BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS - MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS Issue 1

YOU ARE INVITED: College and Career Readiness:

A Parent Short Course

YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE STARTS TODAY SAVE THE DATES

Family Conversations on College and Career Readiness.

It is never too early to help your child develop their skills and talents. College and career may seem a long way off but the path to success begins now. In today’s challenging environment no one can depend upon luck or happenstance to build a bright future.

Join us for this short course – 4 evening sessions where middle school/high school students and their parents will work together to understand the preparation process.

Families will learn about the pathways to college and career readiness from community resources, educational staff, financial experts and college guidance to help navigate the road to success

No REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Sessions 1: Expectations What are the academic benchmarks to aim for? What courses should my child take? Who can I speak with? What skills should my child develop in and out of school?

Session 2: Communication Learn how to follow your students grades in an encouraging way; how to research further opportunities and build career aspirations with your child.

Session 3: The Money Talk DON’T MISS THIS ONE! College costs, best fits, financial aid and other resources. Learn how to aim for scholarships and good fit colleges.

Session 4: Resources Learn about college and career opportunities. Find out what 21st Century Careers expect of our students. Create your own personal Road Map to College and Career Readiness.

SAVE THE DATES

Thursday Evenings 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Jones Middle School

October 15 October 22 October 29

November 5

WHO: Parents and students Together

COST: None

YOU ARE INVITED: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: A PARENT SHORT COURSE

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PARENT INVOLVEMENT Regardless of the economic, ethnic, or cultural background, family/parent involvement in a child’s education is a major factor in determining the child’s success in school.

Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference Cards, Revised February 2009

ACADEMIC PREPARATION Parents are crucial in guiding their children through a college preparatory curriculum, and middle school students generally cite their parents as their top resource for academic planning and support.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 1970, only 26 percent of middle-class workers had any kind of education beyond high school. Today, nearly 60 percent of all jobs in the U.S. economy require higher education.

The U.S. economy will need an estimated 22 million new college graduates by 2018 but will face a shortfall of at least 3 million.

A college education is the gateway to the American middle class, with college graduates earning substantially more than those without a degree.

Poor college completion rates in the U.S. hurt the national economy. Only about half of those who enroll in a four-year institution earn a degree within six years, and barely 20% of those pursuing an associate degree earn one within three years – GOOD PREPARATION IS THE KEY!

SAVE THE DATES

Thursday Evenings 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Jones Middle School

October 15 October 22 October 29

November 5

A college degree will make your chances of gainful employment better. Check

out the earnings and unemployment rates for people 25 years and older with

different levels of education:

Level of Education Completed Mean (average)

earnings in 2014 Unemployment

rate in 2014

Less than a high school diploma $30,108 9.0%

High school graduate, no college $43,056 6.0%

Some college, no degree $48,984 6.0%

Occupational program (career school) $48,152 4.3%

Associate degree (academic program) $52,364 4.6%

Bachelor’s degree $74,308 3.5%

Master’s degree $88,036 2.8%

Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.) $105,456 2.1%

Professional degree (e.g., M.D., J.D.) $124,904 1.9% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, unpublished tables 2015

YOU ARE INVITED: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: A PARENT SHORT COURSE

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A college degree will make your chances of gainful employment better. Check out the earnings and unemployment rates for people 25

years and older with different levels of education:

Level of education completed Mean (average)

earnings in 2014

Unemployme

nt rate in

2014

Less than a high school diploma $30,108 9.0%

High school graduate, no college $43,056 6.0%

Some college, no degree $48,984 6.0%

Occupational program (career school) $48,152 4.3%

Associate degree (academic program) $52,364 4.6%

Bachelor’s degree $74,308 3.5%

Master’s degree $88,036 2.8%

Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.) $105,456 2.1%

Professional degree (e.g., M.D., J.D.) $124,904 1.9% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, unpublished tables 2015