SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT 2015

1. SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT 2015

2. PRESENTERS

3. Evening Agenda • LTHS Sophomore Guidance Program • What parents can do • LT Webpage/ Infinite Campus • Career Exploration Tools • Registration

4. LTHS School Counseling Program College & Career Academic Social & Emotional • ASCA National Standards Based Curriculum • Goal Setting • Planning • Self-Awareness • Decision Making • Service Delivery • Group Guidance • Individual • Responsive 3 Domains

5. Academic Counseling • Set up appointments with your teacher to review tests and assignments. • Study with your classmates, comparing your understanding will only increase your comprehension. Your group needs to be serious, not social. • Peer Tutoring: Before and after school in the South Campus Discovery Center • Writing Center: Tues – Wed – Thursday before school at SC • Use an assignment notebook and have a place to study every night. Organization is important.

6. Social / Emotional Learning Freshmen Year First Semester R.O.A.R – Reach Out & Report Freshmen Year Second Semester A.C.T. – Acknowledge, Care , Tell Sophomore Year Health Classes – mental health units B.R.E.A.T.H.E & Review A.C.T. & R.O.A.R Junior Year Stress Management & A.C.T. video

7. Career & College Information Freshmen Year: Explore Interests, Strengths, and Skills using Naviance Sophomore Year: Career Exploration tying together their self-exploration to possible career paths and fields. Use Naviance in exploration Junior Year: What do you study to pursue your career interest? What colleges have the major (career) you are interested in? Use Naviance to learn how to explore colleges in general. Senior Year: Apply to colleges, trade schools, military and research scholarship opportunities.

8. Sophomore Group Guidance Overview Sept., 2015 • Soph. year events & Naviance Career Profiler Nov., 2015 Career Cruising & B.R.E.A.T.H.E Jan/Feb., 2016 - Registration April, 2016 -Naviance, year end assessment, review of academic standing, transitioning to North Campus

9. Sophomore Steps • Step 1: Know yourself • Evaluate yourself- your interests, abilities, and work values. • Step 2: Explore options • Gather information to consider career options that relate to what you know about yourself. • Step 3: Make Plans / Take Action • Consider issues that can affect your plans and take appropriate actions to accomplish your goals. 

10. How can you help your student?

11. Encourage your student to seek out assistance from their teachers and/or peers. Important year for their grade point average. • Support your student in developing a home study routine. Not just assigned homework. • Extra curricular: Get involved/become leaders • Strong / deep commitment to a few activities is preferred over minimal commitment to many.

12. LTHS Web Page

13. Infinite Campus Contact Dorothy Cochran for login information dcochran@lths.net Access through www.lths.net

14. Monitoring Grades • Login to “IC” to check assignments, grades, overall progress, including an unofficial transcript and email teachers • Parents have their own login, so you do not need to ask students for their information • Students should also be monitoring their progress • Check your unofficial transcript under reports – use for insurance/college visits

15. Exploring Your Future Naviance Career Interest Profiler

16. NAVIANCE Naviance is a key resource that students will use throughout the Group Guidance program Naviance has info available in the following areas: • career information and survey • college information and search • scholarships Parents, use Naviance with your kids • Go towww.connection.naviance.com/lths • Enter your student’s username (LTHS student email) and password

17. Log into Naviance Log in using your Student’s LTHS E-Mail Password: your student chose this word.

18. Welcome to Family Connections

19. Career Interest Profiler

20. Career Clusters

21. TCD Field Trip Nov. 5th – from 8:30 – 12:30 p.m 90 South Campus students will visit our satellite Career and Technical Education campus. It is available to juniors and seniors and represents 24 area high schools from DuPage County 26 Different Career Programs are offered at this state of the art facility located in Addison, IL You can check out each program by going to: http://tcdupage.org/tcd

22. REGISTRATION • Know your student and be realistic about expectations. • Explore the Academic Program Guide for North Campus electives that may enhance identified areas of career interest. • Take time to plan your students FINAL two years of academic study NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSES

23. Registration Info. • Registration at LTHS starts in January and ends February 22nd. Counselors work with individual students in groups to address schedule concerns and answer questions after students enter their requests in the portal. Counselors can make adjustments and process level changes through Feb. 22nd . • February 22nd: Final Registration for Sophomores @ South Campus. NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.

24. Registration Timeline for 2015-16 No schedule changes after Feb. 22nd

25. 4 Yrs English 3 Yrs Math 2 Yrs Science 1 Yr World History 1 Yr US History & Constitution Test .5 other Social Studies 3.5 Yrs PE (pass PE every semester enrolled at LTHS) .5 Health .5 Driver Ed 1 Yr Creative Arts 1Yr Practical Arts .5 Consumer Ed 4.5 Electives Total: 23.0 LTHS Graduation Requirements

26. LTHS 4 Year Plan http://www.lths.net/cms/lib03/IL01904810/Centricity/Domain/783/Four%20Year%20Academic%20Plan.pdf

27. IL State Universities Core Curriculum for Post High School

28. Time Management • While high-school students average 35 hours per week of class time, college students log an average of 15 to 18 hours per week. • Be Prepared for Summer Work before the class starts • Don’t Procrastinate • Will have to try different types of studying methods • Take time outside of class to teach yourself / read the material • Learn what is expected for the exam before the exam • Enlist the help of your fellow classmates and teacher • Remember: Time is a huge factor for our students, balancing the number of Advanced Placement courses with your activities (sports, work, clubs) is the hardest part. Our students have the ability, but do they have the time?

29. PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT & ANALYSIS Katie Smith Coordinator of Assessment & Research 708-579-6360 ksmith@lths.net Nancy Kalkowski Administrative Assistant 708-579-6762 nkalkowski@lths.net Katie Rodwell Testing (Test Registration & Test Administration) krodwell@lths.net 708-579-6361 Questions about Testing? The Office of Assessment and Analysis is located on North Campus, Room 128

30. Sophomore Parent Night 2015 THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING  PLEASE COMPLETE A SURVEY AND TURN IT IN ON YOUR WAY OUT. mziroli@lths.netpking@lths.net jbauer@lths.net

33. Question about grades ? Contact the teacher with concerns about… • Course syllabus • Course grading policy • Missing assignments • Specific assignments or assessments • Level Placement • Tutoring schedule • Your student’s progress in the course Contact the counselor with concerns about…. • Balancing courses & activities • Overall academic progress • Graduation progress • Course recovery • Social/Emotional well being • Supports & resources within the school and community • Other...we can direct you!

34. LTHS Class of 2017 (Spring, 2014) 9th Grade PLAN TEST Official ACT 11th Grade (Spring) EXPLORE TEST 8th Grade PRACTICE ACT 10th Grade (March 2015) OPTIONAL ACT 11th Grade 12th Grade THIS YEAR EPAS TIMELINE

35. PLAN Interpretation PLAN Score Report

36. Student Scores

37. Career & College Readiness

38. Answer Key & Recommendations

39. Improving Skills

40. World-of-Work Map

41. Sophomore year is about Career Exploration