That resource is The Winning Way Portfolio System. The Winning Way Portfolio System is designed to maximize counselor impact, and save time in the delivery of career, and college information. The suggested program calls for three student group meetings in the fall, winter, and spring of the junior year which are linked to related parent evening meetings, Also, one student meeting is planned for the fall of the senior year with a related parent meeting that targets financial aid issues. During group meetings the counselor follows carefully structured lesson plans, which utilize The Winning Way as a resource.
Homework assignments are directly related to the timeline in The Winning Way.
For counselors it is important to know that you will actually be covering this information with a smaller investment of your time. This is an important fact. Counselor time has become an increasingly scarce commodity in today's school environment. During the structured meetings, students and parents will be given the broad ingredients of college selection, interview skills, the applications process, essays, scholarship selection and all financial aid information. The Winning Way Guide then fills in the blanks with the specifics.