Counselors

Responsibilities

Counselors should refer to the ACCESS Policy Manual for more information regarding policies and procedures. The common responsibilities for a counselor can include but are not limited to: 

• Attend counselor trainings provided by the Regional Support Center 
• Communicate to student and parents about what ACCESS offers 
• Ensure that students understand the expectations of their ACCESS course 
• Ensure student meet the requirements before enrolling them in an ACCESS course
• Promptly provide special service documentation in PowerSchool for students who need accommodations in their ACCESS course 
• Effectively use Cross LEA in Powerschool to enroll/un-enroll students in courses

Training 

Please use the link to view all training PowerPoint presentations for counselors. 

Counselor Training Powerpoints

For information related to ACCESS Counselor Training please contact Terri Miles (tzmiles@troy.edu) or Savannah Mathews (samathews@troy.edu)

Please visit our Facilitator Page for more details regarding facilitator training or contact Alicia Brown agbrown@troy.edu and/or Latasha Ware llett@troy.edu.

Facilitator Best Practice PowerPoint

Transfer Students

Students may transfer from ACCESS to ACCESS or from in-person instruction to ACCESS.

ACCESS to ACCESS Transfers:
The withdrawing school is responsible for dropping the student from their ACCESS course(s). The enrolling school must then re-register the student in the same course and section.

In-Person to ACCESS Transfers:
The Support Center requires the following information to process the transfer: 

Student's full name
SSID number
Transfer grade
Transfer date

Please email this information to Savannah Mathews (samathews@troy.edu)

Testing and Exam Policy 

All unit tests and exams are password protected and must be proctored by a facilitator. All midterms and finals are required. For more information, please refer to Tests/Exams & Proctoring/Passwords Policies. 

Academic Terms 

Q1 – Quarter 1 – Nine-Week Term in the Fall (0.5 Credit)
Q2 – Quarter 2 – Nine-Week Term in the Fall (0.5 Credit)
Q3 – Quarter 3 – Nine-Week Term in the Spring (0.5 Credit)
Q4 – Quarter 4 – Nine-Week Term in the Spring (0.5 Credit)
Semester 1 – 18-Week Fall Semester Course (0.5 Credit)
Semester 2 – 18-Week Spring Semester Course (0.5 Credit)
Fall Block – 18-Week Fall Semester Course (1.0 Credit)
Spring Block – 18-Week Spring Semester Course (1.0 Credit)
Traditional, All-Year Course – Yearlong Course (1.0 Credit)

Parent Engagement 

Parents play a vital role in a student's success in the ACCESS Program. We are available to assist in parent nights, open houses, and even parent conferences. We want to partner with you to help promote student engagement and success. Please contact Alicia Brown (agbrown@troy.edu) for scheduling.