Advisory

At Pleasantville High School, Early College Advisors:

• Serve as a caring, positive role model for students

• Are accountable and available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside of the traditional prescribe times and day when required to do so (within reason)

• Develop respectful, meaningful, and appropriate relationships with each student and his/her parent/guardian

• Promote a victorious environment and celebrate each student’s accomplishments

• Are an encouraging, trusted adult that advocates for and on behalf of the students and families

• Are responsible for reporting each student’s progress, both educationally and socially, through minimum quarterly reports, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings

• Forecast education need of each student

• Coordinate advisory meetings as scheduled

• Facilitate additional academic, social, and health services for each child as needed

• Assist in identifying, establishing, and monitoring learning opportunities for students

• Facilitate quarterly “Student Success Plans” with each family or guardian

• Hold students accountable for their progress

• Ensure that each student employs standard materials prescribed by school staff (personal learning plans, planners, journals, etc.)

• Mediate student conflict to the best of ability

• Work with school team on academic and social intervention strategies for student

• Provide supplemental and educational activities in order to support student growth

• Assess student academic, social, and personal strengths and needs

• Provide support for students as they navigate through the “GATEWAY Process”

(The George Washington Carver Education Foundation, Advisory Handbook.)

Student Success Plan

Support Form I (to be completed by the advisor WITH the advisee)

GPA Tracker (to be completed by the advisee WITH parent or advisor)

Support Form II (to be completed by the advisor)

Please contact Ms. Amaris Brown with questions regarding Early College Advisory