HOW TO CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR & TEACHERS

• Titan Counseling Team
• Contact Info & Studies At A Glance
• Students-See Your Counselor When You...
• Parents-Call Your Student's Counselor When You...
• Parents-Contact Your Student's Teacher When You...
  

• Course Description Book and Registration Forms
  • 2011-2012 School Year Calendar
  • 7th Grade Course Selection Sheet (not yet updated for 2012-13)
  • 8th Grade Course Selection Sheet (2012-2013)
  • 9th Grade Course Selection Sheet (2012-2013)
    

• Choosing 7th grade classes
• Registration Timeline
• Understanding the Course Selection Sheet
  

• Athletics
• WEB --Where Everyone Belongs
• ASB--Associated Student Body
• Clubs
• Lockers

Titan Counseling Team

How Can I See My Counselor?

• Fill out an appointment slip (located in the main office)
• Stop in before or after school
• Visit at lunch
• Email us

 Parents can also make an appointment with us by calling or emailing

What's the Deal with Confidentiality?

When you come to see us anything you talk to us about is kept confidential.
This means that BY LAW we cannot and do not share the information you give us to anyone.

There are three exceptions:

1. The counselor and student agree to share the information with another person
2. The counselor is concerned that the student may cause harm to self or others
3. The student informs the counselor of abuse, neglect, or other violation of the child protection act

When To See A Counselor….

• Questions about your schedule or transcript
• Friendship issue
• Worried about a friend
• Struggles with family
• Neutral adult viewpoint
• Harassement/Bully issues
• Share good or bad news
• It's your birthday (we have candy!)
• Help with grades or teachers
• Financial difficulties
• Help communicating family problems to teachers
• Need food or supplies because of financial difficulties at home
• Drug or alcohol issues
• Depression, anxiety, anger management
• Help dealing with stress
• Summer school tutoring, honors program
• Death, loss or illness in the family
• Academic and career planning

  Parents, Call Your Student's Counselor When You….

• Want assistance with educational planning
  • Correct academic level placement
  • Honors placement
  • Extra support
• Want to meet to discuss issues that affect success in 3 or more classes
  • If only 1 or 2 classes are affected, please contact teachers directly.
• Need Financial Assistance
  • Free/reduced lunch
  • school supplies
  • sports fees
  • partial scholarship for fieldtrips/events
• Have difficulties at home that may interfere with student's learning
  (i.e., death, divorce, change in living situation or finances)
• Need referrals for community resources
  • child/family counseling
  • drug/alcohol counseling
  • tutoring services

Contact Your Student's Teacher When You...

• Need information specific to their classrooms
  • curriculum
  • assignments
  • tests/quizzes
  • grades
• Teachers work with students daily and know their individual needs
• Some teachers have websites that may include:
  
  • general information about classes they teach
  • syllabi
  • student progress reports
• Email is an efficient and appropriate way to communicate with teachers
  • List of Teachers Contact Information (Scroll down to the "Teacher" heading)
  • Email = firstinitiallastname@nsd.org (EX. Mr. Bob Titan = btitan@nsd.org)
    
    
    
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Choosing 7th grade classes

• Read the Course Description Book
• Select elective classes
• Sign the Course Selection Sheet
• Get a parent's/guardian's signature

2012-2013 7th Grade Registration Timeline

• April - May:
  Time to identify which classes will be taught at what times during the day (building the "master schedule")

• May - June:
  The computer will attempt to schedule students based upon their requests and identify problems

• June:
  6th grade teachers meet with NJH staff to share student information (see Welcome letter)

• August:
  Counselors finalize schedules following summer changes in staffing and enrollment

• First day of school:
  Students receive their 1st semester schedules