ARE YOU READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

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ARE YOU READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL?

• Facts Students and Parents need to know

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What does the future hold?

• Are you ready?

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• 49 of 50 highest paying occupations require a
  college degree or higher
• 70 of the 30 fastest-growing jobs will require
  an education beyond high school
• 40 of new jobs will require at least an
  associates degree

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DID YOU KNOW

• The six fastest growing jobs locally are computer
  related and require education beyond high school?

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Did You Know

• A person with a college degree on average makes
  twice as much money as a person with only a high
  school diploma?

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Kentucky full time wage and salary workers, 25
years older, 2004 average
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30-40 of the jobs available in seven years have
not yet been created.
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Over a lifetime, workers with a college degree
will earn nearly 1,000,000 more than workers
without a college degree.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004-05
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DID YOU KNOW

• You cannot join the military without a high
  school diploma?

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Nine of the ten fastest growing occupations are
inHealthcare or Computers
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A Few of the Fastest Growing Occupations 2005-14

• Home health aides
• Network systems data communications analysts
• Computer software engineers, applications
• Forensic science technicians
• Physical therapists

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A closer look at jobs of the future.
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Video Game Designer

• Education A college degree is a must to land a
  job at a well-known company.
• Salary Video game designers can earn 50,000 a
  year right out of college. If a designer is part
  of a team that produces a hit video game, they
  can earn 100,000 or more.

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Electrical Engineering

• Education Electrical Engineer requires a
  Bachelors Degree. An Electrical Engineering
  Technician requires an Associates Degree.
• Salary Average salary for Electrical Engineers
  is 52,000. Average salary for Electrical
  Engineering Technicians is 46,000.

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Architect

• Education 5-year Bachelor of Architecture
  degree.
• A three-year training period under the
  supervision of a licensed architect is also
  required.
• One then has to pass the nine-part Architect
  Registration Examination.
• Salary The median annual salary of an architect
  is 56,620

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Physical Therapist Assistant

• Description Assist the physical therapist.
  Tasks include doing exercise, massage and
  ultrasound with patients.
• Education An associates degree and perhaps
  additional certifications (CPR, First Aide).
• Salary 37,800

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Interpreter/Translator

• Education A BA degree is almost always
  required.
• Salary Salaried interpreters and translators
  have median hourly earnings of 15.67. Chinese
  and Japanese interpreters and translators can
  earn 45 to 50 an hour. Highly skilled
  interpreters and translators, such as high-level
  conference interpreters who work full-time can
  earn more than 100,000 a year.

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Be Prepared!

• Many of our students are not prepared to be
  successful at the next level..

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Take a rigorous high school curriculum.

• 4 years of Math
• 4 years of English (English I-IV)
• 3-4 years of Social Studies (US History, World
  History, World Geography, Economics, Government)
• 3 years of Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• 2 years of the same World Language
• 1 year Arts Humanities
• At least one credit in Technology

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DID YOU KNOW?

• Students who take advanced classes in high school
  are more prepared for college-no matter what
  their grade is.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• Students who take Algebra and Geometry by the end
  of the 9th grade are more likely to go to college.

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Are we expecting enough from our students?
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Why arent some students successful?

• What Adults Say
• Students dont care
• They come to school unprepared
• They arent trying their hardest

• What Students Say
• Were not being challenged
• Teachers and counselors underestimate out
  potential
• Our concerns are dismissed

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No matter what their circumstance, students
need to take responsibility now to ensure a
successful tomorrow
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You Need to Be Prepared

• Your future boss will accept nothing less than
  the best.
• What skills will you have to make you stand out
  from the rest?

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How can students prepare themselves for
postsecondary education and the workplace?

• Be prepared for school each day and have regular
  attendance
• Make homework a priority
• Be prepared to take rigorous courses
• Set goals early and STICK TO THEM!
• Investigate career interests
• Get involved in your school.

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And parents should

• Make school a family priority - attendance,
  homework, doing assignments on time, etc.
• Reward academic achievement
• Communicate regularly with teachers and
  counselors
• Help your child begin to learn about careers
  discuss possible career paths.
• Demand that your kids have the rigorous courses
  they need.

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Your school must

• Develop and maintain high expectations for every
  student
• Provide challenging and rigorous courses for
  every student
• Address the academic and career planning needs of
  every student
• Communicate regularly with parents

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Follow these steps and feel confident you are
prepared for what lies ahead!
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• 5516 E. Alexandria Pike
• Cold Spring, KY  41076
• [phone]
• Barbara B. Stonewater, Ph.D.
• Executive Director
• Jenny Miller-Horn
• Special Projects Coordinator
• Lucy RiffleMiddle School Initiatives
• Council_at_nkces.org