Belief Statements

We believe…

• All students have individual abilities and are capable of learning with support from family, community and educators.
• All students have the right to be treated with dignity and respect and learn in a safe, supportive environment.

Assumptions

A school counseling program:

• Reaches every student

• Is comprehensive in scope
• Is proactive in design
• Is developmental in nature
• Is an integral part of a total educational program for student success
• Selects measurable student competencies based on local need in the area of academic, career and personal/social domains.
• Has a delivery system that includes school guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services and system support
• Is implemented by a credentialed school counselor
• Is conducted in collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Uses data to drive program decisions
• Monitors student progress
• Measures both process and outcome-results and analyzes critical data elements
• Seeks improvement each year based on results data
• Shares successes with stakeholders.

All school counselors will:

• Plan and manage the comprehensive school counseling program in collaboration with all elementary counselors.
• Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as advocated by the American School Counselors Association.
• Participate in professional development activities essential to maintaining a quality school counseling program.

Mission Statement