CMS and CHS CounselingSchedules

September

CHS and CMS• Fix serious remaining Schedule problems• New student scheduling, tours, counselingCHS• Conduct Senior Interviews • Student and Parent Senior Presentation by Mrs. Wister• Classroom Presentations for Sophomores and Juniors• Schedule 504 meetings• Begin Weekly help in LMC for Seniors• Attend Back to School Night to help parents with schedules and PSATs• Begin Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin

OctoberCMS• Week of Respect activities (10/3-10/7)• Red Ribbon Week activities (10/23-10/31)• MAP testing and Progress ReportsCHS• Conduct freshmen interviews (acclimation into the high school, discuss freshman academy, encouragement

to get involved in school activities, importance of grades with college applications in the future, attendance policy)

• Week of Respect activities (10/3-10/7)• Administer senior HSPA’s• Coordinate administering of PSATs• Begin sophomore interviews (careers, importance of grades and attendance, specifically with Oaklyn-

acclimation to the high school,• Touch base with students who have poor progress reports• Check on students with poor attendance• Continue with the college application process and continue weekly LMC help.• MAP testing and Progress Reports• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Attending workshops for financial aid, SAT’s, and specific college open houses.• Set up and attend High School College Fair (meet and greet with admissions counselors , parents and

students)

NovemberCMS• MAP testing and Report Cards• Sit ‘n Chat individual conferences with 6th grade students• Thanksgiving Service Project – letter writing• Goal setting classroom lesson with 8th grade Language Arts classesCHS• Continue sophomore interviews• Continue college application process and continue weekly LMC help• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Attend and escort interested seniors to the Historically Black Colleges and

Universities College Fair• NJEA convention• MAP testing and Report Cards

DecemberCMS• Sit ‘n Chat individual conferences with 6th grade students (continued)• “Remembrance” group• Spirit Week & Elf Olympics• Progress Reports

CHS• Finalizing sophomore interviews• Meeting to distribute and discuss how to read and interpret scores on PSAT’s • Continue with college application process and continue weekly LMC help • Re-evaluating students schedules for re-adjusting academic levels and second semester courses • Remove and adjust for students that have passed the HSPA• Supervise the Camden County College trip for students taking the “Accuplacure” test and tour

of the college• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Progress Reports

JanuaryCMS• “Remembrance” group (continued)• Meet with 7th graders (individually or in small groups)• Report CardsCHS• Parent and Student Financial Aid Night• Discussion of programs of study, course selection and review the student selection course

sheet• Finalize college applications and continue weekly LMC help • Assist with financial aid and scholarship information• Begin junior interviews concentrating on career path and schedule for the next 18 months

including testing and summer programs• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Report Cards• Send senior failure letters home to parents• Begin Academic Awards Planning

FebruaryCMS• Meet with 7th graders (continued)• Progress ReportsCHS• Continue junior interviews• Develop schedule for classroom presentations• General classroom presentations for grades 9-11 to present programs of study and scheduling

requirements for the upcoming year• Presentation of course of study to middle school 8th graders • Train staff for HSPAs• Coordinate with military for the administration of the ASVAB• Continue LMC help for juniors and seniors• Meet with students who failed courses for the 1st Semester• Progress Reports• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Continue Academic Awards Planning

MarchCMS• Classroom visits for next year scheduling requests• Begin meeting with students about scheduling• 7th grade overnight tripCHS• Handle coordination of HSPAs and then oversee administering of them• HSPA make-ups• MAP testing• Finalize junior interviews• Presentation of program of studies, test implications, and post-secondary options for Oaklyn

9th graders and Woodlynne 8th graders for the upcoming year• Initiate individual scheduling for current high school and 8th grade students• Individual scheduling of Oaklyn and Woodlynne students at their current school• Offer nighttime scheduling appointments for students and parents• Address students that have poor progress reports• Continue with scholarship application process and continue LMC help for juniors and seniors• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Continue Academic Awards Planning

AprilCMS• Visit 5th grade classes in elementary schools• Host incoming student night• Report Cards• Train Staff for NJASK• Handle coordination of NJASK 7 & 8 and then oversee administering of them

CHS• Serve on the academic awards committee• Start with the senior awards process• Report cards • Continue scheduling process • Review students failures for the 3rd marking period• Send senior failure letters home to parents• Continue with scholarship application process and continue LMC help for juniors and seniors• Continue Monthly or Bi-Monthly Scholarship Bulletin• Begin building of the Master Schedule

MAYCMS• NJASK (6)• 8th grade Career Day• MAP Testing• Begin Building Master Schedule• Progress ReportsCHS• Administer the end of the year Biology 5/15-5/18• Administer AP exams 5/7-5/14• Review scholarship applications• Attend scholarship selection committee meetings for senior awards• Continue building of master schedule• Finalize students course selections• Coordinate all aspects of the Academic Awards Ceremony• Continue notifying parents of seniors not graduating• Progress Reports

JuneCMS• Exit interviews with individual 8th grade students• Work with failing students for summer school• Begin working on scheduling conflicts from the master schedule• Report CardsCHS• Meet with students who are failing for the year to discuss summer school• Meet with students who are at credit loss• Call parents in regards to these issues• Compose and send letters out in regards to failing students and provide them with

summer school options• Continue LMC help for juniors • Begin working on scheduling conflicts from the master schedule• Register students for summer school classes• Senior Awards Assembly• Report Cards

Continuing ResponsibilitiesCMS• Peer Mediation• Peer to Peer (3rd Thursday each month)• Scheduling• Supervise Lunch Duty• I&RS core team member• Parent/student/teacher conferences• Crisis counseling/intervention• Academic/social/emotional counseling as needed• Counseling website maintenance & updates• Safety Committee• Character Education program• New student orientations • Small Group Counseling ideas (3-5 sessions each) as needed• Grief & Loss (“Remembrance Group”) – December/January• Social Skills/Transitions• Study Skills/ Stress Management• Self-Esteem/ Motivation • Life/Family changes• Organization

Continuing ResponsibilitiesCHS• Counseling for academic issues • Crisis counseling

– Suicide ideation– Cutting– Bullying– Drug and Alcohol– Abuse– Family issues

• Conferences with DYFS workers• Referring to appropriate agencies• Parent and teacher conferences• Meeting with Child Study Team• Conferences with administrators• Conferences with police and truant officer• Attending 504 meetings and IEP meetings• Continue to attend professional development workshops and in-service workshops.• Refer and attend I&RS meetings• Attend honor roll assemblies• Alerting students about leadership conferences and academic enrichment programs offered throughout the year• Supervise lunch duty• Conflict resolution• Update individual student’s records in Genesis information system• Review alternative education programs to help prevent high school drop outs• Maintain confidentiality and a professional and inviting office environment• Attend monthly guidance meetings to discuss and update information• Continue and actively encourage all students to participate in the most rigorous courses, become involved in community service, and extracurricular

activities• Marketing student’s achievements through PAWS TV, morning announcements, webpage, and bulletin boards

Summer Responsibilities

• Register students for Summer School Classes and Credit Completion classes.

• Resolve scheduling problems (conflicts, adjustments for failed courses, schedule adjustments according to standardized test results, Honors waivers and change requests, balancing, etc.

• Update Genesis as summer school is completed• Schedule and orient new students• Attend student orientation in August