Edison Counseling Page
"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing, is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it."
-Maya Angelou
2023 Counseling Department
Back Row - Kris Baumgartner, Aili Brom-Palkowski, Todd Tratz, Nora Guerin, Melissa Becker.
Front Row - Jodi Burke, Tyona Davis, Katie Lorenz-Walraven
Please click your counselor's name below to open an email and schedule an appointment.
9th -12th Grade Counselors
Mr. Tratz's Email: todd.tratz@mpls.k12.mn.us
Ms. Aili's Email: aili.brom-palkowski@mpls.k12.mn.us
Ms. Baumgartner's Email: kris.baumgartner@mpls.k12.mn.us
Ms. Burke's Email: jodi.burke@mpls.k12.mn.us
Ms. Young's Email: ashley.young@mpls.k12.mn.us
Counseling Department Mission, Vision and Goals
Thomas Edison High School Counseling Department
Mission
To provide a comprehensive, developmental counseling program that addresses the personal/social, academic and career development of all of our students.
Vision
Every student will acquire the academic, career and personal/social skills to reach their fullest educational potential and successfully manage their lives as healthy, responsible, competent and productive citizens who respect themselves and others.
Goals
To foster student achievement for EVERY student.
To implement a school counseling program which is data-driven, proactive, prevention-based, developmentally appropriate and supports school improvement.
To promote and enhance the learning process for ALL students.
Edison Counseling Team 2022-23