East Windsor High School Guidance Department

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East Windsor High School Guidance Department

• Lora Arnold School Counselor
• Sharon Orefice School Counselor
• Barbara Palenscar Career Counselor
• Brent Butler School Psychologist
• Betsy Blaisdell Community Liaison
• Barbara Ames Administrative Assistant

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Guidance Department Goals

• Personal counseling to meet individual needs
• Academic counseling to meet individual needs
• Develop career awareness
• Develop and follow through long-range
  post-secondary educational plans

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Guidance Department Curriculum Objective

• Goal 1- objectives
• Discuss personal concerns, feelings and emotions
• Become aware of the availability of special
  services and receive supportive assistance
• Receive a special education program according to
  recommendation of the PPT process

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Guidance Department Curriculum Objectives

• Goal 2 - objectives
• Discuss and evaluate academic abilities
• Meet and plan educational program
• Know course requirements for graduation
• Know the curriculum alternatives that are
  available
• Know the curriculum requirements necessary to
  achieve vocational and educational goals
• Become aware of elective courses
• Determine and select his/her curriculum choices

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Guidance Department Curriculum Objective

• Goal 3 - objectives
• Assess and survey individual interest, values and
  abilities
• Identify various career and job opportunities by
  using occupational resource material, including
  computer-based information
• Learn the physical demands of occupation, working
  condition, and employment potential
• Identify training, skills, and educational
  resources for different occupational choices
• Identify career choices
• Exploratory
• Leisure time activities
• Make tentative career choices that reflect career
  exploration

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Guidance Department Curriculum Objective

• Goal 4 objective
• Select a program of studies
• Examine and differentiate types of post-secondary
  education
• Examine the admission criteria of post-secondary
  education
• Select post-secondary education
• Ability
• Aptitude
• Interest
• Identify various sources of financial aid

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EWHS Guidance Departments connection with
Students Accessing Services and Scheduling
Appointments
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Registration Process

• Program of Studies
• Post secondary goals
• Academic levels
• Course selections
• Teacher recommendation
• Supplemental programs

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Freshman Year

• Freshman Class Meeting
• Graduation Requirements
• Attendance Policy
• Culture and Climate
• Scheduling Appointments With Students
• Individual Student Meeting upon request

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Sophomore Year

• Interest Inventory
• Small group meeting
• Review interests
• Match occupations
• Guidance library orientation

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Junior Year

• PSAT October
• Post-Secondary search
• College planning seminars for students and
  parents
• College Fair
• SAT May /June

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Junior Year - cont.

• Career planning mini-course
• Personal resume
• Mock interview
• Connecticut career paths

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Senior Year

• The Application process
• College
• Vocational
• Occupational
• Military
• Exit survey

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Career Counseling

• Occupational interview
• Career center exploration and research
• Job shadowing
• Internships
• Self-advocacy

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Guidance Resources

• Guidance Library
• Choices
• Collegeboard.com
• Internet sites

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EWHS Guidance Departments connection to the
community

• Bridges Program
• Peer Mentoring
• Peer Mediation
• Year in the life of Guidance see handout