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Tonight’s Presentation
- An monthly overview of our school counseling services
Clarkstown HS South School Counseling Office (845) 624-3413 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Clarkstown HS South School Counseling Office (845) 624-3413 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Clarkstown HS South School Counseling Office (845) 624-3413 Tonights Presentation An monthly overview of our school counseling services High School Counselors PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR STUDENTS FACILITATE COLLABRATION BETWEEN
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High School Counselors
PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR STUDENTS FACILITATE COLLABRATION BETWEEN FAMILIES AND OTHER EDUCATORS PROVIDE ACADEMIC ADVISING FOR ALL STUDENTS FOCUS ON ACADEMIC, COLLEGE & CAREER, AND PERSONAL/SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
August / September
- Meet new transfer students and families, create schedules, give tours of the buildings
- Counselors attend freshman orientation and then meet with incoming freshman to adjust schedules
as needed
- Meet with all students in grades 9 through 12 to process schedule change requests
- Meet with seniors in multiple extended homerooms to discuss the college application process
- Review senior transcripts, enter summer school grades, and prepare final transcripts that will be sent
to colleges the first week of October
- Meet with students in all grades levels as needed with respect to academic progress, adjustment,
social emotional issues, etc.
- Meet with parents as needed and/or as requested (these meetings take place throughout the entire
year)
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
October/November
- Administer the PreAct to sophomores, the PSAT to juniors (October 16, 2019)
- Meet with seniors to assist with the college application process individually, in the college application lab, and on 10/16/19 in
classrooms
- Host a senior parent meeting to discuss the college application process (October 7, 2019)
- Host a financial aid night to discuss the FAFSA and other college funding (October 3, 2019)
- Process transcripts, write letters of recommendation, and submit documentation to colleges (begins October 2, 2019)
- Meet with students in all grade levels as needed to discuss 1st quarter progress reports and report cards
- Host college representatives individually and at mini on-site college fairs (10/8/2019, 10/15/2019, 10/22/2019)
- Meet with freshmen in group level meetings to discuss: academic achievement, social involvement, academic support and the
importance of making good decisions (October 29, 2019)
- Progress monitoring continues and schedules are adjusted as needed for students in all grade levels
- Counselors request and attend Instructional Support Team (IST) meetings as needed throughout the year
- Counselors meet with the juniors in a group meeting to discuss the college search process (November 19th, 2019)
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
December / January
- Continue to process senior transcripts, write letters of recommendation, and submit documentation to
colleges
- Return PSAT results to juniors and discuss the process for registering for SAT and ACT (December 10, 2019)
- Return PreACT results to sophomore students/parents via mail
- Push into the junior English classes and educate the students on the Naviance college search features
(December 2nd through December 6th)
- Host a junior parent meeting to present information on the college process (December 13, 2019)
- Meet with freshman, sophomores and juniors in group meetings to discuss the scheduling process for the
following year
- Review progress reports and 2nd quarter report cards
- Meet with seniors to discuss Early Decision notifications
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
February/ March
- Send midyear reports for all seniors to all of the colleges to which they have applied
- Conduct individual scheduling meetings with every student in grades 9 to 11
- Conduct individual college planning meetings with all juniors (these can run through early May)
- Attend CSE meetings for students with IEP’s
- Host an RCC free application day for seniors
- Host individual visits from colleges
- Remind juniors to register and take the SAT and ACT (these tests should be taken in March, April, May
- r June)
- Meet with students to discuss 3rd quarter progress reports as needed
- Organize and provide a bus trip for sophomores and juniors to BOCES to explore CTEC
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
April / May
- Work with seniors on final decisions for college
- Review senior transcripts, grades and diploma types for graduation
- Continue individual college planning meetings for all juniors
- Host an admissions representative panel discussion for juniors and their
parents (Hear it From the Reps – April 1, 2020)
- Review 3rd quarter report cards
- Prepare and send warning letters to the parents of students at risk of
failing a course for the year
- Resolve scheduling conflicts for all students in grades 9 through 12 for
the following year
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High School Counseling (grades 9 to 12)
June / July
- Review all senior records
- Finalize the transcripts
- Prepare the diplomas
- Submit final transcripts to colleges
- Meet with students who failed a course
- Proctor final exams
- Summer school registration
- Modify student schedules based on failures
- Meet new students and parents
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