TEXAS PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS
The Role of the School Counselor
Today's school counselors are vital members of the education team. The help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development, ensuring today's students become productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.
Why Elementary School Counselors?
Elementary school years set the tone for developing the knowledge, attitudes and skill necessary for children to become healthy, competent and confident learners. Through a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, counselors work as a team with the school staff, parents and the community to create a caring climate and atmosphere. By providing education, prevention, early identification and intervention, school counselors can help all children can achieve academic success. The professional elementary school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with education reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness. More Information
Why Middle/Junior High School Counselors?
Middle school students are characterized by rapid physical growth, curiosity about their world and an emerging self-identity. Through a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, counselors work as a team member with school staff, parents and the community to create a caring, supportive climate and atmosphere whereby young adolescents can achieve academic success. Middle school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community. The professional middle school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with education reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership is encouraged as it enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness.
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Why Secondary School Counselors?
High school years are full of growth, promise, excitement, frustration, disappointment and hope. It is the time when students begin to discover what the future holds for them. Secondary school counselors enhance the learning process and promote academic achievement. School counseling programs are essential for students to achieve optimal personal growth, acquire positive social skills and values, set appropriate career goals and realize full academic potential to become productive, contributing members of the world community. The professional high school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students. Professional association membership is encouraged as it enhances the school counselor’s knowledge and effectiveness.
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Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance Models:
Texas Model (click here)
Related Texas Law
Texas Education Code, §33.006 Duties of a School Counselor (More Information)
Texas Education Code, §21.356 Evaluation of School Counselors (More Information)
Texas Education Code, §21.203 Employment Policies for School Counselors (More Information)
Framework of Counseling Program
Academic:
Achieve Texas
American College Testing (ACT)
College Board
Texas Higher Education Assessment
The Princeton Review-Professional Development Series
Career:
Achieve Texas
Workforce Solutions-Rural Capital Area
Texas Workforce
Personal/Social:
Center for Mental Health in Schools
Drug & Violence Education (DAVE)
US Department of Education
Resources-Counselors
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Free Webinars for Counselors:
Career Cruising and
The Career Advisor Management System (CAMS) Webinar-Career Cruising
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Back to School TETN for Counselors: TETN from TEA
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ApplyTexas & College Preparation Program
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Graduation Requirements & PEIMS Codes
* Teacher Assignment Rules & Highly Qualified Status(Tabita Gutierrez, Director of Educator Certification and
Scott Lewis, State Program Director for Highly Qualified Teachers)
* State Assessment Program & End-of-Course Testing (Julie Guthrie, Student Assessment Division)
* Innovative Courses (Kelly Callaway, Foundation Curriculum Director)
* Wrap-up & Announcements (Kathy Lovett, Curriculum Programs Director)
Back to School TETN for Counselors Handout/Powerpoint Presentation:
Webinar Agenda (doc)
Webinar Topics (ppt)
Apply Texas Update (ppt)
CTE Highly Qualified Teacher Update (ppt)
Overview State Assessment (ppt)
Counselor Update-Graduation Req. (ppt)
Counselor Update-Assignments (ppt)
Innovative Course (ppt)
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