Council Members

Tanya Johnson, Lead Counselor, 23-24 8th Grade Counselor

Jennifer Lappage, 23-24 6th Grade Counselor

Amy Melby, 23-14 7th Grade Counselor

Cholly Oglesby, Principal

Dr. Sunday Johnson, Associate Principal

Zina Woods, Para-Professional

Melissa Ford, Parent & Community Representative

Emma Vu, Student Representative

Emma Irving, Student Representative 

In our last meeting of the year, the Counselor Advisory Council (CAC) organized student feedback collected from different student groups including Peer Assistance and Leadership (PALS), National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), Teen Leadership, and grade level student representatives. The feedback was initially provided through the Fort Bend ISD Needs Assessment, where asked to answer the prompt, “I wish my teachers/counselors/administrator knew...”. Counselors brought responses back to discuss with the CAC. 

The CAC organized and disaggregated student responses into categories based on intended audience for review and discussion. Standout commentary indicated that students felt nervous about planning for high school and their future, that there was a need for additional support for transfer students, and an interest for small group counseling opportunities to build connections with counselors and peers. The data collected showed that approximately half of our students would like to foster stronger relationships at school. 

The CAC worked together to discuss ideas and potential solutions related to addressing these concerns. The CAC created Social and Emotional lessons to be implemented during Advisory class that addressed the needs of students.  The CAC scheduled dates for Parent Universities, advisory lessons, and classroom guidance lessons to educate students and families on the transition to high school.  We also met with all students to set goals regarding future planning. The council planned new procedures for the enrollment process of new students, and updated guidelines for student office workers in welcoming new students and introducing new students to their teachers. The outcome of this implementation showed that our new students felt more connected to our school and teachers felt better prepared to assist in the transition of new students throughout the year. In addition, the CAC collaborated with counselors to determine improved systems for recommending students to small group counseling opportunities.  Counselors also visited with student groups to collect feedback on how they would like to learn about these opportunities.

The counseling team analyzed and evaluated our approach to small group opportunities to design and plan new ways to provide small group options to students including lunch groups, morning workshops, and collaboration with the No Place for Hate committee.