Designing Your Advisory Program

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 Designing Your Advisory Program
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Mrs. Rs TAP Group
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Teacher Advisory Programs

• A program in which students meet regularly in
  small groups and/or individually with a caring
  adult who
• Knows the students
• Values education
• Understands the K-16 educational system
• Understands basic career development
• Advises the students on a regular basis

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The Starfish Story Revised There was a frail
man walking down a deserted beach just before
sunset. In the distance he saw a young boy. As
he approached the young boy, the old man saw him
pulling a net into the sea. The old man gazed in
wonder as the boy pulled, and pulled, and pulled.
The old man asked, Young boy, why are you
spending so much energy pulling your net into the
sea? There are no fish there. The young boy
explained that the net would keep the starfish
from washing onto the beach that night and dying
in the morning sun. But young boy, replied the
old man, there are nice people here who spend
their mornings throwing the starfish back into
the sea. Yes, said the boy, but there are
thousands of beaches and millions of starfish!
Are they able to reach every one? The old man
looked out to sea and imagined all the starfish
that would wash onto the beach that night. After
a while, he helped the boy pull his net into the
sea and exclaimed, Your net makes a different
for every one!
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 Guidance for ALL KIDS
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1. Activity Balance
GROUP GUIDANCE
INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
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2. Guidance Competencies
Academic Career Personal - Social
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Indian Creek TAP - Competencies
36 competencies 9 per grade level
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• Organizational Structure
• How often? How long?
• Which kids? Size of groups?
• Looping? Multi-age?
• Which adults?
• Coordination?
• Advisor training?
• Advisor support?
• Prep for advisors?

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Indian Creek TAP - Structure
How often? Once a week How long? Forty-minutes Whi
ch kids? Stepped Implementation Which
adults? Volunteers first Coordination? Overall
Coordinator Grade Level Coordinators Advisor
Training? Content, listening, confidentiality,
referrals Advisor Support? Monthly lunch
meetings Prep for Advisors? Five minutes
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4. Group Guidance Activities Themes Engaging
activities (BITA) Student-led projects Advisor
as coach
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Indian Creek TAP Group Guidance
GR THEME PROJECT 9th Transition Learning
Skills Portfolio 10th Team Building School
Service 11th Self Management Comm.
Service 12th Transition Portfolio Communit
y Panel
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5. Individual Guidance Activities Goal
Setting Monitoring Progress Active Support
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Indian Creek TAP Ind. Guidance
Whole School Goal Setting 9 weeks Goal Check
Ins 4 ½ weeks GPA Charts 4 ½ weeks
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6. Relationship Activities Informal Unstructured
Time Trust Building Fun
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Indian Creek TAP Relationship
TAP Group Name Art Projects Non-competitive
games Hobby day Whole school break-outs Picnics Sn
acks Field Day
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Integration Counselor Activities Classroom
Activities Community Activities
TEACHERS Learning style bonus question (all
classes) GPA calculation (math) Postsecondary
options comparison paper (Eng) Resumes (comp
app) Exhibition (Eng)
COUNSELORS PSAT registration Career
Interests Career course plans
COMMUNITY Mock Interviews (Chamber of
Commerce) Scholarship foundation (Dollars for
Scholars)
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7. TAP Assessment Testimonial Self
Report Exhibition Portfolio Choices (courses,
discipline, etc.)
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Indian Creek TAP - Portfolio
Self Knowledge Exploration Planning Best
Work Extracurricular Assessments /
Awards Transition Workforce Readiness
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Working on the ICHS Portfolio
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Indian Creek TAP - Results
COMPETENCIES 100 have applied career interests
to course selection 100 have applied learning
styles strategies when completing class
assignments 100 have a resume on file in the
Counseling Center
CHOICES Intend to continue education after high
school 53 - 94 Taking PSAT 28 - 67
OBSERVATIONS Faculty vote of con-fidence after 4
years Kids pressured nay-sayer teachers to get
involved Kids requested advisor to be on stage
with them at graduation Still in place even
though original TAP Steering Team members no
longer at ICHS
ACHIEVEMENT Passing algebra 55 - 94
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 TAP WORKS