The College & Transition Counseling Program is administered by Dawn DeSimone, founder of LD Resource Group, LLC. (a firm dedicated to serving as a resource for the college and post-secondary options for LD, ADD, and ADHD students). Ms. DeSimone is on site at the High School three days a week throughout the school year and works with our students and their parents in preparation for each student's college experience.

College & Transition Preparation

College and transition planning begins early in the tenure of a Craig High School student, developing each year with increasing specificity and depth. The process culminates during senior year with the finalization of plans, visits, applications, and the anticipation of acceptance and entry to a college or post-secondary educational institution.

Craig students begin in their sophomore year to prepare for life after Craig. Mrs. DeSimone starts the process by focusing on career skills and then encourages all students to apply for a part-time job or volunteer position in a field they find of interest.  Interview skills, writing a resume, dressing appropriately, reporting to a boss, keeping regular hours and figuring out a budget are emphasized as good ways to prepare for adult life while still in high school.

Ms. DeSimone concentrates on college awareness when meeting with the junior class.  She teaches students the difference between two and four-year colleges and what constitutes comprehensive, strong and basic levels of academic support.  Students learn how to read a college website and practice filling out applications by hand.  They learn college interview skills and how to write a resume for college.  Ms. DeSimone also advises students and their parents to track activities, starting in 9th grade, that may be relevant to a college application. The students all conduct college searches and report their findings to her. At the end of the junior year, she interviews the students and their parents and compiles a list of colleges and post-secondary options for each student.

Craig High School is an acknowledged ACT and SAT test site center for our students.  We work directly with the ACT and the College Board to provide our students with the testing accommodations they need to be successful.

College Life is the subject of the Senior Seminar class with Ms. DeSimone.  To help smooth the transition, students learn the differences between high school and college, and become familiar with all facets of college life.  Self-advocacy and Executive Functioning Skills are emphasized.  During senior year Ms. DeSimone works with students one-on-one throughout the entire application process including rehearsals of college admission interviews.

Annual Events 

Our Annual College Fair, specifically designed for students with learning disabilities, our Returning Alumni Grad Panel (see 'About Craig - Annual Events' for further information), and Presentations by College Admission Representatives throughout the year round out the College Counseling and Placement program.

Save the date

The 2013 College and

Post-Secondary Fair

for Students with

Learning Disabilities

Wednesday,  March 27, 2013, 6:30 - 8:30pm

(Snow Date - Thursday, March 28th)

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC