“to help students develop their full educational potential, including the student's interests and career objectives;” - Texas Education Agency
"Core Essentials promotes kindness, respect, and compassion for others. This is a program that promotes a safe learning environment for all students. Carroll ISD has adopted Core Essentials as its Character Education message. CISD campuses use this program to promote positive campus environments". - CISD Counseling Department
Each month I will visit classrooms and teach a guidance lesson centered around the Core Essentials character trait for that month. The values for the 2024-2025 school year are:
August: Wisdom
September: Compassion
October: Self-Control
November: Generosity
December: Service
January: Resilience
February: Uniqueness
March: Compassion
April: Hope
May: Initiative
“to intervene on behalf of any student whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student's continued educational, career, personal, or social development at risk;” -Texas Education Agency
Divorce and Family Transitions
Social Skills
Grief
Incarceration
Stress Management
Test Taking Skills and Anxiety
Impulse Control
“to guide a student as the student plans, monitors, and manages the student’s own educational, career, personal, and social development;” - Texas Education Agency
Individual student meetings are done on a case by case basis. All students are instructed to let his/her teacher know if they need to speak with me. Topics discussed vary, but often include:
Attendance Concerns
Death of a Loved One
Divorce/Separation/Family Changes
Friendships
Anxiety
Stress Management
Responsible Behaviors
And so much more!