Academic Counseling

Melissa Fernandez
9TH – 10TH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISOR
mfernandez@truenorthcharter.org

Catherine Sanabria
11TH – 12TH GRADE ACADEMIC ADVISOR
csanabria@truenorthcharter.org
csanabria@truenorthcharter.org

Fernando Mesa
LOGIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC ADVISOR
fmesa@truenorthcharter.org
True North Graduation Requirements
Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
Our mission to educate the whole child requires True North to address the range of developmental, physical, emotional, and intellectual needs to support students’ ability to learn. While many of these facets can be attended to through the True North program, there are supplemental services that are available to address the fullness and diversity of children.
Parent Documentation Submission Form
Parents, please fill out this form if you have a medical record, physician’s statement, speech/language evaluation, or psychoeducational evaluation that you would like to share with the school in request for further assistance.
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
– James Madison
Sunset
Mental Health
- Melody Caton
ESE Specialist
- Paola Vega
- Dr. Diana Valle-Riestra
Speech and Language
- Regina Marcelin
*provided by the Stepping Stone Group*
Occupational Therapist
- Â Christina Phinney
Dadeland
Mental Health
- Melody Caton
- Susan Zsig
ESE Specialist
- Paola Vega
- Rachel Kram
- Rhona Duprey
Speech and Language
- Regina Marcelin
*provided by the Stepping Stone Group*
Occupational Therapist
- Â Christina Phinney
Gateway
Mental Health
- Melody Caton
- Susan Zsigo
ESE Specialist
- Paola Vega
- Carolina Montoya
Speech and Language
- Regina Marcelin
*provided by the Stepping Stone Group*
Occupational Therapist
- Â Christina Phinney
Pinecrest
Mental Health
- Melody Caton
- Susan Zsigo
ESE Specialist
- Paola Vega
- Dilma Alves
Speech and Language
- Regina Marcelin
*provided by the Stepping Stone Group*
Occupational Therapist
- Â Christina Phinney
True North Graduation Requirements
Human Letters Literature - English Courses
4
Science - One must be Biology
4
Foreign Language - varies depending on year student started
4 years
Human Letters History - American Government, European History, U.S. History
3
Mathematics - One must be Algebra, One must be Geometry
4
FSA ELA 10th grade exam or obtain concordant score
Pass
Economics with Financial Literacy (Senior Year)
.5
Personal Fitness
.5
Algebra I EOC or obtain concordant score
Pass
Senior Thesis
.5
Physical Education
.5
Unweighted GPA
2
College Prep Class (Junior Year)
.5
Fine Art
1
Community Service
100 Hours
Financial Literacy (new requirement starting with c/o 2027)
.5
Human Letters Literature - English Courses
4
Human Letters History - American Government, European History, U.S. History
3
Economics with Financial Literacy (Senior Year)
.5
Senior Thesis
.5
College Prep Class (Junior Year)
.5
Financial Literacy (new requirement starting with c/o 2027)
.5
Science - One must be Biology
4
Mathematics - One must be Algebra, One must be Geometry
4
Personal Fitness
.5
Physical Education
.5
Fine Art
1
Foreign Language - varies depending on year student started
4 years
FSA ELA 10th grade exam or obtain concordant score
Pass
Algebra I EOC or obtain concordant score
Pass
Unweighted GPA
2
Community Service
100 Hours
Credits in Total
24