Nella Landau

Wendy Janicik

Holly Doolittle

Guidance & Counseling Services

-School Counseling Program Management Agreement for Secondary Schools

The counseling department is designed to help students attain the higest standards of academic achievement, personal development, social development and career planning. We do this in several ways:
Schedule students into classes that meet their college/career goals
Provide workshops, classroom presentations in various areas (college application, college testing, anger management, career explorations, etc...)
Provide a peer counseling and mediation program to assist students with personal, social, academic and career issues.
Provide group counseling for specific areas of need.
Provide Student Study Team Meetings and individual conference with teachers, parents and students.
Provide conflict mediation, crisis-intervention and referral to agencies.

Our counseling program is results-based and meets national standards for counseling and guidance, developed by the American School Counseling Association.

SEEING THE COUNSELORS: Students consult with their counselors by completing a “Request to See Counselor” form. Forms are available in the Counseling Office.

STAFF: Our counseling department consists of four counselors, one of which is a part-time life skills counselor and one Equal Employment Specialist. The STARS Program has its own personal counselor as well. Caseloads are divided by alpha except for STARS students and Applied Students ( non-diploma bound students). The department also includes the Counseling Secretary, the Registrar and the Student Information Systems Site Technician.

CHS COUNSELING POLICIES: The following counseling policies have been established at CHS and are in keeping with San Diego Unified procedures and most other high schools in the district.

CLASS CHANGE POLICY: With the counselor’s assistance, students are encouraged to make careful decisions regarding class selections and asked to follow through with their decisions. Students who truly need a class change should complete a “request to see counselor” form during the first two weeks of school. However, only necessary changes will be made. After the first two weeks, request for schedule changes will have to be approved by the administration.

HOME PERIOD: Seniors with an overall GPA of at least a 3.0, are currently taking a class at Mesa College Campus, work more than 20 hours per week, working in an internship program, or working on an athletic scholarship can be eligible for a home period. Please see your counselor for additional information.

GRADING AND REPORT CARDS
The evaluation of student achievement is one of the important functions of the teacher. The accepted marking system is as follows:

CHS issues report cards approximately every six weeks. THE FIRST TWO REPORTS OF EACH SEMESTER SERVE AS PROGRESS REPORTS. Poor grades on progress reports warn of possible failure at the semester. Please consult the master calendar for the specific dates for progress report distribution. They do not always get mailed out.

CITIZENSHIP GUIDELINES: When a spirit of cooperation exists on campus, a positive learning atmosphere also exits. Good citizens demonstrate attitudes of caring, concern and respect for others. The staff of CHS wishes to have all classroom environments conducive to learning.

SENIOR HONOR ROLL: A list of every member of the senior class with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.

HONOR ROLL: This list of students with a 3.3 GPA or higher is published at the end of every six week grading period.

TUTORING: Many faculty members are also available before and after school to help students. These services are available to help you earn the best grades possible; please use these opportunities frequently.

The College Academy is offering several Community College Classes right here on Clairemont High School Campus. The following is information regarding our new College Academy:

1) Juniors with a GPA above a 3.5 are eligible to sign up
2) Seniors with a GPA above a 3.0 are eligible to sign up.
3) All students must complete Mesa’s Student Orientation Program or the Personal Growth Class.
4) College Classes will be offered only during periods 1-5-6
5) Classes will meet only on Mondays and Wednesdays or Thursdays
6) Students will only receive an elective credit (non-weighted) on their high school transcript.
7) Students will also receive a college credit that will be on their college transcript. They must order their transcript from Mesa, if they wish to send it to the schools they are applying to, during their senior year.
8) Additional evening classes will also be opened to our students at Clairemont, in the Annex. Those classes will yet be determined.

Class offerings are dependent on class enrollment numbers. Please see your counselor for additional information regarding current class offerings.