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Guidance Counselors
10-1 Lucia Williams
lwilliams@gnbvt.edu
Ext. 736
10-2 Wadley DaSilva
wadley.dasilva@gnbtv.edu
Ext. 771
Guidance Coordinator
Jimmy Owens
jowens@gnbvt.edu
Ext. 790
Tonight’s Agenda:
Open House
Remediation Plans
Homework Club (Tutoring)
Promotion & Graduation Requirements
College Readiness
Career Cruising
MCAS
CVTE/Dual Enrollment
Open House &
Report Cards
Open House
Sunday - November 23, 2014
12:30 - 4:00 pm
1st Quarter Report Cards
Will be distributed on Tuesday – Nov. 18, 2014
* Report Cards must be signed and returned within
three school days.
Remediation Plan
•A Remediation Plan is developed in a meeting
between a student and his/her guidance counselor
to address failing grade averages at the end of each
quarter.
This plan generally includes:
•Use agenda daily
•Keep up with assignments
•Make up any missed or failed work
•Cycle reports
•Stay after school with teacher
•Go for tutoring
Homework Club
Homework Club: Students don’t need to register for tutoring.
Mondays–Thursdays 3:00 to 4:00 pm (Library)
There is a Math, English, and Science teacher available
for tutoring and/or assistance during this time.
Sophomore Promotion
Requirements
* Sophomores must pass English
and Geometry
* Sophomores must pass their CVTE (Shop)
* Sophomores must complete Career
Cruising Requirements for the year
* Sophomores must complete their Vocational
Career Portfolio Requirements for the year
* Sophomores cannot fail more than six credits
in order to promote to junior year
Graduation Requirements
Class of 2017 – Minimum Graduation
Credit Requirements
English
16
Math
10
History
8
Science
10
Related
From Junior & Senior
year only: 10 (5/6 courses)
Minimum Total Credits
128 (includes CVTE requirement)
* Additional information on promotional requirements
can be found on page 20 and 21 of the Student handbook.
College Readiness
Minimum high school graduation requirements do not
necessarily meet all college admission requirements,
therefore, it is very important that students pass every
single course if they are planning to go to college.
* College admission requirements may vary by school.
Career Cruising
Career Cruising is an Internet-based career
exploration and planning tool used to explore career
and college options and develop a career plan.
Due dates:
10-2 students - Dec 10th, 2014
10-1 students - Dec 17th, 2014
Assignments:
*Redo-Matchmaker
*My Skills
*Activity #5
Career Cruising
(Parent Portal)
Parents access the Parent Portal using their activation code.
Go to www.careercruising.com/parent to log in.
Below are two links that provide additional
resources for parents:
About the Parent Portal (PDF file)
Parent Portal Video Tutorial (Video)
MCAS
MCAS Dates “2015”
ELA – March 24th, 25th, and 26st
Math – May 12th and 13th
Science – June 1st and 2nd
Minimum MCAS scores needed to obtain high school diploma:
ELA & MATH : 220
(+EPP Plan if does not meet the 240 proficiency level)
Science: 220
MCAS
John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
-The scholarship covers the tuition portion
of the yearly cost at most MA state colleges
and universities.
-To continue receiving this scholarship the student must
maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all college work.
As of the class of 2017 students are eligible for the John and Abigail
Adams Scholarship if they score:
- at the Advanced performance level in one of the three subject areas
- at least Proficient in the other two remaining areas
- and they must have a combined score of the three tests in the top 25%
of students in the graduating class in their district.
CVTE/Dual Enrollment
Bristol Career Vocational Technical
Education Linkages Program
◙ Dual Enrollment (Sign-up for BCC Spring
Semester starting Nov 12th 2014)
Contact Coordinator: Heidi Walsh Ext. 764
hwalsh@gnbvt.edu
Thank You
for attending our
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