College Choise - Learning Disabilities

Other important information

In addition to gathering general college information, as a student with a disability, you can also find out about the following...

* Waivers and substitutions: Are there written policies and procedures for course waivers and substitutions? If so, what kind of documentation is required?
* Course load and graduation time: Is priority registration available for students with disabilities? Is it possible to maintain a reduced course load?
* Student groups: Are there specific groups that are designed to assist students with disabilities to network with other students on campus? Are there student leadership/mentoring programs to help students feel connected with other students on campus?
* Supports services: What support services are available to all students? Does the campus have support services specifically for students with your disability?
* Orientation: Are there orientation sessions designed to address disability specific needs of students before entering college? Are these sessions primarily held during the summer, or at the beginning of each semester for new students?

For students with learning disabilities, consider reviewing the books Peterson’s Colleges with Programs for Students With Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorders and The K & W Guide to Colleges for the Learning Disabled for additional information on support services and specialized programs.

Counselor Caseloads

The following is a post and comments I made on a separate counselor message board last month. Enjoy...

Caseload

How are your caseloads configured? Does each counselor have a specialty or do you utilize the generalist approach?

BIngram · 282 views · 7 comments

Comments

Comment from: jlcnslrw! [Member]

At our school each counselor had an extra area they were responsible for coordinating information. There were 2 college counselors, 1 scholarship, 1 AP testing, 1 Military, 2 Careers, 1 for pregnant teens, and 1 for ESL. We were also divided by teams so there were 3 freshman counselors and then the rest were sophomore-senior counselors. I felt the freshman counselors should follow their students through, however the students were then funneled into different teams after freshman year according to career choices.

2010-08-21 @ 09:53:48 am

Comment from: jfrederking [Member]

We have two counselors who split the school A-L and M-Z. We also have a part-time School Assistance Person who handles all of the Alcohol and Other Drug issues with students. This person is a social worker with extra training on substance concerns. She covers the entire building for these issues.

2010-08-22 @ 02:00:13 am

Comment from: charger13 [Member]

Caseloads are determined by alphabet and specialty at my school. Each counselor has part of the alphabet order with one or two specialty assignments as well. 320 is the max.

2010-08-25 @ 02:06:00 am

Comment from: jknip [Visitor]

In our middle schools, students stay with the same counselor through 6, 7 and 8. At our Freshman Center and high schools, students are divided alphabetically

2010-08-27 @ 03:42:09 am

Comment from: mnewswander [Member]

Our caseloads are broken down by alphabet. The caseload max starting next year will be 350. We also have a college counselor who carries a partial caseload.

2010-08-30 @ 09:26:45 am

Comment from: gymkoof7 [Member]

I work in three middle schools. Our district cut back middle schools counselors three years ago so we now have caseloads of 5 to 600.

2010-08-30 @ 10:23:13 am