Guidance Curriculum

By May 2023 the counseling team will conduct at least four classroom guidance lessons based on campus needs assessment results, college and career readiness needs, and Counseling Advisory Council (CAC) feedback to reach 95 % of our student population.

Responsive Services

By the end of the school year, counselors will develop and implement eight lessons with relevant and purposeful activities, delivered once a month starting October 2022 and ending May 2023. These lessons aim to address student interest in increasing motivation, resiliency, and improve outlook. 

Individual Planning

Counselors will meet individually with each of their grade level students at least once during the school year to promote academic development and address personal and social-emotional needs. During individual meetings, counselors will collaborate with students to plan for academic success, including creation of 4-year plans for 8th grade students. 

System Support

Using CAC feedback, counselors will highlight topics during "Coffee with the Counselors" meetings throughout the school year. At least one meeting will be focused on providing an overview of high school graduation planning for our families who are new to Texas and those at risk of not graduating.

Guidance Curriculum 

• 216 Classroom Guidance Lessons

  • Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention

  • District Needs Assessment

  • PSAT

  • 4-year planning

  • Course Selection

  • Career Exploration (via Naviance)

• Social-Emotional Advisory Lessons

  • Bullying Prevention

  • Conflict Resolution Skills

  • Healthy Relationships

  • Building Positive Study Habits

Responsive Services

• Renovate Your Mind Student Workshop Series (1 workshop per month)

  • Optimism

  • No Complaints

  • Everyone Can Contribute

  • Be Resilient

  • Never Stop Learning

  • Don't Overlook the Potential in Every Person

  • Keep Your Sense of Humor

  • Live Life to the Fullest

• No Place for Hate

• Small Group Sessions with support from Social Worker

  • Family Changes Group (students with separated or divorced parents)

  • Anger Management (8th grade)

  • Dealing with Peer Pressure (6th Grade)

  • Girls Group (7th grade)

Individual Planning

• 1,419 individual student center visits

• 4-year planning

• 9 week failure conferences - Success Talk

• failure ARDs

• 504 meetings, including 5th grade and 8th grade transition meetings

• HB 4545 intervention scheduling meetings

System Support

• Committee Representation

  • Attendance

  • Positive Behavior Intervention Systems

  • CPAC

  • CBAS

• Career Day Planning

• Parent University Coordinator (parent outreach)

  • Social Media Impact

  • Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events training

  • Course Selection and Graduation Planning

  • College and Career Readiness

• Teacher Appreciation Week Planning

• 5th Grade Parent Night

• Heritage Day

• College Wednesdays

• Student Support Team - Jag Watch Intervention Meetings

In October 2022 our campus administered our campus needs assessment. Our assessment data showed that 33% of SMS students struggled with staying motivated and 7%, or 80 students, reported no sense of belonging at our school. To increase student motivation and help to create a strong sense of community and belonging at our school, the counseling team worked to design a monthly student workshop series called Renovate Your Mind to address these concerns. 

While student attendance varied across the eight monthly workshops, the same twenty-five students were give the pre and post assessment to evaluate their level of motivation and sense of belonging before and after participating in the workshop series. We saw positive growth across both areas of concern.