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Academic & Post-Secondary Guidance

Academic and post-secondary guidance assists JIA students in exploring their interests and strengths and planning for their future, post graduation.

Please select from the topics below for more information.

Scheduling

Scheduling for each school year takes place during second semester.  It is imperative that students schedule by specific deadlines to help ensure students are scheduled into requested courses.

Students and families will be notified via email during the summer about back-to-school orientation, which takes place prior to the beginning of the school year. At orientation, students will receive schedules, course materials, and technology. Schedule change requests will not be honored after the first Friday of each semester.

To see available courses, please access the Academic Offerings page.

Scheduling Information

A list of graduation requirements for JIA.  Students are allowed to graduate after seven semesters of high school, if all graduation requirements are met.

Enter completed courses to track graduation progress.

Explore how different classes will fit over the course of four years.  Feel free to edit the entered courses, as those are the typical courses.  However, JIA offers many options for students to meet graduation requirements.

College and Career Planning

JIA uses Xello to help middle and high school students of all backgrounds, abilities, and aspirations become future ready. Xello assignments are completed each month as part of JIA's Advisory courses with activities and assignments assigned appropriate to each student's current grade level.


Financial Aid
All seniors are encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between October 1 and February 28 of their senior year in order to be eligible for financial aid.


Scholarships

Transcripts through Parchment
To send your transcripts to colleges, universities, etc, you will need to set up an account in Parchment with a personal email address.  Do not utilize your school email address, as your school email address expires after you graduate.

  • Current seniors may send transcripts for free; after graduation, there will be a $3.25 fee for each transcript requested.  
  • For seniors applying to schools through the Common App, your transcripts will be uploaded directly into your Common App once you have entered counselor information.
College Athletics

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Tech Center schedules consist of three hours of Tech Center programming and three JIA courses.  Depending on the program, students are able to high school credit equivalencies. For more information on high school credits, please see the following chart.

Available to JIA junior and senior students, regardless of county of residence.  A tech center representative visits JHS each winter for an informational session for current sophomores and juniors.  Interested students then have the opportunity to visit programs at the center before the application window opens. Enrollment starts the middle of January.


Available to JIA junior and senior students that reside in Kent County.  KCTC offers tours of their facilities and programs in the fall and spring. Enrollment starts the beginning of February.

State Assessments (SAT, PSAT, MME, & M-STEP)

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