One advantage of the new system is the hiring of additional guidance counselors. That has to impact students, Ravenelle said. It has to. During the transitional years, existing guidance counselors will remain responsible for the class to which they are assigned. This will ensure a continuity for students in those grades.
Continuity is important for students in the upper grades.
Students were assigned into houses and then briefed in a number of different ways throughout the year. When school opens in two weeks, returning students have at least some level of what to expect. Added Opportunities With five houses made of all four grades, there will be an increased opportunity for students to participate in the school. Each house will have its own council with representation from each grade, the members of which will comprise the overall school council. Among the first orders of business for the house councils will be to name the houses.