Student Services
Guidance Responsibilities for School Year 2007-2008
Vivian Andres A-K (9 th )
Anna Ladner 9 th Grade Records
Deborah Myers L-Z (9 th )
Phyllis Falcon A-D (10 th 12 th )
Cecelia Zahedi E-K (10 th 12 th )
Catherine Newkirk L-Ra (10 th 12 th )
Kim Chaplauske Re-Z (10 th 12 th )
Claudia Jones 10 th 12 th Records Clerk
Jill Thames Social Worker
Jennie Stevens Interventionist
Patrick Hayes Career Center
Temeka Myers Guidance Secretary
SENIOR AREA ZAHEDI 897-6014
Guidance Department Chairperson
Scholarships
Update web site with Mr. Fava
Update Failure Letter to Parents (each grading period including progress report)
Senior Awards Letter
Financial Aid Workshop / Senior Parent Night
Senior Booklet and Meeting (meeting with all seniors)
Coordinate Senior Transcript Clean-up
Place labels for SATP on 10 th 12 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
Promote and organize College Fair at coliseum
Coordinate MTAG, MESG, and HELP registration for all seniors
Send senior GPAs to state department (Hand enter all GPAs and send to state department)
Organize senior schedules during SATP testing week
Visit all seniors in English 12 and provide a senior assembly for those students not in English 12 in Fall
JUNIOR AREA CHAPLAUSKE 897-6015
U. S. History Subject Area Test
Create folders with SATP results after each test for main testing file
Place labels for SATP on 10 th 12 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
PSAT Coordinator (along with Andres)
College Board SAT (along with Andres)
Co-Sponsor BETA Club (along with Andres)
Coordinate ACT Prep with Teachers / Publicize ACT dates (Zap the ACT)
Girls and Boys State Contact
Coordinate Junior Transcript Clean-up
Coordinate Junior Advisory Activities
Junior Awards
Organize distribution of SATP test score reports to students / stickers to all counselors
Plan Spring Registration for students beginning January 12
Coordinate with Department Heads for preparation of Curriculum Guide (along with Edwards)
Curriculum Guide editing and printing after Curriculum Coordinators meet with Department Chairs (along with Edwards)
SOPHOMORE AREA FALCON 897-6016
English 10 Subject Area Test (multiple choice and writing)
Place SATP result labels on 10 th 12 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
Coordinate clean-up of Sophomore transcripts (new students)
Sophomore Awards
HOBY Scholarship
Coordinate with Department Heads for preparation of Curriculum Guide
Curriculum Guide editing and printing after Curriculum Coordinators meet with Department Chairs
Assist students and parents with NCAA Clearing House registration and credit evaluations
Train all counselors on NCAA Clearing House and provide updates as given
VOCATIONAL NEWKIRK 897-6031
Coordinate 10 th grade tours and recruitment/scheduling activities with academic counselors. (This will run concurrently with Ms. Owen's 9 th grade tours)
Visit all World History classes for technology center recruitment in the Fall and the Spring
Primary contact and liaison between academic and technology for CTE specific items
CPAS Spring Occupational Skills
Coordinate ASVAB
Responsible for ensuring VOT club code information is current and correct
Teacher Awards portion of Senior Awards Program (medals, certificates, and typing teacher portion or script)
Supervise various field trips to businesses, industries, and colleges
Organize and coordinate Life Skills 101 program
CTE advisory Special Education
Organizes CTE teacher involvement in IEP process
The following will be done in collaboration with Ms. Dukes Career Center Manager
Monthly job opportunities newsletter
Various career fairs/career exploration activities
Supervise various field trips to businesses, industries, and colleges
Place SATP result labels on 10 th 12 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
NINTH GRADE ANDRES 896-3674
PSAT Coordinator (with Chaplauske)
Biology Subject Area Test
Place SATP result labels on 9 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
Clean-up eighth and ninth grade transcripts
Schedule Upcoming 9 th graders
Four Year Plans
TST Co-chair (along with Myers)
Attendance (Excessive reports to Attendance Officer)
9 th grade 504 Coordinator (with Myers)
College Board SAT (along with Chaplauske)
Ninth grade orientation
Coordinate summer school
Ninth Grade Awards
Learning Center Referrals
Co-Sponsor BETA Club (along with Chaplauske)
Coordinate 9 th Grade Summer School
NINTH GRADE MYERS 896-1766
Algebra I Subject Area Test
Place SATP result labels on 9 th grade cumulative record cards in order to track students
Clean-up eighth and ninth grade transcripts
Schedule Upcoming 9 th graders
Four Year Plans
TST Co-Chair Ninth (along with Andres)
Attendance (Excessive reports to Attendance Officer)
9 th grade 504 Coordinator (with Andres)
GHS Data Management for 9 th 12 th grades: transcripts, GPA's, MSIS, trouble-shooting, problem-solving
Drug Survey
SpEd Data (including schedule changes for self-contained, occupational)
Ninth Grade Awards
Learning Center Referrals
Coordinate 9 th Grade Summer School
CAREER CENTER HAYES 896-1216
Coordinate Recruiters and College Representatives
Assist in Scholarship Dissemination
Students orientation to Career Center CHOICES program
Coordinate all Career Center Activities
Order and update all Career Center Materials
Assist with ASVAB testing
AP Coordinator
Assist with College Fair at coliseum
Coordinate Governor's School
Help students with college applications
Help students and parents with FAFSA
The following will be done in collaboration with Dr. Newkirk Technology Counselor
Monthly job opportunities newsletter
Various career fairs/career exploration activities
INTERVENTIONIST STEVENS 897-6024
Student Assistant Chairperson
TST Referrals:
Meet with teachers for individual interventions
Works up documentation
Schedules initial vision/hearing screening
Behavior Agreements
Re-entry counseling for students returning from treatment centers (behavioral, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
Conflict resolution
Drug Testing Therapists (5 follow-up sessions)
Individual and group counseling sessions
Learning Center Student Referrals
Complete referral forms
Objective checklists
Follow-up after return to GHS
Crisis counseling
Home Visits
Homeless Survey
Safety Coordinator
Counseling At Risk students
Assist 504 Coordinator
SOCIAL WORKER THAMES 897-6024
Crisis Counseling
504 Coordinator 10 th 12 th grades
Work with teen mothers / expectant mothers:
Personal Counseling
Referral for prenatal and health care
Home visits
Parenting groups
School assignments during absences
Work with teachers to assist students
DHS contact (concerns with welfare, CHIPS, Medicaid, etc.)
RECORDS JONES
Work with records in every capacity such as transfer grades from other schools, testing information,
recording all academic information, updating cumulative information, activities and sports eligibility information, school data, reports to State and Central Office.
File SATP score reports in cumulative folders
Graduation
Verifies former graduation for employment
Coordination of transcripts
RECORDS LADNER
Work with records in every capacity such as transfer grades from other schools, testing information,
recording of all academic information, updating cumulative information, school data reports to State and Central Office, 9 th Grade attendance, MSIS 9 th grade.
File SATP score reports in cumulative folders
GUIDANCE SECRETARY MYERS
Receive visitors into the Guidance Office area (students, parents, community guests, etc.)
Coordinate registration of all new 10 th 12 th grade students
Enroll new students getting all required paperwork on students before the counselor can schedule
Coordinate and take attendance on student aides
MSIS for 10 th 12 th grade
Prepare National Merit documents
Run Guidance Office desk at all times except when on lunch break, at which time an adult should replace
you at the desk, no students.
Students should not answer the phone
Award Programs
Senior Awards Program night
Type and print all certificates
Type and print Scholarship Table and totals
Undergraduate Awards Program day
Prepare invitations
Type and print all certificates
Type Senior Scholarship list keeping a running total of awards
Type Senior, Junior, and Sophomore awards program lists
Take up money for Zapping the ACT and PSAT, give receipts, and provide a list of students that have paid
Keep ACT packets stocked and re-order before running out
Make sure that all students sign in before seeing a counselor
Keep weekly totals of students seeing counselors
Type SATP testing packets
Contact teachers to send work for students who are out ( OSS , hospitalized, detention, etc.)
Make copies of all scholarships applications and the scholarship newsletter
Revise Curriculum Guide
Revise Senior Handbook