Freshmen Orientation Williamsburg Jr./Sr. High School August 19 th , 2013 Mrs. Carrie Loose, School Counselor Mr. Travis R. Lee, High School Principal
Feb 22, 2016
Freshmen Orientation
Williamsburg Jr./Sr. High School
August 19th, 2013
Mrs. Carrie Loose,School Counselor
Mr. Travis R. Lee,High School
Principal
AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Credits 26 Credits for graduation
4 English 4 Mathematics 4 Science 4 Social Students 2 Arts and Humanities 2.6 Health/Physical Education 5.4 Electives
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Credits 26 Credits for graduation (GACTC)
4 English 4 Mathematics 3 Science 3 Social Students 2 Arts and Humanities 2.6 Health/Physical Education 7.4 Electives
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Credits Credits for Grade Promotion
6 Credits – Sophomore 13 Credits – Junior 19 Credits – Senior
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Welcome
AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Graduation Portfolio Career Paper – Grade 10 Letter of Interest for Employment – Grade 11 Resume – Grade 11 Interview – Grade 12 2 Completed Applications – Advisors
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Graduation Portfolio 3 Letters of Reference 20 Community Service Hours
See guidelines Presentations? Electronic Submission? Grade level service projects?
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Academic Advisors Academic Advisors serve students by
helping them record and keep graduation requirements and to give guidance about various school issues
Students will have the same advisor from 9th grade until graduation
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Academic Advisors Homeroom teachers Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Team Meetings Mid-point progress reports and report
cards May help students with electronic
graduation projects in the future
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Academic Advisors Advisors for the Class of 2017
Mr. Mike Farrell Mrs. Cathy Mock
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Student Assistance Program (SAP) SAP is utilized to help students that may
be struggling with school or dealing with social and/or emotional issues
Confidential process Used on an as-needed basis that gives
students the varied level of supports that they need
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Student Assistance Program (SAP) Referrals may come from:
Parent, student, teacher, self Referrals followed-up with a phone call
home and parent permission letter
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) GACTC provides nearly 30 programs and
certifications for technical employment and opportunities See Student Handbook for programs
Fall presentation at WHS by GACTC school counselor
Fall 9th grade tour of GACTC GACTC open house for parents Applications due before Winter Break
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Agricultural Program Many agricultural classes available
Delaware Valley articulation agreement FFA
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Dual Enrollment College courses available beginning
with the junior year On-Campus
Allegany College of Maryland Penn Highlands Mount Aloysius
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Dual Enrollment College courses available beginning
with the junior year Off-campus
Juniata College PSU – Altoona
Must maintain a 93% (“A”) average Must have credits aligned to graduate
and be in good standing
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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Keystone Exams End of course assessments for Career and
College-Readiness Skills Proficiency in Algebra I, Literature, and
Biology are graduation requirements for the class of 2017 Multiple opportunities to remediate skills and re-
take exams Project-Based Assessments
http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Keystone.aspx http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/About.aspx http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Graduation.aspx
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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PA Core New standards for learning expectations Standards, Anchors, and Eligible Content Standards inform the curriculum, but are
not the curriculum “Teaching to the test”
“PA Core” – “PA Common Core” – “Common Core State Standards”
FACT SHEET hand-out
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Common Core Why the Common Core? Video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxefsLG2eps&list=UUF0pa3nE3aZAfBMT8
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Common Core College and Career readiness expectations Rigorous content and applications Stress conceptual understanding as well as
procedural skills Organized around Mathematics/ELA
principles Focus and Coherence Designed around research-based learning
progressions whenever possible
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Common Core
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Rigor Text Complexity
Lexile score ranges Depth of Knowledge
Webb’s DOK, Bloom’s Taxonomy Habits of Mind
ELA, Math Assessments
PSSAs, Keystone Exams, PBAs
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Habits of Mind ELA – Capacities of a Literate Individual (7)
They demonstrate independence They build strong content knowledge They respond to the varying demands of
audience, task, purpose, and discipline They comprehend as well as critique
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Habits of Mind ELA – Capacities of a Literate Individual (7)
They value evidence They use technology and digital media
strategically and capably They come to understand other
perspectives and cultures
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Habits of Mind Standards for Mathematical
Practice (8) Make sense of problems and persevere in
solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique
the reasoning of others Model with mathematics
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Habits of Mind Standards for Mathematical
Practice (8) Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning
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Common Core Something to Think About . . . Sir Ken Robinson: Changing Paradigms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZF
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Emergency Alerts E-Alert System
Email alert Text message alert
Facebook District Website
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AGENDA Welcome Credits Graduation Portfolio Academic Advisors Student Assistance Program (SAP) GACTC Agricultural Program Dual Enrollment Keystone Exams PA Core (Common Core State Standards) E-Alert System School Mission Q & A
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WCSD Mission Statement
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“All students will be given the opportunity to succeed in a changing
world and become positive contributors to society.”
Questions?
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