Georgetown ISD’s district mission is: Inspiring and Empowering Every Learner to Lead, Grow, and Serve. EVHS Counselors uniquely support this mission through a balanced school counseling program by:

• Understanding every learner’s strengths and unique interests and creating and/or supporting personalized academic plans with the learner to reach his/her academic and post-secondary goals.

• Providing every learner with a calming presence and nurturing environment where personal social skills can be taught, learners are encouraged, and self-awareness is strengthened.

EVHS counselors recognize that to work toward this goal, we must:

• Foster and model healthy relationships

• Meet learners where they are

• Collaborate and advocate for learner needs within a broad support network

EVHS school counselors, in collaboration with campus and district administrators, teachers, parents, and community partners, strive to provide a comprehensive counseling program for all students. In Georgetown ISD, we believe every learner shall graduate from our schools with the attributes outlined in our Learner Profile, which include the ability to:

• Communicate, collaborate, and apply critical thinking

• Create and innovate

• Obtain knowledge through inquiry and exploration

• Adapt and persevere

• Develop self-knowledge and personal responsibility

• Build and model respectful relationships

School counselors play a critical role in supporting students to learn, grow, and connect through classroom guidance, small group interactions, and individual student support in order to strengthen these Learner Profile attributes for academic success in EVHS, Georgetown ISD, and beyond.

The EVHS School Counseling Team empowers students to be socially and emotionally prepared to learn, grow, and connect. Our counseling program serves the whole child by preparing students with competencies which address interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, personal health and safety, and post-secondary planning. Counselors use a variety of data-gathering practices to determine student needs and implement strategies to address these needs into their school counseling program. EVHS school counselors utilize their unique counseling skills to address students’ individual and developmental needs. Additionally, we work closely with families, staff, and the community to support student needs through consultation, collaboration, guidance and advising, and referrals to additional resources as needed.

For the 2022-2023 academic school year, EVHS counselors will prioritize the following two assumptions:

• Priority assumption one: Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (CSCP) provide for each of the four delivery system components: Guidance & Advising, Individual Planning, Responsive Services, System Support.

• Priority assumption two: School Administrators understand and support the school counseling program priorities and demands & make decisions that reflect those.

Campus administrators and counselors work closely together to highlight possible needs and supports for students during the 2022-2023 school year. Teachers also contribute through student referrals, meeting with counselors about student needs and concerns, and through input in the social & emotional design team. Parents provide feedback on student and campus needs, and the PTA actively collaborates with counselors and the principal on ways to support student needs. Additionally, the following data sets were reviewed and used to develop our EVHS Counseling program goals:

• Campus Spring 2021 Student Experience Survey

• 20-21 District School-Based Therapy statistics

• CareSolace district dashboard

• Annual Campus Behavioral Threat data

EVHS counselors utilize a variety of tools to evaluate the effectiveness and progress towards our program goals, such as:

• BOY and EOY campus Student Experiences Survey

• Administrative, staff, and parent feedback

• Counseling Advisory Committee feedback