Section I: Introduction to the Role of The Professional School Counselor

Principal: Djenane Bolton

District: Denton ISD

Website: https://www.dentonisd.org/mcnaires

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/McNairElementarySchool

Address: 1212 Hickory Creek Road, Denton, TX 76210

Sydney Pimentel-Rushing

Education

• Bachelor's of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, Stephen. F Austin State

• Master's in Educational Psychology, Texas A&M Univeristy 

• Licensed Professional Counselor Bridge Coursework, Lamar Univeristy

Certifications

• Certified Teacher (EC-6th)

• Certified ESL Teacher (EC-6th)

• Ceritifed School Counselor (EC-12th)

• Pursuing Gifted and Taleneted (EC-12th) 

• Pursuing LPC 2024

Leadership and Committees 

• Guiding Coalition

• McNair Social Emotional Learning Chair (SEL leaders)

• Building Emergency Response Team (BERT) 

• Behavior Support Team

• Counseling Advisory Council Chair

Counselor's Role

 The counselor's role is to support the SEL needs of the campus. At the heart of McNair's program is the idea that every student looks forward to coming to school. This is accomplished through maintaining a comprehensive counseling program. Mrs. Rushing works with students to remove emotional barriers to promote academic success.

Leadership and advocacy 

The school counselor partakes in constant leadership and advocacy through system programming. Mrs. Rushing is in charge of leading staff trainings  and supporting the implementation of school wide programs. For example, McNair elementary is excited to introduce students and staff to the Character Strong campus program in August 2024. Mrs. 

Mrs. Rushing acts as an advocate for student and staff needs. She follows the framework of Maslow's hierarchy of needs to set students up for success. The school counselor is apart of the MTSS process and acts on behalf of the student.