1. Junior Class Assembly Ms. I. Adebohun, Professional School Counselor
Intro (music, welcomes, a little about self (background, my why-love kids, love the potential, and this is the last chance we have as adults to positively impact your lives and help shape you into successful members of society), contact information)
Intro intern, Rawn Boulden, UMD.
Assign Timekeeper and two assistants.
Ms. I. Adebohun, Professional School Counselor
Mr. Rawn Boulden, Counseling Intern, UMD
August 29th, 2016

2. Contact Information
PSC page
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3. #Goals Decrease number of students that are out of grade level by 3-5%
11th Grade College & Career Readiness
Increase 12th grade graduation rate by 3-5%
It’s important that you guys know what our goals are since we’re depending on you to meet them. Everything we’ll discuss from here out has been formulated around meeting these goals.
SAT Prep class

4. Graduation Requirements

5. Most Important Things This Year
Five Critical To-Dos
We’ll talk about a timetable and everything in the timetable falls in to one of these five categories.
Most Important Things This Year

6. Five Most Important To-Dos
Classes & Grades
Standardized Tests
College Planning
Career Research
Portfolio Development

7. What You Should Be Doing & When
Junior Year Timeline
This is a guide, from some of the transcripts I’ve evaluated already, some people are ahead of the game (and in no particular order and for different reasons, kudos to Jailene Carela, Vickie Bunyun, Kevin Ramirez-Penafiel, and Bryan Villatoro just to name a FEW) and some people are behind (I’m here to help), and some people are right where they should be.
What You Should Be Doing & When

8. Junior Year Timeline September October
Academic Advising with Professional School Counselor
Register for PSAT (10/19/16) and ASVAB
Extra-curricular activities
College Visits
October
Academic Advising
Take PSAT and ASVAB
Register for Accuplacer (Dual Enrollment)
College Visits
How do you meet with me? Appointments and
More info on PSAT coming, spearheaded by Ms. Carswell and the testing coordinator
What do I mean by Portfolio development? Resumes, transcript evaluations, running list of classes, activities, awards, leadership roles, etc
In house college visits will start in late September.

9. Junior Year Timeline November December Focus on grades
Assess strengths and weaknesses
Create a plan of action
Sustain efforts
Take ASVAB test
Shadow senior events
College visits
December
Analyze PSAT scores
Register for Khan Academy
Map out other test dates (SAT, ACT, AP tests, Accuplacer)
Sustain efforts
Shadow senior events
College visits

10. Junior Year Timeline January February
Continue preparation for standardized tests
Sustain efforts
College visits
February
Take standardized tests
Academic Advising/Course Registration
Sustain efforts
Start list of colleges
College visits

11. Junior Year Timeline March April Organize college and career search
Research summer plans
Sustain efforts
Academic advising/course registration continues
April
Register for May/June tests
Identify teachers for letters of recommendation
Sustain efforts
College visits

12. Junior Year Timeline May June Finish strong Take AP tests
Solidify summer plans
June
Finish strong
Enjoy your summer!

13. Plan of Action Individual Counseling
Group Counseling (Trauma-Informed Schools)
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Grade Level Assemblies
After-school Programs
Community Partnerships/Programs
Process for making an appointment (come down to my office in the morning, before 1st period, before 8:40 am orrrrrrr, if you really want to impress me, me your request-really want you guys to get in the habit of doing things like adults)
Brief summary of what trauma is and how it can affect your life, especially your learning and other school-related behaviors.
Monthly basis is the goal but will be working with teachers on how best to do this and protect instruction
Please, please, please, show up, take them seriously and be prepared to take notes, regard them as department meetings at work
Opportunities for you to network and build your portfolio. Listen for announcements, frequent the College & Career Center, ANDDDDD check your !
See above, build your network, take advantage of all the resources provided.

14. Success: Expectations vs. Reality
Trick is to persevere and not be afraid to change up the plan, keep the goal though.

15. Email signup https://www.signupanywhere.com/signup/hsu3EahJ
Thank you for your time…here’s to a successful school year.