Vision Statement
McFadden Intermediate school counselors believe in the development of each student’s unique interests and abilities to help establish personal college and/or career goals. With hard work, tenacity, and optimism, students will achieve those goals and contribute to our society. Providing students with opportunities to participate in discourse and decision-making will develop social intelligence skills needed to face and overcome obstacles. McFadden Intermediate students will utilize advocacy, collaboration, and communication skills, as 21st century lifelong learners, positive, and productive members of society.
Mission Statement
The mission of the School Counseling Program is committed to engage students in a rigorous learning environment with opportunities to experience personal growth and educational success. Our goal is to promote autonomy, personal responsibility, academic growth, and a positive school culture through programs and activities that address the academic, career, personal and social development of all students. By facilitating college and career conversations, students will learn how to make informed decisions as they complete high school and post-secondary requirements. Through empowerment, students will take ownership of the decisions and stand for what they believe in as they contribute to our society. We are committed to provide our students with global education and exposure to technology and the arts to instill the notion of becoming lifelong learners.
Program Beliefs
All students will have access to a school counselor who advocates for their socio-emotional, academic, and college/career needs and interests.
All students have a right to a safe, nurturing, and supporting learning environment.
All students can achieve social emotional, academic, and college/career success when given appropriate support and intervention.
School Counselors collaborate with families, staff, and community resources to meet the students' needs.
Data should be used to design, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve the school counseling program.
The American School Counselor Association ethical standards should guide the work of the School Counseling Program and school counselor.
Our goal is to ensure that all students leave McFadden with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to be successful in high school and their post-secondary endeavors. In order to help with the development of these skills , we will be provide on-going monthly activities to inform students of our monthly themes in academics, college/career, and social-emotional development.
As School Counselors we provide in-class instruction to all students. The topics presented fall within the three ASCA domains: Academic , Social-Emotional, or College/Career Readiness.
Our goal is to ensure that all students leave McFadden with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to be successful in high school and their post-secondary endeavors. In order to help with the development of these skills , we will be provide on-going monthly activities to inform students of our monthly themes in academics, college/career, and social-emotional development.
As School Counselors we provide in-class instruction to all students. The topics presented fall within the three ASCA domains: Academic , Social-Emotional, or College/Career Readiness.
Conflict Mediation
Consultation and Collaboration with School Staff
Referrals and Community Resources
Parent Workshops