The mission of the Rio Linda High School Department
"To build authentic relationships with students, parents, and school personnel in order to address the academic and social-emotional needs of each student, using data to determine needs and evaluate program effectiveness."
Department of Counseling
Our Mission~
To inspire each student to extraordinary achievement every day
Our Vision~
An unwavering focus on powerful and engaging learning experiences that prepare students for college, career and life success
To achieve this vision, we commit to:
- Offering a broad spectrum of programs with high expectations that support a wide variety of career paths
- Valuing, respecting and engaging with diverse cultures.
- Engaging students, staff, families, and community with meaningful involvement in our schools and programs.
The school counseling department is committed to contributing in a meaningful way to the academic achievement of all students!
RLHS 2011-2012 A-G Requirements
Advanced Education for High School Students
- Read the entire Advanced Education form, which includes guidelines indicating which courses are appropriate for Advanced Education students and which are excluded.
- Complete the Los Rios Community College application online (http://www.losrios.edu/lrc/lrc_app.php) indicating you are an Advanced Education student and not a new student (and not a continuing student if you have taken classes at ARC, SCC, CRC, or at Folsom before).
- Complete the online orientation for Advanced Education students (go to http://orientation.arc.losrios.edu and click on the button for Advanced Education students) and print out the completion page at the end of the orientation.
- Make a counseling appointment with the school you plan to attend well in advance of the start of classes or call for available drop-in time (ARC: 916-484-8572; SCC: 916-558-2204; CRC: 916-691-7316; Folsom: 916-608-6510). Bring the following items with you to that appointment:
- Completed Advanced Education form with course(s) filled in by your high school counselor/administrator and signed in the appropriate places by you, a parent/guardian, and your high school counselor/administrator
- Typed statement indicating why you wish to take classes and how you qualify for the course(es)
- Copy of your high school transcript
- Copy of the completion page from the online advanced education orientation
- List of classes you will be taking at your high school during the term you will be enrolled at ARC (not required for summer classes)
- Assessment results, if appropriate for the class(es) you wish to take
- Copy of private school affidavit, if you are home schooled
Parent Resources
Supporting your student in school can be quite challenging at times. Listed below are websites with great tools to help your efforts.
Learn about the differences between grants and loans, forecast how much it would cost for your child to attend college, read the College Preparation Checklist, and more. http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/
Get tips on television shows that will help your child learn well, how to prepare and pay for college, tips on monitoring homework and more. Information is available in English and spanish. www.ed.gov/parents
