What to Expect:Guidance Services by Grade

Guidance counselors frequently monitor student academic performance throughout each marking period, follow up with students to support academic success, and email or otherwise communicate with students, parents/guardians, teachers, and other support staff to address the needs of each student. Guidance counselors also deliver services via seminar and classroom instruction that are designed to meet the needs of all students as they develop through high school. While all students meet various benchmarks at different times and are thus supported individually as needed, there are some activities in which all students are encouraged to engage:

9th grade

  • Complete a “Getting to Know You Survey” via Google Classroom

  • Individual meeting for an introduction and initial conversation

  • Group Seminar to include topics related to: 

    • GPA/Transcript development

    • Naviance account creation and introduction

    • Aspen for academic monitoring

  • Individual meeting for course selection discussion

10th grade

  • Group Seminar focused on career exploration utilizing Naviance:

    • Completion of an interest inventory

    • Career research based on interests with consideration of skills and values

    • Preliminary development of a Career Plan in Google Classroom

  • Individual meeting for course selection discussion

11th grade

  • Opportunity to register for the PSAT (preliminary college entrance exam)

  • Parent night to introduce post-secondary planning supports:

    • view class of 2025 slide show presentation HERE 

    • view Zoom Meeting Class of 2025 YouTube video HERE

  • Individual meeting with guidance counselor for initial post-secondary planning to include (as appropriate):

    • Standardized testing plan

    • Two- and four-year college/university visits (on campus/virtual)

    • Military or employment timeline

    • College application timeline

    • Suggestions of post-secondary options to consider

  • Individual meeting for course selection discussion

12th grade

  • Individual meetings with guidance counselor for final phase of post-secondary planning

    • Timeline and action plan to meet deadlines for individual goals

    • College/university/trade school application submission support

    • Financial aid process reminders

  • Graduation tracking and post-secondary plan reporting

  • Parent night 2024 to support Post-Secondary action steps (view slide show presentation here)

  • Post Secondary Planning Webinar Fall 2024 -View video on YouTube HERE