Student Support Services
Student Support Services
New to student support: SEEDS After School Tutoring every Monday and Wednesday from 2:45 to 4:00 - All Subjects!
THE GUIDANCE OFFICE & CAREER CENTER
Our staff includes two counselors who handle the 9th through 12 grades. Career educational and personal counseling needs are met through individual and group activities. Students and parents with concerns are encouraged to call or stop in to discuss their options.
A wide variety of personal, written and computer-generated information is available on line to assist students, parents and community members with their individual future needs. Computers are available for Internet access to career exploration activities. Call and ask for Mr. Salyer or Ms. Clute at 882-4497.
504 Plans
“504” is the common name given to individualized programs developed for students with disabilities. The name comes from section 504 of the American with Disabilities Act. This law requires that schools give disabled students equal opportunities to programs such as non-disabled students would receive. Disabled students are eligible for specifically detailed 504 plans that list the accommodations needed for the student. We want to work with parents and students to make our students’ high school education the best it can be.
Special education curriculum instructs students with a variety of disabilities, such as visual and auditory, emotional impairments, learning disabilities and physical disabilities. Teachers design and modify instruction to meet the student’s needs. Special Education teachers are legally required to help develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for each special education student. The IEP sets personalized goals for each student and is tailored to a student’s individualized learning style and ability.
This program includes a transition plan outlining specific steps to prepare middle school special education students for the transfer to high school, or in the case of older students, a job or postsecondary study. Teachers review the IEP with the student's parents, school administrators and the student’s general education teachers. Teachers work close with parents to inform them of their child’s progress and suggests techniques to promote learning at home.
Beaver Island Lighthouse Alternative School
TBA ISD Job net Youth Services and Charlevoix Public Schools operate the Beaver Island Lighthouse Alternative School. This unique residential alternative school is available to all students within our ten-county area between the ages of 16 and 21, who have dropped out of school or who, in the home school’s opinion, are at risk of not completing high school. The primary goal of this program is to help students obtain the coping skills necessary to ensure success in more traditional forms of educational programs. Contact the high school counselor’s office for more information.
The State of Michigan recently appropriated special funding to address the needs of students “at-risk” of failing to earn a state endorsement on the state proficiency test. These monies have enabled the high school to create special plans for helping at-risk students. Current programs include SEEDS after school activities and the Benzie Academy. Interested students should ask their counselors about this opportunity. Future state funding for these programs is indefinite at this time.
Dual enrollment means taking a college class or classes while in high school. High school requirements, college admission requirements and state law determine participation in dual enrollment. The requirements for a student to participate in dual enrollment are as follows:
1. To gain admission to NMC and other universities prior to high school graduation, a student must take the ACT or a short placement test at the college and submit a special “dual enrollment” application.
2. The State of Michigan mandates that, if certain criteria are met, then a portion of the tuition and fees will be paid by the local school district.
3. Participation in this program requires careful and early planning. Students and parents are well advised to discuss this option with the counselor at least a year before they intend to participate.
We encourage each person who has not completed his/her high school graduation requirements to do so. More information is available from high school counselors, adult education counselors, and youth employment service counselors. Participants must be eighteen years of age, and their class must have graduated.
High school completion classes are conducted during the afternoon and evening by the Traverse Bay Area Adult Education program. This is an after-school program that allows adults and those high school students who have discontinued school, the opportunity to complete their diploma requirements. Students have the opportunity to acquire job skills through the Traverse Bay Area Career Tech Center vocational programs. Call 231-922-7825 for enrollment information.
Information on correspondence courses is available from Ms. Clute and Mr. Salyer in the guidance office.
Michigan Virtual High School and Global Student Network are program provided through the State of Michigan and the ISD that allows students to earn credit online under certain circumstances. For more information see your counselor.
Public Act 118 requires all public schools to award state endorsements on a high school transcript to students who meet proficiency levels.
