Guidance Curriculum:

The counselor will plan and deliver monthly guidance lessons to all 32 classes (PreK-Fourth Grades) focusing on our monthly CharacterStrong traits and ChildBuilders anti-victimization curriculum which is aligned with our campus and district mission. To further promote our monthly character traits, a Buffalo of the Month celebration will be held each month where each homeroom teacher nominates one student who demonstrates the designated character trait. Students will be recognized and given a yard sign to display.The school counselor will also prepare and distribute daily morning announcements and morning meetings based on the monthly character trait.

Responsive Services:

By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, based on recommendation from staff and parents and needs assessment data, a minimum of ten counseling small groups will be organized, planned and delivered.

Individual Planning:

Minute meetings will be conducted with each student on campus by December 2025.

System Support:

The school counselor will organize and facilitate a community book study focusing on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.

Guidance Curriculum:

• 290 guidance lessons focusing on CharacterStrong, ChildBuilders curriculum, and specific class needs

• Bully prevention 

• Red Ribbon Week

• Houston Astros Orbit S.M.A.R.T. Choices Program

• Career Day

• "Start With Hello" Week

• Kindness Month

• Kindness Campaign (Supporting Isaiah 117 House and the Pearland Animal Shelter)

• Kindness Spirit Week

• Cultural Awareness Months 

Responsive Services:

• 33 individual sessions (anger management, self-regulation, self-esteem, grief, anxiety, divorce)

• 19 small groups- 114 sessions (self-control, growth mindset, self-esteem, family changes, executive functioning, perfectionism, mindfulness, friendship, social skills, PBIS social skills)

• Thanksgiving food drive

• Toys for Tots

• Bright Wishes campus coordinator 

• School supplies and clothing needs 

• 2 students referred to Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT)

• Screen, monitor, and provide follow up support for students at risk of suicide

• Refer students to Backpack Buddy Program

• Refer students to RISE Mentoring Program

Individual Planning:

• 30 504 individual service plans

• Transition meetings with all fourth graders (? students)

• Behavior goal setting with students 

• Academic goal setting with students 

• MTSS student plans

• Parent contact for excessive absences 

• Check ins/goal setting for students utilizing a Daily Behavior Report Card

System Support:

• CharacterStrong morning meetings created for classrooms

• Create daily CharacterStrong morning announcements

• Community Book Study on The Anxious Generation

• Parent conferences

• 291 parent consults

• World Mental Health Day retreat for staff

• Watch D.O.G.S. coordinator 

• Section 504 coordinator 

• RISE Mentor Campus Facilitator 

• Rustic Oak Safety Patrol 

• MTSS committee member

• Child abuse awareness/reporting

• Organize middle school presentation to fourth graders

• PTA member

• National School Counseling Week Advocacy

• Senior Walk

Items were collected for Isaiah 117 House and The Pearland Animal Shelter for our Kindness Campaign.

Goal: By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, based on recommendation from staff and parents and needs assessment data, a minimum of ten counseling small groups will be organized, planned and delivered.

The school counselor collaborated with teachers and parents to form small groups based on student needs. Small group topics included: anxiety, impulse control, family changes, self-esteem, growth mindset, friendships, following directions, and emotional regulation.

Each group would meet once a week for a minimum of six weeks for 20-30 minutes each session. Parents and teachers were updated with a note of topics covered after each session.

The goal is that students are better equipped with strategies needed to support their academic, emotional and social growth. 

Impulse Control Small Group Data

Data for small groups is gathered through the use of pre and post-outcome surveys as well as parent and teacher communication. 

The group met for six sessions over six weeks for 30 minutes each session. Four students participated in the group- three were teacher referrals and one student was referred by their parent. During the group we focused on: real-life examples of impulse control and what it is, the pause-think-act model (stoplight visual), personal strategies to use instead of making an impulsive choice, coping skills, the idea of consequences (both negative and positive), making responsible choices, and conflict resolution.

Below is the data from this impulse control small group conducted in the Fall of 2025. Seven questions were on each of the surveys with answer choices of 'no', 'maybe' and 'yes' with a possible total score of twenty-one.

Resource: Impulse Control- All Therapy Resources

Rustic Oak Elementary believes parent involvement and engagement go hand-in-hand with student success. Our goal is for parents and families to feel welcome, supported, and loved. Rustic Oak strives to build relationships with our families and community through constant communication, family events, and collaboration. 

Family events throughout the year:

• Popsicles with Staff 

• Meet the Teacher

• Buffalo of the Month Celebrations

• Community Book Study

• PTA Family Skate Night

• Trunk or Treat

• Bed Time Story Hour

• Grandparent's Day Lunch

• Thanksgiving Picnics

• Breakfast with Santa 

• Holiday Classroom Parties

• Curriculum Nights 

• #iwillASK Event

• Multi-Cultural Night

• Music Programs (one for each grade level)

• Anti-Bullying/Pro-Kindness Presentation by Hey Dude, Nice Shoes (PTA sponsored)

• Watch D.O.G.S.

• Spelling Bee

• Field Day