At Contigo Ed, aligned with the American School Counselor Association, we strongly believe that school counselors must “collaborate with families / teachers / administrators /community for student success”.  That is precisely why we want you, as a school practitioner, coach and/or administrator, to be equipped with great questions to facilitate learning and development with your school counselors.  Even if your background and experience is not in school counseling, you bring a wealth of knowledge and skill that is required for these collaborative efforts to be successful and impactful for students and families. 

It's graduation season! We want to thank you, counselors and advisors, for the pivotal role that you played in preparing your students and their families for this momentous event.

We suspect your campuses will be abuzz those first few weeks of June as recent graduates revisit their high school campuses to pick up official diplomas and request final transcripts. Some students might even come to campus looking for you to further discuss their postsecondary plans. If your responsibilities include assisting recent graduates with their transition, we have some tips, strategies and resources for you that are informed and inspired by the work of Benjamin L. Castleman and Lindsay C. Page in the book Summer Melt: Supporting Low-Income Students Through the Transition to College.

Here are some common challenges recent graduates encounter, and some suggestions on how to address those over the summer months:

ALL of the resources listed below are currently available online. Here is a suggested pacing guide for six weeks worth of learning and advising.

We’ve recently updated our Aspiration to Action course to include audio summaries of each microcourse! Even better, they’re recorded by Consultant, Tenesha Villanueva!

As you start to plan for the new calendar year, we’ve curated a set of resources for you to start the new year strong with your Juniors. These FREE resources include learning and practice for you as a practitioner and ready-made resources like Lesson Plans, Handouts and PowerPoints for you to use with your students.