Mountaineer High School Counseling

Annual Calendar
Counselors: Taylor Wyatt, Chelsea Linsky, Rebecca Korn, & Jacob Hayhurst

Month

Guidance Curriculum
Study Skills Guidance Lesson (Grades 9-11) Testing Skills Lesson (12th Grade)

Support Services
Back to School Night (all students and parents) Freshman Orientation Senior Year Kickoff New Student Breakfast Introduction to Freshman Class (meet & greet and high school tips)

Responsive Services
Individual Counseling (Daily) Back On Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

Individual Planning
Completing transfer students schedules and transcript review Individual Advising Meetings Introduction to Freshman Class (meet & greet and high school tips)

Professional Development
Staff Development Meeting ASCA Monthly Webinar Intervention Team Meeting

August

September

Effects of Bullying- Series 1 (9th grade) Effects of Bullying- Series 2 (10th grade) 5 Year Planning with Freshmen 11th & 12th Grade College & Career Prep Begin Test Taking/Test Anxiety Group Financial Aid & Scholarship Sessions (in 11th & 12th grade classes)

NCAA Parent Night Scholarship List College Representative (Optional Assembly for 11th & 12th graders)

Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

504 Meetings Senior Interviews/ Graduation Audit Homecoming Week- Underage Drinking Assembly (Sgt. Jones)

Staff Development Meeting (collect information on individual student needs) Intervention Team Meeting Annual Agreement Meeting (with Administration & Board) Staff Development Meeting ASCA Conference Intervention Team Meeting

October

College Fair College Application Workshop Parent Night Open House for Parents and Students

Tardy/Absences Review College Applications & Recommendations Junior Evaluations

November

Friendship Group (9th grade females) Afterschool Study Group (students with lower/failing grades)

Career Application & Resume Building Workshop Career Representative (United Technical CenterOptional)

Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly Review grades for final semester Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

504 Meeting Review School Counseling Progress and Plan End of semester phone calls and emails

Staff Development Meeting Advisory Board Council Meeting Counseling Progress Meeting with administrators Intervention Team Meeting

Healthy Relationshipsindividual groups for boys and girls

College Rep (Fairmont State) Financial Aid Workshop

Continue College Applications & Recommendations

Staff Development Meeting Consultation with Teachers Intervention Team Meeting

December

Guidance Lesson- Senior College/Career Prep

January

Career Representative (CONSOL) Vertical Teaming (Transitioning 8th graders) New Student Breakfast

Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly Smoking Cessation Group (Weekly)

504 Meetings Academic Planning & adjustment for 11th grade students Visit Middle Schools to set up registration process Parent Counselor Conferences

All County HS Counselors Meeting Staff Development Meeting Intervention Team Meeting

Guidance LessonMulticultural Issues

February

College Representative (WVU) Senior Graduation Applications Due Guest Speaker on Racism (John Greer)

March

Individual Counseling (Daily) Guest Speaker: Spring Break safety issues Guidance Lesson: Healthy Bodies/Eating Disorders

Career Representative (Real Estate Agent) Senior Cap and Gown Order Forms 8th Grade Open House (Parents & Students)

Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly Smoking Cessation Group (Weekly) Teen Parenting Group (Weekly) Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

Meet with all senior students who are or potentially failing Academic Planning & adjustment for 10th grade students continued

ASCA Webinar Staff Development Meeting Intervention Team Meeting

504 Meetings Academic Planning & adjustments for 9th grade students continued

WV State Counseling Conference ASCA representative at John Smith High School Staff Development Meeting Intervention Team Meeting

LGBT Awareness Lessons Bullying Lessons

April

College Representative (University of Charleston) Guest Speaker on LGBT population Prom Week: Guest Speaker on Safety (dating, alcohol, driving, etc.) Career Representative (Firefighting/ EMT) Summer Jobs Fair Senior Farewell Banquet Awards Banquet

Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly AP Testing Administratio n Summer School Registration Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

Request course entry for Master Schedule Continue Academic Planning & adjustments for all students Failure letters Parent Counselor Conferences

Staff Development Meeting All County HS Counselors Meeting Intervention Team Meeting

After High School Guidance Lesson

May

504 Meetings Review all student schedules for the upcoming school year Individual Academic Planning for 9th-11th graders Master Schedule

Consultations with teachers Staff Development Meeting Intervention Team Meeting

Preparing for Senior Year Lesson (11th graders)

Summer Jobs Fair End of the Year Staff Luncheon

June

Continue Summer School Registration Retention Review Individual Counseling (Daily) Back on Track Group (Weekly) SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)Weekly

Review class rosters Verify summer school attendance Review standardized testing scores

End of the Year Evaluations Meeting with Administrators & Staff to Improve Services All MHS Counselors Meeting Intervention Team Meeting