Seniors, What to Do with Them

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Seniors, What to Do with Them?

• Clinton High School Counseling Department

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Overview

• School Demographics
• Graduation
• Classroom Guidance
• Career Exploration
• Post-Secondary Planning
• Publications Presentations

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District Information

• Clinton Community School District
• 4 elementary schools
• 2 middle schools
• 2 high schools
• Clinton High School
• Lincoln High School (Alternative)

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Home of the River Kings and Queens
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Clinton High School Demographics

• approximately 1200 students
• 14.8 minority students
• 41.5 of students receive
• free or reduced lunch
• 19.3 of students have IEPs
• 17.2 of students live below the
• poverty line, district wide

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Graduation

• Graduation Checklist
• Senior Letter
• C.H.A.R.G.E. Clinton Highs
• Active Response to Graduating
• Everyone

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C.H.A.R.G.E.

• John L. Thompson 2008 Award
• Students identified during their Junior
• year
• Program consists of
• - Large group presentation
• - Graduation Plan
• - Individual meetings
• - Parent Letters

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C.H.A.R.G.E. Results
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Highlights of C.H.A.R.G.E. Results Data
Attitude 15.38 increase in students who believe
that graduation from CHS is important to future
success.
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Highlights of C.H.A.R.G.E. Results Data
Knowledge 163.64 increase in the students who
can identify his or her current credit standing.
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Highlights of C.H.A.R.G.E. Results Data
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Highlights of C.H.A.R.G.E. Results Data
Skill 11.54 increase in students who can
identify classes that are needed to meet the goal
of graduation
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Highlights of C.H.A.R.G.E. Results Data
Achievement Related 38.5 improved GPA from 1st
trimester to 2nd trimester
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Classroom Guidance

• Done in Economics class
• Material covered
• - Junior/Senior Planning Guides
• - Career Educational Portfolios
• - Life Style Reality Checklist
• - Prep HQ
• - www.ihaveaplaniowa.org

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Classroom GuidanceResults Data
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
Attitude Before lessons 84 of students believed
that their career matched their interest areas
and work values. Afterwards, 85 believed there
was a match. An improvement of 1.
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
Knowledge Before lesson, 66 of students could
identify how many credits are needed to
graduate. Afterwards, 94 could identify the
number of credits needed. An improvement of 29.
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
Skill Before lessons 78 of students can use two
resources to help with post-secondary planning.
Afterwards, 93 demonstrated the ability. An
improvement of 15.
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
Achievement Related In the previous year,
students of the class of 2009 attendance
increased from 90.60 in 11th grade to 92.18 as
12th graders.
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
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Highlights of ClassroomGuidance Results Data
Achievement Data The Class of 2010 had a percent
decrease of failed courses of 1.7 from 10th
grade to 11th grade.
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Career Exploration

• Senior Survey
• Brown Bag Lunches
• Job Shadows

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Senior Survey Results
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Post-Secondary Planning

• Senior Synopsis
• Senior Planning Guide
• Prep HQ
• RAI Worksheet
• Senior College Visit Day

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Publications Presentations

• Publications
• Senior Planning Guide
• Educational Planning Guide
• Counselors Chat
• Presentations
• College Planning Night
• Financial Aid Night
• Fill Out the FAFSA Day

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Contact Information
Conrad Keibler ckeibler_at_clintonia.org Suzanne
Schrader sschrader_at_clintonia.org Amanda Sievers
asievers_at_clintonia.org Amanda Steines
asteines_at_clintonia.org