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Your counselor this year is Mrs. Lyndsey Baim lbaim@ccaeducate.me 717-710-3300 x11235 Book a Meeting with Mrs. Baim If you or your family have any questions about the classes you are taking, goals after high school, graduation pathways, etc., please reach out to Mrs. Baim.

Email: dcarpenter@ccaeducate.me Phone: (570) 323-1182 extension 16214 Edio chat: Please chat me in edio! I will respond when I can! Book a meeting: Mr. Carpenter's Booking Link

Graduation Pathways: Seniors: Please meet with Ms. Baim to discuss your graduation standing! The Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2018 enacted a law, Act 158 of 2018, that provides students with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate post-high school readiness. All students have five pathways from which to choose to satisfy Pennsylvania’s graduation requirements (see the below graphic). You can also view a brief video overview of Pennsylvania’s graduation pathways at the following link: https://youtu.be/V1b3GNGI6X4 CCA this spring is offering students two of the five pathways: Keystone Exams and other Alternative Assessments. Please check out the Testing Information icon in the Infographic for more information. Act 158 Graduation Pathways Chart: Important: If your child chooses a non-Keystone Exam pathway to satisfy Pennsylvania’s graduation requirements, he or she is still required to take the Keystone Exams for federal accountability purposes – your child’s performance on the Keystone Exams in no way affects his or her course grades or progress in satisfying Pennsylvania’s graduation requirements. If you have any questions about the Keystone Exams, ASVAB, or any of the other tests CCA offers, please contact the State Testing Team at statetesting@ccaeducate.me.

Keystones, ASVAB, SAT, ACT, ACT WorkKeys, etc. CCA is now registering all 10-12 grade students for the WorksKeys (Grades 10-12), ACTs (Grades 11-12), and the SAT (Grades 11-12). If you are interested in having your learner complete one of these tests, which is one way to meet the Act 158 State Graduation requirement, please check out the directions on how to register your student below. The dates and times for each session are also listed below. Registering for the WorkKeys, ACT, and/or SAT Please complete the following steps to register for one or more of the assessments:

1. Log into your caretaker Edio account at https://www.myedio.com/;
2. Click on “Profile” in the bottom left corner;
3. Click on the “Forms & Testing” tab; and
4. Click on “Fill Out” on the “Parent Portal” tile.
5. If you have more than one enrolled child, please select the appropriate name at the top of the screen.
6. Click on “Forms” in the left menu;
7. Click on “Winter 2025 WorkKeys Registration,” “Spring 2025 ACT Registration,” and/or “Spring 2025 SAT Registration” under the “State Testing” heading.
8. Complete the form and click “Submit”.
9. If you are registering for more than one assessment, please repeat steps 6 through 8.

The deadline to register for the WorkKeys is Friday, December 13, 2024. The deadline to register for the ACT and SAT is Monday, January 13, 2025. WorkKeys – Grades 10-12 WorkKeys is a series of assessments that measure a student’s career preparedness and provide students an opportunity to earn the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), which is a credential a student can use to directly enter the workforce or pursue postsecondary education. To earn the NCRC, students must complete the following WorkKeys assessments: Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents. ACT – Grades 11-12 The ACT is a standardized test generally taken by students who are planning to attend a college or university. The test assesses five academic areas: English, mathematics, reading, scientific reasoning, and writing. These scores are college reportable and can be used as an alternative assessment for graduation. Note: CCA students taking the ACT through CCA must complete the writing section of the assessment. SAT – Grades 11-12 The SAT is a standardized test generally taken by students who are planning to attend a college or university. The test assesses three academic areas: reading, writing, and math. These scores are college reportable and can be used as an alternative assessment for graduation. If you have any questions or need assistance about the Keystone Exams, ASVAB, or any of the other tests CCA offers, please contact the State Testing Team at statetesting@ccaeducate.me.

Graduation Requirements: Seniors: Please meet with Ms. Baim to discuss your graduation standing! In order to graduate, each CCA student must have 21 credits AND meet the state's Act 158 Requirements for graduation. Below is a breakdown of the 21 credits: To meet the State's Act 158 Graduation requirement, as referred to in the Graduation Pathways tab of this Genially, please check out this 3-Minute Video

High School Information Are you new to high school or perhaps new to our school or simply forgot things you should know as a high school student? No worries this Genially linked below will help guide you in knowing important information. High School Information

End of Quarter 2 and Semester 1 On January 28th, any Quarter 2 AND Semester 1 courses will be ending. All work for any Quarter 2 and Semester 1 courses is due by 11:59 pm on this day. Quarter 3 and Semester 2 courses begin on January 30th. If you are unsure of if any of your courses are a Full year, Quarterly or Semester, please go to your student's profile in edio and click on the academic tab to find their courses. Below is an example of what the Academic Tab looks like. Note: If any courses have Christina Jackson as the teacher, those courses are taught through Edgenuity and will not appear on their calendar in edio. Students are responsible for checking their work for those classes on their own.

Winter Break December 23rd through January 3rd. You do not have any classes on these days, however, if you have overdue assignments, this break is a great time to get them completed and submitted. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6th.

CCA Clubs CCA club registrations are now open, and meetings have also already begun. Students and families can view and register for a variety of clubs through edio using the following steps:

1. Log in to your edio account;
2. Click on “Community” in the left menu;
3. Click on the “Clubs” tab;
4. View and learn about what club(s) fit with your child’s grade level, interests, and schedule;
5. When you have determined the club(s) in which your child will participate, click on “Join Club”; and
6. Enter the information requested and then click on “Add Selected”.

Once you have submitted your child’s club requests, they will be reviewed by the club adviser for final approval. Please note that when a student registers for a club, an email will be sent to the caretaker’s edio webmail for approval before it is forwarded to the club adviser for final approval. If you have any questions about a club, please contact the club adviser, whose contact information is located in the information section of the club in edio.

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• Each item in Comet's Tech Closet has quantity limits on a per-school-year or life-of-the-unit basis. Any quantity limit exception requestions will be reviewd on a case-by-case basis.