| East Brunswick Public Schools | Curriculum Home | Guidance |
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Maryanne Love, Supervisor of Student Services Mr. Myron Small, Department Chairperson, Grades 6-12 |
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The guidance program is designed to help students develop positive self-concepts and effective decision-making skills. Guidance counselors work with students individually and in groups, assisting with school-related and personal concerns. They also help high school students with specific college and vocational planning and placement. In addition, they coordinate the standardized testing program, interpret test results for teachers and parents, and work with teachers to plan effective methods for helping students to improve in areas where they are having difficulty. Students are assigned to counselors by house in the middle school and on an alphabetical basis at the junior high and high school. They have one counselor at the middle school, one at the junior high school and another one at the high school. In addition, a career counselor and a college counselor have offices in the Career/College Center at East Brunswick High School. Parents of students at any grade level are invited to contact them. The Career Center has pamphlets, reference books, videotapes and a computer program called Discover, which students use to learn about the career possibilities open to them. The Center also offers a job placement service that includes part-time, summer and full-time jobs. In the College Center, information about colleges is available through computer searches, print and microfiche college catalogs, films, and presentations by visiting representatives from various colleges. The Center also has descriptions of the many scholarships available and a computer program to identify potential sources of financial aid.
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