Student & Parent Academic Year Handbook

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1 Student & Parent Academic Year Handbook

2 Program Goal Program Goals o All Upward Bound students will enroll in college and graduate with a bachelor s degree or higher. Program Objectives o Students maintain above a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. o Students meet Math and English standards on State Testing. o Students graduate from high school. o Students graduate from high school in a rigorous program of study. o Students enroll in college the fall after high school graduation. o Students graduate from college.

3 WHICH MEANS. YOUR SUCCESS IS THE PROGRAM S SUCCESS. We can t continue the program without you achieving you goals!

4 Your Goals Take a moment to think about what goals you would like to accomplish this year Short-Term Goal (within the next week or month) Medium-Term Goal (within the next 6 months) Long Term Goal (within the next year) Write them down in your handbook!

5 The UB Philosophy Create & Maintain a Positive & Supportive Environment for all Students & their Families and Staff Accept Responsibility for Your Actions & Take Initiative Be the Change You Want to See in the World Remember: Your Upward Bound staff and fellow students are available to help you when you struggle.

6 Academic Year Components What goes on during the school year?

7 UB Topics The topics covered in UB Scholar Meetings & UB Academies 1 st Quarter: Planning for College September Motivation & Aspirations October College 3 rd Quarter: Paying for College January Financial Aid February Scholarships & Volunteering 2 nd Quarter: Preparing for College November: Career December: Study Skills & Test Prep 4 th Quarter: College Survival March - Financial Literacy April Leadership May Summer Programs

8 UB Scholar Meetings Meeting Purpose Learn new skills related to college, money, careers, and academics Evaluate your progress towards college Discuss issues that you may be struggling with Build a better relationship with you! Students will have an opportunity for their voice to be heard and their needs to be met.

9 UB Scholar Meeting Schedule School Pittsfield H.S. Quincy Senior High Meredosia- Chambersburg H.S. Griggsville-Perry H.S. Day Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Time 3:00-3:20pm (12 th ) 3:25-4:15pm (9-11 th ) TBD (12 th ) 2:30-3:20pm (9-11 th ) 3:05-4:00pm 12:41-1:08/1:40pm (12 th ) 3:15-4:00pm (9 th 11 th ) Place Conference Room in Main Hallway D137 Cafeteria Library/Media Center UB Scholar Meeting Fall Start Date UB Scholar Meeting Fall End Date UB Scholar Meeting Spring Start Date UB Scholar Meeting Spring End Date 8/28/2017 8/29/2017 8/30/2017 8/31/ /11/ /12/ /13/ /14/2017 1/8/2017 1/9/2017 1/10/2017 1/11/2017 5/7/2017 5/8/2017 5/9/2017 5/10/2017

10 UB Scholar Meetings Structure This Year: Grades 9-11 meet afterschool for about 45 minutes same activity Seniors meet during the school day (when depends on your school) & we will be focusing on assisting seniors complete their college and financial aid tasks. The meetings will function like a class or workshop, but a bit more relaxed with hands-on activities & discussions We will sometimes be checking students progress of grades, milestones, issues, etc.

11 UB Scholars Meeting Expectations Show up Ask for Help Take Responsibility for Yourself Communicate with UB Staff Have a Good Attitude Be Casual (but still Respectful)

12 UB Scholar Meetings Absences You are allowed 1 pre-arranged excused absence per quarter. What is considered excused depends on your advisor. Each absence after the 1 st is a $20 stipend deduction.

13 UB Scholar Meetings Being Late It is your responsibility to sign in on the sign-in sheet to be counted as present. Depending on how late you are, you may still be counted as absent.

14 UB Scholars Scheduling Conflict You must arrange a time to meet with your advisor each week. This could be possibly during a lunch or class period during school (homeroom, PE, study hall) but this must be set up by the advisor AND THE SCHOOL. The special arrangement must be the same day as your already established meeting day due to transportation costs for the program.

15 UB Academies Structure Same topics as UB Scholars, but bigger activities (serves as a culmination of what has been covered during UB Scholars.) Special guest speakers Large scale activities not possible in UB Scholar Meetings Transportation sign up for transportation for each UB Academy if you need it

16 UB Academies Attendance Students are expected to attend all UB Academies Parents are invited to attend all UB academies this year Absences Must complete a make-up activity

17 Academic Coaching Required for students whose grades fall below a C or have a quarterly GPA below a 2.5. Any student can sign up for academic coaching you do not have to be failing to utilize it. Academic coaching is one-on-one with a trained coach, conducted outside of the school day at a public location of the student s choice: o o o o John Wood Community College Quincy University The local library The student s school Students are expected to attend all scheduled academic coaching sessions (regardless if coaching was required or voluntary) Non-UB students pay $24-$80 per hour for personalized

18 Academic Coaching Academic Coaching Steps 1. Coaching requested student/staff completes request form. 2. Match & Schedule Set-up 3. 1 st Session: complete contract & needs assessment 4. Future sessions: work on the plan that you created with your tutor 5. End of quarter review of grades to determine whether or not to continue coaching 6. After last session complete an evaluation

19 Homework Help & Tutoring Struggling with homework? Get on tutor.com! 24/7 help available! (Seriously!) ALL Subjects Available Easy to use Can request the same tutor, if you prefer, or get a new one each time All tutors have a degree & are professionals All you need is a computer/tablet and an internet connection Can share photos of your assignments with the tutor All students have unlimited access for a full year. (Non UB students pay $40 per hour x 1 hour per week = $1,680 per year!)

20 Homework Help & Tutoring Wanting to learn independently in a different way than in the classroom? Check out Courseware (PLATO) All students have an account, but only 2 parking spaces available at one time ALL High School prep courses available, including Honors & AP Functions like an online class, but you can use at as a subject reference tool or a way to quiz yourself There is no teacher UB staff are teachers and do not check it regularly All you need is a computer/tablet and an internet connection

21 College Campus Visits 3 group campus visits scheduled each semester. Transportation provided to/from campuses. Individual Campus Visits with parents can be reimbursed Who Can Go on a College Visit? o Any student that gets the absence excused before the visit o Parents o Juniors & Seniors get priority when full, students get priority over parents Vehicle seating is limited to 5 students & 2 staff

22 College Visits What are steps to sign up for a college visit? 1. Sign up for it by calling Mary 2. Contact your school to get your absence excused for the day of the visit 3. Know basic information about the campus in order to ask meaningful questions. Let the voting begin!

23 Cultural Events Throughout the year Upward Bound offers a variety of cultural events to enhance our students learning experiences. Eligibility to go depends on your progress in UB and in your academics.

24 Student Leadership Group Juniors & Seniors only Will be helping shape the responsibilities and goals of JWCC UB s future Leadership Groups. Responsibilities CAN include things like: o o o o o o Planning social & cultural events (like a holiday party or movie night) Planning fundraisers (like Dodgeball tournament or Sleepout for Homelessness) Deciding how to celebrate TRIO day Presenting at academies Go to Leadership Conferences (yes, UB will take you!) Help UB staff make decisions on programming and policies If you are interested in getting involved, sign up today!

25 Academic Expectations Do your best!

26 Grades & GPA Expectations Good Academic Standing Is a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher from previous quarter, and all grades are at a C- or above. You are expected to remain in Good Academic Standing in the Program.

27 Grades & GPA Expectations Academic Watch Earned a grade below a C- in any of your courses or you have a quarter/ cumulative GPA of 2.5 or less on a 4.0 scale

28 Maintaining Academic Expectations Academic Watch What Happens When You Are Placed On Academic Watch? Student will be required to meet 1 hour per week with an academic coach during the rest of the quarter after the grade or GPA was received. Students who are on academic watch may not eligible to go on the fall or spring cultural trips or events.

29 Maintaining Academic Expectations Academic Watch What Happens When You Remain On Academic Watch After 1 Quarter Of Tutoring With LIMITED Improvement? Continue Academic Coaching. You may be required to meet with the UB Manager with your parent/guardian to develop additional strategies to improve your grades. Students who consistently remain on academic watch for 2 quarters or more may be determined not to be appropriate for the Upward Bound Program, if no improvement is being shown. The student may be terminated from the program and counseled to identify other resources.

30 Student Academics Your 4-Year High School College Subject English 4 Years Math 3 to 4 Years Science (with a lab) 3 years Foreign Language 2 years Preparatory Course Plan Classes Literature, Writing/Composition & Speech Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus and/or Statistics Including 1 full year each of at least 2 of: Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics Of the same language other than English Social Studies 3 U.S. History, U.S. Government and World History or Years Geography More Competitive colleges want to see 4 years each of Math, Lab Science and Social Studies and 3 or more years of Foreign Language.

31 Standardized Testing for College Test Prep Request an academic coach to get 1-on-1 assistance in preparing for the ACT or SAT this year. Ask your advisor to make the referral. Fee Waivers Upward Bound will provide fee waivers for up to 2 exams per student for ACT & SAT If Your School Does Not Offer a Test See your high school counselor to arrange to take it at another school.

32 4 Year High School Course Plan Complete your course plan to prepare you for college admission. Split up by school.

33 4 Year High School Course Plan Split up by school Complete the handout be sure plan to take the correct number of classes in each subject. High School Graduation College Admission Requirements!

34 Program Policies & Expectations How to Stay in the Program

35 Attendance What am I required to attend? UB Scholar Meetings Weekly UB Academies Quarterly Academic Coaching When Scheduled for You What is Optional? Campus Visits Cultural Trips & Events

36 Attendance UB Scholar Meeting Conflicts If you can t attend the REGULARLY scheduled UB Scholar meetings due to a conflict with extracurricular obligations o Submit your practice/game/meeting schedule to your advisor o Arrange an alternate time to meet with your advisor each week must be on the same day as the regularly scheduled meeting If you can t attend the UB Scholar meeting for just that week o You ll get a $20 stipend deduction for each missed meeting o You are allowed 1 pre-arranged excused absence per quarter

37 Attendance UB Academy Conflict If you can t attend the UB Academy o You will receive a $45 stipend deduction o Unless you complete the makeup activity listed on our website Academic Coaching Session Conflicts If you can t attend an Academic Coaching Session o You ll get a $20 stipend deduction for each missed session o You need to notify your academic coach when you will be gone beforehand

38 Attendance Trip or Event that s NOT required That you already signed up for, but cannot attend o Let us know ASAP that you can t come. o You may receive a stipend deduction if you don t give us notice at least a few days before that you aren t coming. o We may have already purchased your meals, admission tickets & hotel room.

39 Attitude & Respect Please Be Respectful You can be wrote up for being disrespectful to your peers and UB staff Do not disrupt meetings & events Do what is asked of you the first time Keep issues to yourself until it is appropriate to address

40 Communication Remind Get program announcements Communicate with UB staff For parents & academic coaches too! Can use through texting or through an app on your smartphone to Website Facebook

41 $ Stipends $ Starting Stipend Amount $90 Grades & GPA Your Quarter GPA: Tutoring: Was Tutoring Required This Quarter? Y N UB Scholars Attendance (Weekly Meetings) Deductions - $45 (You are at risk of losing $45 if your GPA is below a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and/or your grades in any of your classes fall below a C-. Demonstrating improvement in any class or GPA may allow you to still earn the $45. This amount is deducted based on the discretion of the advisor and program manager.) - $20 per missed tutoring session (regardless if tutoring was required or not) - $20 per missed meeting (You are allowed 1 excused absence per quarter, as long as it was communicated to your advisor before the missed meeting and you have a good reason.) UB Academy (Saturday - $45 per missed academy, if it was not made up and Sessions) missed for a good reason. Total Out of $90

42 Stipend Demonstration What happens when you start missing required activities.

43 Transportation You must sign up Sign up for transportation for UB Academies by calling

44 Limit Your Hours Working a Job Do not work more than 12 hours per week o Your academic performance may start to decline o Keep your focus on your long-term future, not just short term gains o $9 per hour may seem great now, but 5 years from now, you will have wished you would ve done better in school to get scholarships o Work is NOT an excused absence for UB required activities it is your responsibility to yourself to ask off in advance for your already established commitments. If your employer won t honor your unavailable time, then you should reconsider where you would like to work.

45 Disciplinary Actions First Occurrence: Verbal Warning (Possibly even more than one) Second Occurrence: Written Warning Third Occurrence: A phone call will be made to the parent Fourth Occurrence: Student Probation. Student and parent meet for a conference with the program Supervisor Fifth Occurrence: Student Suspension Sixth Occurrence: Student Termination from Program

46 Breakout Sessions by Grade Split up by grade to learn what you should be doing this year!

47 Breakout Sessions Splitting Up By Grade Freshmen/Sophomores: Pam Room A019 Juniors: Jessi Room A020 Seniors: Jenny Room A021 Determine what your main accomplishments should be for the grade that you are in to prepare for college. Meet back in this room in 30 minutes

48 Wrapping Up Just a few more things!

49 Paperwork Please enjoy lunch while you complete paperwork! Student Update Student/Parent Contract JWCC Release of Liability/Emergency Form Stipends will be held from students until all of the above paperwork is turned in for the year.

50 Additional Items Event Evaluation Photo ID Pictures Questions?

51 Contacting Us Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm Please contact us for ANY question you may have. We are your advocate and are always willing to help you!