e dub blog: PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

CLICK on the picture to the left for a checklist!

College Planning - Duval County page

WHAT DO COLLEGES WANT? [State University Systems Matrix]

PAYING FOR COLLEGE

*Every Ed White senior received a hard copy of the Duval County Scholarship Book when they signed their senior credit check and initialed that they received it.

Navigating Your Financial Future - FABULOUS financial website!

click HERE to listen to last year's presentation (COMING SOON - the 2011 presentation!)

***What is Federal Financial Aid
***Need help? FAFSA tutorial - 7 Easy Steps!

Bright Futures Fact Sheet

SENIORS

Look for these 2nd semester...

BEACON stands for “Bringing Economic and Career Opportunities Nearer”. BEACON is a district wide program that provides trained volunteers into the high schools to meet with seniors in small groups to walk them through the financial aid process and provide them with step by step directions in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The BEACON program is designed to assure that every high school senior receives timely financial aid information to assist in planning for their future.
College Goal Sunday provides families an opportunity to meet with post secondary financial aid experts in a computer lab to apply for FAFSA pins and work on the document online. This is hosted at the FSCJ downtown campus, and is a partnership with DCPS staff and a wide variety of post secondary institutions.

Check out our "DATES+EVENTS" page for these dates & more!

Financial Aid Night provides an opportunity for parents to meet with financial aid experts from our post secondary partners and have an opportunity to walk through the FAFSA and ask questions of “the experts”.

How do I see my counselor?

1. You can walk into the guidance office before or after school.

2. You can request an appointment.
Each of your administrators have half-sheets of paper called "Student Counselor Request Forms" in their offices. Fill out the form [legibly] with your name, student number & the date. The forms should then be placed in your counselor's mailbox either in your house administrator's office, or in the main office.

(House administrator offices are at the end of the corresponding mods, i.e. Discovery Community admin office is located at the end of Mod 4, aka Discovery's mod. There is a box marked "guidance" just inside the door, to the left. Ask Ms. Combs for help if you are having trouble.)

2-1-1

United Way 2-1-1 is the suicide intervention and prevention helpline for this region and the call center is nationally accredited by the American Association of Suicidology. Call center specialists are also certified and trained to handle crisis and suicide-related calls.

Dial 2-1-1, in nine Northeast Florida counties including Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker, Nassau, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton, and Putnam counties.
1-904-632-0600, in the local Duval County calling area
Hearing Impaired: Dial 1-904-306-0447 (TTY)

PARENTS AS PARTNERS

LEARNING RECOVERY

RECOVER THAT GRADE!!!

Talk to your teacher(s) about learning recovery if you earned a D or F on your quarterly report card. You will need to complete the work your teacher assigns to you in Compass Odyssey (if that class is offered on Compass Odyssey) or complete alternative assignments your teacher gives you, and you could bring your grade up to a C (2.0 GPA worthy!).
CLICK HERE to find out how to calculate your grades!

After School Tutoring & Learning Recovery
Available Monday, Tuesday & Thursday after school - see your teacher for a schedule or check out the Media Center door (posted there). Sign up with your administrator in your Mod Office!

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PREPARING FOR COLLEGE