Academic Scholar High School Assessments for Students

“Leadership and learning
are indispensable
to each other.“
– John F. Kennedy

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The Academic Scholar assessment is a powerful, career-planning tool being offered through a 2008 Pilot Program to students in private high schools in California. The Academic Scholar Pilot Program creates opportunities for enhancing students’ positive high school experience by:

The Academic Scholar Pilot Program and process creates multiple opportunities for enhancing a student's positive high school experience by:

Fostering a commitment to retain first-year students through the Fall and Spring semesters
Increasing participation in campus orientation, as well as scheduling reviews of students' strengths and interests
Offering counseling through Career Services, based upon students' interests and abilities
Reviewing academic results and the students' reports each semester with a counselor
Encouraging student participation in high school campus activities based upon their interests
Providing a mentor to engage students in the career choices identified in their reports
Encouraging students to become active alumni and supporters of the high school community

Private high schools will benefit by being able to identify and track results as students progress through the educational process to earn a high school diploma.

The Academic Scholar was designed to assist high school administrators increase student retention and graduation rates, and reduce students’ financial obligations, by allowing students to select their course of study earlier in the course selection process. By increasing graduation rates, the private high school also increases its alumni membership who will participate in student mentoring programs and alumni service programs.

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