Guidance Program

Classroom Guidance-Grades K-5
All classes are designed to enhance personal/social, academic and career development.

• Study skills

• Conflict resolution

• SOL test taking strategies

• Personal/social skills

• Decision making/goal setting

• Character education

• Problem solving

• Bully prevention

• Internet safety

• Career education

Academic Support
The counselor promotes a positive attitude toward learning.

• Coordinates resources within the school to promote academic success by consulting with teachers, parents, and community resources:
     - Child Study and Eligibility Committee
     - Coordinates 504 plans

• Provides orientation to new students and transition activities to Andrew Lewis Middle School.

• Sponsors an SCA Welcoming Committee to welcome new students.

• Provides classroom guidance classes on:
    -Study skills
    -Time management
    -Test taking skills
    -Goal setting

• SOL (Standards of Learning) testing coordinator

Individual Counseling
Available to all students and may be requested by parents, students, or staff members. 

• The counselor works one-to-one with a student to help him/her resolve problems and developmental concerns, enhance decision making skills and/or build coping skills.

• It is short-term limited intervention (not intensive therapy).

Small Group Counseling
The counselor works with 2-6 students who have been referred for a similar issue.

• The groups most often take place during lunch and Encore classes

• Students are able to express their concerns in a safe environment where problem solving can take place.