College/University Information

• Register students on californiacolleges.edu to monitor progress on “a-g” requirements for admission to a four year college
• College search through Kuder College and Career Planning system
• Printed resources: catalogues, brochures, videos
• Overnight check-out system of printed resources
• Scheduled, formal fall visitations from over 50 college representatives
• College Information Night for Seniors and parents (September)
• UC Application / Essay Night (October)
• College Information Night for Juniors and parents (February)

College Entrance Testing

• Registration information for college entrance examinations: SAT Reasoning and Subject tests, and ACT
• On-site administration of PLAN and PSAT
• Registration and on-site administration of math and English placement test for local community colleges
• SAT/ACT/AP test fee waiver information

Financial Aid and Scholarship Information

• Financial aid forms
• Scholarship applications posted and available from local, state, and national sponsors
• Financial Aid Information Night for Seniors and parents (January)

Career Information and Activities

• Access to Internet for college/career search using losal.kuder.com
• Printed resources: books, brochures, magazines, pamphlets
• Formal guest speakers and business site visits representing careers of interest to students
• Path Seekers Mentoring Breakfast, Career Fair/Career Forum sponsored by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce
• Facilitate K-14 articulation and postsecondary connections
• Organize job shadowing opportunities, job site tours, guest speakers, and student internships representing careers of interest to students
• Support services for the integration of academic/workplace curricula
• Implementation and documentation of Career Pathway Cords for graduation

Career Assessment

• Kuder Career Search with Person Match for 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, and 12th
• Kuder Skill Assessment for 9^th 10^th, 11^th, and 12th
• Super's Work Values Inventory-revised for 11^th and 12^th
• ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) for 11^th and 12^th

Armed Services

• Liaison to all branches of the Armed Services
• Coordinate visitation of recruiters
• Display printed recruitment information
• Register and organize on-site administration of ASVAB
• Facilitate Selective Service Registration

ROP (North Orange County Regional Occupation Program)

• Course information and guidance
• Course registration and documentation of course completion

Student Employment Services

• Maintain “Job Board” listings from local business community
• Process Work Permits

The following site license allows for printing, copying, and distribution within the school sites and homes of students attending Los Alamitos High School, Laurel Continuation High School and Oak and McAuliffe Middle schools. This is an excellent resource opportunity for all students and parents to discover great information about colleges and careers.

Begin Lifelong College and Career Planning at losal.kuder.com

Step 1: Go to http://losal.kuder.com/

Step 2: Click on Returning Users. (Large blue box to right of screen.)

Step 3: Get your user name and password from the Career Center.

User Name: _______________________________ Password: losal14832

(first name last name no space)

Step 4: Click on Take An Assessment. (Blue panel to left of screen.)

Step 5: Enter the appropriate Sample Batch Code (available from the Career Center) for the assessment that you plan to take.

Step 6: Enter your current grade level, select a language, and click GO! If you do not finish, click on Exit and Finish Later. To return, go to home page and click on FINISH under your TO DO list.

Step 7: To complete another assessment, click on Return to Portfolio (upper right of screen). Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 until you complete all of the assessments for your grade level. To compare your skills and interests, go to Assessment Results and click on Kuder Interests and Skill Composite Report (center of screen).