TITAN 9th/10th Grade Parent Night - Bellevue …...Kavin Vijaya Suresh Prabu: 11th Grade The Counseling Center Counselor Melinda Breeze [email protected] 425-456-6542 Counseling Support

TITAN

9th/10th Grade Parent Night

Classes of 2022 & 2023

Welcome!

Main Points for today…

Achieving Balance

Student Perspective

Counseling Center

Parent Support

Graduation

Four Year Plan

Community Service/X2Vol

Attendance and Grades

Getting Ready for College

Finances

Naviance

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

Jackie Doud: 12th Grade

Kavin Vijaya Suresh Prabu: 11th Grade

The Counseling Center

Counselor

Melinda Breeze

[email protected]

425-456-6542

Counseling Support

Jill Follett

[email protected]

425-456-6512

Tips for Academic Success

Review what happens at school every night.

Don’t ask if they have homework, they do!

Access tutorial after school to get extra help and to stay on top of course work.

Check ParentVue, OneNote, and/or Outlook for details.

Check grades online weekly with your student.

When there is a question regarding a class, have your student meet with or email the teacher.

Encourage Self-Advocacy.

Utilize free tutoring at KCLS https://kcls.org/study-zone/

Tips for Studying at Home

No Electronics/Phones for at least 2 hours of study time.

Have a consistent place for student to study that meets their needs.

Encourage student to reach out to friends and classmates for help if they have a question.

Lots of how-to videos resources including YouTube, Khan Academy.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

See handouts

SEVEN YEAR PLAN

COMMUNITY SERVICE

REQUIREMENT

All students are required to do a minimum of 40 hours of community service during their four years in the Bellevue School District.

Some clubs and honors societies require more (75+) hours of service.

9th grade is a great year to get community service requirement done. Club Jubilee is a great way to be involved.

X2Vol – An electronic system for logging Community Service hours. Access X2Vol through Naviance.

Melinda will teach an X2Vol lesson in 9/10 World History classes.

• Real time info on attendance and

grades

https://bsd405.org/departments/district-

technology/grades-attendance/

NEW TO IS: Robocalls!

SYNERGY

Getting Ready For College

(It’s all about exploration)

Focus on classes! It’s important that students work hard now and learn as much as they can.

Get involved and explore extra-curricular activities.

If you are on a vacation, have the time, and happen to be by a college campus go ahead and check it out with your student. No need to actually plan college visits at this time, though.

Finances

In your student’s senior year, you will have the opportunity to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Your 2020 (10th) or 2021 (9th) federal tax return will be used for this free application.

Bellevue School District Free/Reduced Priced Meals program provides access for students to receive not only free/reduced meals at school but also fee waivers for college entrance exams and applications! Link: https://bsd405.org/services/nutrition-services/free-reduced/

Naviance: Four Year Overview

9th Grade: Four-Year College Ready Academic

Plan, Resume Builder & one Interest Inventory

10th Grade: Personality Inventory, Career

Interest Inventory

11th Grade: College Search, College Visit Sign-

Up

12th Grade: College Application Process,

Requesting letters of Rec and Transcripts,

Linking to Common App, College Visits, and

Scholarship Search

NAVIANCE:

Communication Tool (update your emails address)

Create a Four Year Plan

Explore Careers

Identify Personality and Learning Styles

Research Colleges

Prepare for SAT and ACT

Learn about acceptance rates with Scattergrams

Research Scholarships

Work on your resume

Thank you Bellevue Schools Foundation

for funding Naviance!

OTHER THINGS

We have LOTS of Clubs!

Daily Announcements: Titan Times

PTSA weekly Newsletter [email protected]

Check the school website and calendar

regularly www.bsd405.org/international

Teacher Outlook for Assignments

Watch the reader board out front while you

wait for your kids!

Questions?