AP Of Guidance Report

“There are a few reasons as to why our school is underachieving" said the AP of Guidance. The first reason being that it is labeled as a level one school that has students that are underachieving academically. The second reason is the community that the school is located in does not reflect the ethnicity of the students in the school. The third reason is due to the bad reputation the school has because of the poor student attendance and high student dropout rate. The AP of Guidance said that although their school is underachieving, it is a work in progress. “One of our school goals is to have a better relationship within the school community” said both the assistant principal and Parent Coordinator. They believe that to engage students,

I commended them for their dedication in trying to help engage students academically but the lack of School Counselors advocating for change is alarming. Most of the strategies were executed by the Parent Coordinator and AP of Guidance. Their guidance counselors wasted a perfect opportunity to provide leadership through advocacy for systematic change. For an example, it is up to the School Counselors trained to meet others in the here and now. As genuine as the AP of Guidance and Parent Coordinator may be, I do not believe they were equipped with the skills and education needed to take on such a difficult task. This school has a predominately Black student population that is located in a White community. The school staff including the Parent Coordinator and AP of Guidance is predominately White. I believe this places much difficulty when trying to enhance the quality of life of their

I explained to them that one day while on the bus, I overheard a conversation a man was having on his phone. He told the person to remind their child to bring his homework and materials home and he would be rewarded with five dollars. I was intrigued by the reward system being used to motivate students to simply be prepared. Before I could ask him about his profession, two young African-American boys no older than twelve years old beat me to it. They asked him his profession and inquired on if he could work with them. He told them he was a tutor but he couldn't work with them because he only worked through his company. I spoke to him briefly and found out that he worked for a non-profit called New York Foundling as a tutor for students in foster homes. As an incentive he would give each student money every time they met if they were fully prepared for their tutoring session. I think this type of practice could be incorporated in how we get caregivers involved with their children’s schooling. The school can offer to pay for caregivers transportation to school functions. Those parents that can not afford to travel to events due to financial issues, they would see that the school understands their situation and would be willing to accommodate them. I believe this is a better alternative than having to pay people to