Freshmen		Grade 9
	August to December
		The College Admission Process
	Date	Student Activity	CK		Date	Parent Activity	CK
	1st day	Review your schedule with your			1st day	Check your son/daughter's schedule.
		counselor to make sure you are				Talk with your son/daughter to
		enrolled in challenging classes				set study times and to establish
		that will help you prepare for				their study area.
		college.				Provide the materials necessary to
		Organize study materials.				develop good study skills. Example:
		Be sure to have a calendar or a				combiniation lock, pencils, pen,
		student planner to keep track of				eraser, notebooks or a notebook with
		all your responsibilities.				dividers for each subject.  High
		Practice good Study Skills by				lighters and a calendar.  A backpack
		following the Road Map				or rolling carry-on suitcase is
		to Student Success:				needed to keep things organized.
		Students should understand the				Ask and see how your son/daughter
		fundamental practices that will ensure				are keeping track of homework and
		success in school.  Note the check				long term assignments.  They need
		list of the range of interventions				a calendar or planner to record all
		that together will help students and				their student responsibilities.
		parents to plan for a positive school				DO NOT MISS OPEN HOUSE.
		experience throughout the grades.				If possible, be a parent volunteer.
	x	Attend all classes.
	x	Use your best efforts to derive maximum				Read the school bulletin for parents.
		benefit from each class (e.g., maintain				each Wednesday.
		attention, minimize distractions, use
		effective note taking techniques, ask
		relevant questions, participate fully, etc.).
	x	Establish and maintain a schedule for
		after-school assistance from teachers.
	x	Plan well-ahead for assignments, exams,
		techniques, ask relevant questions,
	x	Get home tutoring when needed.
	x	Establish a consistent routine for work
		completion at home (time and place are
		important.
	x	Do not procrastinate.
	x	Get organized and stay organized.
	x	Expose yourself to English vocabulary,
		over and above the usual classroom
		requirements…READ, READ, READ.
	x	Establish a routine of acquiring weekly
		assessmens from teachers, to be shared
		with parents at home.
	x	There is no such thing as "I have no
		homework today.
	x	Use the summer to reinforce academic
		skills e.g., summer school, academic
		programs abroad.
	x	Reward yourself when you complete work
		well done.  Practice increased self-
		discipline for unfinished assignments.
		All of the Study Skills steps require that the student takes the initiative.
		REMEMBER THE MOTTO:  "IF IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S UP TO ME!"
		Set goals for the year and write a				Review your son/daughter's Goal
		plan of action to meet them.  Post				Plan.
		your plan somewhere in your room
		to remind you what you plan to
		achieve this year.
	October	First quarter Report Cards are issued			October	Review the first quarter Report Card
		Review each grade and visit with your				with your son/daughter.  Celebrate
		teachers if you need help in				positive progress and help them set
		understanding your grades.				goals for first semester.
		Career Awareness
		Make a list of your favorite subject(s)				Ask your son/daughter about
		and why you enjoy these classes.				their favorite subject(s).  Discuss
		Ask your teacher what careers				why they enjoy these subjects and
		relate to these subjects. Discuss				how this might open their eyes to
		school and your favorite subject(s)				possible careers.
		and what you have learned about
		careers with your parents.
	December  to February
	The College Admission Process/Career Awareness Program
	Date	Student Activity	CK		Date	Parent Activity	CK
	December	Semester report cards are issued.			December	Review your son/daughter's
		Review each grade and visit with				report card with them.  Celebrate
		your teachers if you need help				positive progress and help them set
		in understanding your grades.				goals for second semester.
		Ask yourself:  Did you meet the
		goals that you set for yourself at
		the beginning of the school year?
		Identify your successes and the
		areas where improvement might
		be needed.
		Set goals for second semester and
		write a list of activities that will help
		you reach those goals.  Post your
		Goal Plan in your room.
		Ask yourself:
		Did I do well in your favorite
		subjects?
		If so, why?  If not, what do you
		need to do to bring about a
		positive change?
		Are you still interested in learning
		more about the careers that are
		reflected in your interests in
		August?
		If so, why?  If not, what new careers
		would you like to learn about?
	March to May
	The College Admission Process and Career Awareness Program
	Date	Student Activity	CK		Date	Parent Activity	CK
	March	Select courses for next year.			March	Talk to your son/daughter about
						their course selection for next
	March	Review your grades for third quarter				year.  Be realistic about their
		with your parents.  Celebrate the				academic strengths.  Teachers can
		positive.  If any goals were not met				provide valuable input on correct
		analyze why and set a course of				course placement.
		action.				Talk about the summers activities.
		Look forward toward special				Every family member needs to know
		summer opportunities.  These might				what opportunities are available so
		include a volunteer position or a				plans can be made.
		local or stateside summer program				Check with your son/daughter
		to enhance academic achievement.				regarding their progress in meeting
		Check the progress you have made				the goals they set for this semester.
		in reaching the goals that you have			March	Review the third quarter Report Card.
		set for this semester.
	June to August
	The College Admission Process
	Date	Student Activity	CK		Date	Parent Activity	CK
		Finalize your summer plans.				Finalize your summer plans.
	June	Review your final grades for second			June	Review the final grades on your
		semester with your parents.  Ask				son/daughter's report card.
		yourself if you met the goals that				Celebrate the positive. If any goals
		you set at the end of first semester.				were not met, help your child
		Celebrate the positive.  If any goals				analyze why and listen to their plan
		were not met, analyze why and set				of action to improve next year.
		a course of action for next year.
		Ask teachers to recommend books
		for a summer reading program.
	Career Awareness
		Plan on adding books to your				Discuss with your son/daughter if
		summer reading list that might help				their report card helps them toward
		you understand more about the				a better understanding of what
		career(s) that interest you.				careers might match their abilities.