Senior Parent Night Grad class of 2015

Welcome to
Timber Creek High School
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Graduation Requirements
• College Information & Post
Secondary Planning
• Bright Futures Information
• Questions
Timber Creek High School
School Counselors
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Jill Weems
Ashley Smaldon
Marilina Simon-Savage
Ricki Richmond-Sills
Vanessa Hernandez
Annie Smith
Richard Sheeran
Donna Austin
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Graduation Information 2015
Minimum Graduation
Requirements
• Earn 24 credits
• Passing score on FCAT
Reading (or SAT/ACT)
• Passing score on Alg 1 EOC
or Math PERT
• A cumulative unweighted
GPA of 2.0 or better
• Online course
Subject Area
Credit total
English
4.0
Math- Alg 1/Geom
4.0
Science - Bio
3.0
Social Studies
3.0
World Hist
American Hist
Amer govt and econ
Practical/Fine Arts
1.0
HOPE
1.0
Electives
8.0
World Language
0
Graduation Requirement Additions
for Class of 2015
• Online class (if it is a full
credit class, you must
take the whole thing –
half credit classes count
for this requirement).
• Ideas: Driver’s Ed,
Social Media, Personal
finance, Parenting.
• OCVS classes through
FLVS.net – OC teachers
• Algebra I EOC – must
pass to earn diploma
Scholar Diploma Designation
• Algebra II
• Statistics or Equally
rigorous math
• Chem or Physics
• 1 credit in Equally
rigorous to chem or
physics
• 2 credits in same world
language
• Pass Bio EOC
• Pass U.S. History EOC
• Earn 1 credit in AP, IB, AICE
or Dual Enrollment course.
A student is exempt from the
Bio or US History EOC if
student is enrolled in an AP, IB
or AICE Bio or history and
takes the AP, IB or AICE
assessment and earns min
score for college credit
Merit Diploma Designation
• Meet the standard • Attain one or
HS diploma
more industry
requirements
certifications
Competitive Admission
Expand Your Limits
• Admission into Florida’s State Universities is
limited by space available.
• Acceptance into a college for “early decision”
depends on the number of qualified applicants
• To increase their chances for admission into
college, students should exceed the minimum
high school diploma requirements
• Take honors and AP classes when available BUT
DO NOT DROP THEM ONCE YOU TELL COLLEGES.
Post Secondary Process
• Application (typically online)
• Transcripts to be sent
• SAT/ACT scores to colleges
• NOTE: Even if you are taking the SAT/ACT
again, apply now and then check the box
saying you are taking the test again.
OCPS Super Scholars and Event
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TOP NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
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Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Rice University
Stanford University
University of California - Berkeley
University of Chicago
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
Washington University in St. Louis
Yale University
TOP NATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
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Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Claremont McKenna College
Colgate University
Davidson College
Grinnell College
Hamilton College
Harvey Mudd College
Haverford College
Middlebury College
Pomona College
Smith College
Swarthmore College
US Military Academy (West Point)
US Naval Academy
Vassar College
Washington and Lee University
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Williams College
MILITARY ACADEMIES
US Coast Guard Academy
US Air Force Academy
• NOTE: Early decision deadline Nov 1st
TCHS College and Career Center
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Open daily during lunch
Testing materials: SAT/ACT
College Catalogs
College Visits – College Fair October 8th!!
Career Information
Military Information
Scholarships
Access to computers for career and college research
Located in the Guidance Office Room 802
Students and parents are welcome!!! [email protected]
Information about State Universities
Here in Florida
(2013)
Let’s take a look at the SUS Matrix
(this document compares the 12 State
Colleges in the State of Florida)
http://www.flbog.edu/
Top ten Knights Program (automatic
acceptance if in top 10% of class –
weighted rank)
Valencia College, Seminole State
and 2 Year Programs
• AA Program transitions to state universities as
juniors – Direct Connect
• Bridges to Success Scholarship (summer
program) – full tuition for 2 years at Valencia.
Applications online – due January 28, 2015.
• Honors programs-(HSU 3.0 GPA and above)
• Tech schools (Mid Fla Tech, Avalon Tech,
Winter Park tech)
Military Options
Army
Air force
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Bright Future Scholarship Program
Seniors will apply in December with
counselors.
2014-15 High School Graduates
and Bright Futures (BF) Scholarships
There are Three Different Award Categories
1. Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS)
2. Florida Medallion Scholars Award (FMS)
3. Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award
(GSV)
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Florida Bright Futures Awards for
2014-15
• 2014-15 Bright Futures award
– Myth - NOT a percentage of tuition and fees (since 200910)
– Rather a dollar amount per credit hour enrolled
This Year’s Amount Per Hour Enrolled at 4 year institutions:
– FAS = $103
– FMS = $ 77
– GSV = $ 39 Career Cert $48 Technical Degree
• Chart with all legislative approved award amounts for
2014-15 available at:
• http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/
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Florida Academic Requirements
• Same as last year
– 16 core credits (college preparatory)
– 4 English, 4 math, 3 sciences, 3 required social studies, 2 Foreign lang
(sign lang okay)
– 3.5 weighted GPA (unrounded) in those 16 core classes (or up to 18)
courses
– 100 Community Service Hours
– Test sub-scores can be used from multiple testing dates (not mixed
from different test types)
– No End of Course assessment credits required
– ACT = 29 Composite (excludes writing section)
– SAT = 1290 (critical reading and math)
– Liberal Arts Math
• is NOT an accepted math course
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Florida Medallion Requirements
• Same as last year
– 16 core class credits (college preparatory)
– 3.0 weighted GPA (unrounded) in 16 core classes (or up to 18)
courses
– 75 Community Service Hours
– Test sub-scores can be used from multiple testing dates (not
mixed from different test types)
– World Language Completer accepted for World Language
Requirement
– SAT = 1170 (critical reading and math)
– ACT = 26 Composite (excludes writing section)
– Liberal Arts Math
• is NOT an accepted math course
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Florida Gold Seal Vocational
Requirements
• Same as last year:
– 16 credits (core classes required for HS graduation)
• 3.0 weighted GPA (unrounded) in those 16 core courses
– 3 career/technical credits in one vocational program
• 3.5 unweighted GPA (unrounded) in those 3 credits
– 30 Community Service Hours
– Test Scores
• SAT = 440 Critical Reading and 440 Math
• ACT = 17 English, 19 Reading, 19 Math
• PERT = 106 Reading, 103 Writing, 114 Math
– Test sub-scores can be used from multiple testing
dates (not mixed from different test types)
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Florida Gold Seal Vocational
Requirements
– Additional Test Type
• Postsecondary Educational Readiness Test (PERT)
Reading 104, Writing 99, Math 113
• GSV program changed to focus initial scholarship students
to the original program intent of pursuing postsecondary
vocational study in vocational or career education
programs.
– Students may only use the GSV award to pursue
specific degrees, diplomas and/or certificates. No
Associate of Arts or baccalaureate degrees will be
funded.
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GSV Degree, Diploma and Certificates
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Associate of Science Degrees (AS)
Associate of Applied Science Degrees (AAS)
College Credit Certificates (CCC)
Applied Technology Diplomas (ATD)
Career Certificates
– Referred to as Postsecondary Adult Vocational
[PSAV’s]
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Websites and Financial Aid Night
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid:
• https://fafsa.ed.gov/
• Financial Aid Night at Timber Creek – Dec. 1,
2014 presented by FLDOE.
Thank You for Coming
TCHS Guidance Office