COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Informational Brochure 
The Counseling Department at Reeths-Puffer High School provides the following student services:
Credit Recovery
Starting this fall, a credit recovery program will be offered during zero hour and after school. White Lake Area Community Education is our partner that will run the program at the high school making for easier access for credit recovery. The curriculum will be delivered through ED2020, a web-based program. For more information, contact the high school office at 744-1647 ext. 3730. 
Test Out Policy
Students must submit the Student Request Form by June 5, 2009 to be eligible for the fall test out.
Student Test-out Information & Procedure
Student Test-out Request Form
Department Chair Textbook Checkout Form
Test out dates are August 24, 25, 26, 2009.
Advanced Placement Testing
Reeths-Puffer participates in the Advanced Placement Testing Program; a program of standardized tests in various areas through which students may earn college credit.
Students who achieve a score of 3, 4 or 5 on their AP test, can receive a district refund. Refund Application
Career Development and Preparation
What is Career Preparation?
Career Preparation is the term used to describe a variety of activities that are available to prepare your student for success beyond their K-12 education. Reeths-Puffer Schools is committed to providing many opportunities for students to prepare for the future. Although they are too many to list, these opportunities include the following:
Strong Academics – Developing basic skills in reading, spelling, writing, mathematics, social studies and science.
Technology Education – This is much more than computers! Technology education includes teaching students to use complex tools and processes to develop problem-solving and productivity skills.
Service-Learning – Students have opportunities to learn academic skills in real-world applications while providing service to their community. Service-Learning provides students with exposure to many career options and builds employability skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
Career Exploration – Many teachers design assignments and activities around career exploration. These explorations include study trips, classroom speakers, job-shadows and internships are just a few of the many exploration opportunities our students enjoy.
Special programs such as sales projects and career fairs also provide a variety of career exploration experiences.
Exploring Interests – Middle and High School students participate in activities to help them determine their aptitudes, and they complete interest inventories using tools such as Career Cruising, which allow students to uncover their aptitiudes and interests and match them to various jobs. They also use Career Cruising to develop individualized Educational Development Plans.
Employability Skills – In addition to learning good classroom work habits such as study skills, time management and effective use of math, science and language skills, students also learn how to be good team members in the workplace. These include Life Skills at the elementary level.
IEPs - For special needs students, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) are created to set classroom objectives and identify additional areas of need and lifeskills goals. These plans help ensure the success of students who need extra help.
Career Technology Center (CTC)
and Vocational Education Programs
General guidelines and information concerning the Vocational Education Programs offered through the CTC:
- Vocational training programs are open to juniors and seniors, with seniors given first preference for available spaces.
- A minimum of three credits at Reeths-Puffer High School are required to be taken in addition to vocational training credits.
- Successful completion of a two-year certificated vocational program is designed to prepare students for job entry.
- Enrollment in vocational classes is year-long. No drops from Vocational Training are allowed at the semester.
- All students enrolled in Vocational Training Programs must sign a Vocational Contract specific to their program. This contract includes additional rules and procedures with which the student must comply.
- Students earning a passing grade in the vocational program will earn 1/2 credit per semester per class period (or a maximum of 3 credits per year).
- Students will be expected to follow the CTC calendar.
- Reeths-Puffer students will be held to all attendance and disciplinary policies for Reeths-Puffer High School and the CTC.
College and Post High School
Planning and Admissions
The state universities of Michigan have adopted specific admissions requirements for students who graduate from high school. The state universities have agreed that to be eligible for regular admission to a four-year degree program, a high school student must successfully complete the following course requirements.
- English - four years
- Mathematics - three years, including intermediate algebra; four years recommended.
- Biological/Physical Science - two years; three years recommended to include on year of biological science and one year of physical science. At least one year of a laboratory course is also recommended.
- History and Social Sciences - three years; one year of American History and one year of World History recommended.
In addition, the following recommendations apply:
- Foreign Language - three years recommended
- Fine and Performing Arts - two years recommended
- Computer Literacy - one year of hands-on experience in using computers recommended
High School MEAP Proficiency Test
(Michigan Educational Assessment Program)
By Michigan law, every student has the opportunity to earn a state endorsement in the separate areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and communications arts. Students earning a proficient score in both reading and writing qualify for the Communication Arts endorsement; students earning a proficient score in mathematics qualify for endorsement in mathematics; students earning a proficient score in science qualify for endorsement in science.
Some of the questions on each of the tests ask students to provide their own answer; others ask students to select the correct answer from among those given.
The writing test has three parts, all of which are timed; this is the only test that is timed. The writing test requires students to bring to the test two pieces of their own writing which they feel best demonstrate their writing skills. Only one of the two writing pieces can come from an English class setting. The other three tests also require extended writing.
