Enhance Student Success:
Encourage and support the academic, personal, and social growth of every student so they can reach their fullest potential.

Promote Comprehensive Counseling Programs:
Provide meaningful counseling services that nurture students’ academic, career, social, and emotional needs.

Foster Collaborative Partnerships:
Work closely with teachers, parents, and the community to build strong, supportive relationships that benefit students.

Advocate for Equity and Inclusion:
Champion fairness and inclusion by ensuring all students have access to the resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive, no matter their background or circumstances.

The Counseling Advisory Council Committee (CAC) is dedicated to the development and oversight of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program designed to address the specific needs of Dr. R. E. Margo Elementary and to evaluate the effectiveness of related school initiatives. The committee convenes quarterly to plan, coordinate, and review lessons and activities aligned with program goals. Implementation efforts are guided by student data obtained from Panorama Surveys, which serve as a measure of program effectiveness. At the most recent meeting, the CAC reviewed the results of the needs assessment and provided substantive feedback to inform the development of the current annual plan. 

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Organizing: To structure Dr. R. E. Margo’s counseling program, the Counseling Advisory Council (CAC) initiated a comprehensive needs assessment. This process identified two priority areas for improvement: enhancing social awareness and strengthening self-management skills.

Planning: Based on the results, CAC members developed a strategy to enable counselors to deliver direct classroom instruction focused on (1) students’ ability to consider the perspectives of others and (2) their capacity to manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors across various situations.

Designing: All CAC members collaborated to design age-appropriate lessons aimed at addressing these areas and improving student outcomes.

Implementing: Counselors facilitated guidance lessons through classroom rotations and collected pre- and post-assessment data to measure student learning. Supplemental lessons were also provided to teachers and students for reinforcement, as needed.

Evaluating: Counselors analyzed assessment data, confirming that significant student growth had occurred. These findings were presented to the CAC to guide ongoing program improvement and future planning.