct
  • Student incurs three or more 3s in Citizenship
    in a marking period
  • Student may ask for a review of status (see
    Student Planner for procedure)
  • Academic ineligibility
  • Follows RI Interscholastic League guidelines
  • Student must pass 60 of scheduled courses (see
    Appendix C in Student Planner)
  • Student may ask for review of status (see Student
    Planner for procedure)

17
General Information Summer School
  • If you fail a course or receive a D, you should
    repeat the course in summer school to recover
    credit and/or enhance your transcript
  • It is strongly recommended that students attend
    summer school because failure to do so will
    negatively impact your program of studies
  • Guidance counselors will provide information
    regarding summer school attendance at the close
    of the school year
  • Please note If you earn a F minus in a course,
    you do not qualify for summer school

18
General Information Keep Informed
  • Keep informed of all student and school
    activities through the daily bulletin that is
    read in advisory each morning
  • Typical announcements concern meetings with
    college representatives, athletic events, student
    elections, club notices, and other pertinent
    information
  • Periodically visit the CHSW website for school
    information and add your email address to the CW
    Family listserv for school announcements and
    updates

19
General Information Scheduling Courses
  • During the fall of each year, teachers will
    recommend courses for the following academic year
  • Recommendations are based on perceived ability,
    work/study skills, and academic performance
  • Recommendations are also based upon performance
    on standardized assessments (e.g. NECAP, Iowa)
  • Students and parents may elect to override a
    teachers recommendation, provided that a course
    override form has been completed, signed, and
    returned to the guidance counselor
  • Until the master schedule is created in late
    August, the courses are requests only. Students
    are ultimately placed in courses based on
    requests, requirements, availability, and
    faculty/student ratios

20
General Information Teacher Rapport
  • Your relationship with your teachers and staff is
    an important one.
  • Establish a good rapport as soon as you can. Let
    them know that you are interested in doing well
    in their class.
  • You may need a letter of recommendation for
    college and/or employment

21
General Information Start a Guidance Folder
  • Begin a Guidance Folder, either in paper form or
    in your Portfolio
  • Consult the CHSW website in order to download the
    Individual Learning Plan Worksheet and Activity
    Sheet templates
  • Include all the awards and achievements you
    receive in school and the community (CLCF,
    part-time jobs, volunteer work, VICA awards,
    Contempora, etc.)
  • This folder will prove helpful as you begin the
    college application and/or employment process in
    your junior and senior years

22
General Information School Activities
  • Become involved in the school community!
  • There are a variety of athletic, academic,
    musical, and social extracurricular activities
  • Benefits include better school performance, sense
    of belonging, increased pride in school, and more
    competitive college and employment applications
  • Consult the student planner or CHSW website for a
    current list of all activities

23
General Information Cranston Area Career and
Technical Center
  • CACTC offers the following programs
    Aquaculture/Marine Sciences, Building and
    Construction, CISCO, Culinary Arts, Drafting
    Technology, Electronics Technology, Finance
    Academy, Health Occupations, Marketing and
    Distributive Education, Pre-Engineering/Robotics
    and Automated Systems
  • Student tours
  • Open House/Parent tours on January 9
  • Application process begins in the fall students
    are required to interview for admission

24
Guidance Services Requesting an Appointment
  • Students Ask your advisory teacher for a
    Request for Counselor Appointment form or fill
    out one in the Guidance Office. Please include
    the reason for the visit so your counselor can
    plan the time accordingly
  • Parents Call the Guidance Office at 270-8063 or
    email the guidance counselor to schedule an
    appointment. Please refrain from walking in
    without an appointment

25
Guidance Services General Overview
  • Counselors are available to assist students in
    dealing with academic, career, and personal
    issues
  • Counselors can provide referrals to other support
    staff members (school social workers,
    psychologist, nurse)
  • Counselors play an integral role in the selection
    of courses
  • Counselors can assist in the college and/or
    employment application process

26
Guidance Services Post Secondary Options
  • You will soon begin thinking about your plans
    after high school and will need to discuss these
    plans with your parents and guidance counselor
  • You need to consider your achievements, abilities
    and personality. There are computer assisted
    interest surveys and post secondary reference
    material on such websites as MyRoad.com and
    collegeboard.com. Check with the librarian or
    your guidance counselor for help
  • Guidance counselors will meet with all students
    both individually and in groups to discuss post
    secondary options

27
Reference
  • Support staff
  • Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs Lynne
    Burke
  • Assistant Principal of Special Education and
    related Services D. Schiappa
  • School Counselors P. Bouchard, D. Ciccone, J.
    DiOrio, S. Masso, M. Tomasso, L. Velino, M.
    Watson, and R. Willette
  • Social Workers M. DelRosso, J. Merolla
  • School Psychologist G. Blessing
  • School Nurse D. Mollicone
  • Location A-1 Wing
  • Phone number (401)270-8063 Fax (401)270-8522
  • School address 80 Metropolitan Avenue,
    Cranston, RI, 02920
  • Website address www.cpsed.net/chsw/index.htm
  • Email addresses available at school website
  • CEEB school code 400036
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