Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 10:39     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


Mainly facilitating course registration for the following year.


Do they assist in advising which courses student should take based on interest and ability or actual registering for the course?


Both, but they have so many students per counselor they only have time to meet briefly with each student.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 10:36     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


Mainly facilitating course registration for the following year.


Do they assist in advising which courses student should take based on interest and ability or actual registering for the course?
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 10:26     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


Mainly facilitating course registration for the following year.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 10:25     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


I have also wondered this as my kid is now a 10th grader. With the addition of College and Career Offices in each HS now, are the counselors less involved in the college application process than they used to be? I know my daughters HS has a massive Wellness Center with mental health services so the Counselors aren't doing that role as often either. So what are they doing other than making schedules?


Does the College Career "navigator" write one of the recommendation letters for college applying students now? If they don't, the student's counselor will still do that.


No, the student's assigned counselor will write the letter.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 08:44     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


I have also wondered this as my kid is now a 10th grader. With the addition of College and Career Offices in each HS now, are the counselors less involved in the college application process than they used to be? I know my daughters HS has a massive Wellness Center with mental health services so the Counselors aren't doing that role as often either. So what are they doing other than making schedules?


Does the College Career "navigator" write one of the recommendation letters for college applying students now? If they don't, the student's counselor will still do that.
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 08:16     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?


I have also wondered this as my kid is now a 10th grader. With the addition of College and Career Offices in each HS now, are the counselors less involved in the college application process than they used to be? I know my daughters HS has a massive Wellness Center with mental health services so the Counselors aren't doing that role as often either. So what are they doing other than making schedules?
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 08:12     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:Someone had asked about changing HS counselor. How can you change kid's MS counselor?


Probably not. Most of the time the MS counselor assignments are by grade and they rotate yearly to stay with the same kids for all 3 years
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2025 05:52     Subject: school counselors
What is a counselor's role in each grade of high school? For example, in 9th grade they meet students at the beginning of the year. What do they work with students during the other years of high school?
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2024 10:09     Subject: school counselors
Someone had asked about changing HS counselor. How can you change kid's MS counselor?
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 18:16     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's also a nightmare to deal with counselors who suck at doing 504 plans


Because it’s not supposed to be part of their jobs. It’s not covered in school counselor master’s programs or internships. There is no funding or staffing for 504s it’s just thrown at counselors because they were too nice to say “no” years ago when MCPS threw it at them years ago and it’s blown way out of proportion since. It’s a real shame if there’s any sort of strain between you and your child’s school counselor because of a 504 issue. That’s yet another MCPS fault. It’s not like this in successful school districts. 504s are coordinated by staff members qualified in making decisions about accommodations and that is not what counselors should be used for.


Yes mcps blows for kids with disabilities. From 504s to IEPs.


Another teen poster. Can you imagine a GS-15 or even a 2nd year law student writing like that?


Is this a Fed job? No. Don't think about it so much
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 18:15     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's also a nightmare to deal with counselors who suck at doing 504 plans


You sound more like a moody student than a professional regarding your writing and vocabulary skills.

9th-grade level sentence. Educated adults don't write like that.


DP. Plenty of people with multiple higher degrees write like that, PP. This is not a class or work! Take it easy.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 17:59     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's also a nightmare to deal with counselors who suck at doing 504 plans


Because it’s not supposed to be part of their jobs. It’s not covered in school counselor master’s programs or internships. There is no funding or staffing for 504s it’s just thrown at counselors because they were too nice to say “no” years ago when MCPS threw it at them years ago and it’s blown way out of proportion since. It’s a real shame if there’s any sort of strain between you and your child’s school counselor because of a 504 issue. That’s yet another MCPS fault. It’s not like this in successful school districts. 504s are coordinated by staff members qualified in making decisions about accommodations and that is not what counselors should be used for.


Yes mcps blows for kids with disabilities. From 504s to IEPs.


Another teen poster. Can you imagine a GS-15 or even a 2nd year law student writing like that?
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 17:55     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:It's also a nightmare to deal with counselors who suck at doing 504 plans


You sound more like a moody student than a professional regarding your writing and vocabulary skills.

9th-grade level sentence. Educated adults don't write like that.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 17:52     Subject: school counselors
Anonymous wrote:Do all ES have a counselor or two, or do they float to different schools?


Every school should have at least 1. Some have 1.5.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2024 17:36     Subject: school counselors
Do all ES have a counselor or two, or do they float to different schools?