Counseling

Miss Shutte is a Stratton High School Alumni. She went to the University of Northern Colorado where she studied Chemistry and Biology. She moved back to Stratton to teach middle school and high school science for seven years. During her time teaching in Stratton, she took an interest in school counseling and decided to pursue a Master’s in School Counseling through Fort Hays State University. She was a school counselor for Byers High School for two years before she decided to move back to Kit Carson County. She’s excited to develop a social/emotional learning environment as well as assist students in academic support and post-secondary readiness.

The goal of the Burlington High School Counseling Department is to provide a comprehensive program, aligned with the American School Counseling Association national standards, that address three domains: social/emotional wellbeing, academic achievement, and post-secondary readiness.

Social/Emotional Wellbeing

The school counselor will:

• Collaborate with classroom teachers to provide counseling curriculum to all students through direct instruction, team-teaching or providing lesson plans for learning activities or units in classrooms aimed at social/emotional development.

• Identify and employ appropriate appraisal methods for individual and group interventions that support students’ social/emotional development.

• Know and utilize counseling theories to inform both direct and indirect services providing support to students’ social/emotional development.

Academic Achievement

The school counselor will:

• Work with students to choose coursework relevant to the students’ career planning and future career-related goals.

• Work with students, administration, teachers, and other school staff to create a school environment encouraging academic success and striving to one’s potential.

• Work to provide opportunities for students to enhance their self-efficacy beliefs and competence, see value in tasks related to achievement, develop autonomy, and relate to others.

Post-Secondary Readiness

The school counselor will:

• Work with students to identify their interests, abilities, specific career clusters, and postsecondary plans

• Help students plan the transition from school to postsecondary education and/or the world of work

• Advise students on multiple postsecondary pathways (e.g. college, career-specific credentials and certifications, apprenticeships, military, full-time employment)

• Connect students to early college programs (concurrent enrollment)