Principal Update

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Principal Update

• FCAT Summary
• Balance Focus Fun
• Communications
• Website
• Calendar
• Links
• Daily Podcast
• On-hold
• Watershed Conservation and its Economic Impact
  on our Community
• March 25th Kick Off
• April 15, 16, 17 Community Learning
• May 29th Conclusion

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Next Steps in the High School Journey
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SPHS Guidance

• Grade 9
• English 1
• Algebra 1 (or higher)
• Integrated Science 1
• U.S. History
• Applied Communications
• Technology Studies 1
• Multi Media Technology
• H.O.P.E.
• Honors Courses Available

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SPHS Guidance

• Grade 10
• English II
• AP Literature
• Geometry (or higher)
• Integrated Science II
• World History
• AP World History
• Spanish I or II
• Spanish II / III / IV
• Signature I OR Tech Studies II
• Signature II OR Tech Studies III
• Honors Courses Available

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Grade 10Sample Schedule
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Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs

• Agriculture, Food Natural Resources
• Veterinary Assisting
• Architectural Construction
• Architectural Drafting
• Building Construction Technology
• Arts, A/V Technology Communication
• Multimedia Design Technology
• TV Production (proposed for 2010)
• Business Management Administration
• Administrative Assistant
• Customer Assistance Technology
• Medical Administrative Specialist

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Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs

• Education and Training
• Early Childhood Education
• Finance
• Accounting Operations
• Government Public Administration
• Geospatial/Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  Technology I (Signature Program)
• Health Science (age 16 for clinical)
• Medical Laboratory Assisting
• Practical Nursing
• Biomedical Science (Signature Program)
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Hotel Restaurant Management (Signature Program)
• Commercial Foods Culinary Art

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Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs

• Human Service
• Cosmetology
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Technology
• PC Support Services
• Legal Administrative Specialist
• Game Artist / or Animator (Signature Program)
• Public Service / Health
• EMT / Fire Science
• Public Works
• Transportation, Distribution Logistics
• Auto Collision Repair Refinishing
• Automotive Service Technology
• Marine Service Technology

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2nd Year Technology Studies

• Related Major Area
• Management Business Technologies
• Programs of Study
• Culinary Cosmetology
• Administrative Assisting
• Accounting
• Legal Administrative Specialist
• Hands-on Focus
• Office apps tools
• Business systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Projects in food lodging
• Human Services projects

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2nd Year Technology Studies

• Related Major Area
• Information System Technologies
• Programs of Study
• GIS
• TV Production
• Multimedia Design technology
• Hands-on Focus
• Geospatial-geographical (GIS) apps.
• Photogrammetric
• Mapping
• GIS field work
• Demographics
• Environmental sustainability
• Desktop publishing
• Photography, multimedia and web-based projects

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2nd Year Technology Studies

• Related Major Area
• Applied Technologies
• Programs of Study
• Architectural drafting
• Auto service technology
• Auto refinishing repair
• Marine Service
• Computer Systems Technology
• Building Construction Tech
• Hands-on Focus
• Building, repairing, refinishing of autos, boats
  computers
• Designing, drawing, model-building, and
  construction projects

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Signature Programs

• Biomedical Sciences
• z
• Game Artist / or Animator
• z
• Geospatial / Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  Technology
• z
• Hotel Restaurant Management

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Project Lead the WayBiomedical Sciences
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Game Artist / or Animator
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Geospatial / Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Technology
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Hotel Restaurant Management
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SPHS Guidance

• Grade 11
• English III
• AP Language
• Algebra II (or higher)
• Integrated Science III
• AP Econ/AP Government
• CTE Focus 1
• CTE Focus 2
• CTE Focus 3
• CTE Focus 4
• Honor Courses Available

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SPHS Guidance

• Grade 12
• English IV
• Literature Dual Enrollment
• Pre Calc (or higher)
• Science
• Senior Project / Dual Enrollment /
  On-the-job-training
• CTE Focus 5
• CTE Focus 6
• CTE Focus 7
• CTE Focus 8

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Understanding your Academic Record

• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Average of a students grades starting with
  freshman year
• Based on a 4.0 scale (A4, B3, C2, D1, F0)
• Generally the most important criteria for college
  admission is your GPA
• Weighted and Unweighted GPA
• Honors, Dual Enrollment, and AP Classes are
  weighted 1 pt. in our school district
• Class Rank
• Where a student stands academically in relation
  to the other members of their graduating class.
  Based on weighted GPA
• i.e. 20/150 . . . . Top 13 of class

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Understanding your Academic Record Contd

• High School Transcript
• Official record of a students academic
  achievement
• All courses are listed with grades
• Repeated classes will use only the highest grade
  in the GPA calculation (Page 15)
• Shows cumulative GPA, class rank
• Test scores are not included on transcripts sent
  to colleges

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College Admissions Criteria

• Admissions criteria will vary from school to
  school. Colleges will use some, if not all of
  the below
• GPA
• SAT / ACT scores
• Strength of class schedule
• Class rank
• Extra-curricular Activities / Awards
• Essays
• Recommendations
• Interview

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Academic GPA

• State University System (SUS) of Florida
• 11 public universities
• Colleges recalculate Academic GPA
• .5 weight for Honors and DE
• 1.0 weight for AP
• Most SUS will recalculate GPA based on all
  academic classes.
• Colleges want to see that students have succeeded
  in taking the most challenging classes available,
  i.e. Honors, DE, AP

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Being Successful in College

• Not only can course work affect college access,
  but it can affect COLLEGE SUCCESS
• Schedule 4 years of academic courses that will
  help you to be successful in college!
• STATISTICS
• Advanced math courses (beyond Algebra II, i.e.
  Trig., Pre-Calc., etc.) more than doubles the
  odds that a student will graduate from a 4-year
  college.
• Taking AP courses is more strongly correlated
  with completion of a bachelors degree than with
  college access.
• What does this mean?
• While Advanced Math courses and AP courses may
  help with getting into college, these courses are
  MORE important in helping students be successful
  in college.
• Source U.S. Dept. of Education

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Florida Universities becoming more selective!

• 2008 SAT/ACT and Academic GPA ranges (middle 50)
  
• Univ. of Florida (UF) 1210-1400 / 26-31
• 4.0 4.4 weighted
• Florida State Univ. (FSU) 1180-1330 / 26-29
• 3.7 4.2 weighted
• Univ. of Central Fla. (UCF) 1140-1280 / 24-28
• 3.4 4.1 weighted
• Univ. of South Fla. (USF) 1100-1270 / 24-28
• 3.5 4.1 weighted
• Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) 980-1120 / 20-24
• 3.0 3.7 weighted
• Honors DE classes weighted .5 and AP weighted
  1.0

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Summer School 2009

• Locations
• Sarasota High School
• North Port High School
• Dates
• June 8th July 16th
• Student Day 730 a.m. 1230 pm
• Program
• Algebra 1A/1B
• English I/II

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Florida Virtual Schoolwww.FLVS.net

• Internet-based accredited public high school
• Part of the Florida public education system
• Personalized instruction, self-paced
• Courses English, Foreign Language, Math, Driver
  Education, Science, Social Studies
• Admission Go to website, create student account
  
• No Cost
• Not diploma granting, is curriculum provider
• 16 to 18 weeks per half credit
• Request course, then get placed on wait list
• Final grade reports are sent to home schools for
  credit

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Next Steps

• Course Selection Sheets due to main office on /
  before March 19th