BOONE COUNTY SCHOOLS - MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS

Issue 1

YOU ARE
INVITED:
College and
Career
Readiness:
A Parent Short
Course
YOUR CHILDS FUTURE STARTS TODAY

Family Conversations on College

and Career Readiness.
It is never too early to help your child
develop their skills and talents.
College and career may seem a long
way off but the path to success
begins now. In todays challenging
environment no one can depend
upon luck or happenstance to build a
bright future.
Join us for this short course 4
evening sessions where middle
school/high school students and
their parents will work together to
understand the preparation process.
Families will learn about the
pathways to college and career
readiness from community
resources, educational staff,
financial experts and college
guidance to help navigate the road
to success

SAVE THE DATES

SAVE THE DATES

Thursday Evenings
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Jones Middle School
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
WHO: Parents and students
Together

No REGISTRATION
REQUIRED
Sessions 1: Expectations
What are the academic benchmarks to
aim for? What courses should my child
take? Who can I speak with? What skills
should my child develop in and out of
school?

Session 2: Communication
Learn how to follow your students
grades in an encouraging way; how to
research further opportunities and build
career aspirations with your child.

Session 3: The Money Talk

DONT MISS THIS ONE!
College costs, best fits, financial aid and
other resources. Learn how to aim for
scholarships and good fit colleges.

COST: None
Session 4: Resources
Learn about college and career
opportunities. Find out what 21st
Century Careers expect of our students.
Create your own personal Road Map to
College and Career Readiness.

YOU ARE INVITED: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: A

PARENT SHORT COURSE

PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Regardless of the economic, ethnic,
or cultural background,
family/parent involvement in a
childs education is a major factor in
determining the childs success in
school.
Source: PTA Policy Issue Reference
Cards, Revised February 2009

ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Parents are crucial in guiding their
children through a college
preparatory curriculum, and middle
school students generally cite their
parents as their top resource for
academic planning and support.

SAVE THE DATES

Thursday Evenings
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Jones Middle School
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5

DID YOU KNOW?

In 1970, only 26 percent of middle-class workers had any kind of education
beyond high school. Today, nearly 60 percent of all jobs in the U.S.
economy require higher education.
The U.S. economy will need an estimated 22 million new college
graduates by 2018 but will face a shortfall of at least 3 million.
A college education is the gateway to the American middle class, with
college graduates earning substantially more than those without a degree.
Poor college completion rates in the U.S. hurt the national economy. Only
about half of those who enroll in a four-year institution earn a degree
within six years, and barely 20% of those pursuing an associate degree
earn one within three years GOOD PREPARATION IS THE KEY!

A college degree will make your chances of gainful employment better. Check
out the earnings and unemployment rates for people 25 years and older with
different levels of education:
Mean (average)
Unemployment
Level of Education Completed
rate in 2014
earnings in 2014
Less than a high school diploma
$30,108
9.0%
High school graduate, no college
$43,056
6.0%
Some college, no degree
$48,984
6.0%
Occupational program (career school)
$48,152
4.3%
Associate degree (academic program)
$52,364
4.6%
Bachelors degree
$74,308
3.5%
Masters degree
$88,036
2.8%
Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.)
$105,456
2.1%
Professional degree (e.g., M.D., J.D.)
$124,904
1.9%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, unpublished tables 2015

YOU ARE INVITED: COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: A

PARENT SHORT COURSE

A college degree will make your chances of gainful employment better. Check out the earnings and unemployment rates for people 25
years and older with different levels of education:

Level of education completed

Less than a high school diploma
High school graduate, no college
Some college, no degree
Occupational program (career school)
Associate degree (academic program)
Bachelors degree
Masters degree
Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.)
Professional degree (e.g., M.D., J.D.)

Mean (average)
earnings in 2014
$30,108
$43,056
$48,984
$48,152
$52,364
$74,308
$88,036
$105,456
$124,904

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, unpublished tables 2015

Unemployme
nt rate in
2014
9.0%
6.0%
6.0%
4.3%
4.6%
3.5%
2.8%
2.1%
1.9%