Eastview High School
Perspectives on Parenting – March, 2011
College Planning &
Naviance Family Connection
Chris Franken, Ed.S.
College Planning & Assessment
Eastview High School
chris.franken@district196.org
Carita Green, M.S.
School Counselor Sb-Z/AVID 10
Eastview High School
carita.green@district196.org
Preparing students for college & careers doesn’t
occur at a single point in time...
Instead, readiness is a process that needs to occur over
a number of years—a process that must be well
under way by the middle school years, if not earlier.
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“There is in every child…
… a miracle unfolding.”
Eric Erikson
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Engage in Self Reflection
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Recognize strengths and weaknesses
Analyze interests and values
Prepare for a career and expand learning
Extracurricular activities and social life
Influence of family and friends
Consider personal goals
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Life after high school…
Where do you want to be?
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Post High School Options
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Community College
Technical School
Private Business School
Military
• Employment
• Volunteer Work
• 4 year college
(private or public)
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For every student to be prepared for the
future, students, parents, teachers,
and administrators must:
■ Begin planning high school courses in middle school
■ Systematically monitor student progress in those courses
■ Make timely interventions when students fall behind
■ Measure student progress regularly to ensure each
student will meet or exceed college readiness standards
How College Is Different
from High School
• College is the first place where we
expect young people to be adults.
• The pupil-teacher relationship changes
dramatically.
• Expectations for engagement, independent work,
motivation, and intellectual development also
change.
• College instructors pace their courses more rapidly,
emphasize different aspects of material taught, and
have very different goals for their courses.
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An Operational Definition of College Readiness
The level of preparation a student needs in order
to enroll and succeed—without remediation—
in a credit-bearing general education course at
a postsecondary institution that offers a
baccalaureate degree or transfer to a
baccalaureate program.
Conley, D. T. (2007). Toward a more comprehensive conception of college readiness.
Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center.
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What Students Can Do to Develop
Their College Readiness
Students need:
• to understand what it really means to be collegeready.
• to understand what they must do as well as what
the system requires or expects of them.
• to understand that college admission is a reasonable
and realistic goal that can be attained through
planning and diligent attention to necessary tasks.
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Students Also Need…
• to construct an overall plan for college preparation that
ensures they will develop the necessary skills in a
progressively more complex fashion over four years.
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Eastview High School Graduation Requirements
• English - 4 years
• Social Studies - 4 years
• Math – 3 years
• Science – 3 years
• Physical Ed. - 5 quarters
• Wellness - 3 quarters
• Arts – one quarter course in visual arts, music, theatre,
dance or interior design, advertising
• Pass GRAD Writing Test, MCA-II/GRAD Reading Test, MCAII/GRAD Math test (or complete remediation/3 attempts)
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What do colleges look for?
Primary Measures
– Rigor of Courses
– GPA/Class Rank
– ACT/SAT scores
Secondary Measures
– Application Essay
– Recommendations
– School Activities
– Interview
– Community Service
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Course Titles and Grade Point Averages
Adelman (2006) employed transcript analysis to reach
the conclusion that completing a challenging high
school curriculum is the greatest pre-collegiate
indicator of bachelor’s degree completion.
The nature and quality of the courses students take
are ultimately what matters.
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Admissions Requirements
Technical & Community College
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English – 4 years
Social Studies – 4 years
Math – 3 years
Science – 3 years
No ACT Required
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Admissions Requirements
Traditional 4 Year College & Universities
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English- 4 years
Social Studies- 4 years
Math - 3 years (minimum level of Algebra II)
Science- 3 years (minimum level - Chemistry)
Foreign Language - 2 or more years
Fine Arts – Recommend 1 year of fine or performing arts
NCAA qualifications
ACT or SAT generally required
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Admissions Requirements:
Selective Colleges & Universities
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English- 4 years
Social Studies- 4 years
Math- 4 years
Science- 4 years
Foreign Language - 3 years or more
Fine Arts - one year of fine or performing arts
Honors and Advanced Placement classes upon
recommendation
• Prefer 70th percentile and higher
• ACT or SAT generally required – possibly SAT Subject Tests
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Tests…tests…tests…
• Beyond using HS course titles to define college readiness, a
more direct approach is to test a set of knowledge that
students are presumed to need to know to succeed in
college entry-level courses. (ACT/SAT)
• Some colleges also rely on Advanced Placement (AP) test
scores as a potential measure of college readiness.
• All states have adopted some form of high school
examination in English, Math and Science for a variety of
reasons including requirements in the federal No Child Left
Behind Act.
• MCA-II/GRAD results are included on final HS transcripts.
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks
for Entry-level College Courses
Students who meet a Benchmark on EXPLORE or PLAN
are likely to have approximately this same chance of
earning such a grade in the corresponding college
course(s) by the time they graduate high school.
ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum
ACT test scores required for students to have a high
probability of success in credit-bearing college
courses—English Composition, Social Sciences courses,
College Algebra, or Biology.
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Pre-College Testing Considerations
ACT PLAN Test
(taken by all 10th graders)
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks for
Entry-level College Courses
EXPLORE
1-28
(gr. 8)
PLAN
1-32
(gr. 10)
ACT
1-36
(gr.11)
English
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Algebra
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Social
Sciences
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Biology
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Which College Entrance Exam?
(Recommend taking in spring of Junior Year)
ACT:
SAT:
• Achievement test
• Measures English,
Math, Science and
Reading
• Scores can range
from 1 – 36
• Optional Writing Test
• Aptitude test
• Measures Critical
Reading, Math and
Writing
• Scores range from
200 – 800 each section
• Optional Subject Tests
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ACT/SAT Dates of interest to Current
Juniors for Spring and Fall of 2011
ACT:
• April 9 (3/18 late deadline w/fee)
• June 11
• September 10
• October 22
• December 10
SAT:
• March 12 (standby only)
• May 7
• June 4
• October
• November
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EVHS ACT Prep Course (Under Academics)
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Naviance Family Connection
(Web-based Resource for College & Career Planning)
Log into Naviance Family Connection
through the Eastview Home Page:
PORTAL
 Naviance
You may also go directly to the login website:
www.succeed.naviance.com/evhs
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Students & Parents Can Create an
Account with an E-mail & Password
(click on “I need to register”)
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New User Registration Codes:
Students use their 6 digit student ID + day of birth
(Sample: born on the 3rd of the month = 78658403)
Parents use registration code provided by EVHS Counseling
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Welcome to Your Home Page!
(Check messages, college visits, web links and
Access College, Career and About Me tabs)
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Explore About Me Tab
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME
• Game plan
• Favorite colleges, careers
• Resume
• Surveys
OFFICIAL THINGS
• Profile
• Account
• Test Scores
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Create a Game Plan of Your
Goals & College Interests
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Build a Resume
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Keep Track of Test Scores
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Explore Careers Tab
EXPLORE CAREERS
• Favorite Careers & Clusters
• Explore Careers & Clusters
WHAT ARE MY INTERESTS?
• Do What You Are – Personality Type
• Cluster Finder – Career Assessment
• Career Interest Profiler
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EVHS Grade 10 Completes the
Personality Type “Do What You Are”
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EVHS Grade 11 Completes the “Cluster
Finder” to Identify Top Career Clusters
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Complete Required Surveys
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Explore Additional Careers & Clusters &
Save them in “My Favorite Careers”
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Explore Colleges Tab
MY COLLEGES
• Colleges I’m Thinking About
• Colleges I’m Applying to
• Upcoming College Visits
COLLEGE RESEARCH
• College Searches
•College Lookup
• College Resources
• College Maps
• Scattergrams
• Enrichment Programs
SCHOLARSHIPS & MONEY
• Scholarship List
• Scholarship Match
• Sallie Mae Nat’l Scholarship Search
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A Few Favorite
College Search Tools
NAVIANCE Family Connection:
College Search & SuperMatch
Princeton Review: www.princetonreview.com/com.aspx
Counselor-O-Matic (access under links @ home page in FC)
US Dept of Education: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
College Navigator (access under links @ home page in FC)
(Tutorial available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVL08v3ZCz0 )
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Factors to consider when choosing a college...
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Cost
College Characteristics
Social Life
Financial Aid
Admissions
Requirements
• Academics
• Student Population
• Location
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Scheduled College Rep Visits on Family Connection
INFORMATION & SIGN UP
Students can sign up to visit with a
college representative & receive an
email reminder
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District 196 College Fair:
March 17, 4:00-6:30
Eagan High School
Approximately 100 public and private colleges and universities, community and technical
colleges, proprietary schools & military organizations will be represented.
Participating colleges, trade, career schools and military organizations can be
found on the website for MACAC at
www.mn-acac.org.
Go to “College Fairs”, then “For Students & Parents”.
Admission to the college fair is free!
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Checklist for a Campus Visit
• Meet with an Admissions Counselor
• Verify Admissions Requirements and major
deadlines (applications, financial aid)
• Take a campus tour and attend a class
• Investigate your academic program
• Determine actual college costs
• Talk with students and faculty
• Discuss your chance for admission
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College Maps
(Sample = 20 Most Popular Colleges for EVHS Students)
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College Lookup
• Visit the School Website
•Compare by GPA, Test Scores
• Check Application History
• Check EV Acceptance Rates
• General Info, Admissions,
Financial aid, Majors/Degrees,
Student Life & MORE!
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Enrichment Programs
Search by Alpha or by Topic
Oodles of Information about
Summer Programs & GAP Year
Opportunities!!!
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College Costs
Average Annual Tuition & Fees:
• Private Colleges:
$25,237
• University of
Minnesota: $10,084
• State Universities:
$6,175
• MNSCU 2-Year
Community, and
Technical Colleges:
$4,432
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Costs and Financial Aid
• FAFSA: Free Application
for Federal Student Aid
• Reciprocity: in-state
tuition vs. out-of-state
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FAFSA Determines Your
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Cost of Attendance
- the EFC
= FINANCIAL NEED
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Eligibility Comparison
Public
Public
Private
4-Year
$15,000
- $ 5,000
2-Year
$ 7,000
- $ 5,000
4-Year
$25,000
- $ 5,000
Need of:
Need of:
Need of:
$ 10,000
$ 2,000
$20,000
The Expected Family Contribution remains the same!
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Financial Aid Package
• Loans
• Grants
• Scholarships
• Work Study
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“Financing Education Beyond High School”
An Introduction to Financial Aid
Plan to attend the
Eastview High School
Perspectives on Parenting
session on Financial Aid
next January, 2012!
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EVHS Maintains a Scholarship List on
Naviance Family Connection
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School/Community Scholarships
Eastview Community Foundation
Eastview Lightning Scholarships
Eagan Foundation Scholarship
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Eastview Counselors
952-431-8914
Ms. Hanson
Mr. Wanous
Ms. Greener
Ms. Scholen
Ms. Green
Ms. Franken
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College Planning &
Assessment/GT
Summary of Resources:
College/Career Planning
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School Counselors
Naviance Family Connection
EVHS Career Center
Internet Resources
College Representatives
Campus Visits
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