Counseling Department Web Site Design

Laura Lamb, Counselor Coordinator

$2,500 — Fund new Web site to support college counseling activity and meet student needs.
This grant will impact the entire student body, particularly the junior and senior classes.
Following on reductions in the college counseling staff, the website will increase the students' access to information regarding their college counseling needs in place of the lessened availability of counselors for appointments.

Last month we learned that one of our counselors was reassigned to another school in the district. Although we are only losing about 100 students overall, we are losing an entire counselor. We have determined that one of the best ways we can overcome this loss is to create an excellent and information-filled Shawnee Mission East Web site.

We perceive the biggest change in our department will be “face time” with our “patrons” and the dissemination of college counseling. Our plan is to refer the community to a Web page for resources prior to making appointments to see a counselor.

We have researched a variety of Web design companies. Some charge by the day - $600 (Rotel Internet Services). Some charge by the page and hour - $100/page or $50/hr. Another company offers a five-page site for $1,019 – $1,199.

We are requesting $2,500 in funding as soon as possible. We would like to have the Web Page completed prior to the end of June. We anticipate 17 to 25 pages plus some maintenance after the site is complete.

The high school counseling needs of the Shawnee Mission East patrons will suffer if we do not find a way to fill the gap of one less person.

Grant awarded May 2005

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Updated 5/27/2011