Mission, Vision, and Beliefs

Hayes K-8 School Counseling Program Mission Statement

The mission of Hayes K-8 school counseling program is to provide all students with equitable access to counseling services which will in turn enable the students with the resources to achievement. Students will be taught skills to enable them to succeed in their career, social/emotional and academic endeavors. In turn they will be successful responsible citizens who are self-motivated, life-long learners equipped with the ability to positively impact the world.

CW Hayes K-8 School Counseling Program Vision Statement

The vision of Hayes K-8 school counseling program is that all scholars are active, compassionate, lifelong learners who are equipped to reach their post-secondary goals. Hayes K-8 Scholars are highly educated, responsible citizens who are self- motivated and capable to excel in a global society.


Hayes K-8 School Counseling Beliefs

· School Counselors are advocates for students and to do so completely they must be willing to be leaders within their school and collaborators.

· School Counselors will adhere to the ASCA Ethical Standards to make decisions that are ethical appropriate for students.

· All students have access to the school counselor to address their academic, personal/social, and career needs.

· All students have the right to a learning environment that is physically and emotionally safe.

· All student are capable of an academic, social and emotional, and career success when given access to the resources and interventions that support instruction that is both rigorous and development appropriate.

· All students are entitled to conferences that include the collaboration of teachers, administrators, parents, mental professional professionals to ensure the students success.

· The students’ needs are met when they have access to a counseling program that is data driven and comprehensive and meets the needs of all students including ethnicity, gender, racial, cultural, and individual differences.

· The school counseling program is intentional and data driven with input from our Advisory Council Board.

· All students have the ability to achieve mastery of academics and counseling standards that consequently will lead to college and or career success.

· All students will have access to purposeful resources that will give them the ability to be life-long learners and responsible citizens who are self-motivated, and equipped with the ability to positively impact the world.