SOPHOMORE PARENTS GUIDANCE NIGHT April 26, 2016 JOHN HANRAHAN – Dean of Guidance & College Advising DINA DEROSA - Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-J) LYNNE CHESBRO – Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (K-Z) SUZANNE GORAB- Junior/Senior College Advisor RICK HUTCHINSON – Junior/Senior College Advisor
STEP 2… The challenges and opportunities of Junior and Senior years
Overview: Guidance Curriculum Turnover of files College Planning Process
Freshman & Sophomore Guidance Seminar Curriculum Lynne Chesbro -Freshman Dina DeRosa -Sophomore Academic topics – Transition to Prep – Academic success skills & accountability Personal, social & health related topics: – Safe School Climate Plan – Substance Abuse – Wellness Seeing the big picture – Transcript Review – Standardized testing PSAT-College Board SAT/ACT Combo Test-Saturday, May 7 th SAT Subject Tests – Naviance Learning Style, Personality & Career Interest Inventories Activities Resumes College Searches
Counselor Transition Facilitates individual counseling & academic tracking Grade reports Standardized test scores
Junior Guidance Seminar The College Planning Process Academics Standardized testing Career One to one counselor meetings Create a resume Extracurricular activities College Searching Naviance Coalition Application
STANDARDIZED TESTING – PSAT (FALL) – SAT (SPRING) – SAT Subject Test (if necessary) – ACT (SPRING)
Naviance College planning tool for students, counselors, families Manage college applications Archives past admission results for predictive purposes
TRENDS ARE REVEALING Academic Profiles – Junior Year Performance Personal Profiles – Build a distinguishing resume – Seek growth opportunities Service experiences Kairos Retreat – Increase responsibility – Leadership
Junior Year FALL - Search Strategies - Testing Strategies -Guidelines -College Search in Broad Strokes SPRING - Individual Counselor Meeting - Testing First Round - College Visits - College Fairs
Counselor Breakdown DINA DEROSA Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-J) (203) ext LYNNE CHESBRO Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (K-Z) (203) ext RICK HUTCHINSON Junior/Senior College Advisor (203) ext (Henry Adiletta – Frank Gallagi) SUZANNE GORAB Junior/Senior College Advisor (203) ext (Christopher Geisert – Alexander McMullen) JOHN HANRAHAN Dean of Guidance & College Advising (203) ext (Alexandre Mead – Haoxiang Zhang)
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