The value of an IB education with Stanford University’s Debra Von Bargen

1. The value of an IB education with Stanford University’s Debra Von Bargen

2. 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade School Counseling Presentation What you need to know to start planning for your greatest possible future

3. PLEASE HOLD ALL QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END(A lot of info will be covered) Presentation will be made available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

4. Counselor Breakdown To meet with Paxon’s Counselors: • Students: Visit guidance office in between classes, during lunch, put in a pass at guidance front desk, or email your counselor. • Parents: Call or email the counselor to make an appointment

5. Paxon Guidance Office paxonguidance.weebly.com paxonsas-ib.weebly.com

6. Make Sure You Visit Our Website • paxonguidance.weebly.com • Counselor emails • How to schedule appointments • With Teachers: ext. 116 • With Counselors: Contact individually • Calendar of events • College/Career Planning • Subscribe to the blog (on homepage) ***We are going paperless***

8. Attendance/Reporting of Absences • Upcoming absences should be reported to classroom teachers and the Attendance Clerk (Mrs. Bouie, ext. 116) • You may Cc your counselor on emails sent • Students are responsible for work missed during absences

9. Graduation Requirements, Dual Enrollment & ACT/SAT Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

10. District Approved IB Diploma CurriculumGraduation Requirements Class of 2019 & Beyond • English: 4 credits (Min. of 2 honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course) • Math: 4 credits (Alg. 1, Geometry, Alg. 2, and at least one IB or AP course) • Science: 4 credits (Biology and 3 add. w/at least one IB or AP lab science) • Social Studies: 3 credits (Min. of 2 honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course) • World Language: 2 credits (Paxon IB Prep/IB students will take 4 credits in the same language) • Theory of Knowledge: 1 credit • The Arts/Electives: 6 credits (This includes 1 IB 6th subject studied over 1 or 2 years)

11. District Approved IB Diploma CurriculumGraduation Requirements Class of 2019 & Beyond • Completion of Extended Essay • Completion of CAS requirement • Completion of all IB assessments (internal and external) • Passing score on the FSA: grade 10 Reading • State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History-necessary for scholar designation) • Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA

12. IB Diploma Students Are NOT Required to… • Take an online class • Take the following courses: • American Government • Economics • HOPE If at any point a student exits from the IB Program of Study, all of the above will need to be taken.

13. PSAT/ACT/SAT • PSAT: • October 10, 2018 during the school day at Paxon. • National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores • ACT: • Register at www.ACT.org • Take ACT with Writing • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June • SAT: • Register atwww.collegeboard.com • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

14. College Readiness Scores Class of 2019-2021 Class of 2022 & Beyond

15. ACT or SAT Waiver Qualifications The student.... • Is enrolled in or eligible to receive free/reduced lunch • Family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA (see counselor for chart) • Family receives public assistance • Lives in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home, or is homeless • Is a ward of the state or an orphan For SAT: Once 1st waiver is used, 2nd waiver will automatically apply to next test (should come up in SAT account). *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

16. Benefits of IB& IB Assessment Info available at paxonsas-ib.weebly.com

17. Rumor has it... • If you don’t earn your IB diploma, you don’t graduate. • You must pass all of your IB exams in order to earn your IB diploma and/or graduate. • IB is not worth it (no benefits). • You are not smart enough (or have the right GPA) to do IB. • If you are in IB, you will not have a life. These rumors are all FALSE!!!

18. Skills to Take From the IB Diploma – Brian Spittle, DePaul University

19. A Closer Look at IB Assessment

20. A Closer Look at IB Assessment English A: Literature - Completed Junior Year

21. A Closer Look at IB Assessment English A: Literature - Completed Senior Year

22. A Closer Look at IB Assessment English A: Literature – Final Score

23. IB Academic Probation Students in the IB Program of study shall be placed on probation if one or more of the following should occur: • Receiving a quarter or semester grade of "F" for a core subject (English, math, science, history), IB TOK, an IB second language (including all Pre-IB language courses), or the IB 6th subject • The unweighted (state) GPA falls below a 2.5 • The student receives disciplinary action for cheating/plagiarism  The probationary term will last for one semester (two quarters). Student progress will be reviewed at the end of each quarter. If the student shows no progress or continues to show signs of academic decline at the end of the probationary period, he/she will remain on probation for the next semester or be removed from the IB program of Study.* *The school administration reserve the right to remove a student at any time if in danger of not promoting/graduating.

24. Bright Futures & Community Service/CAS Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

25. Bright Futures Requirements Award Level – Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) • 100% Tuition & Fees • $300/per semester (fall & spring only) Educational Expense Stipend • Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2019: • 3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service. Other Ways To Qualify: • IB Diploma Recipient (with 100 hours of community service) • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

26. Bright Futures Requirements Award Level – Florida Medallion Scholars (FAS) • 75% Tuition & Fees • Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2019: • 3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service Other Ways To Qualify: • IB Diploma Recipient (with 75 hours of community service) • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

27. Bright Futures Requirements The Bright Futures GPA is calculated based on the following: • The student’s best grades in each subject area will be used • 4 credits of English • 4 credits of Math • 3 credits of Science • 3 credits of Social Studies • 2 credits of Foreign Language • Students may use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above as well as AP, IB or AICE fine arts courses to raise the GPA. • See bright futures website for more information - http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

28. DISCLAIMER 9th & 10th Grade Students and Parents Information Overload DO NOT WORRY ABOUT CAS RIGHT NOW!!! More info on CAS requirements will be provided going into Junior year (Paxon’s CAS Handbook is part of the summer reading for rising IB Juniors)

29. CAS Documentation IB 11th and 12th grade students complete a Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) requirement which is documented online using the ManageBac website. https://psas.managebac.com/login CAS Completion Deadline: March 2020 For more information on CAS, visit the ‘CAS’ page on the Paxon IB website.

30. CAS & Community Service for IB Students • In 11th & 12th grade, hours may be documented from the ‘service’ component of the IB Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) requirement for Bright Futures • Students cannot be paid for the ‘service’, and it must be performed at a non-profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts • Community Service (and CAS) should be meaningful. • To eliminate headaches later, ALWAYS check with Mrs. Culpepper

31. CAS & Community Service for IB Students For IB program of study students, all service documentation is completed online via ManageBac as part of the student’s CAS program (remember…no hour counting with CAS). Additional community service forms only need to be turned in if: • Documenting hours to apply for National Honor Society • Documenting hours to apply for a scholarship (other than Bright Futures) The only form IB students need to turn in to document community service hours are: • Community Service Log Form • Forms are available on Paxon’s website: psas.duvalschools.org under the guidance tab and on the Paxon guidance website at paxonguidance.weebly.com

32. Sample CAS Experiences/Projects

33. CAS-Sample Student • Aug. 2018-Nov. 2018 - Marching Band-Junior Year (C, A) • Sep. 2018-International Day of Peace (worked with other students to make a display) (C) • Sep. 2018-April 2019 - Learning Lab Assistant-Tutor (C, S) • Nov. 2018-Student Tour Guide for Paxon IB Info Session (C, S) • Jan. 2018-April 2019-Baseball conditioning and tryouts (A) • May. 2019-July 2019-Teaching self how to play songs on guitar (C) • Jun. 2019-Jul. 2019-Paxon Summer & Orientation volunteer (S) • Aug. 2019-Nov. 2019 - Marching Band-Senior Year (C, A) • Sep. 2019-Dec. 2019-Working out at local gym with goal of bench pressing a certain weight (A) • Oct. 2019-Mental Health Awareness Walk (A, S) • Oct. 2019-Mar. 2020-Planning and participating in the Paxon International Fair (C, A, S)

34. Places for CAS/Community Service *Anything being documented as community service must be at a non-profit organization www.handsonjacksonville.org

35. College & career planning Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

36. College Planning – Get Involved NOW!!! • Extracurricular Activities: Clubs, Sports, etc. • Community Service • Explore your passions (CAS helps with this) • In terms of college applications: • Colleges are looking for individuals’ dedication and leadership • More time spent on fewer activities looks better than a few hours scattered across many

37. Counselor Portion on College Applications-Example

38. College Planning • Be sure to visit colleges and universities BEFORE you make a final decision. • Colleges visit Paxon to speak to students (Lunch) • Schedule posted outside of the school counseling office, on the Paxon school counseling website, linked on school website, and said during announcements • Students must have teacher permission to miss class to attend if scheduled during a lunch when they have class or during class time (extremely rare).

39. The dorms looked like this on the website….

40. …But they really look like this

41. Jacksonville College Fair October 13, 2018 (Prime Osborn Convention Center) • Information Sessions • Bright Futures Scholarship Program • Federal Financial Aid • College Planning Nuts and Bolts • Floridastudents.org – Online Academic Advising • Writing The College Admissions Essay • Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Scholarship Search Tips • Get With The Times And Use The Web Make sure to register online ahead of time: www.gotomyncf.com

42. Be Careful on Social Media...

43. Additional college & career planning resources Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

44. Take Stock in Children Scholarship 2 years of FREE tuition through Florida Pre-Paid Applicants Must: Be a 9th Grade Student Qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch Have a 2.0 GPA (unweighted) Have No Conduct Offences or Attendance Issues Participants Will be Exposed to: A Mentor Throughout High School College/Financial Aid Workshops National College Fair College Tours Mentors and Mentees are NEEDED! Contact Mrs. Ebonee Peterson at 384-1361 x 4246 or epeterson@takestockjax.org

45. www.floridastudents.org Video Tutorials

46. SAT Prep – Khan Academy

47. www.floridashines.org Formerly www.flvc.org

48. Bigfuture.org A Resource from The CollegeBoard

49. www.collegesimply.com

50. Paxon IB Website paxonsas-ib.weebly.com