What is advisory?

Advisory is one of the strategies we are using at East High School to “personalize” education. Each student is assigned to a teacher/advisor, who becomes an advocate and support for the student. By creating these personal connections, students can begin to feel safe and supported and, as research shows, will do better in school.

Advisory classes meet once a week for 30 minutes (from 9:30 until 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday.). Students are randomly assigned to advisories by grade level. As they move through their high school years, they will continue with the same teacher/advisor until at least their senior year. All teachers are randomly assigned to advisory groups.

 What kinds of activities do students do in advisory?

Activities for advisory are geared toward the following themes:

Freshman:   transition to high school, building positive relationships, character, study skills

Sophomores:  career exploratory, building and maintaining positive relationships, character, study skills

Juniors:  work-place skills, college exploratory, character, building and maintaining positive relationships

Seniors:  college preparation, work/career preparation, character, life beyond high school, building and maintaining positive relationships

 Activities are prepared by the SLC coordinator, and teacher/advisors facilitate the activities. Because the lessons are prepared for the teachers, they have more time to spend developing positive relationships with students and advocating for their student advisees.

 Do students receive credit for advisory?

Yes, students receive credit for advisory. Each grading period students should receive a Pass/Fail grade based on their attendance and participation in advisory class.

 For more information about advisory, contact Rhonda Tiwari, East High School Smaller Learning Communities Coordinator, at 433-2400  ext. 14135.