TOMORROW: Junior Parent Meeting April 1st @ 5:30 in Palm

Junior Parents: 

As a reminder, Jenni Ward and Rex Lybrand will be meeting with all juniors and their parents in the Palm @ 5:30 tomorrow, April 1st. We do understand there may be some athletic conflicts; unfortunately we have athletic events every day! We will record the meeting for those who will not be there. 

Junior Parents: 

Mark your calendar Jenni Ward and Rex Lybrand will be hosting a “mandatory/strongly encouraged” junior parent meeting on Tuesday, April 1st at 5:30 pm in the Palm. 

They will be sharing information to prepare for College Application season and post secondary planning including the financial aid process.  

This meeting is for EVERYONE; those who are not going to college, those who are going to trade school, those who are working with a private counselor - anyone and everyone! 

This will be an in-person meeting only. Students are encouraged to attend with parents. 

Please see the email below that included a lot of information regarding junior year testing.

We look forward to seeing you on April 1st.  

Thank you,

Sara Kimble

TMHS Principal

Junior Parents:

I wanted to send detailed information about the spring semester of junior year, including college counseling and spring assessments.

Rex Lybrand is our college counselor; he is in the teaching rotation of the junior seminar course to start the college process. Here, students will examine personal and career goals, generate a college application list with safety, match and reach schools, and begin writing the application essay and activities sections of the Common App. If you need to reach Rex, his contact information is rlybrand@telluride.k12.co.us 

As part of the state graduation requirements, all students are required to meet criteria set by the state around testing. At the end of junior year we look at all testing data to ensure students have met requirements. There are several options on how to meet the requirements:

• SAT test scores

• ACT test scores

• AP math and English test scores

• ASVAB test: This is the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test. The ASVAB is a standardized test that reveals areas of strength and ability in science, math, and language arts, as well as vocational skills and strengths. While this test is put on by the military the results are only provided to THS and not used for any other purposes. 

• This link provides a detailed menu of option: https://www.cde.state.co.us/postsecondary/graduationguidelinesmenuofoptions09-21-22pdf 

Our spring assessment calendar is as follows:

• March 7th: all juniors will take the ASVAB test. This is to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to meet the graduation requirement prior to senior year. 

• April 2nd: State required CMAS Science test. Students not in junior seminar will miss their 1st period class on Wednesday.. This test is mandated by the state and participation ratings have an impact on our overall rating as a district. We have maintained an Accredited with Distinction rating as a district; for the past few years CMAS Science scores have not counted toward our participation but that changes this year and we want to ensure you understand the importance of state assessments toward our rating.

• April 22th: SAT: This will be a digital exam. This is also mandated by the state and participation ratings have an impact on our overall rating as a district. 

Thank you for your support in our assessment administrations. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Thank you,

Sara Kimble

TMHS Principal