Counseling Department South High School€¦ · A-Fe Brian Polun 7360 [email protected] Fi-K...
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Student Services Department Counselors
Alpha Name Ext: Email A-Fe Brian Polun 7360 [email protected] Amelia Harr 7361 [email protected] Tanna McGarry 7363 [email protected] Teresa
Maldonado7362 [email protected]
College/Career
Stephanie Ramirez
7367 [email protected]
Dean of Students – Leo Klemm—ext. 7356School Psychologist – Christina Dillard —ext. 7378On site therapist- Brittany Stanley
The Counselor’s Role■ Academic Guidance
■ College and Career Counseling
■ Personal/Social/Emotional Counseling
Guidance Throughout High School 9th Grade
■ September- Freshman Parent Night■ October-Freshmen Orientation■ November- Naviance Activity■ February/March- Freshman Scheduling
10th Grade■ October- Pre-ACT■ November- Sophomore Workshop■ November-Naviance Activity■ March/April- Sophomore Scheduling■ Naviance Assessment
11th Grade■ October- PSAT■ November- Junior Workshop■ November-Naviance Activity■ March- Junior Scheduling
12th Grade■ September- Senior Workshop■ September/October/November- College
Workshops/Naviance Activity■ October- Senior Conferences ■ October- Local Scholarship Workshop
All Grades:
■ All Year- College/Career Visits■ September- Road Map to College ■ October- Financial Aid Night ■ February- TUSD College Fair■ February- Honors/AP Information
Meetings
Transitioning to High School: Things to know…
■ Graduation Requirements
■ A-G college prep requirements
■ College/Career --Naviance
High School Graduation Requirements
■ 220 total credits■ 6 semesters of satisfactory
or excellent citizenship
■ Math- 20 credits■ Science- 20 credits■ English- 40 credits■ Social Sci.- 30 credits■ Physical Ed.- 20 credits■ Fine Arts or Foreign
Language- 10 credits■ Health- 5 credits■ Electives- 75 credits
■ Includes any class you take over the required graduation credits
Knowing the A-G ListA-G College Prep Requirements – With Grade of C or Higher
Letter AreaYears
RequiredYears
Recommended
A History/Social Sciences 2 years
B English 4 years
C Mathematics 3 years 4 years
D Laboratory Sciences 2 years 3 years
E Language Other Than English 2 years 3 years
F Visual and Performing Arts 1 year
G College-Preparatory Electives 1 year
High School Procedures/Supports
■ Connecting with Counselors
■ Grading Periods■ Academic
Resources/Supports■ Activities and
Athletics ■ Attendance
Connecting with Counselors ■ Drop-in times for students
■ Before school ■ Lunch ■ After school
■ Counselor Appointments ■ Students can sign up to see their counselor in the
counseling office.■ Office will send a “call slip” to student’s class
■ Parent requests by appointment ■ Please call or email your individual counselor to set
up an appointment.
Grading Periods■ Quarter 1- November 1st■ Semester 1- January 24th■ Quarter 3- April 3rd■ Semester 2- June 11th
■ Quarters are 10 weeks ■ PE and Athletics- only grades that are posted at
the quarter.■ Semesters are 20 weeks
■ Semester grades (January and June) posted on transcript
Academic Resources and Support ■ Email teachers and counselors- see South High
Website- www.shs.tusd.org■ Many teachers offer additional support (lunchtime)
■ eTUSD- https://www.etusd.org
■ PowerSchool: http://Torrance.powerschool.com■ Parent portal for checking grades■ Access IDs and Passwords were given to families■ Contact secretary in Counseling office if you did not
receive.
■ Spartan Seminar
What is Spartan Seminar?
● Spartan Seminar is a mandatory 60 minutes of additional instruction a week for students who need extra help in any subject.
● This time is within the school day during what used to be SSR. (30 minutes every Wed. and Thur)
● Research shows that timely, targeted intervention, embedded in the school day, is the best way to improve student achievement.
● The purpose of Spartan Seminar is to give targeted content help to students who do not understand a concept taught the previous week.
Why are we doing it?
Spartan Seminar: Closed and Open SessionsOPEN Seminar● Single day sessions that
students choose, sign up for and attend.
● Teachers will post their Open Seminar topic on etusd.
● Students may sign up for different Wed. and Thurs. Open Seminar sessions.
CLOSED Seminar● A two-day session (Wed &
Thur) that teachers assign students to in etusd.
● Only students assigned by a teacher will be able to attend.
students will sign up for seminar
every Tuesday at 8:40
More Academic Resources and Support ❖ Use of planner/agenda book highly
recommended
❖ CSF Tutoring■ Free!■ Monday – Thursday■ 3:00-4:00 SHS Library
❖ Private Tutors
❖ South High Library Open Mon-Thurs from 3-5 for study time
Extracurricular Activities/Athletics■ Activities Office- K-1
■ Activities Director – Mrs. Vicki Hildreth ■ Student Council/Clubs/Organizations
■ Athletic Office- F-1■ Athletic Director – Mr. Kevin VanWaardenburg ■ Eligibility – 2.0 G.P.A and no more than one U■ Eligibility is looked at every 10 weeks at the
quarter ■ Athletics questions
■ Coach approval■ Athletic Concerns/Issues■ Clearance procedures
Student Attendance■ Student must bring parent note to Attendance Office following
absence
■ 2 days to clear absence or it becomes “truant”
■ TUSD sends automated phone calls home when students are absent
■ Attendance Office does not call students out of class to pick-up forgotten items
■ Off Campus Pass requests- give to attendance office in the morning
College/Career Counseling ● All students and parents can meet with
College and Career Coordinator-Ms. Ramirez
● College/Career Center (Room R-4)- resources for colleges, military, careers, and financial aid
● College and Career Visits- colleges and professionals come to campus to speak with our students (mostly 10th-12th graders)
Naviance■ Naviance is a comprehensive college and
career search tool. All students have an account, and can access their page from anywhere.
■ Student accounts are set up with the etusd login information.
■ The counseling department will work with all grades yearly to complete various assessments and searches in order to help students create goals and plan for the future
Naviance Features….■ College Searches■ Super Match
Feature■ College Visits■ Career Searches■ Assessments ■ National
Scholarship Search ■ Resume Builder