College Resources for Parents of Students in Grades 6 - 10

1. College Resources for Parents of Students in Grades 6 - 10 Mike Hughes, Project Coordinator Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Bowling Green, KY

2. FAMILY RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES Talking to your child about what they are doing in school. Talking to your child about their future hopes, dreams and plans. What does your child like and dislike about school? What classes in school do they do well? What are your child’s interests?

3. FAMILY RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  Are your child’s friends serious about their education? Are there members of your family or do you have friends that have gone to college that can talk to your child? Who are role models that you can point to as an example of someone that graduated from college and became successful?

4. SCHOOL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  Attending open house, parent/teacher conferences, athletic events, performances, PTA/PTO meetings, volunteering at the school, etc. Know who to speak with at your child’s school if you have specific questions, who is in charge, what is the chain of command.

5. SCHOOL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  GEAR UP Project Associate or Coordinator Guidance Counselor Become familiar with your child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)

6. REGIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  Local Colleges and Universities  Business and Industry Leaders  Local Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Housing Authority, Jaycees, Lions Club, Kiwanis, Rotary Club, etc. Local law enforcement agencies  Faith Based Organizations

7. STATE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES KHEAA—Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority www.kheaa.com KnowHow2GoKY—www.knowhow2goky.org Kentucky Department of Education www.education.ky.gov/KDE Kentucky Community & Technical College System http://www.kctcs.edu/ Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education http://cpe.ky.gov/

8. STATE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES GoHigherKYwww.gohigherky.org KentuckyCAN-Kentucky College Access Network http://www.kentuckycan.org/ Kentucky Association of Financial Aid Administrators (College Goal Sunday) www.kasfaa.com GEAR UP Kentucky http://cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicinit/gearup/ eMentor4APurposewww.education.eku.edu/gearup/ State College and University Admissions Offices and Web Sites

9. NATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  US Department of Education GEAR UP http://www2.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html Lumina Foundationhttp://www.luminafoundation.org/ Federal Student Aid (FAFSA- Free Application for Federal Student Aid) www.fasfa.ed.gov CollegeNetwww.college.net/

10. NATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES College.Govhttp://www.college.gov/wps/portal National College Access Network www.collegeaccess.org  Pathways to College Network www.pathwaystocollege.net ACT-American College Testing www.act.org

11. NATIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES  College Board Testing http://www.collegeboard.com/testing/index.html Student Scholarship Search www.studentscholarshipsearch.com NCCEP-National Council for Community and Education Partnershipswww.edpartnerships.org/

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13. Thank You For Attending College Resources for Parents of Students inGrades 6 – 10 BEST WISHES AS YOU ASSIST YOUR CHILD IN THE JOURNEY TOWARD POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION