Strategies for Spicing Up Student Services –Making a Difference

1. Strategies forSpicing Up Student Services –Making a Difference Presented by Diana Plummer, M.Ed, LPC

2. “Variety is the Spice of Life, So Let’s Get Spicy !!”

3. Variety of Student ServicesGuidance • Providing specialized professional counseling including personal, social, academic, and crisis • Advisement • Guidance Program Development • Secondary and Post-Secondary Enrollment Process • Career Education/Information • Resources • Familiarity with Local Agencies • College/Cooperative Alliances

4. There’s So Much More… • Financial Aid • Sponsoring workshops, focus groups, special presentations regarding recruitment, job skills, career transitions • Being current on job salaries, occupational outlook, supply and demand of occupations for training offered

5. And… • Coordinator of services with guidance and counseling staff, special services staff, and administrators from sending schools • Positive Relationships with secondary and post-secondary schools, community, parents, businesses, and other stakeholders… Just to name a few!

6. Making ALL the Difference! • Student Services Makes ALL the Difference…or at least it should. • From the first impression (your demeanor, office area, resourcefulness, willingness to help) to the closure of each encounter—it all depends on YOU!

7. Student Services/Guidance • Guidance/Counseling Staff Professions…may not be the oldest professions in the world, but they may be among the most valuable! • Why? We can make all the difference in being the LINK that connects students to their future success; we impact people and are able to share help to positively change their lives!

8. One Area that is Vital…Recruitment! How to “Spice It Up” for Positive Results that Make a Difference…

9. Post-Secondary Preview! Spicing It Up With a Flyerwith Personal Invitation Including… • Date (Day Before Students Begin Class) • Purpose Relieve the First-Day Jitters by...  *Meeting Your Instructor * Becoming Familiar with Your Classroom * Getting acquainted with the Campus * Meeting Your Director and Counselor 

10. SpicingIt Up with… • Newsletter/ Seniornews flash!

11. Community Clubs and Organizations • Rotary • Lions Club • Chamber • Literacy Board • Kiwanis

12. Positive Rapport with Sending Schools’ Staff • Personal Contacts • Visits to Schools • Phone Calls

13. Personalized Greeting Cards Valentine’s Day

14. Thank You Cards

15. Staff Development Presentations • OKCIS(Oklahoma Career Information System) Counselor and Teacher Training

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18. Spring Principal/Counselor Meetings • SendInvitations • Plan Program of Interest • Theme • CareerTech Updates • Make It Special!

19. Principal/Counselor Spring Meeting 2006 EXTREME OFFICE MAKEOVER!

20. Is It Time for An extreme Office Make Over?

21. Leading the Way To Success Principal/Counselor Spring Meeting 2007

22. Counselor Connection!Relationships, Relationships, Relationships! • Professional counseling topic in a relaxed setting • District counselors sharing best practices • Developing friendships among other professionals in counseling field

26. Graduation Practices

27. AREA GRADUATION PRACTICES Includes • Short Overview of Choices Scholarship Benefits • Distribution of Choices Scholarship Applications • Give Class Opportunities • Focus on Classes with Openings • Distribute Brochures of Each Class with Openings • Door Prizes With Logo

28. Water Bottles with Central Tech Logo

29. Frisbees with Logo

30. Senior Class Presentations

31. Items included… Parent University Postcard Booklet Parent Topics Booklet Materials Certificate of Completion

32. Senior Pizza Party

33. It’s a jungle outthere! It’s a jungle outthere! It’s a JUNGLEoutthere! Unless you have a plan! Come and find out how you can enroll in a plan that leads to a successful future after you graduate. Come and hear about Free Tuition, College Credit, and a Future for Career Success Through Central Tech! When: Monday, March 15 Time: 11:45-12:15 Who: SENIORS ONLY!! • FREE PIZZA!! Unless you have a plan! Come and find out how you can enroll in a plan that leads to a successful future after you graduate. Come and hear about Free Tuition, Free College Credit, and a Future for Career Success Through Central Tech! When: Monday, March 15 Time: 11:45-12:15 Who: SENIORS ONLY!! Unless you have a plan! Come and find out how you can enroll in a plan that leads to a successful future after you graduate. Come and hear about Free Tuition, Free College Credit, and a Future for Career Success Through Central Tech! When: Monday, March 15 Time: 11:45-12:15

34. Senior Scholar Focus Group • Meet with current Senior Scholars • Small Group • Receive Feedback • Gather Ideas • Student Recruiters in each High School • Contests for Recruiting Friends

35. Mailings • Timing is Everything! • Example: Send mailing at time that their friends are going off to school…to those that don’t have a plan YET!

36. Flyer Sent With Letter in Early August

37. Choices Scholarship Letter

38. Just As Spices Are Used to Add… ZestandPizzazztoEnhanceFood, So Recruitment and Relationship Building Strategies with a little SPICE can Enhance Recruitment on Your Campus, too!