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Counselors Felicia Marsh, grades 9 and 10 (fmarsh@mcps.k12.va.us), and Anne Baltrusaitis, grades 11 and 12 (abaltrusaitis@mcps.k12.va.us), are available to answer questions via email. If you are unable to communicate by email, please leave a message at 804-758-9702 with your contact information. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Academic Progress
Coordinate and mail progress reports and report cards
Counsel students with academic difficulties
Attend parent conferences
Complete and mail credit analysis to parents
Identify and contact parents of failing students
Determine grade retentions and summer school participants
Determine and create honor rolls
Scheduling
Update scheduling information – solicit teacher course requests, coordinate with DOE regulations, publish Program of Studies
Distribute scheduling materials to students
Meet with parents of rising ninth graders to describe scheduling process/diploma requirements
Meet with students individually to discuss schedule choices
Create schedule for the next school year
Handle drop/add courses
Testing
Register students, administer, and interpret PSAT
Compile numbers of students taking end-of-course SOLs
Identify students needing SOL retakes
Assist with SOL administration
Administer AP Exams
Help students register for the SAT and ACT
Transition
Organize freshmen orientation
Hold College Application/Scholarship meeting for parents
Hold Financial Aid Workshop
Counsel students regarding college choices
Mail mid-year and final transcripts to colleges
Organize college fairs
Write college recommendations
Organize ASVAB administration and interpretation to eleventh graders
Administer Vocational Testing to all ninth and tenth graders
Meet with students individually to discuss results and determine tentative career goals
Participate on committee which organizes the career speaker program
Assist with the ISAEP transition plans
Student Support
Foster teacher/student relations
Select students for leadership conferences
Provide crisis counseling for individual students and school emergencies
Assist with Governor’s School application process
Identify student scholarship recipients
Organize and present scholarship awards
Identify honor graduates
Order diplomas
Determine diploma seal recipients
Special Education
Attend IEP/504 meetings/triennial evaluation
Complete classroom observations
Attend child study meetings
Administrative
Register new students
Attend Counseling and Faculty meetings
Attend Advisory and Committee meetings
Maintain student records
Academic Progress
Coordinate and mail progress reports and report cards
Counsel students with academic difficulties
Attend parent conferences
Complete and mail credit analysis to parents
Identify and contact parents of failing students
Determine grade retentions and summer school participants
Determine and create honor rolls
Scheduling
Update scheduling information – solicit teacher course requests, coordinate with DOE regulations, publish Program of Studies
Distribute scheduling materials to students
Meet with parents of rising ninth graders to describe scheduling process/diploma requirements
Meet with students individually to discuss schedule choices
Create schedule for the next school year
Handle drop/add courses
Testing
Register students, administer, and interpret PSAT
Compile numbers of students taking end-of-course SOLs
Identify students needing SOL retakes
Assist with SOL administration
Administer AP Exams
Help students register for the SAT and ACT
Transition
Organize freshmen orientation
Hold College Application/Scholarship meeting for parents
Hold Financial Aid Workshop
Counsel students regarding college choices
Mail mid-year and final transcripts to colleges
Organize college fairs
Write college recommendations
Organize ASVAB administration and interpretation to eleventh graders
Administer Vocational Testing to all ninth and tenth graders
Meet with students individually to discuss results and determine tentative career goals
Participate on committee which organizes the career speaker program
Assist with the ISAEP transition plans
Student Support
Foster teacher/student relations
Select students for leadership conferences
Provide crisis counseling for individual students and school emergencies
Assist with Governor’s School application process
Identify student scholarship recipients
Organize and present scholarship awards
Identify honor graduates
Order diplomas
Determine diploma seal recipients
Special Education
Attend IEP/504 meetings/triennial evaluation
Complete classroom observations
Attend child study meetings
Administrative
Register new students
Attend Counseling and Faculty meetings
Attend Advisory and Committee meetings
Maintain student records
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