On the Road to Middle

School and Beyond!

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Transitioning Many things will change:
◦ Multiple classes, multiple teachers
to Middle ◦ More responsibilities (academically)
School ◦ More choices (extra-curricular)

▪ When in doubt, “what should I do?”

▪ Ask for help!

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 ❖ Have a 6 year plan

❖ Be organized

❖ Ask for help when needed!

How will I survive?

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 Your Six Year Plan
1. CST/SBAC/CELDT(ELPAC) Information

2. Know your G.P.A. (grade point average)

3. High School/ Career Information

4. Post-secondary Options
What does CST mean?

CST=
California Standardized Test

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 There are five levels (5th grade):

◦ Standard Exceeded
(Math: 2579-2700)
What are (ELA: 2582-2701)

CST scores, ◦ Standard Met

(Math: 2528-2578)
and what (ELA: 2502-2581)
do they ◦ Standard Nearly Met
(Math: 2455-2527)
mean to
(ELA: 2442-2501)
me? ◦ Standard Not Met
(Math: 2219-2454)
(ELA: 2201-2441)

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 ◦ Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium
◦ California Assessment of
Student Performance and
Progress

SBAC Tied to COMMON CORE

(CAASPP)
Why is this important?

◦ More than 200 Colleges and

Universities to Use Smarter
Balanced Scores as Part of
Placement

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 ▪ What is the CELDT?
▪ California English Language
Development Test. In CA,
students grades K-12 whose
home language is not English
are required by law to take an
English skills test.

CELDT ▪ What does it do?

▪ It helps schools identify
students who need to improve
their skills in reading, writing,
listening and speaking in
English.
▪ For students still learning
English, they may take the test
each year.

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 ▪ Passing is getting a Total of 4 or 5
AND
▪ Getting 3 or higher on all subtests

▪ To get Reclassified, you need:

CELDT
▪ CELDT total of 4 or 5 (subtests
must be 4+)
▪ CST - ELA 335+
▪ Writing sample with a rubric
score of 4+

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 ◦ The English Language Proficiency
Assessments for California (ELPAC) is the
required state test for English language
proficiency (ELP) that must be given to
students whose primary language is a
(NEW) language other than English.
ELPAC
◦ The ELPAC assesses public school students in
K–12 in the following four domains in English:
◦ Listening
◦ Speaking
◦ Reading
◦ Writing

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 ◦ Electronic report (accessible anywhere, fast)
◦ Online Testing

ELPAC
◦ Level 1 – Minimally Developed (1150–1466)
Scoring ◦ Level 2 – Somewhat Developed (1467–1513)
◦ Level 3 – Moderately Developed (1514–1559)
◦ Level 4 – Well Developed (1560–1800)

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 Your Six Year Plan
1. CST Information,
CELDT (ELPAC)Information

2. Know your G.P.A.

3. High School/ Career

Information

4. Post-secondary Options
 ◦ GPA = Grade Point Average
◦ 4.0 = A
◦ 3.0 = B
◦ 2.0 = C * Success = 2.0 or
higher

What is ◦ 1.0 = D
◦ 0.0 = F
a G.P.A.? ◦ Add up grades and divide by the
number of classes.
❖ For 8th grade diploma- students
must have 2.0 (7th + 8th grade
grades combined)
❖ *Sports = average of 2.0 GPA

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 ◦ Class Grade: ◦ Points GPA
A 4 14(total)
B 3 5 (classes)
Let’s B 3

calculate C 2 = 2.4
a GPA! C _2_ GPA*
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 ◦ Read 30+ minutes daily
◦ Know all math facts
Ways to ◦ Set goals- Complete all
Improve assignments on time (have a
goal of zero missing
CST, assignments)
◦ Organize your backpack and
CELDT & binders
◦ Ask questions and ask for help
GPA ◦ Check grades at least 2x per
week- parents will also have
access!

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◦ Get involved in sports and
activities

◦ They can help keep you

focused and have positive
influences in your life. More Ways to
◦ Students involved in sports Improve
and extracurricular activities
are more likely to have Scores
academic success and less
likely to get involved with
drugs, alcohol and smoking.
Join Something!
◦ 2.0 GPA required

◦ Naming your involvement on

college and job applications
makes you a better candidate

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 Scholarship, Services, Character, Citizenship, and leadership in
middle school.

3.0+ GPA, Outstanding for Citizenship

Minimum: 4hrs tutoring, 5hrs school service.

Service: Tutoring, Recycling, Read Across America, Newsletters

Medallion for 50+ hrs. of service.

Benefits: Experience, feels good to help because a lot of people

don’t, great for college & job applications.

https://www.njhs.us/

National Jr. Honor Society

(NJHS/NHS)
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 In middle school, the classes you
MUST take every year are:
If you are Math, Science, English and Social
Studies
thinking
about You MAY want to take classes
that expand your knowledge
college… in other subject areas such as:
Foreign Language, Visual and
Performing Arts or Computer Science

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 ◦ To have friends, you must BE A FRIEND.

◦ If you see something, say something!

◦ Ask for help with problems.

Helpful ◦ Don’t gossip, don’t be the sharer of information.

hints to ◦ Keep your opinions about people to yourself.

avoid ◦ Don’t involve yourself in other’s problems and

business unless you are getting help for them.
problems ◦ Clear problems out with people as soon as they
in middle start.
school : ◦ Don’t brag about bad things you have done.

◦ Bystander power- be part of the solution, not the

problem

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 ❖ SRI Reading Test (Scholastic Reading
Inventory)- Determines your reading level
❖ CELDT Testing.
❖ Immunizations- must show records
❖ Attendance contracts (if you have problematic
attendance)
❖ Owed Lunch Money, Lost Textbooks (must pay
School
what is due)
Registration ❖ Textbook pickup (you keep these at home)
❖ PE Clothes & Lock pick-up; Yearbook payment.
❖ ID Picture (Your ID number is your lunch
number)
❖ Schedule Pick up (your classes will be
determined over the summer based on your CST
scores, citizenship/behavior and Benchmarks)

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 ◦ You have to know how to monitor
your grades and work hard to get
good grades
Middle ◦ You have to be dedicated to
school improving your CST/ CAASPP and
CELDT
gets you ◦ You have to be organized
ready for ◦ All this is helping improve your
high education and getting you ready for
High School and Beyond
school
Now… High School Stuff

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 Before we begin!
Let’s take a 10 minute
bathroom break ~
❖ stretch
❖ drink water
❖ use bathroom
❖ talk with friends
 Your Six Year plan
1. CST Information/
CELDT(ELPAC) Information

2. Know your G.P.A.

3. High School/ Career Information

4. Post-secondary Options
 ◦ You begin thinking about applying for colleges your freshman year of
high school, not your senior year!

◦ A website on preparing for college is

https://www.mappingyourfuture.org/collegeprep/

◦ Begin thinking about what your interests are!

◦ Two free career interest inventories…

http://mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/

http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp

High School is when the search

begins…
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 ◦ Language Arts- 4 years
◦ Mathematics- 3 years
◦ History/Social Science- 2 years

For a four year ◦ Science (Laboratory)- 2 years

college, the ◦ Foreign Language- 2 or 3 years
minimum ◦ Visual or Performing Arts- 1 year
requirements
are: More Selective Schools like UC Berkeley or
Stanford generally require the same number of
courses but expect higher level courses such as
**AP or Honors courses.

** AP courses are weighted one point higher and

can significantly boost a student’s GPA

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 ◦ Four year colleges require entrance exams be
taken for consideration for admission.

◦ SAT
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org
◦ ACT https://www.act.org

◦ FreeTestPrep.com is a new, free online

Entrance
resource for students to prepare for the ACT,
Exams SAT, and GED. 

◦ Featuring over 700 practice questions all with

video solutions, over 1100 flashcards, over 1500
real college admissions essays, and over 100
articles and guides.

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 Think about your interests and make a list…

Do you enjoy working inside an office or outdoors?

Do you like to work alone or with a lot of people?
Do you spend a great deal of time on the computer?
Are you fascinated by nature and science?
Consider your abilities
and talents…
Are you good at subjects like Math or English?
Are you good at working with people, young children or older adults?
Do you have a musical or artistic talent?
Do you like to build or fix things?

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 A Virtual Career Center for
California Community College
Students- a live interactive
website that allows you to take
career assessments/ inventories
to match you to a career that
Career suits you!
Cafe
It works if you know your career
direction, are not sure about
your career direction or have no
idea about your career direction

http://www.cacareercafe.com

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 Take a Career Assessment
▪ Whodouwant2b.com
▪ Myfuture.com
▪ https://www.occareercafe.com/
▪ Mynextmove.org (*O Net Interest Profiler)
▪ www.cacareerzone.org

Career Occupational Outlook Handbook

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Assess
Plug in any occupation you are thinking
about Exploring…
This website provided by the Bureau of Labor
ments Statistics gives all the information on:
■ the training and education needed for that
particular job
■ earnings for that career
■ expected job prospects
■ what workers do on the job
■ working conditions

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 Community Organizations:
4H Clubs, YMCA, and Explorer Posts all
offer classes and training for careers
and hobbies.
Internships:
Try on Get paid or volunteer experience
exploring professional fields.
Your
Career https://www.internships.com/student
Job shadowing:
Interests Observe someone on the job
www.virtualjobshadow.com
Service learning:
Combines community service with
academic study
www.volunteermatch.org

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 What is Your Six Year
Plan?
1. CST Information/CELDT (ELPAC)
Information
2. Know your G.P.A.
3. High School/ Career Information
4. Post-secondary Options
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What is the payoff of getting a

college degree?
Average Annual Income
No High School Diploma……..$18,734
High School Diploma………….$27,915
Some college or technical training, but no degree……$29,533
Associate’s Degree (2 year program)
$35,958-43,472
Bachelor’s Degree (4 year program)
$51,206-68,000
Master’s Degree (2-3 year program)
$72,852-88,471
Professional Degree (PH.D.)
$95,000-115,212

(U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 2018)

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Types of Colleges
▪ 2- year College (AKA- Community or Junior College)

▪ Vocational/Technical College or Academy

▪ 4- year University (Cal State or UC)

▪ Independent Colleges or Universities (Private Schools)

https://www.collegeboard.org
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/
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California Community
Colleges
(Goldenwest, Cypress, Orange Coast, Santa Ana)

● Number of campuses: 110

● College Entrance Test: Placement only
● Degrees Offered: Associate degrees and
vocational certificates
● Cost: $46 per unit*

*A "college unit of credit" is a number value assigned to each class

offered at a college or university. Units are used to measure the value of a
class based on its level, intensity, importance, and the number of
hours you spend in it each week. On average, a class is 3 units.
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(CTE) Career and technical education/Technical

Schools/Trade Schools (ITT, Devry, Art Institute)

○ Certificate, Associate, Bachelor & Master

programs
○ Career Specific Programs:
○ Auto Repair
○ Business programs
○ Computer Sciences
○ Engineering Technologies programs
○ Medical & Health
○ Public Safety and Law Enforcement
○ Visual and Performing Arts
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California State Universities

(Cal State Schools or CSU’s)
(CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton, Fresno State
University)

◦ Number of campuses: 23

◦ College Entrance Test: ACT or SAT

◦ Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral

◦ Cost: Approximately $6,798 per year (Tuition

only)
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University of California
Schools (UC’s)
(UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Riverside,etc.)

● Number of campuses: 9
● College Entrance Test: ACT or SAT and two SAT II:
Subject Tests

● Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral &

professional degrees

● Cost: Approximately $15,614 per year (Tuition only)

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Independent Colleges &

Universities (Private Schools)
(USC, Loyola Marymount, Chapman, Pepperdine,
Stanford)

● Number of campuses: 134

● College Entrance Test: ACT or SAT
● Degrees Offered: Associates, Bachelor’s, Master’s,
Doctoral and professional degrees
● Cost: Average of $32,157 per year and up (Tuition
only)
 How to Pay for College
▪ Scholarships

▪ Financial Aid

▪ Student Loans/Grants

▪ Savings

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 Types of scholarships:
◦ Merit- Based on grades
◦ Athletic- Based on athletics
◦ Need- Based on financial need

◦ Merit scholarships: http://www.scholarships.com/

Scholarships
Financial Aid: Loans and Grants
and Financial **Grants are awarded on the basis of need and do not need to
Aid be repaid!!

◦ Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa

◦ Federal Student Loans:

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans

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 ▪ www.studentaid.gov

▪ www.collegeboard.com

▪ www.finaid.org

▪ www.fastweb.com
More ▪ Scholarships for undocumented
Scholarship students:
Websites…
https://www.scholarships.com/financi
al-aid/college-scholarships/scholarshi
ps-by-type/scholarships-for-undocu
mented-students/

▪ Collegiate Athletics: www.ncaa.org

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