Transcript GHS School Counseling Curriculum

GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL –
SCHOOL COUNSELING
DEPARTMENT
Mr. Chris Hanley (Director)
Mrs. Rosalyn Isbell
Mrs. Rita Timm
Kelly Rieck (Admin. Asst.)
Typical comments made by GHS
parents about their own School
Counseling experience when they
were in school…
“I never saw my counselor…”
“I didn’t even know who my
counselor was…”
“I didn’t know what my counselor
did in our school…”
The Grafton High School
Student’s typical “School
Counseling experience”…
You are now 8th graders who
will be attending Grafton High
School this fall…
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Two-part orientation
program…
1st session deals with
scheduling of Freshman
classes, policy and program
specifics, etc…
2nd session is a
photographic presentation
in regard to GHS student life
Eighth Grade Parent
Meeting(s)
GHS counselors meet with
JLMS Administrator &
Counselor to discuss
transition…
You are now a Freshman
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Freshman Orientation
“Open House” for parents
Freshman Career Unit
Freshman EXPLORE
Freshman Parent Meeting
Scheduling session for next
school year
Student/Parent Freshman
Conference
Formulation of “Individulized
Learning Plan” (ILP)
Counselors/Admin hold
monthly “At-Risk” meetings to
discuss student needs
And if you need additional
assistance…
You are now a Sophomore…
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“Open House” for parents
PLAN/WKCE testing
Two part Sophomore Career
Unit
Career exploration
(CareerCruising)
Post-secondary education
exploration (CareerCruising)
Review of GHS , post high
school goals…
Sophomore Parent Meeting
Scheduling session for Junior
year
Counselors/Admin hold
monthly “At-Risk” meetings
to discuss student needs
And if you need additional
assistance…
You are now a Junior…
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“Open House” for parents
PSAT/ASVAB testing
Junior/Parent conference
Junior Career Unit
(CareerCruising)
Career Exploration
Post-Secondary education
exploration
“Junior Parent Night” (at
CHS)
Scheduling session for
Senior year
College Seminar
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Technical College Seminar
Opportunities Seminar
AP Testing
Counselors/Admin hold
monthly “At-Risk”
meetings to discuss
student needs
And if you need additional
assistance…
You are now a Senior…
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Individual Senior
Conferences
“Open House” for
parents
College, Technical
College applications…
Financial Aid Meetings
(students & parents)
Scholarship MonthMarch (Kelly Rieck)
AP Testing
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Final credit checks,
parent contacts, etc…
Graduation Day
Participation…
Counselors/Admin
hold monthly “At-Risk”
meetings to discuss
student needs
And if you need
additional assistance…
We are continuously reviewing and
updating our curriculum and
responsibilities…
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8th Grade Orientation &
Registration
8th Grade Parent Meeting
Individualized Learning
Plans
Freshman Orientation
Freshman & Junior
conferences with parents
Senior Individual
Conferences
Freshman Career Unit &
Survival Guide
Freshman Parent Meeting
Sophomore Parent Meeting
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Seminars for Juniors
(College, Tech College,
Opportunity)
Financial Aid meeting
(Students & Parents)
Sophomore & Junior
Career Classes
CareerFest
County-wide counselor
meetings
IEP Involvement…
Communication with
staff…
Updates… (cont.)
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Meetings with individual
curricular departments
Facilitation of all testing
Participation by all
counselors in SAP
groups
Increasing availability of
scholarship materials
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School Counseling web
site updated:
www.grafton.k12.wi.us
Formulation of Master
Schedule
All schedule conflicts
resolved by school
year’s end
Minimal Summer hours/
cost benefit
“Thoughts for the present…”
Excitement for the
future…
“The School Counseling
Environment”
Most importantly,
we are working as
one seamless
unit/team, greatly
increasing counselor
productivity and
positively
influencing how we
serve students,
parents, and the
rest of the school
community…
The future…
We look forward to the challenges
of each year and the potential of
each student being realized…
We sincerely thank you for
your time!
QUESTIONS?