CAST Prevalent Topics in High School Counseling May

CAST: Prevalent Topics in High School Counseling May 2016 Sneha Shah-Coltrane Director, Advanced Learning With appreciation to Cynthia Floyd

Today’s Overview GPA/Weighting Changes AIG AP/IB CCP Diploma Endorsements

GPA/Weighting Changes • All high school courses: 10 -point grading scale; no augmentation • Starting with this year’s freshman class: weighting changes

Course Weighting Overview SBE GCS-L-004 Academic Course Level GPA Added Value: All Classes before Freshman 2015 -16 GPA Added Value: Starting with Freshman Class of 2015 -16 Standard Courses 0 0 Honors Courses 1 0. 5 Community College Courses on CAA and 4 -year college/University Courses 1 1 AP/IB Courses and 300/400 Level University Courses 2 1

AP/IB Exam Fees • AP/IB exam fees are covered by DPI for all students enrolled in courses, again this year • AP: Must submit final invoice by June 3 to College Board • Both direct pay. • Schools are responsible for other fees.

Local AIG Plans due July 2016 • Connect with your AIG team to discuss roles of counselors and other personnel to support AIG students. • K-12 total school programming • Academic, cognitive, social and emotional support

Career and College Promise CCP provides structured dual enrollment opportunities for qualified high school students to dually enroll in higher education courses that provide pathways that lead to credentials, certificate, diploma, or degree as well as provide job skills – tuition-free.

Three Types of CCP Opportunities 1. College Transfer Pathway 2. Career and Technical Education Pathway 3. Cooperative Innovative High Schools

College Transfer Pathway: Provides course credits towards Associate degrees in Arts or Science that are seamlessly transferrable to all UNC System institutions and participating private institutions. Open to all eligible NC high school students in Grades 11 -12 Eligibility: Weighted GPA 3. 0 and demonstrate college readiness on approved college benchmark assessment

Career and Technical Education Pathway: Provides course work towards an industryrecognized credential, certificate or diploma in a technical career. Continues to build on foundational high school courses. Open to all eligible NC high school students in Grades 11 -12 Criteria: Weighted GPA 3. 0 or recommendation of HS principal and meet the prerequisites for the career pathway

Cooperative Innovative High Schools: Provides a high school diploma and two years of college credit/Associate’s degree through partnerships with local Community Colleges and Colleges/Universities. Established jointly by LEAs and CC, C/Universities, and Private IHES. Possible Grades 9 -13; on-site of IHE Focus: At-risk of dropping out, first generation college, accelerated instruction

College Course Codes • Specific codes are only available courses on CAA. • Dual Credit Chart being updated; additional option for English IV. • For College/ University courses, use generic, specify in local title.

Diploma Endorsements • Updated programming soon in Powerschool • Look carefully; override if needed. • Seals are local responsibility

QUESTIONS? Other topics? Sneha. shahcoltrane@dpi. nc. gov