Haverhill Public Schools
School Counseling Department Calendar 2014-2015

Middle School School Counseling Department:

Consentino: KayLee Vangel Hunking: Holly DeLuca

Nettle: Megan Crowley, Kara Melillo Whittier: Jacquie Vlahos

Haverhill Public Schools School Counseling Mission Statement:

Month / Activity / Target Group / On-going activities
September / 5th Grade Transition / 5th Grade / -  Individual/group check ins
- Conflict management/peer mediation
- 7th & 8th Grade High School Options
- 504 meetings
-  7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Classroom Lessons
-  Parent meetings
-  Team meetings
-  Crisis Meetings
-  Student schedules
-  Cumulative files
-  Responding to parent questions and concerns
-  Student transfers/new students
- Referrals to outside agencies and community resources
- Professional development
-  Weekly attendance meetings
Orient new students / New students
Back to school night / All students, parents, community members
October / Essex Tech Meeting / 8th Graders interested in applying to Essex Tech
November / Private School Applications / 8th graders applying to private schools
Lesson 1 of the 7 Habits / 7th Grade
Whittier Tech Tour / 8th Grade
December / Lesson 2 of the 7 Habits / 7th Grade
January / ACCESS Testing / ELL Students
Lesson 3 of the 7 Habits
/ 7th Grade
February / Lesson on Interview Tips and Strategies / 8th Graders applying to Whittier Tech & Essex Tech
Whittier Tech Interviews / 8th Graders applying to Whittier Tech
Lesson 4 of the 7 Habits / 7th Grade
March / Essex Tech Interviews / 8th Graders applying to Essex Tech
PARCC Testing / All students
HHS Registration Presentation / 8th Grade
April / Meet with 8th Grade for HHS registration / 8th Grade
May / PARCC Testing / All students
Science MCAS Testing / 5th & 8th Grade
8th Grade HHS Registration Forms Due / 8th Grade
June / 4th Graders tour Nettle / 4th Grade
8th Grade Promotion / 8th Grade

The mission of the Haverhill Public Schools School Counseling Program is to assist students to become citizens with integrity, skills, and the resources to be college and career ready in the global community. School counselors support and enhance all student achievement in their individual growth and development through the academic, career, and personal/social domains.