Informational E formational Evening ening Yassi D ssi Delgado - lgado - SHS HS Brigit Cain igit Cain - CHS HS Jennifer Beers nnifer Beers - HEHS EHS 847-755-3626 847-755-3626 847-755-5626 847-755-5626 847-755-4626 847-755-4626 Class of 2022 Class of 2022
Tonight night’s Agenda s Agenda Enrollment P llment Process ocess Residency sidency PSA PSAT 8/9 T 8/9 Test st Car Career C eer Cruising I uising Inter terest I st Inventor ntory Cor Core & E e & Electiv ective O e Offerings fferings Preliminar eliminary P y Placement I acement Information nformation Incoming F ncoming Freshman S eshman Student & P tudent & Parent N nt Night ght
Mailing #1 – iling #1 – Enr nrollment P ollment Process ocess Incoming Freshman Transition Guidebook • Testing D sting Day B y Bus R s Routes utes See page 4 of • PSA Transition Guide PSAT 8/9 T 8/9 Test I st Information nformation • Enrollment F llment Form rm * Birth Cer h Certificate tificate See page 2 of Transition Guide *P *Proof of R oof of Residency sidency
Residency Re Submit P bmit Proper operty ty Tax, C x, Curr rrent ent Lease, G Lease, Gas B s Bill, ll, or or Electric B ectric Bill ll No phone, water or cable bills. No If not not in par in parent nt’s name, arrange an appointment name, arrange an appointment by calling calling your ur student student’s futur future high school. high school. See page 2 of Transition Guide
What About the P What A out the Physical? ysical? Physicals must be on a ysicals must be on a Cer Certificate of Child tificate of Child Health E alth Examination form amination form with a Revision date at the top of form of 2013 or after with a R vision date at the top of form of 2013 or after. • IHSA forms IHSA forms WILL NO WILL NOT be accepted. T be accepted. Physical dates must ysical dates must be within 365 days (1 y be within 365 days (1 year – ar – August ugust 13, 13, 2017) 2017) prior to the first day prior to the first day of school for incoming fr of school for incoming freshman y eshman year ar. Do not wait to make appointments! not wait to make appointments! S Students tudents can be ex can be excluded from cluded from school. school. See page 3 of Transition Guide
Mailing #2 iling #2 • Mailed home November 1 st • Career Cluster Information • Invitation to Incoming Freshman Student & Parent Night Event • Infinite Campus Parent Portal Login See pages 3 & 5 of Transition Guide
Car Career C eer Cruising M uising Matchmaker tchmaker
Test D st Day I y Information formation PSAT 8/9 PSA T 8/9 Satur turday day, O , October tober 14 14 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 12:00 noon Arriv Arrive no later than 7:45 a.m. no later than 7:45 a.m. Two #2 P o #2 Pencils ncils Calculator Calculator Students udents with accommodations with accommodations will end at v will end at various times; rious times; par parents will likely need to pr nts will likely need to provide transpor ide transportation home. tation home. If cannot attend, please call the high school. cannot attend, please call the high school.
PSA PSAT 8/9 T 8/9 Section ction # of of Questions estions Allotted llotted Time me Re Reading 42 55 minutes Writing iting and Language nd Language 40 30 minutes Math T th Test st - No o Calculator Calculator 13 20 minutes Math T th Test st - Calculator alculator 25 40 minutes
What Can I D What Can I Do To P Prepar epare? e? • You pr u prepar epare for the PSA e for the PSAT 8/9 through 8/9 through your work in your current classes. your work in your curr ent classes. • Gain insight from your teachers. Gain insight from your teachers. • Get plenty Get plenty of r of rest. st. • Calm your ner Calm your nerves. es. • Get y Get yourself r urself ready to go! ady to go!
What Can I D What Can I Do To P Prepar epare? e? https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9
What Can I Do To P What Can I D Prepar epare? e? Test D Te Day • Eat a light br Eat a light breakfast. eakfast. • Bring two #2 pencils, ing two #2 pencils, eraser & calculator eraser & calculator. • Follo llow w dir directions exactly and don ctions exactly and don’t be t be afraid to ask afraid to ask questions. questions. • Pace y Pa yourself. • Answ Answer ev er ever ery question. y question. • If y you finish a sub-test early u finish a sub-test early, check y check your work. ur work. • Take the test seriously ke the test seriously and do y and do your best! ur best!
What H What Happens N ppens Next? xt? Your PSA ur PSAT 8/9 scor 8/9 score r e results along sults along with with your Car ur Career C eer Cruising uising Inter terest I st Inventor ntory r y results will be distributed during I sults will be distributed during Incoming coming Freshman S eshman Student udent & & Parent N nt Night. ght. Conant – Conant – Tuesday uesday, D , December 12 @ 6 p cember 12 @ 6 p.m. m. Hoffman Estates – ffman Estates – Tuesday uesday, D , December 12 @ 6 p cember 12 @ 6 p.m. m. Schaumburg – Schaumburg – Monday onday, D December 11 @ 6 p cember 11 @ 6 p.m. m.
Core Courses Cor e Courses • English glish • Reading* ading* • Science Science • Ma Math Determined b etermined by PSA PSAT 8/9 scor T 8/9 score and e and Junior H nior High teacher r gh teacher recommendation. commendation. See page 5 of Transition Guide
Electiv ective Course e Course Offerings fferings
Electiv ective Course e Course Offerings fferings
Dual C al Credit and P edit and Power of r of 15 15 Consider Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses. Students can earn up to fifteen college credits by graduation. Advanced Placement courses are identified in the curriculum guide. Select courses have been designated as dual credit or “articulated credit” and designated as 600-level courses. These are offered as part of a curriculum collaboration with Harper College or other colleges as indicated. See page 6 of Transition Guide
Placement P acement Process ocess Junior H nior High gh Visits sits th – 1 y 10 th – 19 th th Januar nuary 10 Students ar tudents are placed in courses based on: e placed in courses based on: PSAT 8/9 PSA T 8/9 Test r st results sults J.H. T J.H. Teacher acher Recs cs J.H. and H.S. D J.H. and H.S. Discussion scussion
Contact Information Contact I formation Brigit Cain igit Cain Jennifer B nnifer Beers eers Conant H Conant High School gh School Hoffman Estates H ffman Estates High School gh School 847-755-5626 847-755-5626 847-755-3626 847-755-3626 jbeers@d211.org jbeers@d211.org bcain@d211.org bcain@d211.org Yassi D ssi Delgado lgado Schaumburg H Schaumburg High School gh School 847-755-4626 847-755-4626 ydelgado@d211.org elgado@d211.org
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