SOPHOMORE PARENT SOPHOMORE PARENT NIGHT 2015NIGHT 2015

PRESENTERS

Evening AgendaEvening Agenda

LTHS Sophomore Guidance ProgramLTHS Sophomore Guidance Program What parents can doWhat parents can do LT Webpage/ Infinite CampusLT Webpage/ Infinite Campus Career Exploration ToolsCareer Exploration Tools RegistrationRegistration

LTHS School Counseling LTHS School Counseling ProgramProgram

ASCA National Standards Based CurriculumASCA National Standards Based Curriculum

Goal SettingGoal Setting PlanningPlanning Self-AwarenessSelf-Awareness Decision MakingDecision Making

Service DeliveryService Delivery Group GuidanceGroup Guidance IndividualIndividual ResponsiveResponsive

3 Domains

Academic

Social & Emotional

College &College &

CareerCareer

Academic CounselingAcademic CounselingSet up appointments with your teacher Set up appointments with your teacher to review tests and assignments.to review tests and assignments.

Study with your classmates, comparing Study with your classmates, comparing your understanding will only increase your understanding will only increase your comprehension. Your group your comprehension. Your group needs to be serious, not social.needs to be serious, not social.

Peer Tutoring: Before and after school Peer Tutoring: Before and after school in the South Campus Discovery Centerin the South Campus Discovery Center

Writing Center: Tues – Wed – Writing Center: Tues – Wed – Thursday before school at SCThursday before school at SC

Use an assignment notebook and have Use an assignment notebook and have a place to study every night. a place to study every night. Organization is important.Organization is important.

Social / Emotional LearningSocial / 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 Sophomore Group Guidance OverviewOverview

Sept., 2015Sept., 2015– Soph. year events & Naviance Soph. year events & Naviance

Career ProfilerCareer Profiler

Nov., 2015 Nov., 2015 Career Cruising & Career Cruising & B.R.E.A.T.H.EB.R.E.A.T.H.E

Jan/Feb., 2016 Jan/Feb., 2016 - Registration- Registration

April, 2016 April, 2016 -Naviance, year end -Naviance, year end assessment, review of assessment, review of

academic standing, academic standing, transitioning to North Campustransitioning to North Campus

Sophomore StepsSophomore Steps

Step 1:Step 1: Know yourself Know yourself Evaluate yourself- your interests, abilities, and Evaluate yourself- your interests, abilities, and

work values.work values.

Step 2:Step 2: Explore options Explore options Gather information to consider career options that Gather information to consider career options that

relate to what you know about yourself.relate to what you know about yourself.

Step 3:Step 3: Make Plans / Take Make Plans / Take ActionAction Consider issues that can affect your plans Consider issues that can affect your plans

and take appropriate actions to accomplish and take appropriate actions to accomplish your goals. your goals. 

How can you help your student?

Encourage your student to seek out assistance Encourage your student to seek out assistance from their teachers and/or peers. Important year from their teachers and/or peers. Important year for their grade point average.for their grade point average.

Support your student in developing a home Support your student in developing a home study routine. Not just assigned homework.study routine. Not just assigned homework.

Extra curricular: Get involved/become leadersExtra curricular: Get involved/become leaders Strong / deep commitment to a few activities is Strong / deep commitment to a few activities is

preferred over minimal commitment to many.preferred over minimal commitment to many.

LTHS Web PageLTHS Web Page

Infinite Campus

Contact Dorothy Cochran for login

information

dcochran@lths.net

Access through www.lths.net

Monitoring GradesMonitoring Grades Login to “IC” to check assignments, Login to “IC” to check assignments,

grades, overall progress, including an grades, overall progress, including an unofficial transcript and email teachersunofficial transcript and email teachers

Parents have their own login, so you do Parents have their own login, so you do not need to ask students for their not need to ask students for their informationinformation

Students should also be monitoring their Students should also be monitoring their progressprogress

Check your unofficial transcript under Check your unofficial transcript under reports – use for insurance/college visitsreports – use for insurance/college visits

Exploring Your Exploring Your FutureFuture

Naviance Naviance

Career Interest Profiler Career Interest Profiler

NAVIANCENAVIANCE

Naviance is a key resource that students will use Naviance is a key resource that students will use throughout the Group Guidance program throughout the Group Guidance program

Naviance has info available in the following areas:Naviance has info available in the following areas: career information and surveycareer information and survey college information and searchcollege information and search scholarshipsscholarships

Parents, use Naviance with your kidsParents, use Naviance with your kids Go toGo to www.connection.naviance.com/lthswww.connection.naviance.com/lths Enter your student’s username (LTHS student email) and Enter your student’s username (LTHS student email) and

password password

Log into Log into NavianceNaviance

Log in using yourLog in using your

Student’s LTHS E-MailStudent’s LTHS E-Mail

Password: your student Password: your student chose this word.chose this word.

Welcome to Family Welcome to Family ConnectionsConnections

Career Interest ProfilerCareer Interest Profiler

Career ClustersCareer 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

REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION Know your student and be realistic about Know your student and be realistic about

expectations.expectations.

Explore the Academic Program Guide for North Explore the Academic Program Guide for North Campus electives that may enhance identified Campus electives that may enhance identified areas of career interest.areas of career interest.

Take time to plan your students FINAL two years Take time to plan your students FINAL two years of academic studyof academic study

NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES WILL BE NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSESALLOWED AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSES

Registration Info. Registration Info. Registration at LTHS starts in January and ends Registration at LTHS starts in January and ends February 22nd. Counselors work with individual February 22nd. Counselors work with individual students in groups to address schedule concerns students in groups to address schedule concerns and answer questions after students enter their and answer questions after students enter their requests in the portal. Counselors can make requests in the portal. Counselors can make adjustments and process level changes through adjustments and process level changes through Feb. 22Feb. 22ndnd . .

February 22February 22ndnd : : Final Registration for Final Registration for Sophomores @ South Campus. NO COURSE Sophomores @ South Campus. NO COURSE SELECTION CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER SELECTION CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER THIS DATE.THIS DATE.

Registration Timeline for Registration Timeline for 2015-162015-16

LTHS Graduation LTHS Graduation RequirementsRequirements

4 Yrs English4 Yrs English3 Yrs Math3 Yrs Math2 Yrs Science2 Yrs Science1 Yr World History 1 Yr World History 1 Yr US History & 1 Yr US History & Constitution TestConstitution Test.5 other Social .5 other Social StudiesStudies3.5 Yrs PE3.5 Yrs PE (pass PE every (pass PE every semester enrolled at LTHS)semester enrolled at LTHS)

.5 Health.5 Health

.5 Driver Ed.5 Driver Ed

1 Yr Creative Arts1 Yr Creative Arts

1Yr Practical Arts1Yr Practical Arts

.5 Consumer Ed.5 Consumer Ed

4.5 Electives4.5 Electives

Total: 23.0Total: 23.0

LTHS LTHS 44 Year Plan Year Plan

http://www.lths.net/cms/lib03/IL01904810/Centricity/Domain/783/Four%20Year%20Academic%20Plan.pdf

IL State Universities Core IL State Universities Core Curriculum for Post High School 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 Bio/Chem/Physics

4yrs lab sciences prefer 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 ManagementTime ManagementWhile high-school students average 35 hours per week of class time, college students log an average of 15 to 18 hours per week.

•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?Questions about Testing?

PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE PLEASE CALL OR VISIT THE OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT & OFFICE OF ASSESSMENT & ANALYSISANALYSIS

Katie SmithKatie SmithCoordinator of Assessment & ResearchCoordinator of Assessment & Research

• 708-579-6360708-579-6360• ksmith@lths.netksmith@lths.net

Nancy KalkowskiNancy KalkowskiAdministrative AssistantAdministrative Assistant

• 708-579-6762708-579-6762• nkalkowski@lths.netnkalkowski@lths.net

Katie Rodwell Katie Rodwell Testing (Test Registration & Test Testing (Test Registration & Test

Administration)Administration)

• krodwell@lths.netkrodwell@lths.net• 708-579-6361708-579-6361

The Office of Assessment and Analysis is located on North

Campus, Room 128

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

Sophomore Parent Sophomore Parent

Night Night 20152015

Question about grades Question about grades ??

LTHS Class of 2017LTHS Class of 2017

EXPLORE TEST8th Grade

(Spring, 2014)

9th Grade PLAN TEST

PRACTICE ACT10th Grade(March 2015)

OPTIONAL ACT11th Grade 12th Grade

Official ACT11th Grade

(Spring)

EPAS TIMELINEEPAS TIMELINE

THIS YEAR

PLAN InterpretationPLAN Interpretation

PLAN PLAN

Score Report Score Report

Student ScoresStudent Scores

Career & College Career & College ReadinessReadiness

Answer Key & Answer Key & RecommendationsRecommendations

Improving SkillsImproving Skills

World-of-Work MapWorld-of-Work Map

Sophomore year is about Career Sophomore year is about Career ExplorationExploration