Student Services Department Riverside Brookfield High School October 2, 2013 1. Share who we are and how we can provide guidance and support to you and your student 2. Provide you with specific tips on course selection, 4-year academic plans, and post-secondary planning 3. Introduce you to Naviance, our primary resource and planning tool used with students 4. Provide you with suggestions on how to help your student transition to high school and have academic and personal success 2  Director: Beth Augustine  Counselors: Melissa Carey, Jim Franko, Maggie Leiteritz,        Mike Reingruber, & Renee Thomas Social Workers: Mari Mortensen & Chrissy Tappert School Psychologist: Johanna Bruckner (LADSE) Department Assistant – April Englehart Counselor Intern: Sarah Stauber Social Worker Intern – Laura Weidner School Psych Intern: Liz Engler (LADSE) Pillars Counselor: Mark Maciuszek 3 Freshman Year  August – Small Group Meetings  1st Semester– Individual Appointments as Needed  November– Naviance Training (Career Profiler) Goal Setting & 4-Year Plans  December – Small Group Pre-Registration Meetings  January – Individual Registration Appointment  April – Small Group Meetings (Career Cluster Finder & Resume Builder) 4 Total credits needed for graduation = 22  English – 4.0  Math – 3.0  Science – 3.0  Social Science – 3.0      Western Civilization or AP European History - 1.0 US History – 1.0 US Government - .50 Global Area Studies A or B - .50 (or 4 years of World Lang) Consumer Economic or Economics or AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics - .50 5  Cultural & Applied Studies – 2.0  Applied Arts, Fine Arts or World Language  .50 Fine Arts Survey (or 4 years of one area of concentration within Fine Arts OR .50 of a performing art and .50 of a visual art)  Health Education – .50  Physical Education – 3.50  Additional Electives – 2.50 6  16 Career Clusters – Links what students learn in school with the knowledge and skills they need for success in college & careers  Consider Fine Arts & Applied Arts courses.  Focus on 21st century workplace skills:  Inventive  Resourceful  Imaginative  Creative 7  Art  Dance  Drawing & Painting  Technique  Photography  Choreography  Digital Imaging  Ceramics  Theater  Acting & Directing  Music  Band/Orchestra  Improvisation & Sketch Comedy  Choir 8  Business & Technology     Computers Apps Computer Animation Graphic Arts Web Design  Family &  Industrial Technology  Automotive  Construction  Technology Education  Drafting/CAD  Career Drafting Consumer Science  Foods & Nutrition  Child Development 9 Freshman Year Sophomore Year 1. English 2. Math 3. Science 4. Western Civ./Reading 5. PE 6. Elective * 7. Elective 1. English 2. Math 3. Science 4. PE/Health 5. Economics/Elective 6. Elective * 7. Elective *World Language *World Language Western Civ./AP Euro. Driver’s Education 10 Junior Year 1. English 2. Math 3. Science 4. US History 5. PE/PE 6. CAP/Elective 7. Elective ** Senior Year 1. English 2. Government/Elective 3. Math (Elective) 4. Science (Elective) 5. World Language or Area Studies 6. PE/PE 7. Elective **World Language 11  November 8th Curriculum Guide Available  December 16th – 17th Pre-Registration Meetings  A PowerPoint will be available on the website.  December Teacher Recommendations  Students/parents will have an opportunity to change a level recommendation.  January 7th – 17th Registration Appointments  Students should have a completed registration form with alternative classes and a parent’s signature.  April Course Verifications are mailed  Only changes due to errors will be made. 12  Health is offered in summer school and fills up      quickly. Fine Arts Survey is generally offered in the summer and we offer a proficiency exam twice a year. Encourage a rigorous academic schedule but one that allows for extracurricular involvement. Suggest an elective course outside of your student’s interest. Taking a study hall can be a good option. Check college World Language requirements. 13  Web-based college research and planning tool for students, parents, and school counselors  The site manages individual students through the entire college planning, application and decision process.  Students can search and explore careers, take interest inventories, manage course planning and search for college and scholarships.  Account Information:  Students – November  Parents – December/January 14 Students can search descriptions of classes offered at RB and add them to their interesting courses to take in the future. Students will enter their 4-year course plan while meeting with their counselors during registration appointments in January. 15 Students can view matching occupations based on their results. They can then research majors related to that career and receive a list of colleges that offer that major. 16 17 18 19  Take a rigorous high school curriculum.  Get the best grades possible. (Colleges look at freshman year more than senior year.)  Take advantage of test prep for the ACT/SAT.  Get involved – extra curricular activities  Volunteer – Keep track of service hours.  Balance – Use free time to read and explore.  Colleges want interesting people who are prepared for college and will work hard. 20  Sophomores and Their Parents  Tuesday, October 16th – 7pm to 8pm  Freshmen and Their Parents  Tuesday, November 12th – 7pm to 8pm  Juniors and Their Parents  Tuesday, January 28th – 7pm to 8pm 21  All Juniors have access to take CAP – (College Admissions Prep)  3 rotations (English, Math & Science)  Semester-long, Year-long 0r before or after school  Scores usually improve between 2-3 points  Explore  January - 8th Grade Placement Exam  November – Freshman Year  PLAN  November – Sophomore Year  PSAT  October - Sophomore and/or Junior Year (not mandatory)  ACT     Spring – Sophomore Year (Practice) November– Junior Year (Practice) March – Junior Year (Practice) April – Junior Year (PSAE) 22  Parents tend to visit school less as their children get older, but parents are needed even more.  Attend…        Meetings Sporting Events Fine Arts Events Open Houses Guest Speaker Events Parent/Teacher Conferences Student Services College Programming Events  Read the daily bulletin and mention events in your conversations with your children. 23 Organization is the foundation of academic success and we recommend that you assist your child with…  Backpack/book bag organization  Daily checking of planner  Homework routine  Check Skyward  Intervene when necessary  Praise the positive 24  When?  Where?  Multi-media usage?  Cell phones  Texting  I-pods  Internet  Facebook 25  Listen more and talk less.  Share something from your day.  Have daily schedule “face” time.  Create security and reassurance.  Praise your child for doing something right.  Post a family calendar.  Celebrate all that is good. 26  Know who they are; they reflect your child’s view of him/herself.  Ask for a friend’s cell number that you can call in case of an emergency.  Set expectations for behavior when out with friends.  Show a genuine interest in their friends. 27  Accept that while you cannot control their every choice, they will benefit from hearing your clear expectations.  We are here to assist you if you have concerns about your child’s well-being. We can help with referrals to community services. 28 29