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SOMS Guidance Department Assessment Schedule for 2008/2009 SOMS Guidance Staff 2008/2009
Programs and Services Individual CounselingMeeting individually with a guidance counselor is an option for every SOMS student. Counselors can offer insight and assistance to students in areas related to academic concerns, friends, school, family, and more. Counselors send out passes to meet with all students periodically throughout the year. However, if a problem arises, don’t wait for a pass! Come to the guidance office and make an appointment to speak with your counselor. Group CounselingA variety of counseling groups are offered through the guidance department. Group counseling provides a unique learning opportunity for students that can help them develop strategies an coping skills to better handle problems they may encounter at school or at home. The groups are facilitated by counselors and allow students the opportunity to discuss issues affecting them with their peers in a safe environment. Groups are based on students’ interests and concerns and include:
Classroom Guidance LessonsThrough the Connections program, guidance counselors come into classrooms during the Quiet Study period to deliver lessons based on the Six Pillars of Character. Counselors will also facilitate group discussions and activities in the classrooms when teachers and administration feel that it would be beneficial to the students. Peer MediationOur Peer Mediation Program helps students resolve conflicts in a peaceful and skillful manner. Students and faculty nominate peer mediators from each grade level. They are trained to help peers identify and express their concerns and help them come to their own resolution. Through the peer mediation process, students learn to accept differences and make decisions based on the best interests of all students involved. Students, teachers, administrators, and parents can refer conflicts to Peer Mediation. Academic Improvement Program The goal of the Academic Improvement Program is to help students who are struggling and in danger of failing classes find success in school. Students are identified by teachers to receive services through this program. Services include homework help during Quiet Study and after school, peer tutoring, organizational help, and individual and group counseling. Teachers, administrators, and counselors meet on a regular basis to discuss the progress of these students and strategies to help them succeed. Guidance Counselors meet with the students on a regular basis to discuss their progress and help them set goals and develop plans to improve their school performance. Peer Tutoring8th graders who earned exceptional honors each quarter during 7th grade are invited to become Peer Tutors. Guidance counselors conduct a workshop at the beginning of the year to help prepare 8th grade students to tutor. Tutors are available in all subjects for all grade levels. Tutors also work with students on organizational skills, time management, and goal setting. Students receive Peer Tutoring services through referrals by teachers, counselors, or an administrator.
Transition from Grade
8 (SOMS) to Grade 9 (TZHS) Absentee Assignment Policy In the event of an extended absence due to illness, please call the Guidance Office at 680-1106 to request assignments. Teachers have 24 hours from the time of request to submit assignments for pick up. Parents/Guardians can pick up these assignments in the Guidance Office, and the student needs to be absent at least three school days in order for a formal request to be honored. Assignments will not be provided in advance if a student is taking extended vacation time. In the case of a brief period of absenteeism, you should call a classmate for assignments. There is a page available in the student handbook to place classmates’ phone numbers for each subject area. Students are encouraged to have at least two contacts per subject area written in their student handbook. Parents/Guardians should check their child’s student handbook to ensure their child obtained this information.
Weekly Progress
Report Policy Weekly Progress Reports are available for those students who are failing, or are in danger of failing more than one subject area. Progress reports can be requested by the parent/guardian, teacher, and/or counselor. In an effort to promote student responsibility for their own school work, we have enforced a specific policy on weekly reports, if requested. Please be advised that weekly reports should be no means take the place of the student’s responsibility to write assignments in their student handbook nightly. They are also not meant for students to make up a week’s worth of work over a weekend. If a report is requested, the guidance department now enforces time frames for weekly reports to be obtained, by grade level:
If the parent/guardian is still not seeing progress, they should contact their child’s guidance counselor. Together, they will set up different strategies that could be helpful in their child’s success in school.
Should a weekly progress report be requested, the parent/guardian should
pick up a “Weekly Progress Report Contract,” available in the
Guidance Office. This contract explains the responsibilities of the
Guidance Counselor, Teacher, Parent and Student in this process, as well
as information on how the reports will be picked up weekly. In order
for weekly progress reports to begin (for the time frame allotted per
grade level) this contract must be signed. Your child’s
counselor will be happy to further explain this contract.
Assessment Schedule for the 2008/2009 School Year
NYS English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment
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