What you need to know to start planning for your greatest possible future

1. 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade School Counseling Presentation What you need to know to start planning for your greatest possible future

2. PLEASE HOLD ALL QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END(A lot of info will be covered) Presentation will be made available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

3. Counselor Breakdown To meet with Paxon’s Counselors: • Students: Visit guidance office in between classes, during lunch, put in a pass at guidance front desk, or email your counselor. • Parents: Call or email the counselor to make an appointment

4. Paxon Guidance Office paxonguidance.weebly.com

5. Make Sure You Visit Our Website • paxonguidance.weebly.com • Counselor emails • How to schedule appointments • With Teachers: ext. 116 • With Counselors: Contact individually • Calendar of events • College/Career Planning • Subscribe to the blog (on homepage) ***We are going paperless***

7. Attendance/Reporting of Absences • Upcoming absences should be reported to classroom teachers and the Attendance Clerk (Mrs. Bouie, ext. 116) • You may Cc your counselor on emails sent • Students are responsible for work missed during absences

8. Graduation Requirements, Dual Enrollment & ACT/SAT Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

9. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2019 & Beyond (24 credits) • English: 4 credits • Math: 4 credits (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Statistics or equally rigorous math) • Science: 3 credits (1 Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and1 additional science) 4 required at Paxon • Social Studies: 3 credits (1World History, 1 American History, .5 American Government, .5 Economics) 4 required at Paxon • World Language: 2 credits (must be in the same language)

10. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2019 & Beyond • Visual/Performing Art: 1 credit • HOPE: 1 credit • Additional Electives: 6 credits • Paxon AP Requirement: 7 AP credits (9 recommended) • AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, AP Language, AP Literature, AP American Government, and AP Macro Economics automatically included in program of study • Passing score on the FSA: grade 10 Reading • State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History) • Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA • 1 Online Course

11. Report Card Grades & FLVS If a student receives an ‘F’ for a 1st sem. grade..... • Meet with your assigned counselor • Sign up for course on FLVS immediately • Course must be completed before the first day of school for the next school year

12. PSAT/ACT/SAT • PSAT: • October 10, 2018 during the school day at Paxon. • National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores • ACT: • Register at www.ACT.org • Take ACT with Writing • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June • SAT: • Register atwww.collegeboard.com • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify* Don’t delay completing college applications because of test scores!!!

13. College Readiness Scores Class of 2019-2021 Class of 2022 & Beyond

14. ACT or SAT Waiver Qualifications The student.... • Is enrolled in or eligible to receive free/reduced lunch • Family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA (see counselor for chart) • Family receives public assistance • Lives in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home, or is homeless • Is a ward of the state or an orphan For SAT: Once 1st waiver is used, 2nd waiver will automatically apply to next test (should come up in SAT account). *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify* Don’t delay completing college applications because of test scores!!!

15. AP/Dual Enrollment, Bright Futures & Community Service Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

16. Benefits of AP • Provides flexibility in studying a variety of subjects at the college level. • Begins preparation for specific majors (ex. Medical field=AP Biology) • Stand out in the college admissions process. • Earn college credits and skip introductory classes.

17. Dual Enrollment Options at Paxon • World History • Strategies for Success • Introduction to Engineering • Unmanned Aircraft Systems • U.S. Military History College credit may be earned for grades of ‘C’ or higher (will start college transcript). Detailed descriptions are available in our course catalog on our Paxon Guidance website.

18. Bright Futures Requirements Award Level – Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) • 100% Tuition & Fees • $300/per semester (fall & spring only) Educational Expense Stipend • Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2019: • 3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service. Other Ways To Qualify: • IB Diploma Recipient (with 100 hours of community service) • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

19. Bright Futures Requirements Award Level – Florida Medallion Scholars (FAS) • 75% Tuition & Fees • Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2019: • 3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service Other Ways To Qualify: • IB Diploma Recipient (with 75 hours of community service) • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

20. Bright Futures Requirements The Bright Futures GPA is calculated based on the following: • The student’s best grades in each subject area will be used • 4 credits of English • 4 credits of Math • 3 credits of Science • 3 credits of Social Studies • 2 credits of Foreign Language • Students may use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above as well as AP, IB or AICE fine arts courses to raise the GPA. • See bright futures website for more information - http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

21. Community Service • Paxon SAS requires that all students perform a minimum of 75 hours of community service. (100 for FAS for Bright Futures) • Students cannot be paid for the service, and it must be performed at a non-profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts • Community Service should be meaningful. • To eliminate headaches later, students must complete the pre-approval form BEFORE starting the service hours

22. Community Service For each different activity completed, 4 forms must be turned in to guidance • Community Service Pre-Approval Form • Community Service Self-Evaluation Form • Community Service Leader Evaluation Form • Community Service Log Form • Forms are available on Paxon’s website: psas.duvalschools.org under the guidance tab and on the Paxon guidance website at paxonguidance.weebly.com

24. Places for Community Service *Must be a non-profit organization www.handsonjacksonville.org

25. College & career planning Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

26. College Planning – Get Involved NOW!!! • Extracurricular Activities: Clubs, Sports, etc. • Community Service • Explore your passions • In terms of college applications: • Colleges are looking for individuals’ dedication and leadership • More time spent on fewer activities looks better than a few hours scattered across many

27. College Planning • Be sure to visit colleges and universities BEFORE you make a final decision. • Colleges visit Paxon to speak to students (Lunch) • Schedule posted outside of the school counseling office, on the Paxon school counseling website, linked on school website, and said during announcements • Students must have teacher permission to miss class to attend if scheduled during a lunch when they have class or during class time (extremely rare).

28. The dorms looked like this on the website….

29. …But they really look like this

30. Jacksonville College Fair October 13, 2018 (Prime Osborn Convention Center) • Information Sessions • Bright Futures Scholarship Program • Federal Financial Aid • College Planning Nuts and Bolts • Floridastudents.org – Online Academic Advising • Writing The College Admissions Essay • Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Scholarship Search Tips • Get With The Times And Use The Web Make sure to register online ahead of time: www.gotomyncf.com

31. Be Careful on Social Media...

32. Additional college & career planning resources Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

33. www.floridastudents.org Video Tutorials

34. SAT Prep – Khan Academy

35. www.floridashines.org Formerly www.flvc.org

36. Bigfuture.org A Resource from The CollegeBoard

37. www.collegesimply.com

38. Chart an AP Course to a College Major or Career

39. Paxon Guidance Website paxonguidance.weebly.com

40. Help Us to Help You Prepare for Your Child’s Greatest Possible Future Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth

41. Resources at Paxon: • Learning Lab (M, Tu, Th, F) @ 7:30 am; during both lunches; after school (except Friday) in Room 216 • Teacher Tutoring (schedule on website) • School and Counseling Website • School Calendar/Parent Nights • Classroom Teachers Follow Paxon on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

42. Help Us to Help You Prepare for Your Child’s Greatest Possible Future • Building resilience/grit (ex. “It’s too hard.’) • Absolute success is not always good • Encouraging self-advocacy • Accepting responsibilities for their own actions (sometimes we make decisions that we can’t change, sometimes it is my fault, etc.) Search “college admissions resilience” or “college admissions grit” for articles on this subject.

43. Questions, Comments, Concerns Speak to Your Counselor