October Meeting

Notes I took from the October PSLP meeting for myself and anyone else who is trying to work through this process and develop a good PSLP program:

Kuder:
1. Contacted Kuder about having a button on our portal page to change the language from English to Spanish for those parents who can only speak and read Spanish.

2. Our guidance counselors and teachers need to have a faster way for the students to take the self-assessments. Right now it takes three periods (their career shop periods) to get the students logged in to Kuder and to take one self-assessment. That's about 120 minutes total.

3. Organize a freshman orientation (not done for 2009-2010 freshmen). They could log into Kuder on that day and take a self-assessment.

4. Delsea pre-labeled index cards with the students log-in information and printed out directions for reference. Definitely doing this for next year. Counselors and/or advisors will keep copies of the cards in case students lose their log-in information.

Advisory:
1. We are going to schedule an advisory period for next year. Teachers will follow same students from 9 - 12 grade. Phys. Ed teachers will be involved in advisory as well.

2. Some schools have an advisory period every day for 20 minutes. Some schools have an advisory period three days a week. I think for this year, we're looking at once a month.

3. Pair counselors with advisors.

4. Volunteer advisors first?

Miscellaneous:
1. I designed the brochure for the parents and teachers; once the program is running, have a contest for students to design the brochure and logo for our S.U.C.C.E.S.S. program.

2. Rutgers is going to visit the school to interview the principal, two teachers, and two counselors.

3. Possibly put something on the local cable channel talking about the PSLP program for next year. Have some of the Video/TV Production students design this?

4. Brochure written in Spanish as well as English.

Parent Involvement:
1. One school had a drivers - ed program -- if students wanted to drive to school, the parent/guardian/caring adult had to attend a nighttime drivers ed workshop -- Director of NJ Highway Traffic Safety came to speak to the parents and students. Those students who attended with a parent/guardian/caring adult were able to drive to school and park on campus.

2. CCTS has a new childcare program -- could we use the students in the program to offer babysitting services to parents who come to nighttime events?

3. At community cultural events -- have a booth to get information out about our programs to the prospective students and parents.