SALINE MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

 

Mr. Bryan Bruckman (734) 429-8078bruckmab@saline.k12.mi.us Even year graduating classes (2008, 2010, etc.) Ms. Tara Chambers (734) 429-8072chambert@saline.k12.mi.us Odd year graduating classes (2009, 2011, etc.)

 

Services Provided by the Saline Middle School Guidance and Counseling Department

Group guidance within the classroom	Individual and group counseling
Academic scheduling and orientation	Peer mediation and conflict management
Academic guidance	Parental concerns

 



Goals and Objectives of the Saline Middle School Guidance and Counseling Department

To assist students in developing self understanding, information seeking, and decision-making skills

To provide students with a supportive learning environment

The counseling program will maximize development in the following areas: academic, career, and personal/social

Below are some links that you may find useful as a resource

The year at a glance & important dates to remember

August/September

• Registration, tours, and scheduling for new students to the district
• New student buddies
• Open house
• Midwest Talent Search
• E.S.L. tutor contacts
• Student needs assessments
• Group formations
• Harassment presentations
• Scheduling
• New student groups

October

• Groups (divorce, at-risk, bereavement, boys/girls, etc.)
• Midwest Talent Search
• Careers (MOIS, Bridges, EDP portfolios, Pathways)
• Explore test to the 8th graders
• In-Gear program candidates
• Safety and climate town hall meetings to students
• Career Day (presented to each 7th grade team once a marking period through their Life Skills class)
• Conflict Manager training

November

• Groups
• Parent conferences

December

• Groups
• Winter break

January

• Groups
• Careers (career units are done with each team in each grade throughout the school year)
• Conflict managers in action
• Town meetings for the students
• MEAP testing window

February

• Groups
• Town meetings for the students
• MEAP testing window

March

• Groups
• Careers
• Girls in science (a 7th grade science activity for females through the WISD)

April

• Groups
• Careers
• Course selection sheets/Parent information packets go out
• High school couselors meet with the 8th graders
• Math placement tests
• Math placement complete for 8th graders
• Parent information night for 7th and 8th grade
• Middle school counselors visit Heritage to discuss the middle school, the middle school schedule, and to answer questions
• Discuss 8th grade scheduling with the 7th graders

May

• American Legion award nominations and selection
• Special education transistion meetings
• Locker assignments
• Scheduling for the next school year
• 6th grade tours of the middle school
• Math placements due for incoming 7th and 8th graders
• Summertime Challenge information goes out (this is a program for incoming 8th grade students who are in need of additional support)

June

• Scheduling for the next school year
• Transitional meetings
• New student tours and orientations

DISCLAIMER: These web sites contain only ideas that may be useful in dealing with adolescents and the issues that they may experience. These are only provided as one resource and should not be used as the only source of reference. Also, messages that are conveyed via e-mail could be read by a third party.