Counselor Yearly Plan
| Northwest Leadership Academy Counselor Year At-A-Glance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August | September | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | |||||||||||
| Focus | #1 Counselor Introduction |
#2 Circle of Control |
#3 Respect |
#4 Personal Safety |
#5 Caring |
#6 Problem Solving |
#7 Career Awareness |
N/A | #8 Managing Anxiety & Stress |
#9 Future Goals/Grade transitions |
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| Guidance Curriculum | How does my school counselor help me? | -Learning to focus more on what we can control |
- Appreciating and respecting others -Bully Prevention |
-Personal safety - Protecting and respecting yourself |
-Charitable Giving -Helping Others |
-Problem Solving Skills -Conflict Resolution |
Career Choices and Exploration | N/A | -What is stress and how can it be managed? -STAAR prep for upper grades |
-Preparing for Change -Personal goal setting |
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| Responsive Services | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | Individual Counseling | ||||||||||
| Risk Assessments | Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch | Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch | Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
Group Counseling: Lunch Bunch |
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| Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments | Risk Assessments |
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| Special Events | Self-Care Awareness Month Suicide Awareness Month |
National Bully Prevention month Custodian Appreciation Principal Appreciation Unity Day |
Fall Break | Adopt-A-Kid (Connally) Winter Break |
National School Counseling Week Black History Month College Awareness |
Librarian Appreciation Spring Break |
Volunteer Luncheon PFISD Volunteer Recognition Administrativ e Assistant Appreciation |
Teacher Appreciation Week/ Awards Ceremonies/5th grade Education Go Get It Week Graduation |
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| Red Ribbon Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Book Character Parade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Community Outreach/ Support | Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Adopt-A-Child Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
Backpack Friends Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Integral Care AVID Nominations & Interviews Seedlings |
Backpack Friends Seedlings Integral Care |
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| Testing | CBE testing (Summer) |
CBE testing (Fall) |
CogAT testing/Start collecting work samples for GT portfolios | GT Nominations/ Continue collecting work for GT Portfolios |
COGAT Screening/ Start assembling GT Portfolios |
GT Portfolios due/ GT Interviews |
TELPAS Practice GT Determinatio n |
TELPAS testing window opens GT Notifications |
TELPAS testing cont. STAAR Testing |
GT Notifications STAAR Testing CBE testing (End of Year) |
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