CALENDAR OF COUNSELING PROGRAMMING
COUNSELING ACTIVITIES BY MONTH
This list presents the general scope and sequence of our activities for the current school year.
It is only meant as an informational guide and is subject to change!
YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES
Individual counseling
Group counseling
Manage Wellness room
Data monitoring
Crisis response
IEP, EMT, 504 meetings/referrals
Classroom observations
Professional development and trainings
Consultation
BeWell 365 activities
Chaperoning field trips
Enroll and orient new students
AUGUST
Assign students to connect time teachers
Prepare and present articulation sheet for teachers
Plan and implement "mini-day" (orientation)
Design needs survey(s)
Revise schedules as needed
SEPTEMBER
Administer student needs survey to all Hoover students
Analyze data from needs assessment and use to inform program planning
Revise schedules as needed
Counselor introduction/Naviance classroom instruction
Counselor role presentation to staff
Getting to know students through hallway/lunch/activity presence
Begin New-to-Hoover groups
Update website with high school choice information
Administering/proctoring MAP testing
OCTOBER
Personal Body Safety Lesson classroom instruction
Sources of Strength leader training
Gather data for individual academic/attendance interventions
Begin individual academic/attendance interventions
Classroom instruction on high school choice (8th grade)
NOVEMBER
Mental Health Awareness Month activities
Develop articulation calendar
Publish Churchill articulation information on website
Holiday giving referrals
DECEMBER
Naviance/9th grade course plan classroom instruction
Independent school recommendations
JANUARY
Classroom instruction for 2020-21 class registration (students register on myMCPS at that time)
Classroom instruction for 2020-21 class registration delivered to feeder elementary schools (students register on myMCPS at that time)
Supporting Churchill counselors in delivering classroom instruction about the Churchill registration process
Distribute and collect 2020-21 signed registration forms
FEBRUARY
Career day planning and recruitment
Signs of Suicide classroom instruction
Reviewing & correcting course registrations
Administering/proctoring MAP testing
MARCH
Career day
Administering/proctoring statewide testing (MISA)
APRIL
Naviance classroom instruction
MAY
504 meetings for current 5th grade/rising 6th grade students
Administering/proctoring statewide testing (MCAP)
JUNE
Counseling terminations (bringing summary and closure to the counseling process)
Articulation with Churchill and feeder elementary schools
JULY
Record & post welcome back videos for website
Long-term departmental collaborative planning
Create counseling annual agreement
Define program objectives