Counseling

This year we have two amazing counselors Jen Henry and Susie Lee!

Contact Ms. Lee

Roles & Responsibilities

Our main goal as school counselors is to support the social emotional health and learning of all students. We do this through individual and group counseling, problem solving meetings, classroom guidance lessons where we explicitly teach social/emotional skills, and advocating for the needs of all students by coordinating and collaborating with parents, teachers, administrators, and outside agencies. Our other roles/responsibilities include breakfast duty, Boys and Girls Club check in, 504 coordinator (Jen Henry), and organizing holiday assistance.

School Guidance Curriculum

School counselors provide collaborative lessons within the classroom that support a proactive, prevention-based model serving all students.

Classroom Instruction
Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Group Activities
Parent Workshops and Instruction

Individual Student Planning

School counselors coordinate activities that help all students plan, monitor and manage their own learning, as well as meet competencies in areas of academic, career, and personal/social development.

Individual and/or Small Group Appraisal
Individual and/or Small Group Advisement

Responsive Services

School counselors provide support to meet the immediate needs and concerns of individual students.

Counseling - individual and/or small group (non-therapeutic)
Consultation
Crisis Counseling (prevention, intervention, follow-up)
Referrals
Peer Facilitations (peer counselors, peer mediators)

System Support

School counselors manage activities that establish, maintain and enhance the total school counseling program.

Professional Development (In-service, training, professional organizations, post-graduate education)
Consultation, collaboration and teaming-consultation, partnerships, advisory council, school division committees, community outreach.
Program Management and Operation Management activities, data analysis, fair-share responsibilities.