Guidance Counseling Program K-12
Why have a K-12 Guidance Currriculum?
Every day in the United States: 3 children and youths under 25 die from HIV infection.
- 6 children and youths under 20 commit suicide.
- 13 children and youths are homicide victims.
- 16 children and youths are killed by firearms.
- 316 children under 18 are arrested for violent crimes.
- 1,420 babies are born to teen mothers.
- 2,556 babies are born to poverty.
- 3,356 students drop out each day.
- 5,702 children under 18 are arrested.
- 13,076 public school students are suspended each school day.
- By age 21, today's young people have faced more decisions that their grandparents faced in a lifetime.
Self-Knowledge/Interpersonal
To Develop:
- knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to understand and respect self and others
- physical and emotional health and wellness
- decsision making skills.
Academic
To Develop:
- goal setting and time management skills
- skills in identifying and accessing resources
- effective study and test taking skills
- a positive attitude toward learning and understand the relationship of school to life experiences
Career
To Develop:
- an awareness of the career planning process
- an awareness of the interrelationship of life roles
- skills in career decision making
- understanding of the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work
District Goals
Elementary - Planting
Elementary students establish firm roots in
selfknowledge/interpersonal skills which are necessary to become
productive members of today's changing world. At this point the
guidance curricula focuses, to a large extent, on conflict resolution
and effective communication strategies. Intermediate students
begin to explore academic areas such as goal setting, time management,
and test taking skills. All students begin to indtify different
careers, develop career awareness, and form basic interests.
Middle School - Growing
Middle School students continue to practice
in interpersonal skills as they branch out into more complex peer
relationships. This is a period of transition toward independence
and finding their own identities. The guidance curricula focus
at this level is on acquiring and using skills to become efficient
learners. Time is also spent on exploring career and the relationship
between careers and personality styles.
High School - Maturing
High School students are using their knowledge
and academic skills previously learned to make decisions regarding
career paths and life long goals. The guidance curricula helps
facilitate the implementation of student goals by incorporating
classroom instruction with academic testing and career search.
