Counseling Program

The Comprehensive School Counseling Program at Downtown Magnets High School aims to provide support and guidance to students throughout their high school career.

The counselors in DMHS believe:

· All students have dignity and worth

· All students have the right to participate in the school counseling program

· All students’ ethnic, cultural, racial, sexual/gender difference and special needs are considered in planning and implementing the school counseling program

And that the DMHS school counseling program should:

· Be based on specified goals and developmental student competencies for all students 9-12

· Be planned and coordinated by school counseling teams in coordination with other school, parent or guardians and community agency stakeholders

· Utilize the many combined resources of the community to deliver programs

· Use data to drive program development and evaluation

· Be evaluated by a counseling supervisor on specific goals and agreed-upon student competencies

· Actively involve counseling team to monitor students results

And that all counselors in the Downtown Magnets High School:

· Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as advocated by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA)

· Participate in professional development activities essential to maintain a quality school counseling program

2020-21 DMHS Comprehensive School Counseling Program Overview

Summer 2020

Summer Institute

· AUGUST

3-Day Orientation for Incoming 9^th Grade and Transfer Students

Fall Programming

· JUNE, JULY, SEPTEMBER

Conferences with Students regarding Program Placement

Individual Graduation Plan Meetings

Fall 2020

Task and Proposed Timeframe

Counseling Team

American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Domains

Opening School Academic Programming

Programming

Senior Verifications (August – September)

Promote / Demotes of Grade-Levels

· Academic Development

Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) Meetings

September - December

Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) Conferences with Parents

· Academic Development

· Career Development

Freshmen Workshop: Part One

· September – October

Guidance Curriculum; Extension Activity from Summer Institute and 9^th Grade IGPs – Part A. Focus on A-G requirements.

Partner with English Department (9^th Grade Classes)

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

“Moving On Up”

· October – December

Drop-Out Intervention Program. Periodic Meetings During Advisory.

· Focus on 2^nd Year 9^th Grade Students as Defined by Benchmark Credits

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

“Building Blocks”

· October - December

Drop-Out Intervention Program. Pairing students with low performance in academic courses with an upperclassman mentor

· Focus on 9^th Grade Students

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

Principal’s Honor Roll Recognition

Public Presentation of Honor Roll Students

· Partner with ASB and DMHS Gifted Program

· Academic Development

Classroom Guidance

· September - October

Topic: Understanding A-G Validation

· Partner with Math and Language Other Than English (LOTE) Departments

· Academic Development

In2Action Service Fair

· October

Community Service Fair

Collaboration with CSF

· Career Development

Fall to Spring Rollover Programming

· November - December

Individual Conferences / Group Presentations with Students

· Focus on 11^th and 12^th Grade

· Partner with Social Studies Department

· Academic Development

Auxiliary Tasks

· August - December

· IEPs / 504 Meetings

· SSPTs Conferences (Academic Concerns): August – December

· Teacher Conferences: August – December

· Crisis Intervention (DCFS Reporting, DMH and Outside Referrals)

· Partner with Didi Hirsch Mental Health, Asian Pacific Counseling & Treatment Center (APCTC), Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment and LAUSDS School Mental Health

· Testing (PSAT, CAHSEE)

· Community and College Outreach

· College Counseling & Letters of Recommendations

· Academic Development

· Career Development

· Social-Emotional Development

College Center

· August - December

· Visits from College Representatives

· On-Site PSAT Testing (October)

· Essay Writing Workshops (October – November)

· Common App Workshops (Sept – November)

· UC App Workshops (October - November

· CSU App Workshops

· Individual College Lists for Selected Students

· College Information Night (November)

· Trips to Local Colleges (October)

· Academic Development

· Career Development

Spring 2021

Spring Roll-Over

· January

· Spring Program Adjustments

· Academic Development

Freshmen Workshop: Part Two

January – February

· Guidance Curriculum; Extension Activity from Summer Institute and Freshman Workshop, Part B. Focus on A-G requirements.

· Partner with English Department (9^th Grade Classes)

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) Meetings

· January - March

· Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) Conferences with Parents and Students

· Academic Development

· Career Development

Moving On Up

· February - May

· Drop-Out Intervention Program

· Focus on 2^nd Year 9^th Grade Students

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

Building Blocks

· February - May

· Drop-Out Intervention Program. Pairing students with low marks in academic courses with an upperclassman mentor

Focus on 9^th /10^th Grade Students

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

Spring to Fall Programming

· February - April

· Group and Individual Conferences with Students

· Partner with English Classes

· Extension of IGPs

· Academic Development

In2Action Family Service Fair

October - March

· Community Service Fair at Parent Conference Night

· Career Development

Career Fest 2017

· April

· School-Wide Festival

· Professionals From Over 30+ Professions Educate Students About Potential Career Pathways

· Career Development

Parent Education

· Parent Workshop Series (Partner with Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Center):

o Coffee with Mental Health Experts

§ Communicating with Your Teen

AP Blitz

· March - April

· Advisory and Nutrition Break Information Workshops Designed to Increase Awareness about AP Classes.

· Creates Open-Access and Promotes a College Going Environment. Partner with AP Teachers.

· Academic Development

Academy Showcase

· April

· Teacher and Student-Led Recruitment Activity

· Showcase of Academy Activities

Incoming 9^th Grade In-Take Meetings

· April, May, June

· Matriculation Activity

· After School Orientation and Program Placement with Prospective Students with a focus on A-G Requirements.

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

AP Parent Night

· April

· Information Workshop Designed to Increase Awareness about AP Classes.

· Partner with Parent Center

· Academic Development

College Signing Day

· May

· Annual Recognition of College Acceptances

· Person/Social Development

Senior Awards Night

· June

· Annual Recognition of Accomplishment of Senior Students

· Personal/Social Development

Graduation

· May - June

· Coordinate Annual Culmination Activity

Auxiliary Tasks

· IEPs

· SSTs Parent Conferences (Academic Concerns): February - May

· Teacher Conferences: February - May

· Crisis Intervention (DCFS Reporting, DMH and Outside Referrals)

· Testing (CAHSEE)

· Community and College Outreach

· Letters of Recommendations

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development

College Center

· AP Testing (May)

· Financial Aid Night (January)

· Cash for College Workshops (2) – (February)

· Visits from College Representatives

· Junior Book Awards (May)

· Annual 5K Scholarships – Fun Run Fundraiser (April)

· Overnight College Trip (Dixie State) – (February)

· Financial Literacy Assemblies

· Academic Development

· Personal/Social Development