Parents, teachers, and students can use our Counselor Request Form to ask to meet with a counselor. Click the button below.

School Counselors Help Southside Students Find Success in School By:

• Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons. Southside students have guidance class for 30 minutes twice a month (Tier 1)

• Counseling students individually and in groups to assist their personal, social, and academic growth 

• Helping students develop positive attitudes towards self and others, develop problem solving skills, cope with adversity, and understand their emotions.

• Leading School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, Social Emotional Learning, and Trauma Informed Care in Education (Tier 1)

• Developing and delivering social-emotional interventions (Tier 2 & Tier 3)

• Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers to identify and remove barriers that may impede student achievement.  We school counselors assists in leading:

  • ARC Meetings for Special Education Services

  • 504 Plan Development

  • Student Planning & Support (SPS) Meetings for Students’ Academic and Social-Emotional Success

The goal of the Southside School Guidance Program is to provide all students a safe and caring environment in which they value themselves and others by being Safe, Respectful, and Responsible.  Through focusing on the whole child, we provide a place where children can continue to grow personally, socially, emotionally, and academically. Our program is aligned with the overall Mission Statement of Southside Elementary:

Southside Elementary works together through a partnership of school, home, and community to help all students develop to their full potential in becoming responsible, productive citizens.