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The Counseling Department at Brookesmith ISD offers a variety of academic guidance services to students. Counselors aim to provide individualized academic and personal support to assist each student in reaching his/her greatest potential. For additional information or to set an appointment, contact the Mrs. Barrow between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. She can also be reached through email or use the counselor contact form.
Home Campus contact: Jennifer Barrow (full time)
Counselor Contact Form – Click here to reach Mrs. Barrow
email: jennifer.barrow@brookesmithisd.net
Extension Campus contact: Yolanda Smith
email: yolanda.smith@brookesmithisd.net
Career & College Readiness Information
Our CTE follows this district policy:
District policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or
handicap in its vocational programs, services, or activities, and provides equal access to
the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Benefits of Distinguished level
Ranger College Application for Dual Credit
Ranger Crosswalk (College Credit available)
(Nearest local mental health authority is Center for Life Resources - 24 hour crisis line 1-800-458-778)
ACT - register at www.act.org
SAT - register at www.sat.collegeboard.org
*Useful Links*
College For Texans - Here is everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying for, and paying for college or technical school. And it's all in one up-to-date, easy to navigate mega site almost as big as the state itself. And remember, $4 billion is available every year to help Texans attend college.
The National Parenting Center - This site has a Parent’s corner and articles about parenting from the world’s most renowned authorities. http://www.tnpc.com/
School Family Education - This site has parenting advice, activities for children, family games and recipes.
http://school.familyeducation.com
O*Net - The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database, available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine, an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
Affordable Colleges Online - This site offers free in-depth resources to help students better understand the accreditation and the affordability of online colleges and universities. They use data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, and the Carnegie Foundation so that students have the information they need to make an informed decision about their future.
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/degrees/
Big Future - This site has tools to help students plan their futures. It includes college information, how to pay for college and careers. There is also SAT prep material. www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Shmoop - This is a fun way to learn. The site offers study materials, entertaining, educational videos for all subjects, and career information. www.shmoop.com