SMOKE SIGNALS - Copley-Fairlawn City Schools

December 2011Dear Parents:Senate Bill 140 has presented a variety of educational options. One section of this bill is of immediateinterest to you as a parent of a high school student (grades 9-12). This option is called the Post SecondaryEducation Option Program.The intent of this law is to create a variety of liberal learning activities for all students. The proposed rulesestablish procedures for the awarding of high school graduation credit and/or college credit to high schoolstudents enrolled in college courses. College can include community colleges, technical colleges, or regularfour-year universities. Under certain plans, students may take advantage of free college tuition while otherplans would require parents to pay.The legislature requires school districts to inform students and their parents of this program by March 1 st ofeach year. Any student who desires to pursue this option must: 1) bring his or her parent to anappointment with his/her guidance counselor, or to the Post Secondary Education Optionprogram in the Copley High School Media Center at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012;2) take the ACT in February if he/she has not previously taken this test; and 3) meet theguidelines established by the college. In order to participate in the Post Secondary EducationOptions Program in the fall of 2012 or spring of 2013, by March 30, 2012, a student must informa guidance counselor of his or her intent to participate in the program.To register for the February 11 th ACT, go to www.actstudent.org by January 13 th . Practice tests are availablein the media center, guidance office, and online.If you would like more information about the Post Secondary Education Program, please feel free to call thehigh school guidance office at 664-4827.Cameron M. RybaPrincipal4