Counseling & Health

We support acquiring academic behaviors and strategies for success in key content areas with an emphasis on writing, reading, and algebraic concepts.

Academic Planning Learn More

We support the development of post-secondary goals to create a yearly action plan, and to understand college admissions/financial planning, and explore college alternatives.

post-secondary Planning Learn More

We help students to gain social knowledge and develop interpersonal skills, and to understand and respect oneself and others.

Social & Emotional Support Learn More

Our goal is to optimize school success for all students in the academic, career, and personal-social domains. Therefore, a counselor’s role is:

• To provide curriculum in the areas of academic success, career development, and life skills
• To teach, promote, and model the New Century Graduate skills
• To advocate for ALL students
• To promote district and school goals such as achievement, cultural diversity, equity and school safety
• To guide all students through their Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)

Through the Multi-Tiered System of Supports, we provide more targeted and intensive help for students who need it -- both academically and social/emotionally.

• Universal - We strive to support all students with universal programming.
• Targeted - When a student is struggling, our teachers, school counselors and psychologists give more targeted help.
• Intensive - If targeted support does not work or a student is in crisis our educators employ more intensive interventions.

Middle School Curriculum Benchmarks

Secondary Counseling Curriculum Benchmarks in Table Format

School counselors who work at the middle school level help the students in a variety of ways:

• Identification of Interests and Academic Aptitudes 
• Goal Setting, Course Selections, and Academic Achievement  
• Academic Interventions / Response to Intervention
• Development of Social Skills  / Resistance of Peer Pressure
• Development of Decision Making and Problem Solving Skills
• Transitioning Successfully to High School

High School Counseling Curriculum Benchmarks

Secondary Counseling Curriculum Benchmarks in Table Format

High school counselors spend a lot of their time helping students make sure their course selections are aligned with their goals for after they graduate. In particular, counselors assist students in researching post-graduation opportunities such as college or professional training. When students apply to colleges, they often seek guidance from their counselors on how to complete the application, what to write about for their admission essay, and who to get letters of recommendation from. Counselors also continue the work with students on their social and emotional development, study skills, decision making, problem solving, and resiliency.