GLASTONBURY HIGH SCHOOL

• Matthew Dunbar, Principal

• Ted Gregorski, Director of School Counseling

• Kim Herwerth, School Counselor

• Mary Metheny, Library Media Specialist

• Rosemary Tralli, Director of Career & Vocational Education

• www.glastonburyus.org

Glastonbury High School

• 2100 students• 182 Faculty members• 4 Assistant Principals• 10 Curriculum

Directors (K-12)• 12 School Counselors• 3 School

Psychologists• Youth and Family

Services

• Traditional 8 period schedule• Graduation requirements

include 14 performance standards and 21 credits

• 96% of graduating class will attend two or four year colleges

• Rigorous curriculum including ECE and AP offerings

• Extensive support services including math, writing, and foreign language labs

• Over 50 clubs and activities

GHS School Counseling Office

The role of the school counselors in preparing your child for collegeGrade 9Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 1212 School Counselors (3 smaller caseload

counselors)3 Psychologists4 Assistant PrincipalsTEAM Approach

Transition to High SchoolPlanning for Post Secondary

Grade 9• Academic monitoring• Solid schedule including college

prep courses• Encourage extracurricular

activities• High school transcript

information• Planning for next school year

with courses and credits• Promote student self advocacy• Close contact with case manager

NCAA Eligibility

• NCAA clearinghouse.org• Registration• Knowing what courses

are required• Different requirements

for Div. I and II• GPA/SAT requirements• Approval of course

Ongoing contact with parentsPhone calls (parent school

counselor)

Scheduled meetings such as • Freshman parent groups • Case conferences • Planning and Placement

Team meetings (PPT’s) or Section 504 meetings

Grade 10

Continued reinforcement of importance of:• Academic performance• Accruing credits• Increasing self advocacy skills in managing school challenges • Extracurricular participation

Grade 10 College Planning

PSAT• Fall practice test for SAT Reasoning Test• Registration information is reviewed with students in classroom

setting prior to test date

Individual career/ personality/interest inventories offered to students on NAVIANCE during their Health and Physical Education Class

Sophomore Parent Breakfast

Students are encouraged to attend the Fall College Fair at Glastonbury High School

Grade 11

Postsecondary Planning

Focus on General Post Secondary Planning

• PSAT’s in fall

• Fall College/Career Fair

• Junior Mini Groups

• Exploring Colleges and Careers on NAVIANCE

• Individual career/interest inventories

• Spring Individual Junior Parent meetings

Grade 12

Post-Secondary Transition Plan

Goals for Successful Post Secondary Transition :

1. Student to develop/maintain good academic habits

2. Student to practice good self advocacy skills

3. Student and families to use supports to put in place a post-secondary plan

Team of student, parent(s) and school staff

Course offerings for Career interests:

Health Careers CollaborativeAdvanced Research Mentorship

Great Path AcademyAcademy of the Arts

Academy of Math and ScienceAgriscience and Technology

Support Programs

• 9th grade Mentor Program

• English for English Language Learners (ELL)

• Senior Focus Group

• Big Brother/Big Sister Program

• Evening presentation on college awareness for the student with special needs

• Peer Tutoring Center

The School’s role in preparing student’s with Special Needs for

transition

• Incorporated in the curriculum Students have 2 classes through the special ed

department called Strategies for Success 1 & 2 that include explanation of their disabilities, strategies to compensate and self advocacy skills

• Expect increasing independence and self advocacy from students as they progress through high school

• Reduce unnecessary modifications• Provide as rigorous a curriculum as the student can

manage with increasing independence

A Key Cognitive Strategy for College Success

Ability to evaluate the credibility and utility of source material and then integrate sources

into a paper or project appropriately

David Conley

Today’s Keynote Speaker

GHS Performance Standard #19

The Glastonbury High School student researches effectively by locating, accessing, evaluating and using

appropriate information from a variety of sources.

Library Orientation and

Four Common Required Research Experiences

• Taught collaboratively – library media program and core curriculum areas

• Assessed collaboratively by library media specialist and classroom teacher

Library Orientation

• Week long introduction to library databases for research and web evaluation tools

• Establishes a base from which all future research at GHS happens

Freshman I-Search

• Choose a topic of personal interest

• Four required sources including one book

• Cite in MLA documentation style

Sophomore Persuasive Essay

• Choose a controversial topic

• Take a stand

• Support ideas with evidence from at least 3 current sources

• Cite in MLA

documentation

style

Junior U.S. History Paper

• Choose a topic in American history• Formulate a question/thesis• Support ideas and analysis with seven

sources including one print monograph and one primary source• Cite in Chicago documentation style

Senior Current Issues Papers• Choose one foreign policy topic and one

domestic policy topic

• Ask a question and take a position

• Support ideas with evidence from five sources no older than one year.

• Cited in APA

documentation style

21st Century Skills• Creative and critical

thinking

• Generate ideas from

multiple sources of

reliable information

• Information literacy/fluency

• Respect for intellectual property

• Transfer of skills across disciplines

• Adherence to schedule of due dates

Building Post-Secondary Bridges through

Connecticut Career Pathways

Perkins IV

Throughout 2008-13, CTE programs shall address the following activities:

• Standards-based curriculum• State CTE Assessment System • Work-based learning • Career pathways • Career & technical student organizations• Postsecondary linkages

Articulation Agreements

• Manchester Community College

• Middlesex Community College

• University of Connecticut

Current Work-Based Learning Experiences

• Allied Health Clinical Experience– Hartford Hospital– St. Francis Hospital

• Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)

Strategies that Build Connections

• Inform students, parents, teachers and counselors

• Develop ongoing relationships with post-secondary institutions

• Build standards-based curriculum that links to career pathways

• Develop structured work-experiences• Analyze test data and use that data to

inform instruction