CREST stands for Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas. This award is presented to schools counseling programs that meet the requirements of alignment to the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs.
More information about the CREST award can be found here.
In Georgetown ISD, the Counseling Services department is in the 5-year process of implementing school counseling programs across the district that are aligned with the Texas Model as outlined in Texas Education Code, TEC Sec 33.006.
Please check out our GISD CREST Award recipient campuses by year they were recognized below.
We are incredibly proud of the work, passion, and dedication of all GISD school counseling programs.
In the 2024-2025 school year, we hope to add two additional campuses to the list of CREST award recipients.
In the 2024-2025 school year, seven GISD school counseling programs were recognized as CREST award recipients:
Benold Middle School***
Forbes Middle School***
Tippit Middle Schools****
Additionally, Tippit Middle School’s School Counseling Program was recognized with the CREST Leadership Award, distinguishing their programming as an exemplar in the school counseling field.
Wagner Middle School*
Carver Elementary School*
Purl Elementary School**
Georgetown High School***
The number of asterisks mean how many years the GISD campus has been recognized with this award.
In the 2023-2024 school year, six GISD school counseling programs were recognized as CREST award recipients:
Benold Middle School
East View High School
Forbes Middle School
Mitchell Elementary
Purl Elementary School
Tippit Middle School
This is Tippit's 3rd year in a row to be recognized for this achievement!
In the 2022-2023 school year, six GISD school counseling programs were recognized as CREST award recipients:
Click on the campus above to learn more about their comprehensive school counseling program outlined in their CREST application.
In the 2021-2022 school year, two GISD school counseling programs were recognized as CREST award recipients:
Georgetown High School
Tippit Middle School