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 * //Friday, March 21// **

Finish and print your thank you note to the librarian/counselor.

After school schedule

Note: Schedule may change due to unforeseen events. Please be sure to confirm with Mrs. Kallas that she will be available for you after school.

Monday: Until 4:15

Tuesday: Until 3:30

Wednesday: Until 2:40

Thursday: Until 4:15

Friday: Until 3:15

//** Be sure to have your BCTAL ID on your body in a visible location. **//
// **Monday - Support Services in Education ** //

New Seating Chart  - Come in and find your new seats! Acquaint yourself with your group leader and other members of your group. (Let Mrs. Kallas know if you have any issues such as a need to sit closer to the SMART Board, you can't hear, not enough room at your location, etc.

Learn From the Pros! In the upcoming weeks you will have a chance to learn from professionals in the support services we are studying:


 * Librarian (Media Resource Specialist)
 * Guidance Counselor
 * Crisis Counselor (Social Worker)
 * Curriculum Specialist
 * Diagnostician
 * Instructional Technology Specialist

What type ofpost-secondary education do you need for a career as a support services professional? What type of personal characteristics are a good fit? How much can you earn in these positions? You will find the answers to these questions and more as you travel through the next two weeks.



Prepare for your "field trip" to your home campus tomorrow. You will be visiting with the Media Resource Specialist (otherwise known as the librarian). Obtain your interview guide for tomorrow.  Be sure to have a writing utensil with you.

// **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Tuesday - Support Services in Education ** //

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Remain at your home campuses and report to the library promptly.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Sign in on the roll sheet so you will not be counted absent.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Conduct an interview <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;"> with the media resouce specialist by doing the following:


 * Introduce yourselves by shaking hands and stating your name (first and last)
 * Take turns asking questions to the Media Resource SpecialistIf you have additional questions, be sure to ask them and record the responses on the back of you guide sheet. Do not leave early. You are required to remain the entire period. Be sure to have your interview guide completed at the beginning of class tomorrow.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Birdville HS - Melanie Wai
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Haltom HS - Lori Caruthers (Nancy Griffin)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Richland HS - Angi Magana


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:kkallasbctal/Interview - Librarian.docx|Download]]
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// **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Wednesday - Support Services in Education ** //

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Turn in your guide sheet from yesterday's interview.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Join the class discussion as we debrief about the experience.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Prepare for your next "field trip" to your home campus tomorrow. You will be visiting with the Guidance Counselor (and possibly a crisis counselor) on your campus.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Obtain your interview guide <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;"> for tomorrow. Be sure to have a writing utensil with you.

// **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Thursday - Support Services in Education ** //

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Remain at your home campuses and report to the counseling office promptly. Sign in on the roll sheet so you will not be counted absent.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Conduct an interview with the guidance counselor <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;"> by doing the following:


 * Introduce yourselves by shaking hands and stating your name (first and last)
 * Take turns asking questions to your guidance counselor (and crisis counselor). If you have additional questions, be sure to ask them and record the responses on the back of you guide sheet.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Birdville HS - Cindy Larson
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Haltom HS - Ruth Cooper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Richland HS - Susan Rankin


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:kkallasbctal/Interview - Counselor.docx|Download]]
 * 11 KB

// **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Friday - Support Services in Education ** //

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Turn in your guide sheet from yesterday's interview.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">Join the class discussion as we debrief about the experience.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16.9px;">In your groups, determine who you will thank formally. Follow the directions as to the composition of your than


 * //Thursday, March 20// **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Present and receive information from each group about the counseling positions researched yesterday. Take notes on the foldable you prepare in class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">[[image:Thank you note.jpeg align="right"]]Thank You Very Much! By high schools, determine who will be writing formal thank yous to the librarian and the guidance counselor that spoke to you last week few weeks. Everyone will write a formal thank you. They will be sent, so be sure to watch your writing conventions: grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and construction. [[file:Sample Thank You - Support Services.doc]]