In order to support and build a strong relationship with students as your school counselor I will:

Meet individually with students

Work in groups with students

Collaborate with teachers and families to meet student needs.

Provide classroom lessons on personal/social, academic and career topics

Academic Support

Helping to improve the academic success of all students by monitoring academic performance and working with the teachers, students, and families to identify strategies to improve performance for struggling students. In order to support students academically I will:

Working with each student to build strong study habits, organizational skills and time management strategies to help maintain good grades.

Working with students individually to provide academic check-ins, and strategies to help support individual learning styles.

Social/Emotional Support

As your school counselor I am available to help support students manage emotions and feelings and to assist in thoughtful decision making. Some areas of focus include:

Teaching strong decision-making abilities and help to develop self confidence in order to help students make positive decisions.

Providing coping strategies for students who have undergone some element of stress or are experiencing anxiety and other challenging emotions.

Working with students to resolve conflict and create positive peer relationships.

Helping students with behavioral issues find success in the classroom by working on strategies with the student, teacher and parents.

Helping to promote good character traits in every student by promoting character education programs in school (i.e., bully prevention).

Career Development Support

At the middle school level, students explore their interests, abilities, and begin to think more about possible career goals. Students also explore their strengths and weaknesses and how academic success is related to future career goals.

School counselors begin working with students on career exploration and post- secondary plans.

Annually update career plan with all students grades 6-8..

Family Support

The middle school years can be difficult for students to navigate as students work to carve out their identity. It is often a time that friend groups and interests may change and students are learning to balance academic demands too. There are lots of changes! With them, comes the continued need for home-school communication. As school counselors we are here as a resource to help families as they explore the best way to support their child. Some ways school counselors do this are:

Communicating with parents and provide strategies to use at home that will help students find academic and social success in school.

Serving as liaisons between the school and community agencies to assist parents in obtaining needed services.