Counseling Guidelines     


Letter of Recommendation/Transcript Procedures
The Farmington High School Counseling Center is happy to provide students with Letters of Recommendations/Transcripts/Test Scores for any scholarship aplications or summer programs. To process these requests, please allow Five (5) business days.
 
In order to be considered official, these materials must be sent directly from the Counseling Office to the sponsoring agencies, therefore, please plan accordingly the timeliness of these requests.  Students must turn in all of their completed documents to their counselor before their information can be sent through the U.S. Mail. The completed information will not be given directly to the students and their families for mailing, so it is very important for the student to contact their counselor within the five day guideline in order to meet a postmark deadline.
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Correspondence Credit
Students may select up to 4 credits in elective areas with a FHS approved correspondence program. Prior counselor approval must be given before registering for such a course. See your counselor for details.

Dual Enrollment
Attending a college class while a high school student is possible when the district and State of Michigan eligibility guidelines are followed. Contact your counselor for information.

Dual Enrollment FAQ

Homebound
When a student has an extended period of illness requiring at least a five-day hospitalization or recuperation at home verified by a medical doctor, the school can provide for his/her continuing education. Contact the student's counselor for more information. During a shorter absence (3 days or longer), parents may contact the Attendance Office on the fourth day to request homework. Please allow staff a 24-hour period to compile assignments.

Honors:
Academic Letter
An academic high school letter will be awarded each year to a student who maintains a grade point average of 3.3 or better and has taken at least five classes each trimester of the previous year at a Farmington Public High School. In the years following the receipt of their academic letter, students receive an honor bar for each academic year's maintenance of the same criteria.
Honors/High Honors
The policies for receiving Honors and High Honors are outlined in detail on the FPS District Site in the most recent Course Description Book.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is a national organization that honors exceptional academic students. To be eligible, a graduating senior must have maintained a 3.75 GPA in academic subjects for 10th, 11th and the first two terms of 12th grade. Phi Beta Kappa considers letter grades from English, foreign language, lab sciences, math and social studies classes.

Student Assistance Program

The Student Assistance Program has elements to assist students concerns.

  • Peer Mediation: Students help their peers work through conflicts in a constructive manner, reducing the frequency of disciplinary actions and physical and verbal confrontations. If you know of a conflict that seems to have the potential of escalating, please pass that information along so further conflict can be prevented or contained. You can contact administration, the counseling office staff, or Jeff Danziger.  Officer Christine Schutz, and hall monitors Deb Bergel, and Stephanie Volpe are also helpful in monitoring possible issues.

  • For concerns other than student conflicts, such as substance abuse, family issues, or other such concerns, FHS can help connect the student and their parents with the people and resources they need to assist them. Contacting administration, our guidance counselors or Jeff Danziger can all help.

  • For a regular education student who may need additional support to succeed academically, we have our General Education Support Team (GEST). Students are referred to GEST by teachers.  The team is comprised of 

    • the student's administrator; 
    • the student's counselor; 
    • Loretta McGowan, our school psychologist; 
    • Joyce Herman-Sella, our school speech and language pathologist; 
    • Jeff Danziger, the GEST coordinator; and
    • Tracy Kendall, teacher

When a student is referred, we solicit and use feedback from the student's teachers, review the student's educational records, and meet with the student to determine why they're experiencing difficulty and how they can best be supported. Using this information, interventions are identified that will increase the student's chance of success. Those interventions are shared with the student's teachers. Follow-up work is done to track the student's achievement and modify the interventions as needed.

Tutoring Opportunities
After school tutoring is offered every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Media Center.  Tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies and English is provided by teachers and NHS students from 2:30 - 3:30PM.  Bus Transportation will be available at 3:40PM 
A bus pass is required along with student I.D.

Passes will be issued when tutoring is over.

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