Freshmen Call-Out Night

Welcome Class of 2013

2009-2010

Introductions

Administration Mr. Goewert, Principal Mr. Lagoni, Assistant Principal

Mr. Fry & Ms. Maynard Students– A-Lh

Brady Mullett, Assistant Principal Mrs. Waugh & Mr. Yoder Students– Li-Z

Mr. Penrod, Athletic Administrator

Introductions

Professional School Counseling Department Phil Fry A - E Sarah Maynard F - Lh Kim Waugh, Director Li - R Derek Yoder S – Z

Alissa Roberts, FMP Coordinator

FMP Goals

1. Students will become accustomed to Columbia City High School.

2. Monitor and improve academic progress. (C2G)

3. Students will establish high school and career goals based on A.B.E.A.M.S.

4. Students will learn of opportunities to become involved.

Make a Plan:

Where will you meet up with your student when they are dismissed to go with their FMP Student Leaders and FMP Teacher?

Introductions Barb Pentangelo Modern World Languages & English Rosalie Geller-Byrne Fine Arts - Music Bridget Judy Science

Melissa Gregg Social Studies Bill Duffy Science Trish Hinen Physical Education

Abby Rush Business Roger Warner Industrial Technology Kristin Swonger Science

Sara Wessels Modern World Languages Rita Barker Family & Consumer Andy Weaver Science

FMP Student Teachers & Mentors – Please stand

Harmony Online

• Opportunity to check students:

• Attendance

• Discipline

• Grades

• Assignment Summaries

• Schedule

• Receive “informational memos”.

• http://www.wccs.k12.in.us/cchs/index.html

Website

Diploma Information: CORE 40 AHD CORE 40 THD CORE 40

Guidance Page Freshmen page FMP information page Testing Information page

Daily Schedule• Five period day 8:05 – 3:20

• 70 minute classes

• 5 minute passing period

• FMP after 2nd period

• Three Lunch modes (A, B, C) Students 3rd period teacher determines student’s lunch schedule (Lunch Schedule available 1st Day of School)

• Monday and Friday is an opportunity for your student to get involved in club or an activity.

• Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday rotates b/w Guidance, Career, or Student Leaders Activity Day

• FMP during 1st and 2nd Trimester (Student earns ½ credit and letter grade each Trimester)

• During 3rd Trimester students will participate in our reading program

End of Course Exams (ECA’s)

Students are tested when courses are completed Graduation Qualifying Exams

Algebra I ECA English 10 ECA

Biology ECA (No Child Left Behind)

Algebra II & English 11 ECA’s (College Readiness Exams)

Class of 2013 “new” Grading Scale

Class of 2013 “new” Weighted Grading Scale.

Weighted grades are for our Advanced Placement “AP” Courses only

AP World History (10)AP PsychologyAP US HistoryAP US GovernmentAP ChemistryAP BiologyAP English 11AP English 12AP Calculus

21st Century Skills Criteria

• Organizational Standard: Displays strong personal, time management, and flexibility skills.

• Punctuality Standard: Student is punctual in the completion of classroom assignments.

• Respectfulness Standard: Respects the rights of others and demonstrates it to fellow students, teachers and administrators.

• Team Work Standard: Displays team/group cooperation with fellow students, teachers and administrators.

Grading Scale 21st Century Skills Criteria

2 points- Student always demonstrates strong organizational skills

1 point- Student often demonstrates strong organizational skills

0 point- Student does not demonstrate strong organizational skills

Preparing Students for a Changing World

Judith Moore, DirectorCareer Planning & Development

“A high school diploma is the minimal certificationof capacity to perform in the working world.”

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Indiana DWD, Workforce Associates

Education with a Purpose:

Think of Elementary School as PRE-Think of Middle School as PRE-Think of High School as PRE-

More than two-thirds of new jobs will require some training or postsecondary education—on-the-job, certification, apprenticeships, two-year programs, four-year college and beyond. Continuing education after high school is much more important for this generation than any other.

“Typical” Resources Used to Pick a Career TV => There is a big difference between TV drama and “real

life”. 

Friends => They’ll know what sounds “cool”, but unless they have proactively researched, they are probably not a knowledgeable source of information.

Life’s Interactions => OK, you have used the services of Dentists, Pharmacists, Teachers, etc. but… Do you really know what it is like to do their job?

Parents => A great source, if your parent’s career happens to be “the right one” out of several hundred possibilities for you.

Career Development

IS:

A process that teaches students how to evaluate their options & gather information about themselves & the world of work

IS NOTIS NOT:

Limiting Pushing premature

choice Science

“There are too many ideas and too many people and too many

directions to go. The reason it matters to care passionately

about something is that it whittles the world down to a more

manageable size.”

Meryl Streep

Adaptation 2002

Career Verification Activities

• FMP—Grade 9

• Orientation to Life & Careers Class—Grade 10

• Lunch with a Professional—Grades 9-12

• Job Shadowing—Grades 9-12

• Unpaid Internships—Grades 11-12

• Paid Work Experience—Grade 12

• Guest speakers—Grades 9-12

• Career Interest Inventories—Grades 9-12

• Video Conferencing—Grades 9-12

• Work Ethic Certification—Grades 11-12

• Service Learning/Volunteering—Grades 9-12

• Extra-Curricular Activities—Grades 9-12

• Course Electives—Grades 9-12

• Navigation 101 Program—Grades 9-11

Career Major Clusters--ABEAMS

• A rt, Media and Communications

• B usiness, Finance, Marketing, and Customer Services

• E ngineering, Science, and Technology

• A griculture, Manufacturing, and Transportation

• M edical and Health Related Services

• S ocial, Personal, and Public Services

A BROAD SET OF RELATED OCCUPATIONS USED WHEN ORGANIZING CAREER INFORMATION, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND STUDENT

WORK-BASED OPPORTUNITIES

POS:

Within the 6 clusters are 18 identified Programs of Study. POS (pathway, plan, map, or

blueprint) recommend individual high school courses—both

academic and career-related—to take as electives.

Programs of Study Journalism & Broadcasting/Video POS Performing Arts POS Visual Arts POS Business, Management, & Administration POS Finance POS Marketing, Sales & Service POS Architecture & Construction POS Information Technology POS Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math POS Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources POS Manufacturing POS Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics POS Biotechnology Research & Development POS Therapeutic & Diagnostics Services POS Education & Training POS Hospitality & Tourism POS Human Services POS Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security POS

Columbia City High School will offer a minimum of 8 credits in a single career cluster for each Program of Study and will identify State-Recognized Certifications that may be available

upon completion of the POS.

Freshmen Parent Questions:

• Is there anything more important than your children?

• Is there any decision that has a bigger impact on your child’s life (e.g. personal fulfillment/growth, happiness, financial well-being) than their choice of careers?

• Is there any other activity in which such a small investment of your time can have such an enormous positive impact on their lives?

“We can never see past the choices

we don’t understand.”

Gloria Foster

The Matrix Reloaded 2003

Freshmen Year Career Goal:

You will graduate with a “MEANINGFUL FUTURE PLAN” (that is re-visited yearly) and a “back-up plan” that has a high probability of success.

Your Future

It is easier to find something when you know what you are looking for.

Media Center Resources

http://www.wccs.k12.in.us/cchs/media_center/index.html

Searching for Materials Using Lexiles

Words to Live by…• Vision Statement

Our Community -

“Breaking Through Barriers for Learning”

• Mission Statement

The Columbia City High School community creates quality learning environments that REQUIRE all students to reach their full potential of becoming lifetime learners through

collaboration and accountability.

Message from Mr. Goewert• Pride, Excellence, Tradition, Victory !

• GHSiA

• C2G: Commitment to Graduate

• School spirit ! Take great pride in what we have/do.

• Success/good things follow being consistent, committed, & persistent.

Processes & Procedures

• Issues or ConcernsIssues or Concerns

• Teacher

• Counselor

• Assistant Principal

• Principal

• Discipline Information Discipline Information

• Electronic Devices

• Dress Code

Processes & Procedures

• Attendance Attendance

• Phone call within 24 hours

• NOTE required upon return to school

• Failure to do so will result in absence considered a truancy

• Attendance Procedures Attendance Procedures (tardy table 8:05-8:25)

• Tardy – 6th tardy = loss of credit

• Truancy/Absences =

• #1 – Restricted Study

• #2 – Restricted Study & Loss of Work Permit

• #3 – Restricted Study & Loss of Driver’s License/Permit

• #4 – Referral to Whitley County Court System/Probation

Thank you…

We appreciate you taking the time to visit Columbia City High School and we look forward to working with you and your student.

Have a great year!!