How Do Counselors Assist With Academic Planning?
- Create individual four-year planning by appointment.
- Registration and scheduling of classes.
- Academic counseling for course selection, improving grades and general academic success strategies.
- Credit recovery, preparing for and applying to college, and referrals to alternative education programs.
- Presentations are made to seniors regarding college applications, testing for college entrance, financial aid, and scholarships.
- Presentations are made to junior students regarding post-secondary education options and testing for college admittance.
- Presentations are made to sophomores regarding college planning, high school graduation requirements, and career planning.
- Presentations are made to freshmen to introduce them to available campus resources, high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements.
- Counselors act as a liaison for students and parents to teachers.
- NCAA Clearinghouse information for athletes.
- Local scholarship bulletin and websites for national scholarship searches.
- Liaison to Career Technical Education (CTE formerly ROP).
- Transcript review for completion of high school requirements and admission to the UC, CSU, California Community Colleges (CCC), trade/technical schools and the military.
- Post-secondary educational counseling.
- Assist students with college applications.
- Parent and teacher conferences.