Academic Counseling
How does a student see an Academic Counselor?
How does a student see an Academic Counselor?
- Self-referral
- Counselor request
- Parent request
- Administrative, teacher, or other staff referral
- Peer referral
Why do parents contact the Academic Counselor?
Why do parents contact the Academic Counselor?
- Concerns over student academic achievement
- Family health problems
- New school orientation
- Test interpretation
- Discussion of special needs of student
- Early discussion of potential crisis
- Family difficulties or concerns that affect school performance
- Social and/or emotional concerns about student
- 504 documents
- SST process
Academic Counselors help students by...
Academic Counselors help students by...
- Promoting positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers, and community
- Assisting students in learning how school performance relates to future opportunities
- Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons that teach skills, such as healthy decision making, resolving conflicts, and respecting others
- Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers to identify and remove barriers to learning
- Support students by teaching skills for achieving academic success
- Helping students to recognize and make the best of their abilities
- Counseling students individually and in groups on academic related topics
- Helping them prepare for high school and continued education
