CCR (Period 5)

Dear Parents,

                ASCP / CCR (Academic Studies and Career Planning / College & Career Planning) is a 1 semester course and graduation requirement in the PYLUSD designed to initially help your child make a smooth transition from middle school to the new and faster paced high school environment. The first course of study is an introduction unit designed to acclimate the student to the campus, teachers, administration, procedures, rules and regulations, school culture, athletics, extracurricular opportunities and academic requirements.

                The remainder of the course is broken into a number of sections designed to aid your child become a more productive and efficient student, to understand their own individual intellectual strengths and their weakness which need to be improved, and finally to get them to look to the future and start to formulate a post-secondary plan and explore their career aptitude.

1. Student Responsibilities / Getting to Know Your School and Campus
   1. How new Responsibilities impact your High School life
   2. Staff and Campus
   3. Graduation Requirements
   4. Extracurricular Activity Requirements
2. Study Skills 
   1. Note Taking
   2. Test / Exam Taking
   3. Home Study Techniques
   4. Time Management
3. Learning Modalities / Multiple Intelligence / Right & Left Brain Dominance
   1. Discover what strengths each student has inherently
   2. How to cater studying and information retention techniques to favor their strengths
4. College / Post Secondary Option Exploration
   1. What are the options?
   2. What are you looking for out of a college?
   3. Scholarships
   4. Funding
   5. Degrees
   6. Finding a school that suits your goals, personality, and budget
5. Career Exploration
   1. Naviance Website