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Educational institutions are evaluated on student outcomes, especially academic achievement. School counselors working in this educational environment play a critical role in ensuring students have the academic development (in addition to the social/emotional and career development) knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be successful. School counselors can assist schools in providing an environment conducive to and supportive of academic success.
American School Counselor Association. (2017). The School Counselor and Academic Development. Alexandria, VA: Author.The Profile of a Virginia Graduate comprises the course and credit requirements students must meet to earn a Standard Diploma or Advanced Studies Diploma and the skills, experiences, and attributes essential for success in college and the work force.
Students meeting the Profile of a Virginia Graduate achieve the commonwealth’s high academic standards and graduate from high school with workplace skills, an understanding of their responsibilities as citizens, and career plans aligned with their talents, interests and experiences.
School counselors assist students in educational planning by:
Setting, reflecting, and reaching goals.
Developing a positive attitude toward learning.
Understanding individual learning styles.
Developing an educational plan.
Providing academic advising.
Improving study and test-taking skills.
Recognizing and utilizing academic strengths.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
High school course selection is an important process, which requires serious planning and decision-making for both students and parents. Students are given ample time during the preceding spring to choose their courses for the next school year. The school’s Master Schedule is built upon these choices. Financial and space constraints do not allow flexibility to grant requests to change courses. The deadline for such change requests was June 1.
No changes will be allowed unless they are deemed necessary by the school. LRHS COUNSELORS WILL NOT MAKE TEACHER CHANGES OR CONSIDER BLOCK REQUESTS.
Below are the only approved reasons for a schedule change:
Student has been scheduled into a course previously passed
Student has been scheduled into a course out of sequence (i.e., Spanish 3 before Spanish 1)
Student did not pass a class that was a prerequisite for another
Student has an incomplete schedule
Senior is missing a requirement for graduation
For questions or more information, please contact your school counselor.
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