Cleveland Counseling Resources

1. Financial Aid and College Process Power Point for Seniors

Financial Aid & College Process PDF

2. College Knowledge Materials by grade level

A great resource for students and family regarding All About College and Career, Getting Ready, College Bound Scholarship, Paying for College, Applying for College and Enrolling in College. All digital handouts are available in the top 5 languages spoken at home by students in WA: English, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese and Russian. You can download individual pages, all 23 handouts as a comprehensive "handbook" or specific grade levels.

https://www.wcan.org/college-knowledge/

3. Scholarships/Search Engines

Cleveland Opportunities for Scholarships/Search Engines/Internships and Summer programs (contact counselor cbkimiai@seattleschools.org )
District Monthly Scholarship Bulletin. Scholarships are also uploaded in Naviance for students.
Seattle Public Schools Link to paying for college
Make an appointment with your counselor to find out more!

4. State Testing & Graduation Requirements

Seattle Public Schools Graduation Requirements
OSPI Graduation Toolkit
Come to the counseling office to pick up a Credit Sheet and track how you are doing with your graduation requirements! You can also make an appointment with your counselor to go over progress towards graduation.
Check in with our testing coordinator, Ms. Kekuna (jmkekuna@seattleschools.org), if you have questions or concerns regarding state tests.

5. Social/Emotional Support & Community

OSPI School Safety Center
Make an appointment to speak to your counselor.

Receive short-term support from your counselor.
Receive referrals to outside community support (e.g. Atlantic Street Center, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, Southeast Youth and Family Services, Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative,etc.).

Visit the Teen Health Center.
Throughout the year, you can look for for outside mentorship programs to apply to (e.g., Community for Youth, UW Upward Bound, UW STEMSUB Upward Bound, ACE Mentor Program, etc.).
Join a club at Cleveland to become part of a smaller community.