During the junior year of high school. But many students are working with College Counselors earlier, some as young as eighth grade. Stacy kadesh what were gonna do today, elizabeth, is were going to talk about the classes that you think you might wanna take in high school. Jessica Elizabeth Romero will start her freshman year of high school this fall but shes already focused on college. Elizabeth romero whats it like applying to a college . Jessica elizabeth is working with a private College Adviser to lay the groundwork for her college dream. Stacy is that going okay . Elizabeth its going to be a process, but i know that starting this early is really gonna help me with it. Stacy those will be good choices. Stacy when i meet with students as early eighth grade what theyre asking me to help them with is based on my interests, based on my skills and my abilities, what classes should i be taking . Jessica Stacey Kadesh says a growing number of students are arriving at her office earlier
At the center of a highprofile lawsuit before the u. S. Supreme court. Now heres nbc bay areas jessica aguirre. Jessica aguirre hello, and welcome to our education special, class action, where we look at trends, politics, and controversies in schools. Im jessica aguirre. And tonight with begin with private college counseling, a growing industry, serving younger and younger students. Now, applying to college is anxious, nerveracking, and so stressful. So lots of students and their families want help, and some are turning to private counselors usually during the junior year of high school. But many students are working with College Counselors earlier, some as young as eighth grade. Stacy kadesh what were gonna do today, elizabeth, is were going to talk about the classes that you think you might wanna take in high school. Jessica Elizabeth Romero will start her freshman year of high school this fall, but shes already focused on college. Elizabeth romero whats it like applying to a college
Announcer now, heres nbc bay areas jessica aguirre. Jessica aguirre hello, and welcome to this class action news special. Were going to get to seismic safety in just a few minutes. Tonight, we bring you some of our best stories of the year, and updates on hot topics weve covered in 2015. We begin with a controversial issue that affects all Public Schools in the bay area. Should you be able to use a number to compare one school to another . Now, for years, california has ranked schools based on standardized test scores. But that system is coming to an end. The dispute over what replaces it, though, that is just beginning. Male thank you for coming out to our smarter balance assessment results meeting. Jessica School Officials in San Francisco are explaining the many changes happening in education. Male were implementing new curriculum to go with the new standards, to go with the new tests. Male and do they revisit those sections . Jessica and a new, different way to evaluate schools. St
The dispute over what replaces it, though, that is just beginning. Male thank you for coming out to our smarter balance assessment results meeting. Jessica School Officials in San Francisco are explaining the many changes happening in education. Male were implementing new curriculum to go with the new standards, to go with the new tests. Male and do they revisit those sections . Jessica and a new, different way to evaluate schools. State law now requires a move away from standardized test scores. Male it needs to be more than justinclude more than just the academics. Jessica for 15 years, the api, the academic performance index, has been the yardstick for school success. Its a three digit number based on test scores. Take this Blue Ribbon School in the east bay. Its api was 945 out of 1,000. A Suburban School in the peninsula, 831. A High Poverty School in San Francisco, 726. Eric it gives one number. And its nice because you can take that number and compare it to another number. But r
Floor here in san jose. I love putting you up to date when it comes to our seasonal averages. Were at 135 of average in san jose. Meanwhile, 147 of average in mountain view. This is all courtesy of the storm system that came through. Right now, just some light activity lingering. What im really impressed about, what i love showing you, is that snowfall coming down at the lake level. Weve had really high snow levels up until this point. Snow levels right now at about 6300 feet. Thats going to continue as we head throughout the next couple days. So some resorts picked up over two feet of fresh snowfall. Throughout the day today, all that moisture will continue to race off twarz the sierra nevada. As for us were going to see a bit of weather whiplash with a warming trend coming your way. Well talk about what this means for your weekend plans. Right now, back to you, scott and kris. Thank you. You hear it there. Fierce wind that knocked out a huge yukeucalyptus tree in vallejo overnight. T