Transcript BWHS Guidance Department

BWHS Guidance
Department
Dave Royhab, Director
Guidance Hours
8:15am – 4:15pm
Phone 703-957-4402
Counselor Assignments
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Susan James: A – Cor
Evan Rodgers: Cos – G
Beth Dekenipp: H – Lee
Edna Rivera:
Lef – Oj, & all ELL
Shannon Powell (Michele Havener):
OL – Sh
Michelle Hoffmann: Si – Z
Guidance Support Staff
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Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant
Melissa Pumphrey, Secretary
 Corina Lawson, Secretary
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A high school counselor’s
primary job is to help students
navigate through high school!
Personal and Social Development
 Post-Secondary Planning
 Academic Development
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Schedules
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Schedules distributed tomorrow are subject
to change (yellow)
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Students will receive an official schedule in
homeroom on Monday (white paper)
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Will also include locker information
First Week Homeroom Sign-Up Sheet
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You are signed up for a class you already
passed
You are signed up for the same class more
than once
You are signed up for two classes at the
same time
You are signed up for a class you believe you
are missing the prerequisite for
You believe you are missing a core class
Requests for Schedule Changes
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We are unable to consider schedule change
requests until the second week of school
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Two types of schedule changes:
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Elective Changes
Academic Level Changes
Schedule Change Requests - Electives
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Students who do not receive their first choice
in electives may be permitted to make
schedule changes
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Students who do receive their first choice in
electives can not be permitted to change their
electives unless extenuating circumstances
exist
Schedule Change Requests - Levels
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Level changes will be considered on a caseby-case basis
Many factors are considered:
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Student input
Parent input
Counselor input
Overall course load
Teacher feedback
Availability of alternate courses
Post-secondary plans
Individual strengths & weaknesses
How students can schedule a meeting with
a guidance counselor
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During the first week of school, students can
sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom for a
qualifying reason
After the first week, students sign-up to see a
counselor by filling out a request form before
or after school, or between classes
For emergency situations, students should
ask any adult for a hall pass to guidance
Interims & Report Cards
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Marking Period 1 ends: November 2
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Marking period 1 report cards: November 14
Coming Events
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LCPS College Fair – Sep 30
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PSAT, grades 9, 10, & 11 – Oct 17
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College Information Night for Juniors – Nov 7
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Classroom Guidance Presentations for
Freshmen – January, dates TBA
Communication
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Guidance section in the newsletter
Guidance related events are posted on the
school calendar & in the newsletter
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Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade
levels
Guidance webpage on the BWHS website
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Counselors’ email links
Director’s email link
Presentation & Forms pages