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Lone Star State School Counselor Association Professional Conference November 2017 It’s All About You

6 Keys for ALL to Succeed: College & Career Ready in 5A High Schools

LSSSCA Conference November 2019

Presenters from Montgomery ISD:

Stacy LaBruyere Jo Hawk College & Career Coordinator Lead Counselor- Lake Creek High School stacy.labruyere@misd.org jo.hawk@misd.org

Career & Staff Development

• Feed Your Teachers During Trainings, REALLY!
• Recommendation Letter Writing Workshops
• Collaborate with Campus Librarians on Database Resources, Test Prep

Resources, & Community College Resources for Dual Credit Students

• Collaborate with Junior English Teachers for College Application Essay

Writing Assignments

• Provide Grade Level Checklists for Your Counselors to Use During

Academic Advising

College Admission Requirements, Policies, & Procedures

• Apply Texas vs. The Common App. Vs. The Coalition vs. Institution Specific

Applications

• What Counts Most? (Grades, ACT/SAT, Coursework, Extracurricular, Essays,

Leadership, Recommendations)

• Alternate Admission Decisions
• Student & Parent Awareness of FERPA
• Deadlines: Applications Housing, Scholarships, Oh My!
• Expose Students to College on Field Trips

https://bit.ly/2Y8ezop

What Counts Most? Survey Results (TACAC Conference March 2019)

Resources for College/Workforce Planning & Admissions

• Texas Public Universities Automatic & Assured Admissions Chart
• Texas College GuideBook
• College Planning Worksheet
• College Planning: How to Get Started
• NCAA College Bound Student Athlete GuideBook
• Lone Star College Workforce Degrees & Certificates
• UpSkill Houston
• Texas OnCourse
• Texas Reality Check
• Texas Common Course Numbering System
• Career Development & Planning Resources LiveBinder

Secondary Counseling Issues

Mentimeter Survey Results (TACAC Conference March 2019)

• Over-Involved Parents or Lack of Parent Support
• Time
• Students with Stress & Anxiety
• Lack of Support from Central Office
• Buy In from Teachers
• Missing FAFSA Due to Parents Not Wanting to Give Financial Information for FAFSA
• Being Overextended & Doing Multiple Roles
• Creating a Collaborative Environment BTWN Teachers & Counselors for College

Admissions

• Counselor:Student Ratio
• Students Not Comprehending the Rigor of Dual Credit/AP Courses

Student Issues

• Encourage Students To Be In "The Driver's Seat"… Parents take a seat on

the Passenger Side!

• Self -Advocacy
• Asking for HELP is a GOOD Thing!
• KNOW what RESOURCES are AVAILABLE to YOU and UTILIZE Them!
• As part of a student’s official college visit, students with 504 and IEP

Service Plans Need to meet with the Disability Services Office to see what resources are available to them

• Military Benefits (Meet early with Veteran’s Office)
• Map Out Transfer Plans

Technology

• Symbaloo- this free tool allows you to create webmixes to organize your web resources in one location and

is accessible anywhere with Internet connection. Bookmarking your Favorites is tied to the computer you bookmarked it to... Webmixes can be imbedded in website and automatically updates by hitting refresh! (Ex. Lake Creek HS College & Career Website or Montgomery High School College & Career Website)

• Microsoft Office 365: Collaborate for FREE with online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel,

Forms, and OneNote. (Ex. M.I.S.D. Scholarship Database, ASVAB Test Registration, or College Rep Visits)

• Remind (limited to 150 participants since July 2019)
• Bloomz
• SchoolReach
• Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.
• Take advantage of your Student Av Crew to Record Sessions and Post as a resource
• FlipSnack- Free Resource To Make Interactive Books (ex. Course selection guide)

Time Management

Plan Grade Level Events/Presentations

• FRESHMAN: myCollegeOptions
• SOPHOMORE: Post-Secondary Options
• JUNIOR: Financial Aid Parent Night/College &

Career Junior Round Up

• SENIOR: Senior Summit/ Financial Aid Parent

Night/ FAFSA Fiesta Small Group Sessions

• Senior Survey to Gather Data for Targeted Scholarships
• Shared File with Counseling Team to target Seniors and

Their Post-Secondary Plans

• Targeted Small Group Workshops: Resume Writing

Workshops/ Application Support/Scholarship Applications

• Lunch Bunch Meetings
• Technology Help Sessions: Naviance/ Learning Express
• Coffee Chats for Parents
• Parent Night Series to Cover Different Topics Over the

Course of the Year (Every other Month)

HB3 requires FAFSA Completion as a Graduation Requirement with Class of 2021 and BEYOND!

Questions???

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