SOPHOMORE
PARENT
NIGHT 2015
PRESENTERS
Upcoming
Events
Class of
2018
Counselors
• NCAA Athletic &
Selective College Night
• Nov. 12 6 – 8 pm Reber
• Mike Ziroli (A-Go)
• Pat King (Gp – O)
• Jane Bauer (P-Z)
Evening Agenda
 LTHS Sophomore Guidance Program
 What parents can do
 LT Webpage/ Infinite Campus
 Career Exploration Tools
 Registration
LTHS School Counseling Program
 ASCA National Standards Based Curriculum
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Goal Setting
Planning
Self-Awareness
Decision Making
 Service Delivery
 Group Guidance
 Individual
 Responsive
3 Domains
College &
Career
Academic
Social &
Emotional
Academic Counseling
Set up appointments with your teacher
to review tests and assignments.
Study with your classmates, comparing
your understanding will only increase
your comprehension. Your group
needs to be serious, not social.
Peer Tutoring: Before and after school
in the South Campus Discovery Center
Writing Center: Tues – Wed –
Thursday before school at SC
Use an assignment notebook and have
a place to study every night.
Organization is important.
Social / Emotional Learning
Freshmen Year First Semester
R.O.A.R – Reach Out & Report
Freshmen Year Second Semester
A.C.T. – Acknowledge, Care , Tell
Sophomore Year
Health Classes – mental health units
B.R.E.A.T.H.E & Review A.C.T. & R.O.A.R
Junior Year
Stress Management & A.C.T. video
Career & College Information
Freshmen Year:
Explore Interests, Strengths, and Skills using Naviance
Sophomore Year:
Career Exploration tying together their self-exploration to
possible career paths and fields. Use Naviance in exploration
Junior Year:
What do you study to pursue your career interest? What
colleges have the major (career) you are interested in?
Use Naviance to learn how to explore colleges in general.
Senior Year:
Apply to colleges, trade schools, military and research
scholarship opportunities.
Sophomore Group Guidance Overview
Sept., 2015
– Soph. year events & Naviance Career Profiler
Nov., 2015 Career Cruising & B.R.E.A.T.H.E
Jan/Feb., 2016 - Registration
April, 2016 -Naviance, year end
assessment, review of academic standing,
transitioning to North Campus
Sophomore Steps
 Step 1: Know yourself
 Evaluate yourself- your interests, abilities, and work values.
 Step 2: Explore options
 Gather information to consider career options that relate to
what you know about yourself.
 Step 3: Make Plans / Take Action
 Consider issues that can affect your plans and take
appropriate actions to accomplish your goals.
How can you help
your student?
 Encourage your student to seek out assistance
from their teachers and/or peers. Important year
for their grade point average.
 Support your student in developing a home
study routine. Not just assigned homework.
 Extra curricular: Get involved/become leaders
 Strong / deep commitment to a few activities is
preferred over minimal commitment to many.
LTHS Web Page
Infinite Campus
Contact Dorothy
Cochran for login
information
dcochran@lths.net
Access through
www.lths.net
Monitoring Grades
 Login to “IC” to check assignments,
grades, overall progress, including an
unofficial transcript and email teachers
 Parents have their own login, so you do
not need to ask students for their
information
 Students should also be monitoring their
progress
 Check your unofficial transcript under
reports – use for insurance/college visits
Exploring Your
Future
Naviance
Career Interest Profiler
NAVIANCE
Naviance is a key resource that students will use
throughout the Group Guidance program
Naviance has info available in the following areas:
 career information and survey
 college information and search
 scholarships
Parents, use Naviance with your kids
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Go to www.connection.naviance.com/lths
Enter your student’s username (LTHS student email) and
password
Log into
Naviance
Log in using your
Student’s LTHS E-Mail
Password: your student
chose this word.
Welcome to Family Connections
Career Interest Profiler
Career Clusters
TCD Field Trip
Nov. 5th – from 8:30 – 12:30 p.m
90 South Campus students will visit our satellite Career
and Technical Education campus. It is available to juniors
and seniors and represents 24 area high schools from
DuPage County
26 Different Career Programs are offered at this state of
the art facility located in Addison, IL
You can check out each program by going to:
http://tcdupage.org/tcd
REGISTRATION
 Know your student and be realistic about
expectations.
 Explore the Academic Program Guide for North
Campus electives that may enhance identified areas
of career interest.
 Take time to plan your students FINAL two years of
academic study
NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES WILL BE
ALLOWED AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSES
Registration Info.
Registration at LTHS starts in January and ends
February 22nd. Counselors work with individual
students in groups to address schedule concerns
and answer questions after students enter their
requests in the portal. Counselors can make
adjustments and process level changes through
Feb. 22nd .
February 22nd :
Final Registration for
Sophomores @ South Campus. NO COURSE
SELECTION CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER
THIS DATE.
Registration Timeline for 2015-16
December:
Teacher
Input
January 21st
& 22nd :
Students
attend course
registration
presentations
January 22nd
-27th :
Online
Course
selection.
Students
input
requests &
alternates
January 28February
19th :
Individual
review of
course
selections
with
counselor
February
22nd
Registration
closed
LTHS Graduation
Requirements
4 Yrs English
3 Yrs Math
2 Yrs Science
1 Yr World History
1 Yr US History &
Constitution Test
.5 other Social
Studies
3.5 Yrs PE (pass PE every
semester enrolled at LTHS)
.5 Health
.5 Driver Ed
1 Yr Creative Arts
1Yr Practical Arts
.5 Consumer Ed
4.5 Electives
Total: 23.0
LTHS
4 Year Plan
http://www.lths.net/cms/lib03/IL01904810/Centricity/Domain/783/Four%20Year%20Academic%20Plan.pdf
IL State Universities Core
Curriculum for Post High School
Subject
IL Public University
Requirements
Highly Selective
College Requirements
English
4yrs written & oral
communication
4yrs Honors/AP as
appropriate
Mathematics
3yrs through Advanced
Alg
4yrs including
Trig/Precalc/AP
Social Studies
3yrs
4yrs with Accel/AP
Science
3yrs lab sciences prefer 4yrs lab sciences prefer
Bio/Chem/Physics
Bio/Chem/Physics/AP
Foreign Language
Minimum 2yrs same
language or 2 yrs of
fine arts, business, etc)
4yrs of the same
language
Fine/Applied Arts
LT’s graduation
requirements sufficient
See individual college
Time Management
While high-school students average 35 hours per week of class time,
college students log an average of 15 to 18 hours per week.
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Be Prepared for Summer Work before the class starts
Don’t Procrastinate
Will have to try different types of studying methods
Take time outside of class to teach yourself / read the material
Learn what is expected for the exam before the exam
Enlist the help of your fellow classmates and teacher
• Remember: Time is a huge factor for our students, balancing the
number of Advanced Placement courses with your activities (sports,
work, clubs) is the hardest part. Our students have the ability, but
do they have the time?
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Questions about Testing?
PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE OFFICE
OF ASSESSMENT & ANALYSIS
Katie Smith
Coordinator of Assessment & Research
• 708-579-6360
• ksmith@lths.net
Nancy Kalkowski
Administrative Assistant
• 708-579-6762
• nkalkowski@lths.net
Katie Rodwell
The Office of Assessment and
Analysis is located on North
Campus, Room 128
Testing (Test Registration & Test
Administration)
• krodwell@lths.net
• 708-579-6361
Sophomore Parent Night
2015
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING 
PLEASE COMPLETE A SURVEY AND TURN
IT IN ON YOUR WAY OUT.
mziroli@lths.net
pking@lths.net
jbauer@lths.net
Question about grades ?
Contact the teacher with
concerns about…
Contact the counselor with
concerns about….
 Course syllabus
 Balancing courses &
 Course grading policy
 Missing assignments
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 Specific assignments or
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assessments
 Level Placement
 Tutoring schedule
 Your student’s progress in
the course
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activities
Overall academic progress
Graduation progress
Course recovery
Social/Emotional well being
Supports & resources within
the school and community
Other...we can direct you!
LTHS Class of 2017
Official ACT
11th Grade
(Spring)
(Spring, 2014)
9th Grade
PLAN TEST
EXPLORE TEST
8th Grade
PRACTICE ACT
10th Grade
(March 2015)
THIS
YEAR
OPTIONAL ACT
11th Grade
12th Grade
EPAS TIMELINE
PLAN Interpretation
PLAN
Score Report
Student Scores
Career & College Readiness
Answer Key &
Recommendations
Improving Skills
World-of-Work Map
Sophomore year is about Career
Exploration