The Mission of the Deering High School Guidance Department Is to Help Students Understand

Deering High School Guidance Curriculum Overview Freshman Year Sophomore Year Junior Year Senior Year

High School Success Self & Career Exploration Exploring Post-Secondary Options Post-Secondary Planning Planning PSAT Prep College Representative Visits Post-Secondary Planning Middle School Transition October -Prep using Khan Academy Fall -Admissions representatives visit DHS Yearlong -Update goals & clarify plans Process (Deering Coaching) (Individual Meetings) -Open House College Financial Aid Planning Graduation Plan Update & October College Application and Career -PPS students attend one of (Evening presentation) College Search Search Process three shadow days -Naviance and GoogleClassroom PSAT Prep September (Auditorium Presentation) -Out of district student Quarter 2 -Intro to College Search on October -Prep using Khan Academy th shadowing WINN Help Sessions 8 Grade or Naviance (Deering Coaching) -Training of Ambassadors (5 -Sign up for the FAFSAID Quarter 4 -Continue building a graduation September WINN sessions) -Add colleges in Naviance plan November Post-Secondary Planning and -Counselors meet students to (WINN) (Classroom Guidance) & April -Naviance College Search October input classes (Classroom Guidance) Filing for Financial Aid -Counselors meet students to Quarter 2 Do What You Are Inventory Early College Opportunities -Meet with a Financial Aid Counselor deliver schedules or -A Myers Briggs look at career December Fall Juniors and seniors with a B or better -FAFSA Help Sessions Quarter 4 planning & April Freshman Orientation average have the opportunity to take a -Make It Happen Night with FAME First week (Classroom Guidance) -Meet your counselor and college class tuition free of school Fall College Representative Visits teachers PSAT Results Review (Auditorium Presentation) January -Admissions representatives visit DHS (Evening Presentation) -Interpreting your results PSAT Results Review (Small Group Presentation) College Financial Aid Planning Finding Your Strengths January -Interpreting your results October (Evening presentation) -Sign up for Naviance College Process and Timeline -Khan Academy Prep Quarter 1 -Sign up for January Presentation (Auditorium Presentation) Financial Fitness Fair GoogleClassroom -Four chances to learn about the -Make a future budget College Process and Timeline -StrengthsExplorer on college application process October -Register to vote Presentation Naviance or VIA Survey (Evening Presentation) January -Meet with college and career -Four chances to learn about the (Classroom Guidance) representatives SAT Prep Workshop college application process February (Deering Coaching) Academic Planning -SAT/ ACT/ Subject Testing Quarter 2 (Evening Presentation) -Know your options Tips Financial Aid Overview SAT Prep Workshop -Develop a graduation plan (Evening Presentation) -Filing the FAFSA & CSS Profile February -SAT/ ACT/ Subject Testing Tips October (WINN) -Scholarship Search March PATHS Offerings (Evening Presentation) (Auditorium Presentation) College Process and (Deering Coaching Graduation Planning December/ Timeline Presentation Presentation) Spring Early College Opportunities -Review Senior Courses and January Four chances to learn about December B or better avg. have the opportunity to Early College Opportunities Graduation Plan the college application April take a college class tuition free Learn about the opportunity to (Individual Meetings) process (Auditorium Presentation) take a college class tuition free (Evening Presentation) SAT Pep Talk May (Deering Coaching April March Financial Aid Award Workshop Early Awareness of (Deering Coaching) March Presentation) (Evening Presentation) Financial Aid Presentation Beginning the CommonApp Job Interviewing Skills May Finalization of Plans (Evening Presentation) (WINN) June (Deering Coaching) June -Senior Exit Survey June -Senior Last Assembly Early Awareness of Financial Summer To-Do List The mission of the Deering High School Guidance Department is to help students understand themselves, access resources and develop goals to meet their potential and contribute in the global environment. We will fulfill this mission by delivering academic, career and personal counseling services. The mission of the Deering High School Guidance Department is to help students understand themselves, access resources and develop goals to meet their potential and contribute in the global environment. We will fulfill this mission by delivering academic, career and personal counseling services.