
CALENDAR OF COUNSELING PROGRAMMING
HOOVER COUNSELING CALENDAR
Click through the calendar to the left to find the schedule and details for our upcoming lessons, events, and programs!
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
Lunch bunches
Social groups
Academic support
Lesson planning
Manage Virtual Wellness resources
Attendance monitoring
Data monitoring
Mediations
Crisis response & intervention
IEP, EMT, 504 meetings/referrals
Classroom observations
Professional development and trainings
Consultation
BeWell 365 activities
Chaperoning field trips
Enroll and orient new students
AUGUST
Prepare and present articulation sheet for teachers
Plan and implement "mini-day" (orientation)
Design needs survey(s)
Revise schedules as needed
Plan and send invites for Advisory Council
SEPTEMBER
Administer student needs survey to all Hoover students
Analyze data from needs survey and use to inform program planning
Revise schedules as needed
Counselor introduction
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 (Fall session)
OCTOBER
MCPS Mental Health Month
1st Advisory Council meeting
Personal Body Safety Lesson classroom instruction
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
1st Naviance college & career readiness lesson
Schedule guardian-teacher conferences
Develop articulation calendar
Publish Churchill articulation information on website
Holiday giving referrals
DECEMBER
Signs of Suicide (SOS) lesson
Independent school recommendations
JANUARY
Classroom instruction for 2022-23 class registration (students register on Synergy/StudentVUE at that time)
Classroom instruction for 2022-23 class registration delivered to feeder elementary schools (students register on Synergy/StudentVUE at that time)
Supporting Churchill counselors in delivering classroom instruction about the Churchill registration process
2nd Naviance college & career readiness lesson
Distribute and review 2022-23 course registration Google forms
Administering/proctoring MAP testing (winter session)
FEBRUARY
Reviewing & correcting course registrations
MARCH
3rd Naviance college & career readiness lesson
Administering/proctoring statewide testing (MISA)
APRIL
Career event
MAY
Articulation with cluster elementary schools
504/IEP meetings for current 5th grade/rising 6th grade students
Administering/proctoring statewide testing (MCAP)
2nd Advisory Council meeting
Counseling outcomes survey
JUNE
Bringing summary and closure to the counseling process
Articulation with Churchill High School
Recruiting new students for leadership programs
JULY
Record & post welcome back videos for website
Long-term departmental collaborative planning
Create counseling annual agreement
Identify mindsets and behaviors for next school year
Define program goals for next school year
Revisit program vision & mission