What Are Your Counselors Currently Doing?

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=87 BGCOLOR="#0000FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Guidance and Counseling Department</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |   </B><A HREF="http://newfairfieldschools.org/highschool" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://newfairfieldschools.org/highschoo"><U><B>  </B></U></A><A HREF="http://newfairfieldschools.org/highschool" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://newfairfieldschools.org/highschoo"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="guidance_and_counseling_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guidance and Counseling Services"><U>Guidance and Counseling Services</U></A>   |   <B>What Are Your Counselors Currently Doing?</B>   |   <A HREF="important_dates_to_remember.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Important Dates to Remember"><U>Important Dates to Remember</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Opportunities"><U>Summer Opportunities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="standardized_testing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Standardized Testing"><U>Standardized Testing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="graduation_requirements.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Graduation Requirements"><U>Graduation Requirements</U></A>   |   <A HREF="parent_guide_grade_by_grade.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parent Guide GradebyGrade"><U>Parent Guide Grade-by-Grade</U></A>   |   <A HREF="school_profile.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School Profile"><U>School Profile</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ccc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The College and Career Center"><U>The College and Career Center</U></A>   |   <A HREF="_scholarship_postings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Scholarship Postings"><U> Scholarship Postings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="counseling_resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Counseling Resources"><U>Counseling Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="program_of_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Program of Studies"><U>Program of Studies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Programs"><U>Special Programs</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=393 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>What Are Your Counselors Currently Doing?</I></div> <div> Tom Dickau and all the High School counselors meet weekly as a Department to discuss long- and short-term goals for the Department and for individual counselors.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Currently, all counselors</B><B>:</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">are working with college admissions officers on behalf of New Fairfield seniors. They are also continuing to work with their seniors in the college application process and are exploring opportunities with non-college-bound students.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">have just completed visitations to sophomore and junior classes to explain PSAT results. They are also meeting individually with parents and students who would like more detailed explanations of the test results.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">are examining SAT and ACT scores that arrive on a monthly basis.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">having completed their monthly Connections meetings with seniors, are planning their February and March Connections meetings with juniors.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">attending Pupil Personnel Team meetings for annual reviews of special education students.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">organizing, planning, and holding Child Study Team meetings when concerns arise regarding students brought to their atention by parents, staff, or students themselves.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">attending Section 504 meetings when emergency concerns arise regarding students brought to their atention by parents, staff, or students themselves.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">joining the other school services staff in bi-weekly "Share" meetings, during which the needs of non-special education students are discussed.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">identifying and meeting with students who may qualify for and be interested in the Alternate High School.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">meeting with all students receiving failure notifications.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">directing parents to resources for college financial aid.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">preparing for 8th Grade Parent Night, an informational meeting for parents of students entering 9th grade.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">organizing procedures for the upcoming CAPT administration to sophomores.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">monitoring students who need remedial help for the CAPT.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">meeting with students who qualify for and would benefit from Virtual High School online coursework.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Click below to see what individual couselors are doing.</U></B></div> <div> <A HREF="director_of_guidance.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tom Dickau"><U><B>Tom Dickau</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="school_guidance_counselor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Smyth"><U><B>Mrs. Smyth</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Lally "><U><B>Mrs. Lally</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Luce"><U><B>Mrs. Luce</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mr. Walsh"><U><B>Mr. Walsh</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="dr__sullivan_2"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                      </B></div> <div>                </div> </td> </tr></table></body>