Site Development Guide # 14: Students Will Take the Right Courses When Principals Lead

Written from the principal’s viewpoint, this guide describes how to schedule and plan a teacher adviser system. It outlines the responsibilities of the teacher adviser and how to ensure that students take the right courses to prepare them for the critical transitions from middle grades to high school and onward to postsecondary studies and careers. Also included are suggested topics for advisement lessons, tips on conducting parent/teacher/student conferences, setting up conference times, completing the HSTW-recommended curriculum and a concentration, making the senior year meaningful, and scheduling common planning time and extra help.

Keywords: teacher adviser, scheduling, advisement lessons, parent/student/teacher conference

(05V13); 32 pages; 2005; $2 each

Goal that it reflects: All recent high school graduates have solid academic preparation and are ready for postsecondary education and a career.

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