RQE School Counseling Program Vision Statement

The Rock Quarry Elementary school counseling program envisions that all students graduate fully prepared for life and career success as emotionally-competent lifelong learners with an understanding of their own core values and a commitment to  contributing in a meaningful way to the betterment of a global society.    

RQE School Counseling Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Rock Quarry Elementary counseling program is to facilitate the access to counseling services which promote the academic, social, and emotional growth of all students through an equitable, student-centered, data-driven counseling program. Through the leadership of the school counselor, students will be taught to recognize their core values, to treat others with respect, to cope with emotional difficulties in a healthy way, and to recognize their personal strengths in order to enter adolescence and then adulthood as emotionally-competent lifelong learners. The school counselor will advocate for the diverse needs of all students and will collaborate with fellow educators, parents, and community stakeholders so that the school counseling program will have the support to prepare students to make meaningful contributions through their careers and personal lives in an ever-changing diverse global society.  

RQE School Counseling Program Belief Statements

• School Counselors are advocates for ALL students. Historically and currently underserved populations benefit from the advocacy efforts of School Counselors.  

• Emotional disturbances are a large impediment to learning. An effective school counseling program can provide and/or advocate for the necessary services to alleviate emotional disturbances in order to mitigate the negative effects of emotional disturbances on learning.  

• Social Skills are a necessary component for academic and future success. School counselors can provide training in areas of social skills which will enable students to communicate effectively with their peers, teachers, family, and other stakeholders.  

• Individuals equipped with the ability to examine their own strengths and weaknesses and to reflect on their own potential for growth and learning are able to continually better themselves.  

• Individuals with an understanding of healthy emotional and social functioning are better equipped to become emotionally-stable adults who are able to self-advocate in order to ensure that their emotional and social needs are met so that they can develop and maintain healthy relationships.  

• Students’ decision-making skills are vital for academic and lifetime success. School counselors can provide a framework for making healthy decisions in all aspects of life.  

• School Counselors can provide supportive services to teachers to promote student achievement and to provide safe and student-centered classroom environments.  

• School Counselors understand typical and atypical development and can therefore ensure that the academic environment of students is fitting with their developmental abilities.  

• School Counselors understand the importance of collaboration with other professionals and with the families of students in order to assist students in their overall development by providing strategies and services that can facilitate the maximization of students’ potential and the students’ emotional/social well-being.