Announcements
Updates from the Counseling Department will be posted here!
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The 1st Quarter is almost completed! That means Parent-Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. I will be available to meet with parents and guardians between 2:00 and 9:00 pm on Thursday October 26th.
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Reminder: NO SCHOOL on Friday October 27th.
Articles
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Supports
5 Love Languages
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Dr. Gary Chapman presents a simple truth: relationships grow better when we understand each other. Everyone gives and receives love differently, but with a little insight into these differences, we can be confidently equipped to communicate love well.
16 Personalities
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Take this personality quiz to get a description of who you are and why you do things the way you do.
10 Ways to Help Your Teen Succeed in High School
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Parents can play a vital role in helping teens succeed in school by being informed and lending a little support and guidance. Even though teens are seeking independence, parental involvement is an important ingredient for academic success.
Academic
Recent educational initiatives have stressed academic achievement as a measure of school success. As a result, school counseling programs align their annual student outcome goals with that of the institution, emphasizing academic achievement. School counselors contribute to the educational and academic outcomes of the school by enhancing student engagement and performance through designing, implementing and assessing school counseling programs (ASCA, 2019).
College/Career
Workforce projections call for graduating secondary students to have at the least some postsecondary education to fulfill the demands of work. School counselors recognize that each student, regardless of background, possesses unique interests, abilities and goals, which will lead to future opportunities. Collaborating with students, families, educational staff and the community, the school counselor works to ensure all students select a postsecondary path to productive citizenry (e.g. military, career technical certificate or two-/four-year degree program) appropriate for the student.
Social-Emotional
School counselors serve as a first line of defense in identifying and addressing student social/emotional needs within the school setting. School counselors have unique training in helping students with social/emotional issues that may become barriers to academic success. Within the context of a school counseling program school counselors develop school counseling curriculum, deliver small-group counseling and provide appraisal and advisement directed at improving students’social/ emotional well being.
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Direct Line: 641.745.4051
MS Office: 641.745.2291
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112 South First Street
Fontanelle, Iowa 50846
