Frequently Asked Questions for parents of students with disabilities who are in the process of applying to high schools:


Information from the Department of Education about the High School Application Process:
    
ALSO:      Check the Parent Links page of this web site for more useful high school process links.
Check the Goodies page for Interviewing Tips.
  Seventh grade is nearly over and soon you'll be the oldest kids in the school.
When you return in the fall, we're looking forward to seeing you set the tone as role models. We wish you a happy, active summer, with a little time taken out for learning about the high school process so that you can hit the ground running in September!
lways reliable. Sometimes you can fall behind in work.  If you'd like some help restoring your sense of balance, or you'd just like someone to listen, we're always here.
 
Welcome to the School Counseling Department!
The Computer School
School counselors Lisa deMauro & Erin Hill
Computer School Home Page
E-mail Ms. Hill
Email Ms. deMauro

Photo by Eresha Kissoon Fareed
ASCA Diamond
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) created a National Model that serves as a blueprint for a comprehensive school counseling program.
The ASCA diamond (above; click to enlarge) shows the four components of such a program: Foundation, Delivery System, Accountability, and Management System.

ASCA National Model in English

  ASCA National Model in Spanish
You're almost done with your first year of middle
CONTACT US:
Telephone: 
(917) 441-1236
E-mail Ms. Hill or Ms. deMauro by clicking on the links above.
HIGH SCHOOL
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*Appeals applications have been submitted and entered by the counselors. 
*Results should be in by early June.

*Be sure to attend any orientation sessions provided by your schools.

*Stay up on any summer assignments from your high school.

*Check out the College Board's advice for rising ninth graders.

        Congratulations!
Get off to a great start in the fall!
News for Eighth Graders and Their Parents and Guardians!
Broken links? Please let us know: ldemauro@optonline.net
school! You've experienced the Jogathon & rainy Frost Valley. You've learn to set priorities and juggle commitments.
Now you're one summer away from seventh grade--the year that that will have a big impact on high school options. When you return in the fall, make sure to bring your organizational skills and plan to show up every day, rain or shine, and on time!
You're almost out the door! Congratulations on making it through middle school--we know it has been a lot of hard work, a lot of personal growth-- some hard times--and a lot of fun, too.
We wish you luck, health, success in high school and a lifelong appetite for knowledge.  We'll miss you!