Year at a glance
The counseling year, month by month
What students can expect from FRMS Counseling across the school year, from classroom lessons to small groups and 8th grade transition. Based on the {YEAR_LABEL} counselor calendar.
Right now
Classroom lessons and small groups run all year
Pick a month below to see what's happening.
Classroom lessonsSmall groupsNo set focus
Focus
Counseling services as usual
- Orientation
- Back to School Night
- New student enrollment and scheduling
Counselor work
- Schedule review and finalize schedules
- Resolve schedule conflicts
- Balance classes by August 15
- Review EL/SPED placement
Classroom lessons
Emotional regulation classroom lessons
- Social-emotional groups
- New student enrollment and scheduling
Counselor work
- Process Q1 progress grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Classroom lessons
Bullying and harassment classroom lessons
Counselor work
- D/F list and intervention
- Process Q1 grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Classroom lessons
Study skills classroom lessons
- A-G presentation to all 8th graders by Nov. 30 8th grade
Counselor work
- Process Q2 progress grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
- Virtual suicide prevention training (continued)
Classroom lessons
Study skills classroom lessons
- High school transition planning for 8th graders 8th grade
- Planning for incoming 6th graders
Counselor work
- Articulation planning for incoming students
- Articulation planning for outgoing students
- Balance classes for 2nd semester
Small groups
Social-emotional groups
- Scheduling begins for next year
- High school articulation visits 8th grade
Counselor work
- D/F list intervention
- Process Q2 and Semester 1 grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Small groups
Social-emotional groups
- High school articulation visits continue 8th grade
Counselor work
- Process Q3 progress grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Small groups
Social-emotional groups
- Open House
- Next year's schedule completed
Counselor work
- Master schedule
- D/F list intervention
- Process Q3 grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Small groups
Social-emotional groups
Counselor work
- Master schedule complete by April 20
- Process Q4 progress grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Focus
Counseling services as usual
- Promotion requirements review 8th grade
Counselor work
- Process Q4 and Semester 2 grades and reports
- Follow up on incomplete or missing grades
Small groups
Wrap up social-emotional groups; connect students to Care Solace if needed
- 8th grade promotion ceremony 8th grade
Counselor work
- Promotion ceremony participation
All year long
Ongoing services
- Individual academic and personal counseling
- 504, SST, and IEP meetings
- Access referrals
- Social-emotional counseling
- Parent meetings
- D and F lists
- Grief counseling
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis intervention
- Department, district, and site meetings
- Collaboration with teachers and administrators
- Field trips
- Scholarships
- CAL-SOAP, U-CAN, and HHI referrals and scheduling
