MISSION

At Cigarroa Middle School, we believe that every student has a unique combination of talents and abilities which, when discovered, nurtured and tried will provide that student with a sense of accomplishment and personal worth. To assist and encourage each student in discovering his/her own personal strengths is a primary role for every counselor. Cigarroa Middle School counselors are available to assist students in achieving their highest potential both academically and personally. Encouraging and developing high self esteem, accepting personal responsibility, discovering optimal educational experiences, and maintaining a positive school climate are major goals of our counseling service.

COUNSELING FRAMEWORK

Dr. J. G. Cigarroa Middle School follows a guidance and counseling program framework that is delivered through four components. These four components include responsive service, individual planning, guidance curriculum and system support.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE

The purpose of the responsive services component is to intervene with or on behalf of those students whose personal circumstances, concerns, or problems threatening to interfere with or are interfering with their healthy personal, social, career and/or educational development. Responsive services at Dr. J. G. Cigarroa Middle School include individual and group counseling sessions.

***In order to build a relationship and trust with students, what is discussed in individual counseling remains confidential.***

Information that needs to be told to parents, other helping-professionals and/or school officials include situations involving:

Harm to self
Harm to others
Pregnancy
Threats to school safety
Information requested by a valid subpoena (Court System)

GUIDANCE CURRICULUM

The Guidance Curriculum component includes skill-based lessons and units designed to help all students in kindergarten through 12th grade develop competence in essential life skills. There are a variety of skills addressed under the four main skill goals of:

Intrapersonal Effectiveness
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Post-Secondary College/Career Planning and Readiness
Personal Health, Safety, and Wellness

INDIVIDUAL PLANNING

The Individual Planning component is where students are guided in planning, monitoring, and managing their own educational, career, personal and social development. Each student is provided with necessary steps toward his/her established goals.

Individual Planning can be seen at Dr. J. G. Cigarroa Middle School through student/parent conferences, individual meetings with the counselor, small group meetings with the counselor, and parent/staff consultation that focus on the student's personal education, career, and personal-social goals.

SYSTEM SUPPORT

The System Support component describes management activities which assure the delivery of a high quality guidance program and services which indirectly benefit students by supporting other programs.

System Support at Dr. J. G. Cigarroa Middle School can be seen through parent meetings, consultation with teachers, participation in campus-based school goals, and counselor professional development.

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