Portal Functionality Overview Phase 2 Development of Portal

Portal Functionality Overview Phase 2

Development of Portal: March – July, 2010 Phase 1: April Phase 2: May Phase 3: June Go Live: August, 2010

College Tools Ø Explore, Search and Compare Michigan Colleges College Applications Ø Application planning timelines and tracking Ø Integrated applications for Michigan Colleges Ø Essay tools Financial Aid Tools Ø Financial Aid planning and timelines Ø FAFSA profile integration Ø College Cost comparisons Student Portfolio Ø Activities, skills, work experience and honors Ø Electronic Portfolio – allow uploading of files Ø Personal Goal tracking Ø Preferences – colleges, majors, careers, scholarships Ø Pre-population of forms/applications Ø Parent and counselor view/interaction Calendar and Event Planning Ø School and community events posted and filtered by profile data -3 - Phase 1:

Parent, Counselor and College Staff Access Test Preparation Ø Free college test prep for: ACT, SAT, PSAT & MI Merit exam Ø Test dates and tutorials Transcripts Ø Transcript request, sending and tracking Tracking and Advising (Counselor, Community Advisor & Parent) Ø Student progress tracking for college and career milestones Ø Counselor management of their students Ø Journal tool for counselors Ø Gear UP access, links and forms Academic Preparation Ø Information for college level class preparation and AP courses, options for Dual Enrollment Communication & Messaging Ø Links to relevant Michigan websites Ø Student reminders – including alerts about changes and tasks to be completed Student Curriculum Planner Ø Multi-year curriculum plan Ø Graduation requirement tracking Ø Meet MI ED Development Planning Standards -4 - Phase 2:

Adult Learners Ø Record previous careers Ø New career exploration based on past careers and transferable skills Ø Career tools and resources for adults returning to post secondary institutions Scholarships Ø Planning and timeline for scholarship applications Ø Scholarship search Ø Scholarship profiles – including local, state and community based foundations grants, and scholarships Ø Student created “My Scholarship” list Ø Scholarship matching based on profile data Ø Access to scholarship applications Career Planner Ø Explore careers and majors Ø Evaluate skills and preferences with mapping to career & curriculum planning Ø Career matching to 6 Michigan career pathways Ø Resources on career pathways, occupations, education and training Ø EDP requirement tracking, revision, and updating Ø Michigan employment resources during and post high school Ø Resume writing instruction Ø Interview skills instruction -5 - Phase 3:

ACCOUNT CREATION/MANAGEMENT

CONNECTING USERS Once a user has created an account, they can “connect” to students they are working with

CONNECTING USERS

TEST PREPARATION: Michigan Merit Exam, PSAT, ACT, Accuplacer and TOEFL each has a general overview section with current dates. Links to more information and websites

TEST PREPARATION: For detailed information on the Michigan Merit Exam, students will be directed to the state link

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

TRANSCRIPT PROCESSING

TRANSCRIPT PROCESSING: Actual processing occurs at Docufide – the request is sent out of the system to process. Status will be passed back to the portal for the student.

COMMUNICATION & MESSAGING

CALENDAR AND EVENT PLANNING

CALENDAR AND EVENT PLANNING

COMMUNICATION & MESSAGING

COMMUNICATION & MESSAGING

COMMUNICATION & MESSAGING

STUDENT CURRICULUM PLANNER

COUNSELOR TRACKING

COUNSELOR JOURNAL TOOL

COUNSELOR JOURNAL TOOL

COUNSELOR JOURNAL TOOL