Rock Canyon

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Sophomore Junior Options

• Rock Canyon
• November 24, 2008

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Kathy Gaasvig
• ACTS
• (Area Career Technical School)
• Glen March
• PSOE
• College Ready
• Fast Tracks
• CTE Career Tech Education
• Work Study
• Foreign Exchange
• Senior Option
• Teacher aides
• Special Service Interns

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ACTS/CTEArea Career Technical SchoolCareer
Technical EducationRequirements

• Juniors and Seniors on track to graduate
• Required site visit
• Application
• Students provide their own
  transportation
• Attendance is critical
• If all requirements are kept,
  students can
• earn both high school and college credit

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ACTS Registration Process
1 - Meet with your counselor 2 - Complete site
visit with instructor and get signature
card completed 3 - Download application from
ACTS website wwww.actsinfo.org 4 - Complete
application and return to your counselor ACTS
spaces are limited! Priority will be given to
students who have submitted complete
applications.
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ACTS/CTE Programs

• High Tech Academy Equine Science
• Agriculture Executive Internship
• Auto Technology Graphic Design
• Aviation Technology Teacher Cadet
• Commercial Photography Culinary Arts
• Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
• Comprehensive Building Trades Multimedia
• Health Science Technology
• Computer Technician A, Network
• Telecommunications
• Oracle Academy I II
• Diesel Technology

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Post Secondary Enrollment Options

• Juniors and seniors on track to graduate
• Minimum 3 hour credit class
• Only classes we do not offer at RCHS
• Reimbursement if C or higher and paperwork
• turned in within 30 days
• No online classes
• Most classes are taken at Arapahoe Community
  College

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College Ready

• DCSD ACC partnership
• Provides college courses to juniors and seniors
  on DCSD campuses.
• High school and college credit awarded
• DCSD Faculty
• Paperwork
• COF fund (online)
• Arapahoe Community College (ACC) Application
• ACC Student / Parent Agreement Form
• College Ready registration form
• Registration Fee
• Statewide Agreement Form
• Forms will be available online

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Work Study

• Paperwork required
• Business class required
• 120 hours
• .5 credit and 1 period off
• 240 hours
• 1.0 credit and 2 periods off
• Official pay stubs required
• throughout semester

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Study Abroad - Foreign Exchange

• Several available programs
• AFS
• Aspect Foundation
• AIFS
• Global Quest
• ACIS
• ASSE
• Prepare early to meet graduation
• requirements
• Students must complete 2nd
• semester of senior year at RCHS

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Senior Option

• Applications in main office or online
• GPA (3.0)
• Attendance (90 or better)
• Discipline (no serious issues)
• Community Service (completed)
• On track to graduate
• 1st or 7th hour only

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Teacher Aides

• Juniors and Seniors only
• Teacher Aide form required
• Only a .25 credit
• Special Service Aide .5
• Must be on track to graduate.

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Contact Information

• Students should meet with their
• counselor to initiate process for
• any option
• Kathryn.Gaasvig_at_arapahoe.edu (ACTS)
• glen.march_at_dcsdk12.org (PSOE)
• kevin.decristino_at_dcsdk12.org (workstudy)

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RCHS Counselors

• Susan Young A-Em 303-387-3034
• Jesse Martinez En-La 303-387-3037
• Melanie Perea Le-Ro 303-387-3035
• Dan Davies Ru-Z 303-387-3036