1. BWHS Guidance Department Dave Royhab, Director Guidance Hours 8:15am – 4:15pm Phone 703-957-4402

2. Counselor Assignments 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

3. Guidance Support Staff Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant Melissa Pumphrey, Secretary Corina Lawson, Secretary

4. A high school counselor’s primary job is to help students navigate through high school! Personal and Social Development Post-Secondary Planning Academic Development

5. Schedules Schedules distributed tomorrow are subject to change (yellow) Students will receive an official schedule in homeroom on Monday (white paper)  Will also include locker information

6. First Week Homeroom Sign-Up Sheet 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

7. Requests for Schedule Changes We are unable to consider schedule change requests until the second week of school Two types of schedule changes:  Elective Changes  Academic Level Changes

8. Schedule Change Requests - Electives Students who do not receive their first choice in electives may be permitted to make schedule changes Students who do receive their first choice in electives can not be permitted to change their electives unless extenuating circumstances exist

9. Schedule Change Requests - Levels Level changes will be considered on a case- by-case basis Many factors are considered:  Student input  Parent input  Counselor input  Overall course load  Teacher feedback  Availability of alternate courses  Post-secondary plans  Individual strengths & weaknesses

10. How students can schedule a meeting with a guidance counselor 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

11. Interims & Report Cards Marking Period 1 ends: November 2 Marking period 1 report cards: November 14

12. Coming Events LCPS College Fair – Sep 30 PSAT, grades 9, 10, & 11 – Oct 17 College Information Night for Juniors – Nov 7 Classroom Guidance Presentations for Freshmen – January, dates TBA

13. Communication Guidance section in the newsletter Guidance related events are posted on the school calendar & in the newsletter  Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade levels Guidance webpage on the BWHS website  Counselors’ email links  Director’s email link  Presentation & Forms pages