CULMINATING PROJECT (CP)

REQUIREMENTS

AWARDS/COMPLETION CERTIFICATES

If a student does not have any accomplishments to upload into eFolio he/she can use any of the Academic Achievement Certificates from:1. Portfolio Completion2. Job Shadow3. Community Service

Best Works

Best work assignment with Reflection Paper NEED FOUR* in Portfolio and in eFolio

*Students who claim they no longer have their assignments from earlier years should be told: “Just make sure you have four Best Works

in your Portfolio.”

Career Exploration

Interest InventoryLog on Careercruising.com website Select: Explore my interests

Select: Matchmaker… Student must create account

Student completes questionaire andprints results

Career Exploration (con’t)

Cover LetterNot to be confused with Portfolio Introduction Letter Sample cover letter on Kentlake school

website Click on Culminating Project link

Scroll to Career Exploration Section and click on Example cover letter.

Career Exploration (con’t)

Job ApplicationFollow same steps as Cover Letter Sample Job App. on Kentlake school

website Click on Culminating Project link Scroll to Career Exploration Section and click

on Job Application Template.

Career Exploration (con’t)

Job Application (con’t)Job Application must be typed or printed

Ink ONLY! No pencil.

NO scribble marks!

It needs to look professional!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Career Exploration (con’t)

Job Shadow with ReflectionOnce student turns in: 1. Verification form showing hours

w/supervisor signature and;2. Reflection Paper

1. (Upload Certificate in eFolio in lieu of this)

Award student with Academic Achievement Certificate for Job Shadow

(Put in Portfolio)

JOB SHADOW CERTIFICATE

Career Exploration (con’t)

Resume* *Qualifies as Tech Proficiency “Graphic Organizer”Follow same steps as Cover Letter and Job App. Sample Resume/Template on Kentlake

school website

Career Exploration (con’t)

Letter of RecommendationStudent must produce one Letter of Recommendation from someone other than a family member.

Example on school website in Culminating Project link:

Community Service

Community Service with ReflectionOnce student turns in: 1. Verification form showing hours w/supervisor

signature and (this must be uploaded in eFolio);

2. Reflection Paper

Award student with Academic Achievement Certificate for Community

Service (Put in Portfolio)

COMMUNITY SERVICE CERTIFICATE

HIGH SCHOOL & BEYOND PLAN

Student logs on to Careercruising.com 1. Student selects a job or post-high school

institution of interest to research

2. Student prints minimum twopages of information researched

Four different careers and/or schools (one for each year in high school) must be researched and information printed.

FOUR-YEAR PLAN

1. Student completes Four-Year Plan sheet showing classes taken throughout high school.

2. Only one completed sheet needs to be in Portfolio

Upload this sheet four times in eFolio to satisfy update requirements for each year.

FOUR-YEAR PLAN FORM

RESEARCH PAPER

Must have cited electronic sources Can be from any class Can count as:

1. Research Paper2. Tech Proficiency3. Best Work

TECH PROFICIENCIES

Students must complete the following:1. Graphic Organizer (Student’s resume satisfies

this requirement)2. Spreadsheet w/Graph (advisory assignment

will be given to complete; example next slide)3. Word Processed document with graphics

(Student’s cover of Portfolio satisfies this; example upcoming slide)

4. Information Literacy (Research Paper)

TECH PROFICIENCIES(Sample spreadsheet w/graph)

TECH PROFICIENCIES (con’t)(Sample Word Doc w/Graphics)

PORTFOLIO INTRODUCTION LETTER&

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sample cover letter on Kentlake school website

Click on Culminating Project link Scroll to Seniors ONLY: Senior Binder Section

and click on click on links.

PORTFOLIO COMPLETION

Once the advisor has checked off the student’s Portfolio they will give the student a Certificate noting so.

Example next slide

PORTFOLIO COMPLETION

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) I am a transfer student. What all am I required to do? A) All that is required are those artifacts

listed under the year of entry into the district. If you spent two years in Kent you will only

need to: Complete 2 of the 4 mentioned Tech

Proficiencies Complete 2 Best Works (one for each year in

Kent) Have two HS and Beyond researched papers

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) When do I have to have everything put in eFolio? A) A drop dead date will be set around

the end of April. Failing to complete this task will delay you

getting your diploma. eFolio must be checked as complete in order

for your transcript to show you have met the State requirement for: Culminating Project and High School and Beyond

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) What if I no longer have my Tech Proficiency work? A) You will have to redo them since we now

accept the Portfolio Cover Page, Resume, and an Excel assignment as Tech Proficiencies.

Q) When will I know when I do my Senior Presentation? A) In February students will be randomly

selected and be given a day/time to present. Students may volunteer to go the first days

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) What happens if I am not ready to present on my assigned date? A) If not ready, students will be given

ONE more opportunity to complete their presentation on a date assigned by staff.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q) What if I fail my presentation? A) Those who have failed, it’s usually

because of one of two reasons: Did not meet the required time limit (10-12 min),

OR; Did not refer to Portfolio at least three times

If failure is due to one of these two reasons and the presentation met all other requirements, the student must meet with an administrator to discuss what could have been added/deleted from the presentation to meet requirement.

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