Welcome toHIgh School

■ High School Requirements■ Quick Overview College Admission

Process■ Quick Overview of Financial Aid■ THS Technology Lesson➢ Aeries➢ Haiku➢ Google Drive➢ Google Classroom➢ Naviance

■ Tutorial Breakout Session➢ Aeries account set-up

Agenda

Who’s my child’s counselor

Counselors are assigned by your child’s alpha last name

regardless of grade level

A - Corona Coronel - Hermanson Hernandez - Mora

Morales - Romualdo Ros - Z

THS Bell Schedules

TUSD Graduation

Requirements

■ Must complete 230 credits by end of senior year■ Each semester class is worth 5 credit■ Students complete 60 credits each year, and then can

choose to take 50 credits for their senior year

A - G RequirementsUC and CSU

■ All A - G courses must be passed with a minimum C grade

■ Must have 11/15 A - G courses completed by end of junior year

■ Summer School

Two 3-week sessions are offered

Can remediate D’s and F’s

■ TUSD Adult School

Only minimum graduation courses available, no Lab Sciences, Foreign Languages or honors/AP courses

Credits are not A - G approved

Only for Juniors and Seniors

■ PLATO

Online independent recovery course currently offered during zero period

Courses not available: lab courses, foreign languages, Honors/AP

Credits are A - G approved

Seniors have first priority

Oops, I failed a class

College Systems

California State University

CSU Bakersfield, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Chico, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU East Bay, CSU Fresno, CSU Fullerton, Humboldt

State University, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Long Beach, California Maritime Academy, CSU Monterey Bay, CSU Northridge, Cal Poly

Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Bernardino, San Diego State University, San Francisco State

University, San Jose State University, Sonoma State University, CSU San Marcos, CSU Stanislaus

■ Admission based on Eligibility Index

from calculated GPA from A - G

courses AND SAT/ACT test scores

■ Minimum 2.0 GPA calculated from

A - G sophomore and junior year

courses only

■ Majority of CSU’s are impacted which

means more students apply than

there are available seats

University of California

■ Minimum weighted GPA of 3.0 calculated

from A - G 10th and 11th year courses

only

■ Requires SAT or ACT plus writing

■ SAT Subject Exams not required, only

recommended for certain majors

■ Only 8 semester H/AP courses are

accepted

■ Top 9% ELC: UC schools will notify you if

you qualify after submitting application

(Not an admission guarantee to your UC

of choice)

UC Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz

PrivateUniversity

■ Deadlines vary depending on type of application (EA, ED, Regular, Rolling)

■ Various online application services

■ Admission requirements vary from university to university

■ SAT/ACT Exams are required by many

CommunityCollege

■ First two years of gen ed credits, certificate programs, or associate’s degrees

■ Transfer students from CC are given priority admission at CSU/UC campuses

■ Economic option for students, average cost of CC is less than half the cost of a public 4 year university and about 1/10 the cost of private institutions

■ No SAT/ACT required for admission

Financial Aid

What is Financial Aid?

Financial assistance that covers educational expenses including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation

What types of financial aid are available?

■ The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form used by the U.S. Dept. of Ed. to determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) by conducting a “need analysis” based on financial information given by your family.

■ Apply online starting October 1, 2017 - March 2, 2018

■ Student must have Social Security Number■ Loans are required to be paid back after

graduation

■ Cal Grant is a financial aid program administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) providing aid to students attending a California college or vocational school

■ Eligibility is based on minimum GPA and need■ Students do NOT have to pay back■ Must complete the FAFSA before submitting

Cal Grant online ■ Due March 2, 2018

■ A scholarship is financial aid given to students because for various reasons such merit, athletic ability, following a particular career, or has some special ethnic or other characteristic.

■ Students do NOT have to pay back■ Monthly scholarship calendars will be emailed

to your mytusd account■ Search on Naviance

THS TECHNOLOGYLesson 1

AeriesParent Portal

Purpose of Aeries✖ Teacher Gradebooks

○ Teachers input grades for all classwork/homework assignments and tests/quizzes

✖ Class Assignments/Homework/Tests○ Can view missing assignments ( ) ○ Can view points received for each assignment and

test/quiz

✖ Breakdown of grades○ Percentages earned for homework, exams, and

classwork.○ Breakdown of teachers grading policy

✖ Parents Role○ Create a Parent Portal to check student’s grades○ Hold your student accountable!

Aeries - at a glanceSign in

Home page

Aeries TutorialLet’s create a Parent Portal account!

All you need is to make sure that we have the correct email address in our system

We’ll walk you through the steps at the end of this presentation

Lesson 2Haiku

Haiku - at a glanceTeacher Haiku page found on THS website

Haiku - at a glanceTeacher Haiku page found on THS website

Haiku - at a glance

Purpose of Haiku◼ Parents can view public teacher page (THS website)

▪ Have your student log in to view the actual Haiku class◼ Teachers post current assignments, due dates,

announcements◼ Students can view and download assignments for each of

their classes▪ PDF, Google docs, presentations, videos

◼ Submit assignments through Haiku◼ Some teachers have students take tests and submit through

Haiku◼ Students sign in using their Google accounts

Resource for teachers to have their students access their teaching materials

Student-Access Haiku Page

Lesson 3Google Drive

Google DriveAn online, collaborative, streamlined version or equivalent of Microsoft Office

Word > DocsExcel > SheetsPowerpoint > Slides

And much more….

COLLABORATIONGOOGLE DOCS✖STUDENTS CAN COLLABORATE ON THE SAME GOOGLE

DOCUMENT IN CLASS OR FROM HOME COMPLETING GROUP ASSIGNMENTS.✖TEACHERS CAN SEE THE “ACTIVITY HISTORY”✖TO CHECK FOR EFFORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE

GROUP.GOOGLE SLIDES AND GOOGLE DRAW✖EASY SLIDE PRESENTATIONS FOR CLASS

PROJECTS AND EASILY SHAREABLE.

✖CREATIVE ART PROJECTS

Lesson 4Google

Classroom

Purpose of Google Classroom✖ Students need Google accounts and a simple class

code to join their teacher’s classes on Google Classroom.

✖ Teachers distribute and collect assignments efficiently - work is stored in students Google Drive○ Can view student progress on each

assignment○ Student will have copies automatically saved

in their Google Drive○ Students can work off the Google docs, sheets,

slides, etc. that is sent out by the teacher✖ Students can submit assignments - “TURN IN”

button✖ Some teachers have students take tests and

submit through Google Classroom

Google Classroom - at a glance

Lesson 5Naviance

College and Career Readiness and Exploration

Family connectionOur school has partnered with Naviance to provide a variety of tools for student achievement through

academic planning. These tools are located in Family Connection, a website for students and

families to access online resources, communicate with school staff and collaborate on college and

career readiness activities.

What can students do?✖ Research colleges, scholarships, careers,

✖ Create individual plans that can be linked to college and career readiness.

✖ Complete career assessments

✖ Complete college match inventories

✖ Perform college and career searches

✖ Create goals and track associated tasks and activities.

What can parents see/do?● View student survey or assessment results

● Help students research career pathways

● View communications posted on home page or messages

● Monitor student progress during application process

● View test scores, GPA, and other personal data stored on “about me” tab

● View list of college visits

● Help student create resume

● Assist students during college search process

Look up and compare colleges easily!

How can parents help?College Planning

•Recommend colleges to your student by adding a college to the Colleges I’m Thinking About list.

•Encourage your child to attend college fairs and visit college campuses to learn more about colleges he or she may be interested in applying to.

•For each college your student is applying to, you can see the deadlines and means of application. Help them stay organized during this process.

How can parents help?Career Planning

■Research career options for your student. Is there a specific career or pathway that he or she is interested in?

■As your student identifies the careers that interest him or her, think about the path he or she might take after high school. Discuss with your student what options he or she is interested in. Is a four-year college or a career education program the best fit?

■Partner with your student to link colleges to careers using the College Planning tools in Family Connection.

■Review assessment results to understand your student’s learning style and personality profile.

Breakout tutorial