MHS Guidance Department

The role of the school counselor includes coordinating, consulting and counseling in the areas of personal/social issues, careers and academic development.High school counselors provide the following services:

• New student registrations, which involve obtaining cumulative and special education (if applicable) records from previous schools, an intake interview, school tour, and developing a student schedule appropriate for the student. 
• Meet with students individually to schedule classes
• Keep records of student meetings, make schedule changes when necessary, and continually monitor social and academic progress.
• Coordinate parent, teacher and /or student conferences, as academic concerns arise.
• Continually monitor attendance together with the Truancy Officer.
• Meet with juniors and seniors for post secondary planning
• Write letters of recommendation, complete school reports and transcript requests.
• In the case of special education students, counselors attend and report academic, credit and graduation information at the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) Meetings as needed.
• Work with students and/or their families in providing referrals to appropriate outside agencies (DCF, FSWN, counseling)
• Individual counseling services for academic, emotional and behavior issues or crisis intervention, as needed for students.
• Monitor and assess graduation requirements and participate in credit withdrawal hearings.    
• Organize homebound tutoring  
• Coordinate 504 meetings and meet with 504 students as needed  
• Attend monthly meetings with probation, DCF, Family with Service Needs and community outreach groups. 
• Lunch duty  
• Attend weekly guidance meetings