THE PORTFOLIO:
AN INTRODUCTION
The subject matter is
The portfolio process
provides
an
opportunity for AOFE
graduates to demonstrate the
skills necessary to move
successfully from high school to
the world of work/education.
Basic Steps To Prepare Your
Portfolio
 Work
on the portfolio for the term
 Understand the language
 Meet all of the deadlines
 Collect good Portfolios (ARTIFACTS)
 Select your best portfolios since 9th grade
 Keep a folder (flash drive) for
 Think about who will be your mentor
 Turn it in on time
Due Dates

Portfolio:
 Academic Focus
 Artifacts Due March 17,2014
 Write UP Due March 18, 2014
 Special Interest Area
 Artifacts Due March 25, 2014
Write up Due March 31,2014
 College and Career Readiness
 Artifacts Due April 7, 2014
 Write up Due April 11, 2014
 Final Project is Due:
 Digital April 23rd, 2014
 Written April 25th, 2014.
 Portfolios will be Collected end of April of 2014
 Interviews: to Be Announced.
2012-2013
SENIOR EXIT PORTFOLIO
REQUIREMENTS
You must include in your portfolio the following:

Resume, Transcript and Learning Style Survey

Academic Focus Area

Reflection Cover letter
(3 Artifacts 3 Introductions with ESL’s)
Special Interest Area

Reflection Cover letter
(3 Artifacts 3 Introductions with ESL’s)
Artifacts of Extracurricular Activities, Sports, etc.

School to Career Plan (College and Career Readiness)

Reflection Cover letter
(3 Artifacts 3 Introductions with ESL’s)

3 Artifacts ( College Essay, College Acceptance, Skills
Assessment / Connectedu.com Career Plan
Aspects Of The Portfolio Left To
YOUR Creativity
 Be
creative but mature
 Presentation and content DO matter
 You may be creative with the following
items:
 Cover page (is a must)
 Table of contents
 Dividers between sections
 You May create an electronic portfolio if
you wish to obtain an honors grade
Résumé
The résumé can be
created in
Connectedu and/or
word.
Make sure that it is
updated.
The learning style can
be created in
Connectedu.com or
careerzone.com
Your Portfolios will be
Also
graded on the ESLR (Expected
School-wide Learning Result)
 See
Examples on Pages 16 of the Exit Portfolio
Packet.
If you are a transferred student
you are expected to provide only the work
from the year in which you started at AOFE.
Reminder
The Portfolio needs to demonstrate that you
have thought about YOU.
Each teacher will provide you with the
Graded Portfolio for your each content area.
Feedback, Grade, Rubric should be on your
Artifact Portfolio Project.
Questions and Concerns
Should be addressed to your English
Teacher
 Mentor
 Guidance Counselor
 College Advisor.
 Business Teacher

Academic
Accomplishments

Highlight academic strengths.
Highlight any skills/knowledge that you have obtained in an
academic class at AOFE.
Choose 3 samples

May be from any academic area

You may not use
extra-curricular activities
a copy of your transcript in your senior exit
Transcript
 Include
portfolio.
 See
it.
Mrs. Herrera, Ms. Morones, Ms. Leon for a copy of
Digital Portfolio Option
 You
still need to have a binder.
 Collection place until items are digitized.
 teachers will verify you have met the
deadlines.
 Final product needs to be placed on a
disk and placed in the binder.
 teacher / advisor needs to make sure it
works.
Honors and Activities List
 Can
be listed in two sections: "honors" and
"activities.“
 Organize
 Do
by school year or by category.
not use abbreviations or acronyms.
 Include
certificates of recognition and
achievement, newspaper articles, pictures, letters
of intent, scholarship offers from college or
university that you have saved.
You must limit this to eight pages.
THE PRESENTATION



YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR PORTFOLIO TO AN ASSIGNED TEACHER/
PREPARE TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE
The team will be a teacher, a business person, a group of 11th
graders and/or other citizens.
Before your interview, the team will have read and discussed
your portfolio to make sure you have complied with all artifacts.
Before the Interview
 There
will be additional senior meeting on the
presentation process closer to those March dates.
Did You Pass?
Your
Mentor and
Observer will decide the
grade you deserve by
using a rubric.
Don’t Lose Your Packet!!!
There are two forms included in your
Packert that you will take out to put in
your portfolio.
 Portfolio Checklist

Thank You.
Good Luck