What do our kids really need to know to prepare for college?

Come to our March Parent Education Series on Tuesday, March 6th in the SEHS Cafeteria from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. to hear from a national expert on college preparedness: University of Oregon’s David Conley. David will be joined by Ellen Brunson-Newton, SEHS Career Center director as they talk about the habits our college-bound kids need to develop before they leave high school and what we as parents can do now to prepare them.

David is an associate professor of educational policy and leadership and the founding director of the UO’s Center for Educational Policy Research. He wrote College Knowledge (Jossey-Bass, 2005) as a primer on what it really takes for students to achieve academic success after high school and how they can prepare for a successful college experience. “This book is not a test prep for the SAT,” he adds. “But it lines up with the knowledge and skills you need to do well on any college admissions test and in any freshman college course. It’s a down-to-earth, practical reality check for kids in high school.”

Questions on our Parent Education Series or the activities of Parent Council? E-mail Parent Council Convener Helen B. Garrett at sehsparentcouncil@comcast.net