1. Bolton High School Guidance: Evolving to Meet Increasing Needs

2. 2 Overview: School Counselor Responsibilities

3. 3 Counseling  Routine counseling / scheduled & ad hoc  Crisis control / immediate counseling  Master schedule  Course selection process  Scheduling process  15-minute individual conferences re: student schedule requests  Schedule change meetings  Report cards / Progress reports  Class rankings  Facilitate student/teacher conferences and parent conferences

4. 4 Grade-specific Counseling 9 th Grade10 th Grade11 th Grade12 th Grade  Teach weekly freshman guidance  30-minute parent / student / counselor meetings  Graduation requirements  Teach Sophomore Career Unit  Graduation requirements  1-hour Post- secondary planning conference  Graduation requirements records for career portfolios  Career portfolios  Job shadowing  Work / Study programs  Internships  Graduation requirements  Continuous college counseling  1 st semester career counseling  Graduation requirements  College App Recommendation letters  College application packets  Support students in post secondary planning

5. 5 Parent / Student Programs  Organize / present “Return of the Alumni” Program for 11 th & 12 th grade students  Organize / present Financial Aid Programs  Organize / present Juniors / Parents College Admissions Evening  Organize / host Post-Secondary Options Fair  Organize/host Teen Awareness Day

6. 6 Testing Support  Advise juniors and seniors on ACT or SAT tests  Pre- and post-PSAT lessons  Organize and monitor PSAT Testing  Manage CAPT testing process  Organize and maintain student CAPT records  Schedule ASVAB Exams  Schedule Perkins Vocational Testing

7. 7 Other Responsibilities Include:  Register new students  Case manager for “504” students  Remediation for students needing assistance in specific subjects  Special Ed student support / PPTs  State-required reports (PSIS, ED 540, ED 525)  Year-end statistical reports for seniors  Mentoring Program  Scholarship listing  Summer Jobs listing  Liaison between school / hospital / out-placement facilities  Maintain graduate student records