Notre Dame Preparatory High School Guidance and Counseling Department

2009-2010 School Profile

2009-10 Staff
	Bill Mueller: Department Director (email) Telephone: 480-634-8215		Kristin Sullivan (email) Telephone: 480-634-8240
	Jim McConnell (email) Telephone: 480-634-8242		Julie Carpenter (email) Telephone: 480-634-8223
	Barbara Phelps (email) Telephone: 480-634-8230		Mary Ellen Anderson Student Support Specialist (email) Telephone: 480-634-8295
	Kelly Jean Administrative Assistant (email) Telephone: 480-634-8239

Yearly Focus of...

Freshman Year:
Assisting students with the transition from grade school to high school; begin building a four year academic portfolio.

Sophomore Year:
Developing greater personal insights by identifying personal abilities, aptitudes, and interests that impact academic and career planning.

Junior Year:
Exploring post-secondary options, taking entrance tests, selecting potential colleges, researching scholarships and financial resources.

Senior Year:
Reviewing career and academic plans; finalization of post secondary options; complete necessary college applications, financial aid and scholarship forms; transition to post-secondary..

Programs Sponsored by the Guidance and Counseling Department

• College Information Nights for parents/students
• College admissions classroom presentations
• College Visits to NDP
• PSAT/ACT/SAT Preparation
• Intervention/Prevention/Referral Services
• Accommodation planning
• Standardized Testing - EXPLORE, PLAN, PSAT
• Freshmen "Strategies for Success" classes
• Class scheduling
• Assist with:
• "A World of Difference" anti-bias and prejudice program classes
• Co-moderate - SADD, National Honor Society, Career Day

Notre Dame Preparatory counselors support students in their academic endeavors by meeting with them individually or through in-class presentations. Counselors help students with yearly course selections, develop a four- year plan , and to maintain a guidance portfolio. Progress reports are monitored and parent-teacher meetings are arranged by the counselors. Accommodation plans are created according to verifiable needs and available resources.

Personal Counseling
Counselors support students by listening and offering options in decision making, and conflict resolution skills. Support groups are offered for various target groups. Counselors are a referral resource to various community agencies.

College Admissions Counseling
Through in-class presentations, college fairs, college visits to the NDP campus, and individual counseling sessions, students are provided assistance in identifying, researching and selecting appropriate post secondary educational options. College catalogs, online resources and print materials are utilized to find a good fit for the next phase of educational endeavor for each student. Scholarship and financial aid information and assistance are available.

Career Counseling
This service assists students with exploring, identifying and understanding their interests, abilities and careers preferences. Career Inventories are available to students. Counselors help students schedule a curriculum relative to potential career aspirations.

College Career Center
The counseling department career center is located in the library. The career center offers information on colleges, financial aid, and scholarships.