RCPA School Counseling Program

Riley College Prep Academy offers a comprehensive school counseling program incorporating lessons in the classroom, individual counseling, and small group counseling. The domains that are covered during the school year include Social & Emotional, College & Career, and Academics. These domains promote mindsets and behaviors that enhance the learning process and create a culture of college and career readiness for all students.

Riley College Prep Academy School Counseling Mission Statement:

Riley College Prep Academy's school counseling program empowers all scholars by creating a safe, welcoming, and respectful environment that develops knowledge, skills, and proficiencies required for college and/or career.

Riley's data-informed, comprehensive school counseling program, will help every scholar achieve their full potential by facilitating a support system that addresses success, equity and accessibility in academics, career, and social/emotional development.

Positive life choices are encouraged utilizing RILEY: Respect, Inspire, Lead, and Empower Youth to prepare scholars to become lifelong learners and successful members of our community.

Riley College Prep Academy School Counseling Vision Statement:

Riley College Prep Academy scholars will successfully complete their K-12 education well prepared to demonstrate excellence as college graduates and/or in their careers while maximizing their potential to meet the challenges and diverse expectations of the 21st century.

All scholars will have access to a high-quality education with support for their academic, career, and social/emotional development through a comprehensive school counseling program.

It is through a collaborative effort that our scholars become competent, kind, and productive citizens who respect themselves and others.

SEL Resources

SOcial and Emotional Learning

Second Step is the social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum that is taught at the elementary level in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. RCPA scholars receive SEL lesson instruction in their classroom by Mrs. Mirarchi, the school counselor. Social and emotional learning is based on five core competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, Social Awareness and Responsible Decision Making.

PBIS - Positive Behavior Intervention and Support

PBIS is a proactive approach that schools use to improve school safety and promote positive behavior. The focus of PBIS is prevention, not punishment. PBIS teaches students positive behavior strategies.

Riley College Prep Academy utilizes the PBIS system to address both appropriate and inappropriate behavioral choices. Three main rules guide behavior at RCPA:

Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Respectful

These three rules can be applied to the different locations at the school site: office, cafeteria, classroom, hallway, restroom, playground, etc.

These rules can also apply at home. Students, think of ways you can be safe, responsible and respectful at home and in your community.

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