Irvington High School

1. Irvington High School PowerPoint for Parents Updated: 10/2014

2. Your Counselors • A-F: Ms. Velazco • G-Lo: Ms. Bennett • Lu-Sa: Ms. Mintey • Sc-Z: Ms. Serrano

3. Best ways for PARENTS to contact a counselor: • Ask yourself if the issue can be addressed by the student during lunchor after school • Having your student ask questions pertaining to their education teaches personal responsibility (School Wide Outcome) and is a great way for the student to get to know their counselor. • Send an e-mail • Contact information can be found on Irvington.org. Counselors have access to e-mail more frequently than their phone resulting in a quicker response time. • Call your counselor • Contact information can be found on irvington.org Due to large caseloads, walk-in appointments for parents cannot be accommodated.

4. Best ways for Students to contact a counselor: • Counselors are available during lunch and after school for student walk-ins. • Face to face contact with counselors is encouraged as it is a great way for students to get to know their counselor. • Students can request an appointment time (by seeing their counselor during lunch/after school or by e-mail) if the issue necessitates longer than a brief meeting.

5. Irvington.org College and Career Center: College visit info, Financial Aid, PSAT/SAT/ACT, etc.

6. Irvington.org Counselor’s Corner: 4 Year Plan, Interventions for struggling students, PowerPoints on college requirements/transcript review

7. College Information Seminars: 3rd Wednesday of each month in the Career Center from 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. These seminars are a forum for parents to ask questions and learn more about graduation, college admissions, and post-secondary options.  The dates of seminars are as follows: October 15 November 19 December 17 January 21 No Seminar during February due to registration March 18April 15 May 20  E-mailyour student’s counselor to sign up

8. College

9. Where do Irvington Students go to College? • 30% attend community colleges (Ohlone and DeAnza are most popular with our students) • 26% attend a University of California (UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, etc.) • 17% attend a California State University (San Jose State, CSU East Bay, etc.) • 24% attend other 4 year universitiesincluding private California colleges as well as private and public out of state colleges. • *7% of the class of 2014 are attending “Top 100 colleges” as determined by U.S. News and World Report (Stanford, New York University, etc.) • 2% military/vocational schools

10. Graduation and CSU/UC Requirements (a-g reqs) • Business/Comp: Not required at Irvington, instead students are required to have 75 elective credits • (b) English: 40 credits required. • Fine Art/World Language: students need 10 credits of a Fine Art OR World Language to graduate. CSU/UC: A yearlong Art (f) class ANDat least level 2 of a language (e) are needed. 75 • Health: 5 credits required • Math: 30 credits required including BOTH semesters of Algebra 1. CSU/UC: At least Algebra 2 (c) Credit Summary Box from Transcript

11. Graduation and CSU/UC • Requirements continued • PE: 20 credits required • Science: 20 credits required. CSU/UC: Prefer Biology and Chemistry (d). • (a) Social Studies: 30 credits required. 75 • Electives: 75 credits required. Any class taken after a subject requirement is met is counted as an elective (Ex: Your 3rd year of science counts as an elective [g]).

12. Graduation Reqs Versus UC/CSU Reqs What are the main differences? Side note: Must take geometry (completed in 8th grade is okay). It is required by the UCs and FUSD does not allow “level skipping” with outside course work in any subject area. Health PE Algebra 1 + 20 more credits of math Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 (minimum) Fine Art ANDWorld Language Fine Art OR World Language AND OR AND OR (Digital Drawing, Arts Spectrum, Social Dance and Culinary Arts are NOT fine art classes) SAT or ACT CAHSEE

13. SAT Reasoning Test: http://www.collegeboard.org/ • ACT: http://act.org/ • UCs require the ACT with writing. • SAT subject tests may be recommended for certain majors. • SAT subject tests can add to a student’s UC application if you score well in a subject area. Visit the College and Career Center’s webpage on Irvington.org for information on the SAT/ACT and test prep options.

14. Know Irvington’s a-g list http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/ Every class at Irvington that fulfills an a-g subject requirement for CSU and UC admission can be found on this list.

15. Calculating your GPA Grades are assigned point values: A = 4 points B = 3 points C= 2 points NC= 0 points *”I” grades are temporary and are not factored into the GPA . • Overall GPA (non-weighted): Add all semester grades on transcript together. Divide the total by the number of semester courses. • Weighted GPA: Same as overall GPA but add 1 extra point for each semester AP course or transferable college course to the total before dividing by the number of semester courses (individual private universities may calculate weighted GPA differently). • UC/CSU GPA: Use only grades received in “a-g” classes from 10th and 11th grade. Add an extra point for each semester AP course or transferable college course (http://www.assist.org) with a maximum of 8 extra points. GPA Calculator: http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/gpa_calculator.asp

16. California College Systems

17. California College Systems Continued

18. Nearly 50% of students that graduate from the UC system started at a community college *Percent is higher in STEM Majors Community Colleges • 112 campuses located throughout California (Ohlone, DeAnza, Chabotand Mission College are the closest to Fremont) • Total enrollment: 2.4 million students • Requirements: 18 years old OR have a high school diploma • Types of programs: • Complete 60 units (2 years on average) for an AA/AS degree which can transfer to a 4 year university (transfer to a 4 year university as a junior) • Vocational programs (nursing, pharmacy tech, massage therapy, early childhood education, automotive technology, etc.) • Enrichment classes and classes to develop skills (English classes, computer classes, etc.)

19. What does an IHS student have to do to get into a UC? There is no “Golden Ticket” (from a partial list, updated data coming soon) • IHS students that are enrolled at Berkeley (from 2014): • Average GPA: 3.9 (unweighted) • GPA range: 3.63-4.0 (unweighted) • Average number of AP courses: 8 • AP course range: 6-10 • Math level in 12th grade: 30% were in AP calclus AB, 20% were in AP calculus BC, 30% were in multivariable and 10% were in calculus • 30% of the students were a TA or in a non college prep elective during 12th grade • Davis: • Average GPA: 3.72 (unweighted) • GPA range: 3.38-3.94 (unweighted) • Average number of AP courses: 5.7 • AP Course range: 1-8 • Math level in 12th grade: 50% were in calculus, 30% were in AP calculus AB, 10% were in AP statistics, 10% were in AP calculus BC • 30% of the students were a TA or in a non college prep elective during 12th grade

20. What does an IHS student have to do to get into a UC? • Santa Cruz: • Average GPA: 3.52 (unweighted) • GPA range: 3.11-3.9 (unweighted) • Average number of AP courses: 3 • AP course range: 1-5 • Math level in 12th grade: 70% were in intro to statistics, 10% were in calculus, 10% were in precalculus, and 10% were in AP calculus AB • 70% of the students were a TA or in a non college prep elective during 12th grade

21. Financial Aid • Financial aid consists offunds provided to students and families to help pay for college. • Types of Financial Aid: • Grants: Free money that does not have to be paid back. They are usually awarded based on financial need. • Scholarships: Free money that does not have to be paid back. Awarded based on merit, a special skill or interest, or need. Check the College and Career Center’s webpage for more information. • Loans: Money that parents and students borrow that does have to be paid back. • Students and Parents apply for financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ) during the student’s12th grade year. Check the College and Career Center’s webpage for more information. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

22. Registration Timeline • February: Counselors visit all English classrooms to distribute registration materials and discuss the registration process/graduation/college requirements • February/March: Counselors meet with each student individually to enter course requests/answer questions/make sure course requirements have been satisfied *Counselors are unavailable for parent appointments during the registration window due to being in classrooms/meeting individually with students. • May: LAST OPPORTUNITY for students to make changes to their course requests. • Important notes: • AP/Honors/math/some science courses have grade prerequisites (SEMESTER 1 GRADES). Students will have a copy of prerequisites in their registration packet. Also on the counselor’s webpage. • Registration page from 2014 with course sequence recommendations/4 year plan can be accessed on the counselor’s webpage. • Students caught cheating or plagiarizing in an honors or AP subject will not be allowed to register for an AP/honors course in that subject area the following school year.

23. Naviance Naviance helps with college and career planning. College/major search, career surveys, matching capabilities, etc. Scroll down to find the Navianceinfo page.

24. Shmoop Free access to -SAT/ACT/PSAT/AP/DMV/CAHSEE exam prep including practice tests and drills -Essay lab to help students write -Study guides for many subjects To sign up: http://www.shmoop.com/signup/fusd magic word: ELUANT

25. Final Thought • From Richard Shaw, Dean of Admissions at Stanford: • “I continue to be deeply concerned about the burnout, exhaustion and stress some students experience as they go through important years of adolescent development…When high school is simply a way station for accumulating college credit, and a university education is viewed as a finite means to a specific end, the individual student and his or her human experience is diminished.” • “What we must teach and model for our young people is that high school is as much about being as it is doing.” • “As parents and adults we are too often outcome oriented—we want to know what college and which job, outcomes that are years away. A more compelling question? Who will this student be today, tomorrow and over the course of a long life?”