Postsecondary Tools: A-Z

Tools

Tool Name

Type

Component

A

A Strategic Approach to Postsecondary Leadership Teams

Document
Developing

Annual Postsecondary Plan

Document
Developing

Attributes of a Learning Community

Protocol
Developing
B

Behavior, Attendance, & Grades (BAG) Report

Sample
Engaging

Building a Social and Academic Supports Team

Document
Building

Building Behaviors, Beliefs, and Identity in College Counseling

Research
Understanding
C

Calculating Application Match Video

Video
Understanding

Calculating College Access Video

Video
Understanding

Care Team Presentation

Document
Building

Changing Professional Practice Requires Changing Beliefs

Article
Developing

Changing the Discourse in Schools and Discourse I & II “T” Chart

Article
Developing

College Access Grid

Document
Engaging

College Access Progress (CAP) Report: Video and Sample

Video
Understanding

College Application Progress (CAP) Report for Juniors

Sample
Engaging

College Decision Day Materials

Document
Engaging

College Parent Guide

Document
Engaging

Community Call: Reflecting on Your College Journey

Document
Building

Compass Points

Protocol
Developing

Comprehensive Four-Year Postsecondary Plan

Sample
Building

Counseling Department Retreat Facilitator’s Guide

Document
Building

Course Programming Timeline

Protocol
Building

Creating a College Going Culture: A Resource Guide

Guide
Building

Critical Questions for Administrators on the Postsecondary Process

Document
Developing
D

Data Driven Dialogue Protocol and Sample Data

Protocol
Building

Dependent Student FAFSA Checklist

Document
Engaging

DREAMers Presentation

Document
Engaging
E

Enhancing the Principal-School Counselor Relationship Toolkit

Document
Developing

Example Financial Aid Award Letters

Sample
Engaging

Exploring Identity Statuses

Document
Understanding

Exploring Institutional Graduation Rates

Document
Engaging
F

FAFSA Ready Worksheet

Document
Engaging

Financial Aid Comparison Worksheet

Document
Engaging

First Generation Documentary Overview

Video
Engaging

Forming Ground Rules

Protocol
Developing

Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework

Research
Understanding

Four-Year Social/ Emotional Support Model

Document
Building

Freshman Passport: Tracking Postsecondary Milestones

Sample
Engaging

From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College

Research
Understanding
G

Genogram Lesson Plan and Sample

Document
Engaging
H

How Administrators Can Support Effective Counseling Departments

Document
Developing
I

Increasing College Success for High School Seniors

Research
Understanding

Integrating the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Approach

Video
Understanding
K

Key Distinctions in Postsecondary Responsibilities

Document
Developing
L

Lesson Plan and Presentation: Junior College Match Day

Document
Engaging

Lesson Plan: Orienting Juniors to Naviance

Document
Engaging
M

Managing Conflict in School Leadership Teams

Article
Developing

Modified ATLAS Protocol

Protocol
Developing

Modified Charrette Protocol

Protocol
Building

Modified Fishbowl Protocol and Observation Tool

Protocol
Developing

Modified Ping Pong Protocol

Protocol
Building

Modified What? So What? Now What? Protocol

Protocol
Developing
O

Overview of Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) Small Group Plan

Document
Engaging
P

Plan for Supporting Students with FAFSA

Document
Building

PLT Assessment, Rubric, and Protocol

Document
Building

PLT Goals and Accomplishments Through the Years

Document
Building

Postsecondary Essentials: Grades 9-12 Planning and Expectations

Sample
Building

Postsecondary Leadership Team: Responsibility Chart

Document
Developing

Potholes Case Studies and Analysis Exercise

Article
Understanding
R

RACI Matrix for a Counseling Department

Document
Building

Ready, Willing, and Able Educational Leadership Article

Article
Understanding

Reflecting on Yourself as a Leader

Article
Developing

Resource List for Postsecondary Advising

Document
Engaging

Roles and Responsibilities of PLT Members

Document
Building
S

Sample PLT Agendas

Document
Building

Schoolwide Professional Learning Workshops

Document
Developing

Senior Day of Action Guidelines

Document
Engaging

Senior Passport: Tracking Postsecondary Milestones

Sample
Engaging

Senior Presentation on College Planning

Document
Engaging

Senior Support Timeline

Document
Building

Social Capital Poster: Recruiting Faculty Support

Document
Building

Stages of Team Development

Document
Building

Suggested Readings and Resources

Guide
Understanding
T

Tarp Protocol

Protocol
Developing

Technical Problems vs. Adaptive Challenges

Document
Developing

Thrive Senior Seminar Curriculum: Scope and Sequence

Document
Building

To&Through Issue Brief: College Choice

Article
Understanding
W

Washington College Café: Schedule, Conversation Template, and Student Form

Document
Engaging

What a Group Leader Does

Document
Developing

What is a Postsecondary Leadership Team (PLT)?

Document
Building

Willing to Be Disturbed

Document
Developing