Welcome to college prep parent workshop night

1. October 29, 2013 Welcome to college prep parent workshop night

2. Ms. Cody “Coach” Ream Failure is Not an option

3. We have a common vision, mission, and goals We promote and model and collaboration We encourage parent and community participation We model leadership and build leaders We teach, model and practice good communication skills We don’t just use data to make decisions, we also use student knowledge We provide stability and support We ensure academic success with a system of interventions College Prep initiatives for student success

5. Professors concerns Student generated Student generated

6. WE build leadership communities within JECA and NLC, which increase student achievement and create support systems, where Failure Is Not an Option for ANY student! Failure is NOT an Option

7. Mrs. Schawann McGee Finding your own Path

8. The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory AKA: LASSI - Assessment Measures Skill, Will, and Self-regulation 3 components that interact with one another to create effective and efficient learning Strategic Learner

9. Refers to critical knowledge about and knowing how to use learning strategies and other thinking skills. Understanding one’s own learning strengths and weaknesses Study Skills researched and used to reach one’s own learning goals Skill

10. Refers to the motivation and affective components of strategic leaning that contribute and detract from academic success. Contributors: Goals making, development of self-efficacy (believing in one’s own abilities), positive mind-set toward learning Detractors: Self-sabotaging beliefs, low self-efficacy, high anxiety, external attributions for performance Will

11. The ability to control and monitor one’s thoughts, actions, and self and to exercise that control independently without supervision. Student is actively involved with one’s own education! Leads to life-long learning! Self-Regulation

12. Time- Management Seeks Help Task oriented Motivation for learning Manages stress Uses effective and efficient learning strategies Has focus/concentration Metacognition (our thinking about and regulation of our own thinking) Examples of Self-Regulation

13. Communication Leadership Problem-solving Teamwork Organization, Planning, Prioritization Obtain and Analyze information Management of Time Self-Motivation Stress-Management Initiative Transferable Skills Skill Will Self-Regulation

14. Mrs. Patsy Stelter Focusing on Family support

15. Jorge Aguilar, College Prep III Financing Your Goals

20. DEFINITION: Money available to help you pay for college • PREPARATION: The family is expected to contribute as much as it can for your college expenses. You need to have early conversations with your family about how you will pay for college. In addition, it is never too early to start looking for scholarships • FAFSA: When you fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal government looks at family’s income, assets, and other details to figure out how much the family is able to pay. Complete it in January of your senior year. You will need parents’ W2’s and 1040 Forms. • STUDENT AID REPORT (SAR)- Confirmation form to ensure everything is accurate. • EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION (EFC) – Refers to what the family is expected to help with. This number remains the same no matter where the student decides to go. • AID NEEDED: The difference between how much a college costs annually and your family’s EFC indicates how much aid you need. What is financial aid?

21. CITIZENSHIP STATUS & FINANCIAL AID

22. COVERAGE: Financial Aid covers: room & board (food and place to sleep), books and supplies, transportation to and from home, health insurance fees, student activity fees. • EFC & AMOUNT: Even though the EFC remains the same, no matter where you go, every university does their own calculations. The amount of aid you get ultimately depends on the college. • GPA & FINANCIAL AID CONNECTION: Institutions with limited funds from the federal government usually make their best offers to the students they want to attract. Therefore, a high GPA is critical. Nearly 50% of all grants given to incoming freshmen come from the colleges that admit them. Colleges also offer merit scholarships, and students with good GPA’s are automatically considered when they apply. • ONLINE UNIVERSITY CALCULATORS: Many colleges offer financial aid calculators in their websites that you can use to get an idea of what the net price will be for you. • PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE COLLEGE PRICE TAG: Public colleges cost less than private colleges What is financial aid?

23. FOUR TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID

24. How much can you afford to borrow? 2/3 Formula: • Determine the starting salary for the job you will get after graduating: Example: $45,000 • Multiply this number by 2: $45,000/3 = 90,000 • Divide this number by 2: $30,000 FORMULA TO AFFORDING A LOAN

25. Because financial aid is based on a family’s ability to pay, not the cost of the college, students can and should consider ANY college of their choice, regardless of price range • While the most expensive college is not necessarily the best one for you, you should not rule out a college what is a perfect fit just because it’s too expensive. • That college might offer you enough financial aid to make it affordable for you and your family. LASTING IMPRESSIONS

26. Ms. Stacy Hodges Framing your Future

27. Volunteering Shadowing Internships 3-Month Goals (Short Short-term) 1-2 Two years Goals (Short-term) Lifetime Goals (Long-term) Setting Goals

28. Senior Examples Reality Check Real World Budget Reality Check Realistic Future