System Support 

The Board recognizes system support as a crucial component in the full implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program. System support of the comprehensive school counseling program includes administration and management activities that support the program. The Board directs the administration to implement activities that support the school counseling program, such as program management, professional development, staff-community relations, consultation, committee participation, community outreach, and research and development. 

Social/Emotional Development

 Assist students in gaining an understanding of self as an individual and as a member of diverse local and global       communities by emphasizing knowledge that leads to the recognition and understanding of the interrelationship of thoughts, feelings and actions in students' daily lives.

 Provide students with a solid foundation for interacting with others in ways that respect individual and group differences.

Aid students in learning to apply physical and psychological safety and promoting the student's ability to advocate for him- or herself.

Academic Development

Guide students to apply the skills needed for educational achievement by focusing on self-management, study and test-taking skills.

Teach students skills to aid them as they transition between grade levels or schools.

Focus on developing and monitoring individual education plans, emphasizing the understanding, knowledge and skills students need to develop meaningful ICAPs.

Career Development

Enable students to apply career exploration and planning skills in the achievement of life career goals.

Educate students about where and how to obtain information about the world of work and postsecondary training and education.

Provide students the opportunity to learn employment readiness skills and skills for on-the-job success, including responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity, self-management and effort.

Confidentiality

It is necessary for counselors to build trusting relationships with students and district staff; however, counselors are not permitted to promise students complete confidentiality. Counselors may at times be required to disclose information to parents/guardians, report child abuse or neglect, convey to district staff information necessary to better serve a student, or report to supervisors as appropriate.

Care should be taken in explaining to students, in a developmentally appropriate manner, the limits of confidentiality. Notice of the limits of confidentiality may be made by a variety of methods including classroom lessons, student handbooks, the district website and school counseling brochures in addition to oral notification of individual students.

District counselors have the responsibility to protect the confidentiality of student records and only release information in accordance with state and federal law and Board policy. Information transmitted or stored electronically must maintain the same level of confidentiality as traditional paper records. Care shall be taken to send sensitive information by a means that protects student identity.

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School Counseling Program Evaluation

The SCAC will systematically review the district's comprehensive school counseling program, including the school counseling curriculum, through the development and use of a comprehensive evaluation plan. The comprehensive evaluation plan will minimally assess the impact of the comprehensive school counseling program on the Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP) performance standards and other relevant criteria including, but not limited to, attendance, grades and behaviors.