Guidance and Counseling

Mission Statement

The Marion Technical Institute Student Services office is dedicated to empowering all students to achieve academic success, personal wellness, and career and educational satisfaction. Every student should complete MTI having gained the knowledge and skills necessary to link current academic and personal choices to their career pathways. Our department strives to remove barriers to learning and provide opportunities and support to students as they embrace their full potential and prepare for success in the futuristic world of work.

We believe student support services are a responsibility of all educators.

What Services Are Available:

Guidance services are offered in large groups, small groups and individually to implement support students through providing:

ACADEMIC:

  • Academic Planning, Monitoring and Course Registration
  • Scheduling planning to support individual student needs
  • Tech Prep Pathways and Articulation Credits
  • Dual Enrollment and Co-Enrollment
  • Post Secondary Planning
  • College and Technical School Admission Requirements
  • Bright Futures Eligibility
  • Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • School Success Skills
  • College Placement Test Assessment
  • Parent Conferences for Student Success
  • School to Home Communication and Education
  • Coordination of ESE, 504, and ESOL services

CAREER:

  • Career Assessment
  • Interest and Aptitude Inventories
  • Course planning that support career goals
  • Links to world of work through coordination with Internship Department
  • Future career trends

PERSONAL WELLNESS:

  • Improving the understanding of self and others
  • Developing peer, teacher, and parent communication skills
  • Increasing effective coping strategies
  • Strengthening skills in problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution
  • Providing behavior or social intervention if requested and needed
  • Advising as to career pathways based on skill sets
  • Making referrals and linking students and families to services

School Forms:
English Version Spanish Version
Student Application Volunteer Form
Parental Consent for Off-Campus Activity/Field Trip Parent/Guardian Consent for Special School Activity in Spanish
Parental Consent for On-Campus Activity/Field Trip Volunteer Form in Spanish
Transportation Request Form (to transport MTI students on trips)  Community Service Form

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Web Resources:

Gale Databases : http://galesites.com/k12/mcps/index.php : The Marion County School District provides a county-wide subscription to Gale Databases and ProQuest. These services offer students an engaging online experience by providing information on a broad range of topics, such as global issues, opposing viewpoints, science, literature, history, and titles for suggested reading.

FACTS.ORG : http://www.facts.org: This is Florida’s statewide student advising website created so that you can find accurate, up-to-date information for academic and career planning. Getting the facts has never been so easy. What can FACTS.org help you do?

  • High school course planning with your future in mind
  • Career guidance programs for deciding on a career path
  • Check BRIGHT FUTURES eligibility
  • Choose the right major
  • Search degrees offered in Florida
  • Link to Florida colleges and universities’ websites
  • Apply online for admissions and financial aid
  • Learn ways to earn college credit now
  • Explore admissions requirements
  • Access your transcripts online: Log on for your High School Academic Evaluations! It’s easy. Just follow these steps:
    • 1. Go to www.FACTS.org.
    • 2. Click on High School Academic Evaluations.
    • 3. Choose New User- Create Login ID & Password.
    • 4. Complete the short form (personal data such as your name, birthdate, and SSN/Florida Student Identifier Number must match official school records exactly).
    • 5. Create your Login ID & Password.
    • 6. Click on Submit.

BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP : http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/ : The Florida Bright Futures Program provides lottery-funded scholarships for Florida high school graduates with high academic achievement who enroll in eligible Florida public or private colleges or universities. The Bright Futures Scholarship Program is the umbrella program for all state-funded scholarships based on academic achievement in high school. Included under this umbrella is the Florida Academic Scholars Award, the Florida Medallion Scholars Award, and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award. *Criteria is determined by the State Legislature.

PERT TESTING: http://www.fldoe.org/cc/pert.asp The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is Florida's customized common placement test. The purpose of the P.E.R.T. is accurate course placement based on the student's skills and abilities. The P.E.R.T. is aligned with the Postsecondary Readiness Competencies identified by Florida faculty as necessary for success in entry-level college credit coursework. The P.E.R.T. assessment system includes Placement and Diagnostic tests in mathematics, reading and writing.

SAT TESTING: http://domesatreview.com This is a free online SAT Prep site that incorporates a catalog of over 100 math, reading, and writing study guides, 5000 SAT vocabulary flash cards, and SAT practice tests.

Vocational Information Center : http://www.khake.com/ : The Vocational Information Center provides links to online resources for career exploration, vocational education, work opportunities, trade and technical schools and career related reference resources.

Technical School Guide:  http://www.technical-schools-guide.com/:  Technical-Schools-Guide.com is proud to offer an ever-expanding list of technical classes and technical degree programs, from graphic design to computer programming.  This site can give you options for what you can do after high school.

Florida Department of Education, Workforce Education : http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/ : Career Education Curriculum Frameworks and Student Performance Standards