Welcome to Whetstone High School

Welcome to Whetstone High School

Welcome Mr. Matt Wood, School Counselor at Whetstone High School Ms. Lisa Bycynski, Technology Teacher at Whetstone High School Ms. Lori Brown, College Advisor at Columbus State Community College Welcome Overview of Partnership Gift from American Electric Power Foundation

The AEP Foundation & Columbus State - AEP Credit Counts The American Electric Power Foundation has funded the AEP Credit Counts program for a 5-year period. It will be located at five local CCS high schools. The focus for each program will be specific to each school. All programs will have a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focus. Program elements will include: Middle School STEM exploration, college readiness assessment and tutoring, summer experiences, bridge programs for English and math skills, and dual enrollment courses in high school with Columbus State Community College (CSCC).

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Whetstone High School s AEP Credits Count Plan Whetstone s emphasis is a career-technical pathway focused on Computer Science. The Whetstone program will include a minimum of four career-technical courses including foundational work in computer concepts, applications, and programming. Courses count directly toward multiple technology programs at Columbus State such as Software Developer, Network Security, Web Developer, & Network Administrator. Students may take additional courses that are required for an Associate Degree at Columbus State. These may include English Composition, American History, Physics, and Introduction to Logic. All courses will be taken at Whetstone High School. Students will have the option of taking additional courses at Columbus State.

Whetstone High School s AEP Credits Count Plan Whetstone s emphasis is a career-technical pathway focused on Computer Science. The four career technical courses will be the following: - Year 1 Information Technology: CSCI 1101 Programming: CSCI 1103 - Year 2 Web Design: CSCI 1145 Basics of Video and Sound: IMM 1500 Additional courses can be taken at CSCC in Computer Science while in high school.

How do I apply for Credit Counts? Whetstone s emphasis is a career-technical pathway focused on Computer Science. 1. Make sure that Whetstone HS knows that your child is interested in the Credit Counts program. 2. Whetstone will ensure that students meet application requirements. Whetstone will select the student s that best fit program goals and are academically prepared. (We expect most students that qualify will be accepted.) Current Sophomores, the Class of 2017 are priority. 3. Attend the CSCC Credit Counts Application Day in February. This will be held at Whetstone for approved students of the program. The date is to be determined. 4. In late March we will have a COMPASS test Boot Camp. Students will be required to pass the COMPASS test to qualify for Credit Counts. The COMPASS test is a placement test for Reading, Writing and Math. Passing scores are set by CSCC. Test prep and the COMPASS test will occur at the end of March. Retakes are allowed.

College Credit Courses currently offered to Whetstone Students Dual Enrollment (2014 2015) Columbus State Community College: Psychology & Sociology: 25 students Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO) (2014 2015) The Ohio State University: 6 Columbus State Community College: 5 Capital University: 1 Franklin University: 1 Otterbein University: 1 DeVry: 1 Advanced Placement Courses (2013-2014) Passage Rates (2012 2014) AP English Literature Composition 12: 35 50-66% AP English Language Composition 11: 29 49-50% AP Environmental Science: 41 39% AP Biology: 13 25-46% AP Government: 16 44-59% AP Calculus: 29 24-43% College credit is earned by receiving a passing score and university approval.

Why do we need schools and our stakeholders as partners? Whetstone is moving forward to provide 21 st Century education opportunities to our students. We are actively building bridges for students to overcome barriers to education. The American Electric Power Foundation will assist us to surmount barriers to entering college. Whetstone s success with this program depends on our feeder schools continuing to provide strong education environments. Great FACT! At a rate of $382.00 per credit hour (which is OSU s tuition rate this school year), Whetstone s 344 college credits for this school year are worth $131,408! This does not include the value of AP credits!

AEP Credit Counts Parents: THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND FOR YOUR ATTENDING THIS INFORMATION SESSION. PLEASE DO NOT HESSITATE TO CONTACT US. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISSEMMINATE INFORMATION AS IT IS AVAILABLE. Thank you to The AEP Foundation for your generous gift! Program Liaison: Mr. Wood, School Counselor at Whetstone HS 614-365-6066 Mwood5835@columbus.k12.oh.us

Great FACT! At a rate of $382.00 (which is OSU s credit hour rate this school year) a credit hour, Whetstone s 344 college credits earned for 2014-2015 are worth $131,408! Additional Facts College Opportunity Changes for the 2015-2016 School Year! *This does NOT apply to AEP Credit Counts! The state of Ohio has made changes to the programs that offer college credits to high school students beginning for the 2015 2016 school year. These programs were previously known as PSEO and Dual Enrollment programs. As with most policy changes with the state, we must take a wait and see approach. Guidelines are being finalized and we will update students and parents as soon as we can. Some requirements that are likely include: 1. Attendance to a required meeting that CCS will offer in February and March. 2. Completion of form from the state of Ohio. 3. Application completion and acceptance to the college where the courses will be taken. Thank you for your patience. We will give updates as soon as we have them. *This does NOT apply to AEP Credit Counts! For Your Information! AP courses help prepare students for college. They can help them earn many college credits! During the 2013-2014 school year, Whetstone students received a college credit qualifying score for 72 classes! At OSU s credit hour rate the 216 college credits are valued at $82,512!