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Career Center/College Information

Hello !

Name: Mrs. Janelle Coleman
Email Address: jcoleman@fremont.k12.ca.us
Phone number: 510-657-4070 x 27204

WELCOME TO THE CAREER CENTER/ COLLEGE INFORMATION SITE.

This center works with students, parents, counselors and the community to provide career guidance and college information to the students of Kennedy High. Career search, learning style assessments, CTE (Career Technical Education) opportunities, college searches, application submissions, and financial aid information are all available in this center.

It is never too early or too late for students to begin their college and career planning.

AP TESTING

We are selling AP exams. Each exam will cost $90. Students can reserve a test for $30. The deadline for purchasing a test is Thursday, March 28, 2013. Please purchase at brunch, lunch or after school in the business office or room 226.

See the button to the left titled "AP Exams: Why Take Them/Schedule" for the tests which begin May 6-May 17.

STANDARDIZED TESTING AND REPORTING (STAR)

Each spring, May 20-23, students in grades two through eleven take a STAR test. The STAR Program looks at how well schools and students are performing. Students take tests in math, reading, writing, science, and history. Teachers and parents can use test results to improve student learning.

The STAR Program includes four tests: the California Standards Tests, the California Modified Assessment,
the California Alternate Performance Assessment, and
the Standards-based Tests in Spanish.

For more information about the STAR Program, contact your local school district.
The STAR - CalEdFacts page provides a more detailed overview of the program.

OHLONE COLLEGE FOR SENIORS

Ohlone College held two workshops at Kennedy high school to introduce students to Ohlone and the community college system. Students completed applications for Ohlone online as well as applications
for other commmunity colleges.

Once students get their Ohlone student ID number, usually within three days, they must bring it to Mrs. Coleman in room 204 to sign up for the assessment
tests which will be given at Kennedy on March 19.
Study for the placement test online at www.ohlone.edu/placement/studyguides.html .
Failure to study may result in placement below your abilities, wasting time and money.

Students must use their ID number to register for Freshmen Days at www.ohlone.edu/freshmen to: complete orientation; meet with a couselor; and
register for classes on May 17 or 18, 2013 at the
Ohlone College Newark Center.

Any student who missed the workshops may still complete the application online. See Mrs. Coleman
in room 204 for help.

CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT

AB 130 allows students who meet AB 540 criteria (California Education Code 68130.5(a)) to apply for
and receive non-state funded scholarships for public colleges and universities.

AB 131 allows students who meet AB 540 criteria to apply for and receive state-funded financial aid such as institutional grants, community college fee waivers, Cal Grant and Chafee Grant.

For more information about the types of financial aid Dream Act students can access, please see the
California Student Aid Commission PowerPoint or FAQs at www.csac.ca.gov/dream_act/asp

ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

PART-TIME POSITION

Final filing date: this is an open until filled recruitment
and will close when a sufficient number of qualified applications are received. Please submit application
and supplemental questionnaire as soon as possible.

The district has a part time opening for current, active high school students. This is a part-time limited term position, working approximately 2 to 4 hours per day Monday through Friday. Work hours are flexible
and can be arranged around school schedules.
Interested candidates must be currently attending
school. The position is in the accounting division.

Hourly rate: $8.00 - $8.50 per hour, depending upon relevant experience.

Accounting: provides clerical assistance to the
accounting staff. Typical tasks include using a calculator to run tapes on daily time cards; matching, verifying, cross referencing and filing various accounts payable
data such as invoices, purchase orders, bank statements, warrants, job orders; and, preparing and using basic excel spreadsheets or word documents, and scanning. Desirable: ability to use 10-key calculator by touch; knowledge of standard office practices and procedures including filing, operation of standard office equipment, and spreadsheet programs in a "windows" environment; ability to multitask and work in a detailed environment.

How to apply:

1. Application materials may be obtained at: ACWD 43885 So. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont, CA; or from our website employment opportunity page at www.acwd.org . Or by calling the district human resources job hotline at (510) 668-4225.

2. Application materials must include an Alameda
County Water District employment application and a work experience education student supplemental questionnaire. Applications submitted without all the required materials will not be given further consideration. Interested applicants must complete an Alameda County Water District application, which must be submitted to
the human resources office as soon as possible. This recruitment will close once a sufficient number of
qualified applications are received.

3. Employment offers are always contingent upon successful completion of security background checks. Employment is made contingent upon verification of identify and legal right to work in the U.S.A.
pursuant to federal law, and the signing of a loyalty oath, pursuant to state law.

FREE SAT SUMMER CAMP

DeVry University in Fremont will host a FREE SAT Camp during the summer this year: Held over two weeks, from 8:30-1:30pm daily, with additional classes available from 2-4pm.

These classes have limited availability, and fill up very fast! Students must contact Wayne Anthony directly by email or phone to secure a spot. He can be reached at 510-574-1262 or wanthony@devry.edu

Kennedy High School's Federal
ATP/CEEB code is 050966

QUICK LINKS

CLASS OF 2014

GET READY FOR EARLY START

On June 11, 2010, the California State University Chancellor's Office issued a system-wide mandate formally establishing the Early Start Program (ESP). http://www.csusuccess.org/juniors

Starting in Summer 2012, all students with remedial needs in mathematics who have been admitted for the fall semester will be required to attend a remedial mathematics activity at a CSU campus during the summer before fall classes begin..

Juniors, who earn a status of Conditionally Ready in mathematics on their Early Assessment test given in May, may satisfy the CSU's Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) requirement by taking a senior year math class with an Algebra 2 prerequisite and earning a grade of C or better. (Note: A "C-" does NOT count.)

For more information, go to... http://www.csumathsuccess.org/elearning_faqs

Students who fail to comply will not be permitted to enroll in fall semester classes.

The same requirement will take effect for English in the summer of 2014! (That's the class of 2014.)

For more information, go to…http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/eshome

Juniors EAP Information Page...

http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ceas/degrees/eap/files/
docs/eap-juniors.pdf

Sample Essay and Scoring Rubric...http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/ept.pdf

Online Exam Preps (ENGLISH): http://www.csuenglishsuccess.org/ept_practice_tests

Online Exam Preps (MATH): http://www.csumathsuccess.org/exam_prep

About the EAP Results: Math EAP statuses are determined by combining student performance on selected problems on the STAR math test along with the additional 15 CSU math problems. English EAP statuses are determined by combining student performance on selected problems on the STAR English test along with the additional 15 CSU English questions and the 45-minute essay.

Class of 2014 EAP Results Will Become Available August 2013 (Online and on the 2013 STAR test report)

NEW EAP STATUS: ‘EAP English Conditional’ Applicable to current high school juniors (those that will be high school seniors Fall 2014)

DESCRIPTION:

The EAP has a new status for English: Conditional. Similar to the Math Conditional status, the English Conditional Status demonstrates that the student has performed at a high level on the EAP test. However, the CSU feels that failure to take a rigorous English course in the senior year will diminish English skills necessary for success at the college level. The English Conditional status allows a student to be placed in credit bearing courses once enrolled at the CSU or participating community college if the student meets the condition of the exemption. They are exempt from taking the English Placement Test (EPT).

MEETING THE CONDITION

Students may meet the English Conditional status by taking one of several English courses in the senior year. In order to maintain the exemption, students must earn a grade of “C” or higher. Students who fail to meet the condition will be required to take the English Placement Test (EPT) upon admission to the CSU and follow appropriate steps required by participating community colleges.

THE COURSES

· Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC)

· AP English

· IB English

· Weighted Honors English (deemed a weighted class on the ‘a-g’ list)

ERWC OPPORTUNITIES

In order for the ERWC course to satisfy the condition, it must be officially adopted and offered as a year-long course. The course must have been approved by the certification process and appear on the official ‘a-g’ list on the UC Doorways portal as satisfying the ‘b’ requirement. In addition, instructors must also be certified through the ERWC training process.

EARLY START

Students who have not passed the EPT, or demonstrated proficiency through SAT or ACT scores, IB, or EAP will be required to participate in the University’s Early Start Program prior to enrolling at their destination campus. Students, who are English Conditional, will be exempt from participation in Early Start.

NOT MEETING THE ENGLISH CONDITION

· Students who are deemed English Conditional, enroll in one of the approved English courses, but do not earn a grade of “C” or higher will not meet the conditional status and will not be exempt from the EPT. These students will be required to take the English Placement Test (EPT) upon admission to the CSU and follow appropriate steps required by participating community colleges.

· Students who are English Conditional and do not enroll in any of the approved English courses will be required to take the EPT and forfeit their exemption status

Last Modified on April 23, 2013