College and Career Readiness - Parent Toolkit

What is CTE?  

What is a CTE Pathway?  

Click here to see what's available in our district.

How can it benefit me?

These questions and much more can be answered at the 
Career and Technical Education section
of the Utah State Board of Education website

High School Graduation Requirements

Please note:  Students DO NOT receive credit for taking Release Time (Seminary, etc.) or Home Release.

ACT Prep

Davis Technical College

DSD Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program

KnowHow2Go

Khan Academy

Math.com

Carnegie Learning Student Home Support Information

The Carnegie Learning Resource Center provides digital editions of all student and teacher materials for viewing and printing, as well as interactive "See It, Try It" modules.  The Resource Center is accessible to parents, students, and teachers.

Registration
1.  In your web browser, visit:  http://resources.carnegielearning.com
2.  Click the 'Register' link in the light blue bar at the upper right of the page. 
3.  Click on 'Register as a Student' link.
4.  Enter your student access code:
     a.  Note this code is specific to your school.
5.  Enter the rest of your contact information.
6.  Click 'Register' button.
7.  You will be sent an activation e-mail.  Open this email and click the activation link. 
8.  You are now registered to use the Carnegie Learning Resource Center!  Log into the site using your email address and your password.
 
Using the Resource Center
*To access Textbook files, click on the 'Textbooks' button.
*To launch the Cognitive Tutor software, click on the 'Software' button.  Ask your teacher for your Cognitive Tutor username.
*For help with your Resource Center account or with the software or textbooks, click on the 'Support' Button.
*If you are using the Cognitive Tutor software for the first time, there is a helpful interactive tutorial on the 'Training' page.  Other helpful documents are on the 'Support' page.
*Use the 'Your Account' page to change your account presferences.
 
Getting Help
*If you require help while registering for or using the Carnegie Learning Resource Center, please contact us at help@carnegielearning.com or call us at 877-401-2527.
 

DSD Mental Health and Community Resources

All Registration Materials are available by clicking here.

How Will You Pay For College?

Davis School District Scholarship and Financial Aid Website

Regent's Scholarship

Regents' Scholarship encourages Utah high school students to prepare for college academically and financially by taking a core course of study and saving for college.  The scholarship may be used at any public college or university in the Utah Systems of Higher Education, as well as at Brigham Young University-Provo, LDS Business College, and Westminister College.

New Century Scholarship

The New Century scholarship encourages students to accelerate their education by earning an Associate's Degree in high school from an institution within the Utah System of Higher Education.  The scholarship may be used at a 4-year public college or university within the Utah Systems of Higher Education, as well at Brigham Young University and Westminster College.

Utah Scholars

Utah Scholars have made the choice to be ready for their futures by committing to take the Utah Scholars Core Course of Study in grades 9-12. This curriculum in within everyone’s reach and will prepare students for what comes next.

Utah Scholars partners school districts with local community and business leaders in an effort to increase the number of Utah students accessing and completing post-secondary education. We are part of the state’s goal to see 66% of Utah adults achieve a college education by 2020. Utah Scholars volunteers encourage students in our partner schools to take the Core Course of Study throughout all four years of high school.

To become a Utah Scholar, students must take the following courses taken during grades 9-12*:

4 years of English
4 years of progressively advanced math (Math through your senior year, including Elementary Algebra (Algebra I), Geometry, Intermediate Algebra (Algebra II) and another advanced math class)
3.5 years of social science
3 years of lab sciences (one each of biology, chemistry, and physics)
2 years of the same foreign language taken in a progressive manner during grades 9-12

FAFSA

Learn more about the free application for federal student aid.  Every student should start here to see what type of funding they can qualify from the government.

The "Pyramid of Interventions" approach includes being proactive and making interventions that encourage and support the student to be more successful in their learning and personal development.

SDJH Pyramid of Interventions

In educational terms, any action taken to help a student be more successful in school may be considered an intervention.  Interventions are not punishments.  They are strategies to enhance learning, encourage good behavior, and minimize disruption.  The South Davis Junior High Intervention Pyramid is designed to provide options to educators who feel a student may need assistance to be more successful.  If improvements are not shown, a student's situation is reviewed by the Local Case Management Team (LCMT).  This team is comprised of administrators, counselors, the school psychologist, classroom teachers, and a special education teacher.

Parents may not always be notified of minor, classroom-based interventions, but they will always be notified before major changes are made.  Intervention success is a result of collaboration between the LCMT and the parents.  If you would like to know more, please review our Pyramid of Intervention that is linked above, or contact the counseling center or administrators.

School Counselors....What do we do?

College and Career Readiness

• 4 Year planning with 8th and 9th graders
• Individual CCR meetings with all of our students and their parents (8th and 9th grades)
• College and Career Awareness (CCA) lessons given to all 7th graders by the counselors in their College and Career Awareness classes
• Career Speakers during plus period
• UtahFutures presentations and lesson plans given to all students (7th, 8th, and 9th grades)
• Mock Interview day for 9th graders

 Dropout Prevention

• Local Case Management Team meetings weekly
• Individual CCR meetings with our students and their parents (8th and 9th grades)
• Personal trackers with a parent component
• Cone meetings with feeder high school

 Professional Development

• Monthly district counselor meetings
• Weekly faculty development activities and meetings
• Utah School Counselor Association's continuing education meetings

Public Relations

• Incoming 7th grade orientation
• 7th grade camp
• Back to school night
• Parent/Teacher conferences
• Participates in community council meetings
• Spanish speaking parent nights

Registration

• New student registration
• Incoming 7th grade registration at 7th grade orientation

Responsive Services

• Home issues
• Friend issues
• Bullying
• Anxiety
• Suicide prevention and counseling
• Individual grief counseling
• Classroom presentation of See Something...Say Something

Scheduling

• New student scheduling
• Assist with school's master schedule
• Schedule changes