BWHS School Counseling Department

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BWHS School Counseling Department

• Dave Royhab, Director
• Counseling Department Hours
• 815am 415pm
• Phone [phone]

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Counselor Freshman Assignments

• Susan James A Co
• Beth Dekenipp Cr H
• Edna Rivera I Mi
• Kim Pond Mo Sa
• Michelle Hoffmann Sc Z

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Guidance Support Staff

• Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant
• Melissa Pumphrey, Secretary
• Corina Lawson, Secretary

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A high school counselors primary job is to help
students (and parents!) navigate through high
school!

• Personal and Social Development
• Post-Secondary Planning
• Academic Advising

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Schedules

• Schedules distributed tomorrow are subject to
  change (rare)
• Students will receive an official schedule in
  homeroom on Monday (white paper)
• Will also include their locker assignment and
  combination

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First Week Homeroom Sign-Up Sheet

• You are signed up for a class you already passed
• You are signed up for the same class more than
  once
• You are signed up for two classes at the same
  time
• You are signed up for a class you believe you are
  missing the prerequisite for
• You believe you are missing a core class

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Requests for Schedule Changes

• We are unable to consider any other schedule
  change requests until the second week of school
• Two types of schedule changes
• Elective Changes
• Academic Level Changes

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Elective Changes

• Students who do receive their first choice in
  electives are not be permitted to change their
  electives
• Students who do not receive their first choice in
  electives may be permitted to make schedule
  changes

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Academic Level Changes

• Level changes will be considered on a
  case-by-case basis
• Many factors are considered
• Student input
• Parent input
• Counselor input
• Overall course load
• Teacher feedback
• Availability of alternate courses
• Post-secondary plans
• Individual strengths weaknesses

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Academic Level Changes

• Level changes are for students who are truly in a
  class that is too difficult for them
• Level changes often create schedule conflicts.
  Students who change levels may have to give up an
  elective
• Level changes are often not possible depending on
  class availability

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How students can schedule a meeting with a school
counselor

• During the first week of school, students can
  sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom for a
  qualifying reason
• After the first week, students sign-up to see a
  counselor by filling out a request form before or
  after school, or between classes
• For emergency situations, students should ask any
  adult for a hall pass to the counseling department

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Coming Events

• LCPS College Fair Sep 27 (Rock Ridge)
• College Information Night for Juniors Oct 7
• PSAT, grades 9, 10, 11 Oct 14
• Classroom Guidance Presentations for Freshmen
  December 2015

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ParentVUE Parent Portal

• Replaces Clarity
• Access forms will be mailed home September 11
• ParentVUE will go active September 15
• Please monitor!

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Communication

• Counseling section in the newsletter
• ConnectEd emails
• Counseling related events are posted on the
  school calendar in the newsletter
• Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade
  levels!
• Counseling webpage on the BWHS website
• Counselors email links
• Directors email link
• Presentation Forms pages