Educational Guidance
The educational guidance program shall relate to the educational
objectives and needs of the students. The guidance counselor shall
acquaint students with the educational system and its offerings.
Students shall be given assistance in selecting and enrolling in
programs and courses. Periodic testing, e.g. psychological,
achievement, interest, and other such tests, shall be conducted in
accordance with state law to aid the evaluation of the district
objectives and in making student assessments.
Personal Guidance
The guidance program shall provide for the individual needs of the
students. Guidance and counseling on a personal basis shall assist
each student to understand himself/ herself, his/her capabilities and
limitations; to identify alternate courses of action; and to make
appropriate personal decisions. The counselor shall refer any
student's personal problem to the parent or guardian, after
consultation with the principal, whenever such problem is beyond the
scope, training, and experience of the counselor.
Vocational Guidance
The district shall assist students in formulating vocational goals and
objectives. A library of up-to-date occupational information and
training requirements shall be maintained for student and staff
reference and for teaching or counseling purposes. All secondary
school students will be encouraged to consider career goals and
objectives and to pursue programs of study related to those ends.
Assistance in job placement may be given to students both directly and
by working with other agencies.
The counseling department at the high school shall
maintain a library of up-to-date college and university catalogs and
assist students in preparing documents for future college admission. A
program shall be instituted that will acquaint college bound juniors
and their parents with college admission requirements, testing
procedures, and scholarship opportunities. Students shall be
encouraged to take college placement tests during the spring of their
junior year and regularly scheduled opportunities for tutorial
programs shall be provided to all juniors and seniors. In the fall of
each year, the department shall provide every college-bound senior's
parent with an up-to-date list of scholarships available in the
district and the criteria utilized for selection of individual awards
shall be in written form and explained to interested parents and
students.
A recognition program for outstanding seniors shall
be held in the spring of each year. A scholarship review committee
shall be appointed each year by the principal and shall include an
administrator, two teachers, two community leaders, and a counselor.
The committee shall be charged with selecting students who best meet
the criteria of each individual scholarship. The head counselor shall
be responsible for verifying and coordinating all individual
scholarship awards obtained from educational institutions, business
and community organizations, state and federal agencies, the armed
services, and parents.
The counselor, in cooperation with teachers and
other agencies, will conduct periodic studies to assess the results of
the educational program of the school. Follow-up information will be
assembled to give continued assistance to former students, to
facilitate curriculum evaluation, and to reinforce the guidance
program for students enrolled in school.
