sophomore parents guidance night april 24, 2014 john hanrahan – dean of guidance & college...
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SOPHOMORE PARENTS GUIDANCE NIGHT
April 24, 2014
JOHN HANRAHAN – Dean of Guidance & College Advising
LYNNE CHESBRO – Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (L-Z)DINA DEROSA - Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-K)
SUZANNE GORAB- Junior/Senior College Advisor RICK HUTCHINSON – Junior/Senior College Advisor
STEP 2…The challenges and opportunities of
Junior and Senior years.
Overview:
• Guidance Curriculum
• Turnover of files• College Planning
Process
Freshman & Sophomore Guidance Seminar
Dina DeRosa (A-K) Lynne Chesbro (L-Z)
Seminar Topics
– Transitional Issues
– Academic success skills & Planning
– Standardized testing
– Personal, social & health related topics
Counselor Transition
• Facilitates individual counseling &
academic tracking
• Grade reports
• Standardized test scores (PSAT/PLAN)
Junior Guidance Seminar
The College Planning Process
• Academics• Standardized testing• Career• Encourage counselor meetings• Create a resume• Extracurricular activities• College Searching• Naviance
Naviance
• College planning tool for students, counselors, families
• Manage college applications
• Archives past admission results for predictive purposes
www.fairfieldprep.org
TRENDS ARE REVEALING
• Academic Profiles– Junior Year
Performance
• Personal Profiles– Build a distinguishing
resume– Seek growth
opportunities– Increase
responsibility– Leadership
STANDARDIZED TESTING– PSAT (FALL)– SAT (SPRING)– SAT Subject Test (if necessary)– ACT (SPRING)
Junior Year
FALL- Search Strategies- Testing Strategies- Guidelines- College Search in
Broad Strokes
SPRING- Individual Counselor
Meeting- Testing First Round- College Visits- College Fairs
Counselor Breakdown
Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (A-K) - DINA DEROSA
Freshman/Sophomore Counselor (L-Z) - LYNNE CHESBRO Junior/Senior College Advisor - RICK HUTCHINSON
- (Dionte Abraham – James Gardella)
Junior/Senior College Advisor - SUZANNE GORAB- (Lee Gardella -Chris Molina)
Dean of Guidance & College Advising - JOHN HANRAHAN - (Thomas Moore -Joshua Workman)
Final Thoughts