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Maryland's Tomorrow
Maryland's Tomorrow is a grade 9-12 program offered in five
Baltimore County high schools: Chesapeake, Dundalk, Kenwood,
Patapsco, and Sparrows Point.
Maryland’s Tomorrow provides school counseling and
academic support to students at risk of dropping out of school.
Although each program has been designed to meet the individual
needs for a specific population each student is given study
skills preparation, individualized academic support and career
planning modules.
School
Counseling Services
The school counselor provides support to meet the educational,
vocational, and personal needs of each Maryland's Tomorrow
student. Issues such as class achievement, conflict resolution,
peer pressure, interpersonal and social skills are addressed
in ongoing counseling sessions. Because of the student/counselor
ratio, students have easier and more frequent access to
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Program
Features
Maryland's Tomorrow seeks to meet the individual needs
of each student while preparing the student to enter
the job market and or college. Some of the special opportunities
available to Maryland's Tomorrow participants include:
- individualized career exploration and job shadowing
- recognition of student achievement
- rewards for student goals completion
- career and motivational speakers from a variety
of areas
- a student-teacher ratio conductive to individual
attention
- student support for word processing and basic skills
review
- group service learning projects
- educational and motivational field trips
- transition support from school to work or to higher
education
- a mentoring program
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How
are students selected to be in the program?
*students show potential for success
*students are recommended by the middle school
*students meet necessary qualifications |
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