Guidance Curriculum

• Jag Camp

• 270 Total Classroom Guidance Lessons

• Tuesday Advisory Social Emotional Learning Lessons

• Nine Weeks A.I.R Assemblies

• PSAT

• Course Selection

Individual Planning

• Course Selection and Personal Graduation Plans

• Complete 8th Grade Transition Meetings

• Attend 5th Grade Transition Meetings

• Progress Report and Term Academic Success Meetings

• Positive Behavior Improvement Meetings 

• 504 Coordination

• House Bill 1416 

• Credit By Exam

Responsive Services

• College Wednesday

• Student Support Teams (Jag Watch)

• No Place for Hate

  • Heritage Day

• Weekly Lunch Bunch: Mindful Monday, Talk About it Tuesday, and Thankful Thursday

• Fall and Spring Small Group with Social Worker

• Mentoring

System Support

• Community Support

  • Expose Excellence

  • Clear Hope Counseling

  • Crime Stoppers

• Committee Representation

  • Attendance Committee

  • Climate Committee

  • PBIS Committee

  • CPAC

  • CBAS

• Instructional Leadership Team

• Coffee with the Counselors

• Career Day Planning

• Parent University

• Behavior Health Facilitator

• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS)

In October of 2023 our 8th grade counselor developed a series of five lunch bunch lessons to complete with a small group of 8th grade male students. These students were selected after consideration of a few different factors, the main factor being students who lacked impulse control. These students had behavior concerns from both teachers and parents and  both parties expressed concerns about how their behavior impacts them in and out of the classroom. Each of the seven students also had an increase in discipline referrals for impulsive behavior. The goal of the small group lunch bunch lessons was to increase impulse control, have students practice self control and self regulation skills, and examine how our thoughts influence our feelings and our actions. 

The pre assessment survey shows that 3 out of the 7 students felt no control over their own actions, 3 out of 7 felt they had little control, and 1 out of 7 reported having some control. 

After completing the five lessons, the post assessment survey showed great impovement in how each student felt about themselves and their ability to control their own actions. At the end, 6 out of the 7 students reported all having some control. 

Lunch Bunch Activities

1. Man in the Mirror: Introductions, Goal Setting, and Honest Reflection, Pre Assessment Survey

2. CBT Baseball: Examine how thoughts influence our feelings and in turn our actions

3. Want, Do, Try: Students will reflect on what they want in specific situations and how what they do or don't do relates to the outcome

4. Role Playing: Students will have the opportunity to express themselves and see how others may react or feel 

5. Man in the Mirror 2.0: Goal follow up and reflection, Post Assessment Survey

One of the attributes that our counseling office strives to teach our students is the importance of servant leadership. In order to provide our students with knowledge of how to serve their community our campus hosts a Day to Serve for our students. We partner with community agencies and ask them speak to our students about different age appropriate volunteer opportunities within the community. Our students had the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers from agencies such as Houston Pets Alive, Houston Welcomes Refugees, and Children's Advocates of Fort Bend. They created foster bags of dog and cat food for pets and created welcome kits for refugees, made friendship bracelets for children in hospital, hand tied blankets for patients undergoing treatment, and and learned about many different service opportunities.