Activities for August
- Register new students
- Conduct new student orientation (Foreign Exchange and transfers)
- Align schedule changes/conflicts with student 4-year plan
- Schedule post-high school representatives
- Analyze ACT High School Profile Report and update school profile
- Check receipt of ACT registration materials
- Check senior records for graduation requirements
- Inventory and order guidance and testing materials
- Plan welcome meetings for new students, faculty, and staff
- Prepare monthly calendar of events for students, parents, and staff
- Implement COIN- install and review update
- Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
- Plan and coordinate shadowing program
- Check N.C.A.A. clearinghouse Graduate 48H form
Activities for September
- Conduct orientation meetings for students, faculty, and staff
- Begin charting student/staff/parent contacts
- Assist students with schedule changes
- Review credit deficiencies with seniors
- Schedule post-high school representatives
- Announce ACT October test date and registration deadlines
- Orient students to ACT Assessment Program and registration process
- Plan ACT test preparation workshop
- Identify students with special personal, academic, or developmental needs
- Collect information for parent newsletter
- Prepare monthly calendar of events for students, parents, and staff
- Complete PLAN participation arrangements
- Announce PLAN date and distribute Student/Parent guides
- Visit the ACT website and www.act.org
- Complete arrangements for P.S.A.T. administration
Activities for October
- Review guidance services and needs with staff
- Conduct senior survey and post-high school planning orientation
- Schedule post-high school representatives
- Prepare article for newsletter on guidance activities
- Plan financial aid information sessions for students and parents
- Schedule and conduct parent conferences
- Finalize Career Day/College Night plans
- Announce dates and deadlines- ACT test, scholarship applications, etc.
- Send letter to students who qualify for ACT Assessment Special Testing
- Complete arrangements for PLAN administration
- Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
- Process 2-year and 4-year college applications
Activities for November
· Plan and schedule group guidance activities
· Process college applications and recommendations
· Review ACT results from October test date
· Schedule post-high school representatives
· Conduct a parent-student program on college planning and financial aid
· Announce registration deadlines for ACT December test date
· Announce, organize, and receive scholarship applications
· Review requirements for scholarships, applications, and special awards
· Plan parent conferences for seniors
· Schedule PLAN interpretation sessions for students and parents
· Conduct National Career Development Month activities
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Conduct senior post-high school planning sessions
Activities for December
· Organize and publicize rap sessions with graduates
· Process college applications and recommendations
· Remind students of financial aid application procedures and deadlines
· Finalize plans for Financial Aid Workshop and mail announcement
· Distribute FAFSA forms to seniors
· Inventory and reorder ACT registration materials
· Announce, organize, and receive scholarship applications
· Announce ACT February test date and registration deadlines
· Interpret ACT October test results
· Interpret PLAN results with Student/Parent Guides
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Assist students with schedule changes consistent with 4-year plan
· Coordinate financial aid night.
Activities for January
· Recheck senior records
· Resolve second semester schedule changes consistent with 4-year plan
· Process college applications, recommendations, and scholarship applications
· Announce registration deadlines for ACT February test date
· Conduct Financial Aid Workshop for students and parents
· Announce, organize, and receive scholarship applications
· Remind seniors to complete and submit FAFSA (announce)
· Distribute and interpret ACT results from December test date
· Conduct student/parent group sessions on PLAN results
· Develop guidance program master plan and budget for next year
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Check students attendance issues
· Check schedules for second semester
Activities for February
· Check seniors’ graduation status
· Prepare and conduct group sessions with students on scheduling for fall term
· Conduct post-high school planning program for parents of juniors
· Update and prepare senior survey
· Develop a list of potential employers for summer jobs
· Announce ACT April test date and registration deadlines
· Remind seniors of financial aid application procedures and deadlines
· Announce, organize, and receive scholarship applications
· Organize vocational/career awareness program
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Check junior credit distributions
· Complete computer scheduling forms for Sophomores and Juniors
· Process Master Schedule changes
· Distribute A.P. exam information
Activities for March
· Finalize registration for fall term
· Prepare senior survey of post-high school plans
· Complete scholarship applications
· Conduct group meetings for juniors on post-high school planning
· Review ACT results from February test date
· Stimulate self/career awareness through the Career Planning Survey
· Announce registration deadlines for ACT April test date
· Prepare newspaper articles for career/college planning
· Schedule conferences with academically deficient students
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Assist Master Schedule preparation
· Check schedules for fourth term
· Process and order A.P. exams
Activities for April
· Select students for special awards
· Identify scholarship winners and determine recognition strategy
· Monitor senior grades
· Announce ACT June test date and registration deadlines
· Evaluate program needs for next year- services, staff, programs
· Resolve master schedule conflicts
· Complete and return PLAN Participation Form for Fall 2002
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Complete and return N.C.A.A. 48H forms
· Schedule student meetings
Activities for May
· Announce registration process for summer school
· Complete and summarize senior survey for postsecondary plans
· Resolve schedule changes for fall semester
· Contact teachers to identify seniors what are at risk for not passing a course
· Announce registration deadlines for ACT June test date
· Assist in preparation of commencement program
· Prepare guidance program evaluation questionnaire
· Interpret ACT results from April test date
· Announce ACT fall test date and registration deadlines
· Inventory guidance services materials and supplies
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Prepare for administration of AP exams
Activities for June
· Conduct student evaluation of guidance service program
· Profile students who dropped out during the academic year
· Send file transcripts of seniors to colleges and NCAA Clearinghouse
· Order supplies and materials for next year
· Update and merge student records
· Contact students who need to attend summer schoolh
· Review, revise, and reorder guidance office forms
· Analyze goals and set objectives for next year
· Review and evaluate calendar of events for entire past year
· Announce ACT October test date
· Visit the ACT website at www.act.org
· Process failures and attendance issues
· Record grade changes