Guidance and Counseling Services
Guidance Office: (651) 423-7517
Guidance FAX: (651) 423-7888
Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Guidance services are available to all students. The counselors will
assist students in making decisions about course selections, occupational
planning, college choice and personal adjustment through the use of
individual and small group counseling. The Guidance Department provides
up-to-date information about careers, colleges, technical and vocational
schools, referrals to outside agencies, financial aid, personal-social
adjustment and study skills. Students wishing to see a counselor may
make an appointment with the guidance secretaries or by calling 423-7517.
Appointments should be made during the student's study hall, if possible.
YOUR ROSEMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS:
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- MISSION
- To work as a team to support the educational mission of Rosemount
High School by serving the academic, social/emotional and career needs
of all students.
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- DISTRICT 196 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING MISSION:
- Guidance aims to promote individual acquisition of a healthy
self-concept, decision-making skills, career and leisure-time opportunities
and academic skills.
- Counseling aims to promote social/emotional growth through
the relationship of a trained professional and an individual seeking
help.
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WE PROVIDE GUIDANCE CURRICULUM & COUNSELING SERVICES:
I. Individual Counseling- Our counselors are always available
to answer questions students or their parents may have regarding registration,
future plans, personal problems, and other issues.
II. Classroom presentations twice a year for each grade level
focusing on career decision-making.
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Grade 9 Presentations to Students
- Topics: Student services, credits, transcripts, appointments,
study skills, attendance policy, peer tutors, and support groups
- Topics: The 6 different post-secondary options in Minnesota: University
of Minnesota system, the state university system, private 4-year
colleges, community colleges, technical colleges and private career
schools; recommendations for a college preparatory curriculum.
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Grade 10 Presentations to Students
- Topics: community and technical colleges, private trade schools,
four year colleges and universities, military, workforce, career
opportunities, labor statistics, college costs, PLAN assesssment
- April - Goal Setting and Using the Career Development Center
- Topics: Short term and long term goal setting; assessing your
goals; resources in the career development center including post-secondary
catalogs, Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS), college entrance
tests, scholarships, financial aid; and recommendations for a college
preparatory curriculum
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Grade 11 Presentations to Students
- September - Standardized Testing and the Junior Year Career
Planning Calendar - see
presentation
- Topics: PSAT, ACT, SAT I and SAT II tests, test dates, college
entrance test application process, college fair, a calendar to assist
students in their career planning, classes to prepare for the college
entrance exams and peer tutors
- January - COPS Interest Inventory
- Topics: Administering and interpreting the Career Occupational
Preference System (COPS) Inventory for each junior, credits, and
a reminder about college entrance exams
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Grade 12 Presentations to Students
- Topics: Career plans, college fair, the post-secondary school
application process, college handbooks, application deadlines, financial
aid, scholarships, reciprocity, standardized testing, academies,
ROTC, NCAA, credit checks, college visits, post-secondary representatives,
classes to prepare for the college entrance exams, support groups,
peer tutors, and current career information
- Topics: Cost of attendance, the financial aid process, obtaining
and completing a FAFSA, financial aid package, programs based on
need, and programs that are not based on need.
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III. Our counselors provide individual and group meetings
focusing on personal and emotional issues:
- Support groups
- Consultations with teachers, parents, and other professionals
- Referrals
- Academic and career planning
- Individual support
SUPPORT GROUPS:
- Academic Support Group: Instructs and encourages students in
establishing and maintaining effective study habits.
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- Career Planning Group: Engages seniors without career plans
in structured career planning and decision-making activities.
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- Concerned Persons Group: Supports students who are concerned
about other significant persons who are abusing alcohol or drugs.
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- Family Support Group: Supports students dealing with issues
of divorce, step-parents, conflict in the home, and troubled sibling
relationships.
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- Grief and Loss Group: Supports students as they move through
the stages of grief in accepting the death of a significant person.
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- Independent Living Group: Supports students who are living
independently or with little parental support.
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- New Persons Group: Supports new students adjusting to RHS.
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- Survivor's Group: Supports students who have experienced sexual
assault.
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**Parents who do not want their child/children to participate in support
groups are asked to notify their child's counselor.
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PARENT PRESENTATIONS
- September - Ninth Grade Orientation
- January - Financial Aid during Parent/Teacher Conferences
- January - Eighth Grade Parent Meeting for Ninth Grade Registration
- January - Grade 9, 10 and 11 Parent Registration Meeting featuring
a College Admissions Officials Panel
- March - Going
to College: The First Steps, a presentation for juniors and their
parents who want to begin choosing a post-secondary institution and
major. See presentation
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