May 2016

Sneha Shah-Coltrane

Director, Advanced Learning

With appreciation to Cynthia Floyd

CAST: Prevalent Topics

in High School

Counseling

Today’s Overview

GPA/Weighting Changes AP/IB

AIG CCP

Diploma Endorsements

GPA/Weighting Changes

• All high school courses:

10-point grading scale;

no augmentation

• Starting with this year’s

freshman class:

weighting changes

Course Weighting Overview

SBE GCS-L-004

Academic Course Level

GPA Added Value: All

Classes before Freshman

2015-16

GPA Added Value: Starting

with Freshman Class of

2015-16

Standard Courses 0 0

Honors Courses 1 0.5

Community College Courses on

CAA and 4-year

college/University Courses1 1

AP/IB Courses and 300/400

Level University Courses 2 1

AP/IB Exam Fees

• AP/IB exam fees are covered by DPI

for all students enrolled in courses,

again this year

• AP: Must submit final invoice by

June 3 to College Board

• Both direct pay.

• Schools are responsible for other

fees.

Local AIG Plans due

July 2016• Connect with your

AIG team to discuss

roles of counselors

and other personnel

to support AIG

students.

• K-12 total school

programming

• Academic,

cognitive, social and

emotional support

Career and College Promise

CCP provides structured dual enrollment

opportunities for qualified high school students

to dually enroll in higher education courses

that provide pathways that lead to credentials,

certificate, diploma, or degree as well as

provide job skills – tuition-free.

Three Types of CCP Opportunities

1. College Transfer Pathway

2. Career and Technical Education

Pathway

3. Cooperative Innovative High Schools

College Transfer Pathway:

Provides course credits towards Associate

degrees in Arts or Science that are

seamlessly transferrable to all UNC

System institutions and participating

private institutions.

Open to all eligible NC high school

students in Grades 11-12

Eligibility: Weighted GPA 3.0 and

demonstrate college readiness on

approved college benchmark assessment

Career and Technical Education

Pathway:

Provides course work towards an industry-

recognized credential, certificate or

diploma in a technical career. Continues to

build on foundational high school courses.

Open to all eligible NC high school

students in Grades 11-12

Criteria: Weighted GPA 3.0 or

recommendation of HS principal and meet

the prerequisites for the career pathway

Cooperative Innovative

High Schools:

Provides a high school diploma and two

years of college credit/Associate’s degree

through partnerships with local Community

Colleges and Colleges/Universities.

Established jointly by LEAs and CC,

C/Universities, and Private IHES.

Possible Grades 9-13; on-site of IHE

Focus: At-risk of dropping out, first

generation college, accelerated instruction

College Course Codes

• Specific codes

are only available

courses on CAA.

• Dual Credit Chart

being updated;

additional option

for English IV.

• For College/

University

courses, use

generic, specify

in local title.

Diploma Endorsements

• Updated programming soon in

Powerschool

• Look carefully; override if

needed.

• Seals are local responsibility

QUESTIONS?

Other topics?

Sneha.shahcoltrane@dpi.nc.gov