The mission of the Old Saybrook Public Schools is to educate and prepare students to achieve their highest aspirations, care for others and the environment, and contribute to a global society by working in partnership with families and the community, and by engaging each learner in a rigorous, personalized, and meaningful educational program.

The mission of the Counseling and Support Services Program is to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to achieve their highest aspirations towards contributing to a global society across academic, social-emotional, and college/career domains.  Working in partnership with our parents, caregivers, and community we strive to support each student in developing a strong sense of self-awareness through personalized and meaningful educational programming.

Confidentiality is an ethical term that refers to a professional school counselor/school psychologist/school social worker's promise to a student that they will respect a student's right  to privacy by not disclosing the information revealed to the support service staff to a third party, except when:

1. The student explicitly authorizes or requests it.

2. Any individual is in danger of harm, such as due to suicidal ideation, child abuse, or neglect and/or;

3. Disclosure is mandated by law, such as in the instance of a subpoena or court order.

For questions or concerns regarding support service ethics or limits to confidentiality, please contact a member of the support services team.