Transcript 10th Grade Parent Night - Madison Public Schools / Overview

10th Grade Parent Night
Madison High School
2/27/14
Brett Levine, Director of Guidance
Phyllis Levy, Counselor
Tonight’s Program
Objectives
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To keep parents in
the loop
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Provide a road map
for the next 15 months
•60-75 minutes
•Talk about collegesoft preparation
• Powerpoint on
Guidance website
Agenda
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Guidance Update (BL)
Upcoming Guidance Events (BL)
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College Discussion=Informational
rather than action.
Scheduling/Course update
Honor Society Criteria (BL)Testing
Testing timetable (11th Grade) (PL)
College Planning Timetable (PL)
Family Connections (PL)
Miscellaneous News (BL)
Most popular schools
(class of 2014 applications)
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James Madison & Penn State (20)
U of Rhode Island (24)
Northeastern (25)
Montclair State (26)
U of Delaware (27)
U of Scranton (29)
Rutgers (30)
Fairfield (32)
Where students matriculated last
year: class of 2013
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Elon, Loyola, Towson (3)
FDU, Fairfield, Rowan, Kean, Montclair
State, Northeastern (4)
Rutgers (12)
CCM (13)
But there is more…
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Selective: Dartmouth (2) , Cornell, Yale
Liberal Arts: Smith, Drew, Amherst, Muhlenberg,
Wellesley
Public (outside NJ): U of Alabama, SUNY Cortland,
Towson U
Technical: Georgia Tech, RIT
Who Would of thought? Cal State: San Luis Obispo;
Sewanee U of the South
Hate the cold: USC, U of Tampa
Love the cold: Syracuse, U of Vermont
City Slickers: NYU, Drexel, Carnegie Mellon
Across the pond: Durham University
The State of College
Admissions: (
From the 2013 State of College Admissions
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Colleges accept nearly 2/3 of applicants.
At colleges with early decisions policies the gap in
acceptance rates edges up.
Grades, HS curriculum, and test scores top factors.
Average yield rate is 36.9%
Private colleges (and smaller colleges) assigned
greater importance to subjective factors.
More selective more emphasis on SAT subject
scores.
Source: NACAC
Upcoming Events : Spring 2014
Date
Event
Time, Location
TBA
Practice SAT
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Thursday, March 20
Understanding MOOCS
5pm, Media Center
Wednesday April 23th,
Thursday, April 24th
NACAC College Fair
Meadowlands Expo
Center
Sunday, April 6
NACAC College Fair
11-4, Javits Center (NYC)
Thursday , May 8
College Application
Process; First Timers
5pm: Media Center
Wednesday, April 2
College Information
Night for Students with
Disabilities
Media Center
Non-College Options
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Handled individually
Year off resources
Ranges from military to gap year
Advise to apply then defer
(GPA Binder)
Scheduling Update
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Course recommendation day in Feb.
Visible in parent portal
Recommendations are fluid. Discuss concerns with teachers.
Scheduling Conferences held with each student. Prescribed agenda.
Should be done by spring break. Date of scheduling conference does
not impact student’s schedule. (Prior to spring break)
Letter in May announcing when schedules will be distributed.
Override Procedures. Should be done w/ caution. Details will be posted
on website.
5 core classes=25-26 credits
Must resolve Schedule changes/concerns before school lets out.
Summer assignments
See requests on parent portal
(New) Course Update
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Financial Literacy Requirement
Science Electives
Engineering Design
Yearbook, leadership, journalism=apply
Zero Period PE
New math titles:
Enr Alg 3 changes to Adv Alg/Trig
 Algebra 2 changes to Intermediate Algebra
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National Honor Society Criteria
Students are invited to apply to the National
Honor Society following their sophomore year.
All qualified applicants (minimum GPA) will
receive and application packet in the mail over
the summer.
Testing Timeline – Spring 10th Grade- 11th grade
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SAT Subject Exams
(May or June- Honors
Chemistry)
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PSAT (October 2014)
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Practice SAT (January
2015)
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SAT: Reasoning Test
(March, May, June-Jr
Year)
• ACT w/ writing (April)
• SAT Subject Exams
(May or June-Jr. Year)
AP Exams (May)
Trivia Question
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Q:What is the graduation exam for current 10th
graders?
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A: ????????????
Junior Year Timetable
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Summer / Fall 2014
 Visit Colleges: Get a feel (Summer/Fall)
 Meet with College representatives in Guidance (Fall)
 Attend local receptions
(Fall)
 Attend Drew College Fair (Summer)
 Attend CCM College Fair (Fall)
Spring 2015
Register with NCAA Eligibility Center
 Complete Junior survey/ parent brag sheet
 NACAC College Fair
 Junior Conference
 Visit Colleges
 Junior Parent Night Evening
 Secure teacher recommendations
Throughout the Year
 Watch out for Guidance Events
 Stay focused on grades
Family Connections
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Game Plan
College Visits
College Search
Scattergrams
Overlaps
Scholarships
Miscellaneous
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Summer Plans
Gov School, NJSP, Congressman’s advisory
committee, Boys/Girls State (APPLY), BASF
SCIENCE Academy
Summer assignments
Getting Engaged
Eligibility center
Watch out for scams
9th Grade Orientation
Sign up for Guidance E-mails
We are here to help
Public Service Announcement
All male students, when they reach the age of
18, must register for the United States Selective
Service. Information about this can be obtained
by speaking to Mr. Levine, visiting a post office
or by visiting https://www.sss.gov
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”
~Lao Tzu