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Portfolios for “Life after High School”

Portfolios for “Life after High School”. Juanita Harvin – US Africa Command Educational Liaison - Stuttgart, Germany at 56 th Annual AWAG 2012. The Real World… what are you doing?. Partnership program that encourages FAMILIES to plan for Life after High School & Financing their Dreams.

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Portfolios for “Life after High School”

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  1. Portfolios for “Life after High School” Juanita Harvin – US Africa Command Educational Liaison - Stuttgart, Germanyat56th Annual AWAG 2012

  2. The Real World… what are you doing? • Partnership program that encourages FAMILIES to plan for Life after High School & Financing their Dreams. • 9th Year of the Program – Volunteer based • Education Forums (Students Grades 7-12 & their Parents)Workshops focusing on College, Career, Finances & Transition • Portfolios – “Brag About Me” booklet • To prepare students in managing their paperwork needed for SCHOLARSHIP & College applications in their Senior Year

  3. Portfolio Transition Tool for a Student PCSPOSITIVE CHANGE OF SCHOOL To organize & compile a students educational history.

  4. Assembly • Start with a 3 Ring Binder Notebook • On Cover sheetLabel with STUDENT NAME , SCHOOL, Graduation Year • Then Label the 10 TABS

  5. Information in each TAB section

  6. Graduation Plan DoDDS Requirements In Course work Yearly tracking of courses Middle School & High School Credits CHART your course materials available at MCEC storehttp://www.militarychild.org

  7. Web Resources http://planningforlifeafterhighschool.info

  8. Certificates / Newspaper Articles • Collect all Certificates & AWARDS and place into Document Protectors • Scan newspaper articles, and keep copies • KEEP electronic DATA on Data sticks or CD’s • ePORTFOLIOS

  9. SENIORS Make COLOR copies of • Passport , Id card , Birth Certificate(Have your LEGAL / JAG office Notary verify an official copy with a seal) Travel Eligibility • Overseas – 1 yearly round trip / 350 lbs baggage shipment PURCHASE – PHONE CARDS, VOIP & VisaBuxx / USAA Pre-Pay Credit card that emails purchase dates to parents and can be loaded within minutes on the Internet. www.visabuxx.com www.usaa.com

  10. Additional Resources http://www.dodea.edu DoDEA HQ http://www.heid-dso.eu.dodea.edu HD School District http://planningforlifeafterhighschool.info Local Scholarships http://www.careerlaunch.net Career Assessment http://wwwmilitarychild.org Military Child Education Coalition http://www.militarystudent.dod.mil/ Military Student http://www.usa4militaryfamilies.dod.mil/ USA for Military Families http://www.nefe.org/hsfppportal/index.html NEFE Financial Planning https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/education/InState/index.htm In-State Tuition http://www.vitalchek.com/ Obtaining Birth Certificateshttp://www.birthcertificatesusa.com http://travel.state.gov/family/family_issues/birth/birth_593.html Overseas

  11. Question and Answer Period Juanita Harvin The Real World…what are you doing?Delta Sigma Theta Sorority harvinj@gmail.com 011-49-711-729-4783 (International) Germany http://planningforlifeafterhighschool.info FacebookThe-Real-World-what-are-you-doingRealWorld@dstger.org

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