Recurring and New Events and Activities:

 Please find attached a brochure on the Hispanic Council – Connecting Hispanic Students to Tri-C and the assistance they offer.

 Attached you will find Placement Test Preparation Guides for English and Mathematics which will help prepare students for these test.

FAFSA Completion Campaign:
 We are at 33%… below where we were last year and far below our goal of 60%!!!! Please work your magic and continue to help students and families complete the FAFSA. Winning School advisors will receive a monetary gift. We have another process for our contract and parochial schools! Attached is the updated list from the ED for the CMSD treatment schools (in which you can use Naviance to help specific kids whose FAFSA’s have not been accepted yet). Please contact Michele if you have any questions or concerns.

- Contest ends on April 26, 2013
- May 7, 2013 is date for the winning school’s big party
- Advisors will win $250.00

 Volunteers from the 3Rs organization (Rights/Responsibilities/Realities) through the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association will be presenting career planning lessons to 10th graders in almost all CMSD high schools on April 19 and May 17. You can view the lessons at these links: click here for a link to Lesson Six (April 17) and here for Lesson Seven (May 17) . One of the tips the volunteers will be sharing with students is how to reach out to their College Now advisors. They may contact you so please get to know them. Hopefully next year we can collaborate more with their organization.

 Please find attached a flyer for Miami University’s six-week summer program for rising high school seniors. The application deadline is May 1. The application and additional details are online.

 CMSD and Cuyahoga Community College are providing a scholarship opportunity for CMSD graduates from 2008 and beyond to help with their college educational expenses at Tri-C. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

 Tri-C is partnering with the Mayor of Cleveland and CMSD to support CMSD graduates on successful completion of a certificate or degree at Tri-C.

 The College Prep Flyer from the Cleveland Public Library on programs presented through partnership with College Now Greater Cleveland was sent last week and some of the information that is still relevant.

 All recommended students for scholarships must be noted in WEST by April 19, 2013.

 Sign-in sheets are due by Friday each week. Please continue to email to Linda Rice.

 Top 50 – Remind students to stay in contact with Martha Basile by phone or email and adhere to her requests and deadlines.

Attachment
Hispanic Council Brochure
Placement Test Mathematics Guide
Placement Test English Guide

2012-2013 Learning Centers
College Visits

Eastman, 11602 Lorain Avenue
• Pre-visit workshop, Tuesday, April 23, 3:30-5:30
• College Visit to Oberlin College, Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Sterling, 2200 East 30th Street
• Pre-visit workshop, Thursday, May 2, 3:30-5:30 pm
• College visit to College of Wooster, Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Recurring and New Events and Activities:

FAFSA Completion Campaign:
 We are at 33%… below where we were last year and far below our goal of 60%!!!! Please work your magic and continue to help students and families complete the FAFSA. Winning School advisors will receive a monetary gift. We have another process for our contract and parochial schools! Attached is the updated list from the ED for the CMSD treatment schools (in which you can use Naviance to help specific kids whose FAFSA’s have not been accepted yet). Please see the attached FAFSA Completion Report. Please contact Michele if you have any questions or concerns.

Fafsa Completion Report

- Contest ends on April 26, 2013
- May 7, 2013 is date for the winning school’s big party
- Advisors will win $250.00

 Volunteers from the 3Rs organization (Rights/Responsibilities/Realities) through the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association will be presenting career planning lessons to 10th graders in almost all CMSD high schools on April 19 and May 17. You can view the lessons at these links: click here for a link to Lesson Six (April 17) and here for Lesson Seven (May 17) . One of the tips the volunteers will be sharing with students is how to reach out to their College Now advisors. They may contact you so please get to know them. Hopefully next year we can collaborate more with their organization.

 REMINDER: The Bar Association is still in need of a few more good applicants for our Stokes Scholars Program (deadline is April 15) – they must be graduating seniors from Cleveland Metropolitan School District or Shaw High School in East Cleveland. Information is available at this link http://www.clemetrobar.org/Stokes_Scholars/
This is an 8 week paid internship at a local law firm, court or legal nonprofit. The stipend is $1800 – 20 hours per week.

 Please find attached a flyer for Miami University’s six-week summer program for rising high school seniors. The application deadline is May 1. The application and additional details are online.

 CMSD and Cuyahoga Community College are providing a scholarship opportunity for CMSD graduates from 2008 and beyond to help with their college educational expenses at Tri-C. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

 Tri-C is partnering with the Mayor of Cleveland and CMSD to support CMSD graduates on successful completion of a certificate or degree at Tri-C. The attached flyer describes the intentional student support initiatives.

 The College Prep Flyer from the Cleveland Public Library on programs presented through partnership with College Now Greater Cleveland was sent last week and some of the information that is still relevant.

 All recommended students for scholarships must be noted in WEST by April 19, 2013.

 Sign-in sheets are due by Friday each week. Please continue to email to Linda Rice.

 Top 50 – Remind students to stay in contact with Martha Basile by phone or email and adhere to her requests and deadlines.

Attachment
FAFSA Completion Report

2012-2013 Learning Centers
College Visits

Eastman, 11602 Lorain Avenue
• Pre-visit workshop, Tuesday, April 23, 3:30-5:30
• College Visit to Oberlin College, Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Sterling, 2200 East 30th Street
• Pre-visit workshop, Thursday, May 2, 3:30-5:30 pm
• College visit to College of Wooster, Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Recurring and New Events and Activities:

 Volunteers from the 3Rs organization (Rights/Responsibilities/Realities) through the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association will be presenting career planning lessons to 10th graders in almost all CMSD high schools on April 19 and May 17. You can view the lessons at these links: click here for a link to Lesson Six (April 17) and here for Lesson Seven (May 17) . One of the tips the volunteers will be sharing with students is how to reach out to their College Now advisors. They may contact you so please get to know them. Hopefully next year we can collaborate more with their organization.

 REMINDER: The Bar Association is still in need of a few more good applicants for our Stokes Scholars Program (deadline is April 15) – they must be graduating seniors from Cleveland Metropolitan School District or Shaw High School in East Cleveland. Information is available at this link http://www.clemetrobar.org/Stokes_Scholars/
This is an 8 week paid internship at a local law firm, court or legal nonprofit. The stipend is $1800 – 20 hours per week.

 CMSD counselor meeting is next Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Barbara Byrd Bennett Center (BBB). Please plan on being there at 11:30. Naviance training will be in the afternoon.

 Michele wanted to remind everyone about the FAFSA contest continuing. Please see details below.
- Contest ends on April 26, 2013
- May 7, 2013 is date for the winning school’s big party
- Advisors will win $250.00

 Please find attached a flyer for Miami University’s six-week summer program for rising high school seniors. The application deadline is May 1. The application and additional details are online.

 CMSD and Cuyahoga Community College are providing a scholarship opportunity for CMSD graduates from 2008 and beyond to help with their college educational expenses at Tri-C. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

 Tri-C is partnering with the Mayor of Cleveland and CMSD to support CMSD graduates on successful completion of a certificate or degree at Tri-C. The attached flyer describes the intentional student support initiatives.

 The College Prep Flyer from the Cleveland Public Library on programs presented through partnership with College Now Greater Cleveland was sent last week and some of the information that is still relevant.

 All recommended students for scholarships must be noted in WEST by April 19, 2013.

 Sign-in sheets are due by Friday each week. Please continue to email to Linda Rice.

 Top 50 – Remind students to stay in contact with Martha Basile by phone or email and adhere to her requests and deadlines.

2012-2013 Learning Centers
College Visits

Eastman, 11602 Lorain Avenue
• Pre-visit workshop, Tuesday, April 23, 3:30-5:30
• College Visit to Oberlin College, Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Sterling, 2200 East 30th Street
• Pre-visit workshop, Thursday, May 2, 3:30-5:30 pm
• College visit to College of Wooster, Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm