Counseling & Guidance
School Counseling & Guidance Staff
Each of School District 197’s eight schools has a counselor on staff to promote a proactive approach to positive and safe school environments.
Elementary School Counseling
Elementary school counselors:
- Teach classroom lessons to support goals related to social and emotional learning directly
- Offer individual counseling to support achievement by addressing barriers to learning
- Coordinate activities to ease the transition to middle school
- Ensure each student finds something in school that inspires, excites, and motivates them to pursue excellence.
- Conduct accountability and climate surveys within each building
- Analyze student discipline and conflict management issues
- Coordinate 504 Plans