Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

Student Services

guidance staff

A-D Meghan OxleyE-M Amanda CastelliN-Z Denise EdneyCatherine MacRae (office administrator)Jacqueline Arroyo (settlement worker)Attendance CounsellorPsychologistChild & Youth WorkerSocial Worker

when to go to guidance?

grade 9 ‘orientation’ timetable changes planning courses during option time (January

& February) signing up for night school, e-Learning,

summer school post-secondary planning when struggling (academically, emotionally,

etc.) when you don’t know who to ask …

challenges of grade 9 4 different teachers balance of schoolwork and extra-curricular

activities (academic eligibility)

homework – yes! organization – using agenda being responsible when they know they are

going to be away EXAMS letting go …

switching course levels

students may change levels on the recommendation of their teacher providing there is room in the timetable for such a change

sometimes the switch might mean they need to take a transfer course (math) or complete a prerequisite course

what to do if your child is struggling?

Academicallystart with their subject teacher – when is their extra-help scheduled; is your child completing homework, assignments; is your child asking for help; Wednesday morning ‘Student Catch Up’, etc.if they have an IEP seek the support of their special education teacher (Michelle Kaske)peer tutors / adult tutorscontact their guidance counsellor (IST, SST, FOS, etc.)

what to do if your child is struggling?

Emotionallycontact their guidance counsellorfamily doctorthe more information we have the better able we are to support your childreferrals to an attendance counsellor, social worker, psychologist, speech/language pathologist, etc.

academic resourcesmyBlueprinteach student should have (will have) a myBlueprint account that tracks the courses they take, their final marks, and what post-secondary opportunities are available to themthey will need to have an e-mail accountcomplete course selections on-lineresource for building a resume if they complete all the activitieswww.myblueprint.ca/tsb handout contains a few more resources we use with students