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Freshman Advisement 2013-2014. Class of 2017. Lesson One. AGENDA: *Advisement Purpose *Infinite Campus *Syllabus. Why have advisement?. How can you take care of your “To Do” list if you don’t even know what should be on the list?. Why have advisement?. All students should know:
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Freshman Advisement 2013-2014 Class of 2017
Lesson One AGENDA: *Advisement Purpose *Infinite Campus *Syllabus
Why have advisement? How can you take care of your “To Do” list if you don’t even know what should be on the list?
Why have advisement? All students should know: -graduation requirements -how to access your IC information -career choices and clusters -post-secondary school choices -habits that help ensure future success
A signed syllabus is required for advisement and will be your first grade for advisement!!
Infinite Campus *Freshmen will be given a username and password to access IC! It allows you to see your: -current grades in every class -attendance record -schedule -transcript
How do you log on? • Go to the Jasper County Schools website. • Go to the PARENTS link. • Go to IC-PARENT PORTAL This link will take you into infinite campus where you will be asked to log on with a username and password. These will be provided to you ASAP so that you can have access to IC! Let’s pay a visit: http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/
Lesson Two AGENDA *Importance of high school *Graduation Requirements *Pathways
Importance of your high school career *Ninth grade will set you on the path you will follow to whatever future lies ahead. This is not earth-shattering news is it? But its true! *List a few differences between high school and middle school *You have ONE life to live-you are not a cat! You do not get NINE chances to end up where you want to be! *Imagine your advisor in high school. What was he/she like?
Graduation Requirements • You will earn 1 unit for each class you take in high school! • You must earn a MINIMUM of 23 units to graduate. Twenty-eight units are BEST!!!! (4 years x 7 units = 28 units) • Your core classes are REQUIRED units! • (Required High School Curriculum orRHSC courses) • NO one is “placed” in a grade because of age, # of absences, etc. You earn your way through by passing your classes!
Graduation Requirements • Look at your four year Plan of Study. • It is a great tool for keeping you on course in your courses! • IN PENCIL, let’s check off our current courses so you can see the steps you will take this year to reach the goal of graduation! See the progress you will make!
CTAE Career Clusters • There are seven • You are expected to complete your chosen pathway – this will better prepare you for life after high school • You are expected to complete the required courses for each pathway IN ORDER!!!
Lesson Three: • GACollege411 • Freshman Index • Portfolio Checklist
GA College 411 • This site is a great tool for planning your future! • In advisement this year we will update your account.
GA College 411 https://secure.gacollege411.org/default.aspx • You can explore the site and do some: Career planning High school planning College planning Financial aid planning
What is a freshman index? • It is a number calculated by combining the high school grade point average (GPA) with the highest earned SAT or ACT scores. It is used when admitting freshmen into some post-secondary schools. Your GPA • You GPA is calculated from the grades earned in the 17 Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) courses.
Average First time “Freshmen Indexes” for some schools you might recognize…(2008) • UGA (Go Dawgs!) 3104 • Savannah State 2234 • GCSU 2810 • Fort Valley State 2267 • GA Tech 3229 • Valdosta State 2528
Calculating a freshman index… Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math Or Freshman index= (500 x your GPA) + (ACT composite score x 42) + 88
Freshman index = (500 x your GPA) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math • Calculate the freshmen index for the following students: Bobby SAT Reading: 480 SAT Math 420 GPA: 2.5 Raven SAT Reading: 600 SAT Math 300 GPA: 3.5 Could these students become a BULLDOG if they wanted with the freshman indexes you calculated? Teachers click on the G below for inspirational music while students work on answers!
Answers: Bobby’s FI is 2150. He would NOT be considered at UGA but could get into a smaller university such as Fort Valley or Valdosta. His FI is on the low end for these schools!
Answers: Raven’s FI is 2650. She is below the average FI for freshman at UGA but she is above the minimum FI of 2500. She will have A LOT of competition for getting one of those freshman BULLDOG slots!
Portfolio Checklist For FreshmanDigital or Scrapbook? (It’s not what you think! It has changed fromprevious years!) Everybody Portfolio Checklist Freshman Checklist Peer Pressure Activity 3 out of 6 activities from 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens The Meaning of Work Activity Pie of Life Activity Top 3 Career Clusters Activity Understanding GA’s Graduation Requirements Education Pays Activity • 4 out of 7 Mr. Sayles Journal entries • 4 out of 6 Report Card/Progress Report Reflections • 4 Year Plan • Red Ribbon Week Activity • Career Day Summary • Plagiarism/Cheating Activities (Why We Cite)