Joyce Connell Coordinator of Guidance and Counseling

Counselors:

Elizabeth Hamel Pamela Roth

Cheryl Thomas

Counselor Responsibilities

College Advisement Academic Advisement Personal/Social Spec. Ed. Srvs Special Programs Crisis Intervention Career Counseling Staff Development Other

School Calendar Guidance Newsletter Guidance Website Naviance email Mailings Joint Programming – SEPTA, P. C. O. Coffee with the counselors Evening Programs Counselor Direct:

Phone, email, parent conferences, team meetings

8TH GRADE TRANSITION ACTIVITIES

FRESHMAN YEAR

Student Orientation

Parent Orientation

Class Presentations

Scheduling Meetings

Link Crew Orientation Ice Cream Social Parent Evening

Program Freshman Seminar

Sessions 1-6 Parent Coffee Ongoing:

Academic, Personal, Social Advisement

Career Day College Conferences and Fairs

SEPTA Colleges with a Difference Fair Westchester County Conf/Yorktown H.S. Hispanic College Fair

HOBY and RYLA Parent Coffee Academic Planning

Elective Options Honors/ AP/Accelerated

Extra/Co-Curricular Opportunities Ongoing: Academic, Personal, Social Advisement

Planning

PSAT/NMSQT College Handbook Distribution College Representative Visits Financial Aid Night Parent Coffee Jr. Parent Evening Program College Rep. Panel Academic Advisement

BOCES Occ. Ed SAT/ACT/Sub. Tests Scheduling

Link Leader Selection/Training Ongoing: Personal, social and

emotional

Junior Transition Course: Self- Discovery and

Assessment: Lessons 1-3 Intro, Blue Book, CHB SAT/ACT Reg. Process Career Inv. And

Personality Assessment Research and Application

Process: Lessons 4-6 Naviance Training Research and Selection Common Application

Nuts & Bolts: Lessons 7-9 Essay Writing Résumé Construction Interview/Visit/Trends

Mock Admissions Lesson 10

Final Transcript Review and Course Requirements Internship Opportunities Parent Coffee Evening Programs Post-Secondary Options

College : Application Process Visits Representative Visits Application, Testing, Teacher Recommendations, Interviews Ongoing Meetings with parents, students, counselor

World of Work GAP Year Military

Decision Making Senior Seminar Senior Exit Interviews

Member of CSE and 504 Committee Annual Meetings – and ongoing as needed IEP Updates re: Transition Planning Follow-up responsibilities: scheduling, teacher

notification and College Board, ACT amendments Transition Planning Activities Colleges with a Difference Fair (SEPTA) Resources and Information

Services for Students with Disabilities College Special Education Services and Programs Internships and World of Work

Grades 9-10 SSD Eligibility

Learning Styles Inventory

Update SBA as needed

Academic Planning and Career discussion

Career Day Workshops

Drivers Education, Transportation Training

Referral to other agencies

Grades 11-12 Vocational - BOCES ACCESS-VR Level II SBA Level III SBA Referral to outside agencies

OPWDD Westchester ARC OMH SSI

College Readiness Rubric Pre-College Summer Programs College Level Support Self-Disclosure

Class Profile

Number Of

Students

Submitted Applications

Avg. Apps.

Per Student

% Accept

Avg. GPA

Avg. SAT 1600

Avg. ACT

2011 143 994 7.0 61% 83.58 1137 25

2010 173 1223 7.1 66% 84.41 1137 24.7

2009 131 849 6.5 69% 83.63 1141 25.6

2008 138 851 6.4 71% 84.02 1142 24.2

2007 134 858 6.4 66% 84.26 1115 25.6

2006 120 751 6.1 64% 83.73 1133 22.5

40% 36%

38% 37% 35%

38%

29% 29% 28% 29% 30% 30%

23% 27%

25% 23%

25% 26%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Most/Highly Comp. Very Comp. Comp.

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

41

51

38

44

43

38

33

47

32

36

28

30

32

39

26

23

32

23

26

27

27

23

22

24

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Less/Non Comp Very Most/Highly

Colleges Students Attend

Most Highly Very Comp Less/Non other

Class Profile

Scholarship Awards

Early Decision

Early Action

College Rep. Visits

Number of Transfers

2011 $3,989,905

15 (10) 67%

221 (178) 81%

92 0

2010 $3,783,399

22 (9)

41%

199 (163) 82%

102 7

2009 $1,057,036

13 (7)

54%

176 (103) 59%

86 14

2008 $2,881,550

15 (8)

53%

119 (76) 64%

96 17

2007 $2,595,430

16 (12) 75%

122 (86) 71%

110 16

2006 $1,858,940

11 (9)

82%

122 (82)

67%

91 21

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