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Jefferson High pilots College and Career Access Program to guide first-generation and low-income students
Summary
Jefferson High School is piloting a College and Career Access Program this school year that pairs four college-and-career advisers with counseling staff to help primarily first-generation and low-income students navigate college, technical and military pathways; the program is funded by Promising Futures Fund and needs roughly $1.3 million annually to expand districtwide.
Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls is piloting a College and Career Access Program this year that pairs four dedicated college-and-career advisers with the school counseling team to guide students and families through college, technical-school and military pathways.
"Our advisors work alongside the counseling department at Jefferson to make sure that our students are getting that 1 on 1 guidance and resources," said Jessica Carlson, director of the College and Career Access Program. Carlson said advisors help students with everything from exploring majors to completing the FAFSA and finding scholarships, and that they are available for evening and virtual meetings with families.
Holly Severson, department chair of counseling at Jefferson, said the advisers build on existing counseling work by handling resource navigation while counselors continue to manage confidential interventions. "We have kind of been developing our guardrails…where our…
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