Transcript BWHS Guidance Department Dave Royhab, Director Guidance Hours 8:15am – 4:15pm Phone 703-957-4402 Counselor Assignments Susan James: A – C  Steve Cohen: D – Ha  Beth.

BWHS Guidance
Department
Dave Royhab, Director
Guidance Hours
8:15am – 4:15pm
Phone 703-957-4402
Counselor Assignments
Susan James: A – C
 Steve Cohen: D – Ha
 Beth Dekenipp: He – Mc
 Shannon Powell: Me – Rol
 Michelle Hoffmann: Rom – Z
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Guidance Support Staff
Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant
 Melissa Holder, Guidance Secretary
 Corina Bryant, Guidance Secretary
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A high school counselor’s
primary job is to help students
navigate through high school!
Personal and social development
 Academic development
 Post-secondary planning
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LCPS Grading Scale 2009-2010
Letter Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Numerical Grade
98 – 100
93 – 97
90 – 92
87 – 89
83 – 86
80 – 82
77 – 79
73 – 76
70 – 72
67 – 69
63 – 66
60 – 62
59 & below
Quality Points
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0
Student Example 1
Grade 9:
English
C
2
History
C
2
Math
D
1
Science
D
1
HPE
B
3
Elective
C
2
Elective
C
2
Cumulative GPA = 1.86
Grade 10:
English
B
3
History
A
4
Math
C
2
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.64
Grade 11:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.76
Grade 12:
English
A
4
History
A
4
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 2.89
Student Example 2
Grade 9:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
C
2
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.29
Grade 10:
English
B
3
History
A
4
Math
C
2
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.36
Grade 11:
English
B
3
History
B
3
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.38
Grade 12:
English
A
4
History
A
4
Math
B
3
Science
B
3
HPE
A
4
Elective
A
4
Elective
A
4
Cumulative GPA = 3.46
The Importance of the Freshman Year
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The difference between a 2.89 GPA and a
3.46 GPA can be the ninth grade year!!!
Requests for Schedule Changes
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We are unable to consider schedule change
requests until the second week of school
Two types of schedule changes:
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Elective Changes
Level Changes
Schedule Change Requests - Electives
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Students who did not receive their first choice
in electives may be permitted to make
schedule changes
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Students who received 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 proactively meet with a
guidance counselor
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During the first week of school, students can
sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom…
please be patient!
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After the first week, students sign-up to see a
counselor by filling out a request form before
or after school, or between classes
Interims & Report Cards
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All students will receive interims in all classes
on the published interim dates
Marking period 1 interims: October 8 & 9
Marking Period 1 ends: October 30
Marking period 1 report cards: November 11
Communication
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Guidance section in the newsletter
Guidance related events will be 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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Counselor email links
Director email link