MS and HS: Communications for our big LCR Event
Please ensure that this communication is sent home to families and posted on your websites. We’re hoping to make this a big districtwide event and need your help in promoting it within schools. Here is the communication and visual (available in both Spanish and English). Utilize newsletters, advisory slides, and social media channels for dissemination. We’re also coordinating with the district on radio ads and leveraging BLS social media and newsletters. Thank you for your support.
HS Counselors: BLS College Information Night
Please share and promote with your families via social, newsletters etc. Here is the communication in both Spanish and English.
SchooLinks Professional Development
The following communication went out to administrators in MS and HS:
We wanted to inform you about an upcoming districtwide event that we believe holds significant importance. As you may already be aware, on March 5th, we will be hosting a districtwide Life and Career Readiness (LCR) event aimed at families with students in grades 6 through 12.
One of the highlights of this event will be the introduction of SchooLinks, our College and Career Readiness Platform, which we have been in the initial stages of rollout for all middle and high schools within our district. SchooLinks presents an invaluable resource in guiding our students toward their post-secondary aspirations and ensuring they are well-prepared for the transition into higher education or the workforce.
In conjunction with the LCR event, we will be hosting a SchooLinks trainer in person on March 5th. During this day, we are providing our school counselors with time to familiarize themselves with the SchooLinks platform and to begin developing tier 1 common agreements for its integration into our comprehensive school counseling program. It is essential that our counselors are equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to effectively support our students in navigating their educational and career pathways based on this OAR and the feedback around college and career readiness that we have received from our students via Youth Truth data.
To facilitate this professional learning opportunity, we have outlined a schedule for our counselors to begin this developmental work. We would like your support in allowing your counselors to be out of the building during the times below to take full advantage of this opportunity. We believe this training is very important to counselors’ professional development and districtwide implementation of School Links.
Schedule for the training on March 5th at Cascade Middle School:
9:00 – 10:30 am: MS Counselors Scope and Sequence Work
11:00 – 12:30 pm: MS and HS Counselors: Course Planning & developing Personalized Plans in School Links
1:30 – 3:00 pm: HS Counselors: Scope and Sequence Work
We appreciate your understanding and support as we continue this important initiative. By working together, we can ensure that our students are equipped with the necessary resources and support to achieve their college and career aspirations.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Jennifer, Stephen or Jess Calbreath.