Academic Guidance
Middle School

Indiana school counselors teach a Guidance Curriculum that helps all students achieve academically, prepare for a career and college, and develop good citizenship skills.  School counselors coordinate guidance in all Indiana schools as required by the Educational and Career Services component of 511 IAC 4-1 which corresponds with the Student Guidance component of the Indiana School Counseling Program Standards and the Guidance Curriculum component of the American School Counselor Association’s National Model.

Guidance Curriculum

• Indiana Student Guidance Standards
  http://www.doe.in.gov/octe/goldstar/sstandards.html
• Classroom Lessons & Activities by Student Guidance Standard
  http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/standardSummary.asp?Subject=gui&Grade=

Guidance Programs

• Advisor-Advisee
• Indiana Advisor-Advisee Rule & Resources (MAPS & MAPS videos)
  http://www.doe.in.gov/sservices/sn_advisor-advisee.html
• Indiana Student Achievement Institute Resources
  http://www.asainstitute.org/advisory.htm
• Transition from MS/Jr High to High School
• Career & Course Plans – 4 Year Plans
• Indiana Career & Course Planner
  http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/k12academics/Documents/2007pubs/ccp.pdf
• Sample Indiana Career Plans & Four Year Plans
  http://www.doe.in.gov/sservices/sc_hs-sample-forms.html
• 8th to 9th Grade Transition Programs
• Know How 2 Go – Scroll down to “8th Grade Powerpoint…”
  http://knowhow2goindiana.org/
• Indiana Core 40 Scholars
  http://www.indianacore40scholars.org/
• Educational Talent Search
• ETS & Vincennes University
  http://www.vinu.edu/cms/opencms/academic_resources/talent_search/index.html
• ETS & Purdue Calumet
  http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/talent/
• ETS & University of Notre Dame
  http://www.nd.edu/%7Etsearch/
• ETS & Indiana State University
  http://www.indstate.edu/isutrio/ets/
• Upward Bound
• Upward Bound & Indiana University
  http://www.indiana.edu/~upbound/
• Upward Bound & Purdue Calumet
  http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/upward/
• Upward Bound & Indiana State University
  http://www.indstate.edu/isutrio/ub/home.html
• Upward Bound & IUPUI
  http://uc.iupui.edu/newstudents/highschool_upBound.asp
• Student Led Conferencing
• Overview
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin112.shtml
• Indiana Student Led Conferencing
  http://asai.indstate.edu/guidingallkids/studentledconferencing.htm
• Multiple Resources
  http://www.saskschools.ca/~outlook/ltech/report/sl_conf.html
• Peer to Peer Mentoring/Tutoring
• Peer Resources
  http://www.peer.ca/peer.html

ISTEP+

• ISTEP+ Test Dates
  http://www.doe.in.gov/istep/welcome.html
• ISTEP+ Info Center
  http://www.doe.in.gov/istep/welcome.html
• Sample ISTEP Test Questions
  http://www.doe.in.gov/istep/publications.html
• Indiana Academic Standards
  http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/
• ISTAR
  https://ican.doe.in.gov/ISTAR/istargettingstarted.php

Special Education & 504

• Special Education
• Special Education Q & A
  http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/speced/pdf/IDEIAFAQ.pdf                     
• Special Education - Indiana Resources
  http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/speced/welcome.html
• Section 504
• Section 504 Q & A
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html