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Advisory Design Team

Planning & Implementing Your Advisory Program...What Stage Have You Reached? (Rubric Word

Team members should include:

Coordinator(s) of Advisory program (The coordinator should be a .2 to .4 FTE position or coordinators should receive a generous stipend.)

Principal or another member of the administrative team

School counselor/social worker

Several faculty members (Some faculty members may also serve as grade level “point people” who work with all of the advisors who advise students within the same grade level.)

Union representative and school scheduler as needed

Advisory design teams need to be prepared to:

Meet with all faculty to gather input for Advisory design

Meet with student groups to gather input for Advisory design

Meet with principal, leadership team, and union representatives to discuss any constraints and limitations and identify any major issues that must be negotiated

Develop and carry out PR campaign with faculty, students, and parents and present recommendations to faculty

Develop final advisory model including advisory maps, schedule, themes, activities, and outcomes for Year One

Create Advisory notebook for Advisors.

Create public documents about Advisory program for various school constituencies.

Ensure that advisors have all necessary supplies and resources to implement Advisory sessions

Facilitate a one or two day training for all advisors during Summer before launch

Design, secure, and schedule on-going professional development needed for successful implementation of Advisory including monthly or bi-monthly check-in’s with all advisors during the professional school day.

Manage and coordinate the implementation and scheduling of Advisory program

Develop annual induction program for new advisors and additional training for returning advisors

Meet regularly to review, assess, and adjust advisory implementation plan

Develop end of semester advisory gathering to share successes and challenges and make appropriate adjustments in program.

Assess Advisory program by gathering base-line and anecdotal data related to: a) expected student outcomes; b) student and advisor perceptions of Advisory program; c) consistent delivery of Advisory program by advisors/advisor competencies; and d) overall implementation of Advisory program.