WHAT Do School Counselors Do?

School counselors provide an array of services, including:

• Emotional, social, developmental, and behavioral support
• Academic advising and support
• College and career awareness, exploration, and planning
• Collaboration and coordination of resources within the school and the community
• Planning, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program
• Consultations with parents, teachers, support staff, and administrators
• School crisis intervention
• Staff development and training

WHEN is it appropriate to contact my counselor?

STUDENTS should contact their guidance counselor with:

• Academic concerns
• Social/ emotional problems
• Interpersonal conflicts
• Class scheduling
• Career exploration
• Post-secondary planning

PARENTS should contact their child’s guidance counselor with:

• Concerns regarding academic performance
• Concerns regarding social and/or emotional well-being
• Information about special needs/ family situation
• Coordinating meetings with teachers and other support personnel
• College, career, and post-secondary planning

HOW to contact a guidance counselor about a student?

Every student has an assigned counselor that remains with them throughout the four years of high school. A guidance counselor may be contacted by:

• Student self-referral: Stopping by, leaving a note, emailing, or calling. For guidance counselor contact information, please go to the staff page.
• Teacher, administrator, or staff referral
• Parent referral
• Peer referral