Program Components in D51
School Counselors Help ALL Students:
- Apply academic achievement strategies
- Manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills
- Plan for post-secondary options (higher education, military, work force)
Appropriate Duties Include Providing:
- Individual student academic planning and goal setting
- School counseling classroom lessons based on student success standards
- Short-term counseling to students
- Referrals for long-term support
- Collaboration with families/teachers/admin/community for student success
- Advocacy for students at individual education plan meetings and other student-focused meetings
- Data analysis to identify student issues, needs and challenges
School Counselor Coordinator
Kayla Witzel
Compass Building
2768 Compass Drive, Suite 202
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Who are School counselors?
School Counselors are certified/licensed educators who improve student success for all students by implementing a data-informed school counseling program
School counselors work to
create a future world where
all students thrive!
SCHOOL COUNSELING EFFECTIVENESS
Research shows school counseling programs, as outlined by "The ASCA National Model: A framework for School Counseling Programs," have
a positive impact on student achievement, career, and social/ emotional development. Results of research about the effectiveness of school counseling can be found at the following link: schoolcounselor.org/effectiveness
School Counselor's Roles
School counselors design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes. They lead, advocate, and collaborate to promote equity and access for all students by connecting their school counseling program to the school's academic mission and school improvement plan. They uphold the ethical and professional standards of ASCA and promote the development of the school counseling program based on the following areas of the ASCA National Model: define, deliver, manage, and assess.