BWHS School Counseling Department Dave Royhab Director Counseling
BWHS School Counseling Department Dave Royhab, Director Counseling Department Hours 8: 15 am – 4: 15 pm Phone 703 -957 -4402
Counselor Freshman Assignments • Susan James: • Beth Dekenipp: • Edna Rivera: • Kim Pond: • Michelle Hoffmann: A – Co Cr – H I – Mi Mo – Sa Sc – Z
Guidance Support Staff • Jan Develli, Career Center Assistant • Melissa Pumphrey, Secretary • Corina Lawson, Secretary
A high school counselor’s primary job is to help students (and parents!) navigate through high school! • Personal and Social Development • Post-Secondary Planning • Academic Advising
Schedules • Schedules went live on Student. VUE and Parent. VUE today • Contact the counseling department with any account access issues • Schedules are still subject to change (rare) • Students will receive a hard-copy schedule on green paper tomorrow • Students will receive an “official” schedule in homeroom on Monday (white paper)
First Week Homeroom Sign-Up Sheet • You are signed up for a class you already passed • You are signed up for a class you are taking through Virtual Loudoun • You are signed up for the same class more than once • You are signed up for a class you believe you are missing the prerequisite for • You believe you are missing a core class
How students can schedule a meeting with a school counselor • During the first week of school, students can sign-up to see a counselor in homeroom for a qualifying scheduling reason • After the first week, students sign-up to see a counselor by filling out a request form before or after school, or between classes • For urgent situations, students should ask any adult for a hall pass to the counseling department
Requests for Schedule Changes • Two types of schedule changes: • Elective Changes • Academic Level Changes
Elective Changes • Students who do receive their first choice in electives are not be permitted to change their electives • Students who do not receive their first choice in electives may be permitted to make schedule changes during the second week of school
Academic Level Changes • Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis • Many factors are considered: • • Student input Parent input Counselor input Overall course load Teacher feedback Availability of alternate courses Post-secondary plans Individual strengths & weaknesses
Academic Level Changes • Level change requests may only occur between the third and ninth week of school (end of marking period one) • Level changes are for students who are truly in a class that is too difficult for them • Level changes often create schedule conflicts. Students who change levels may have to give up their elective • Level changes are often not possible depending on class availability
Schedule Changes - Summary • First-choice electives: No changes • Second-choice electives: May change within the first two weeks of school (if possible) • Academic Level Changes: Changes may be considered on a case-bycase basis after three week of school, but must occur before the end of the first marking period (if possible; may disrupt scheduled)
Coming Events • LCPS College Fair – Sep 25 at Briar Woods • PSAT, grades 9, 10, & 11 – Oct 19 • Classroom Guidance Presentations for Freshmen will begin MP 2
Communication • Counseling section in the newsletter • Connect. Ed emails • Counseling related events will be posted on the school calendar and in the newsletter • Feel free to attend events aimed for other grade levels! • Twitter feed: @BWHSCounseling • Counseling webpage on the BWHS website • Counselors’ email links • Director’s email link • Presentation & Forms pages
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