Counselors

Career Centers

During the month of February, all classes will visit the Career Centers we have set up for hands on exploration. At the elementary level, our goal is to explore various careers each year and for the students to understand that it is important to match their future careers to their talents and interests. This year the students are exploring being a meterologist, pharmacist, paleontologist, interior designer, fashion designer, postal worker, veteranarian, and FBI agent.

Our essential questions for all careers are:

Why would I want to become a _____________?

What is the salay and job outlook?

What does a _____________ do?

What education is required and what subjects are required?

Where can a ________________work?

Lost Mountain Middle School Field Trip

The Vaughan 5th graders will be going to visit Lost Mountain Middle School on Friday, March 13th. All students must have a signed permission slip to attend. We will visit in the morning for about an hour. Our visit will include meeting the principal; perforances by the band, orchestra, and chorus; and a tour of the building.

Rocketeers Needed

The Rocketeers for the February 23-April 17 session should attend a morning meeting in the cafeteria on Monday, February 23rd, where they will receive their badges. More applicants are needed for buses A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, and L. Please fill out an application and turn it in to your counselor asap. It must be signed by a parent/guardian and your bus driver.

 

Download APPLICATION

Vaughan Counselors Statement of Philosophy

The counselors at Vaughan Elementary believe:

• All students can achieve to their highest potential

• All students have the right and opportunity to participate in the school counseling program that supports academic, career, and personal/social growth

• All students have the right to a quality and rigorous education

• All students have the right to a safe and supprtive learning environment

And that a comprehensive school counseling program should:

• Reach every student

• Be preventative in nature

• Be an integral part of the total educational program for student success

• Utilize the Georgia Power Standards as the foundation for guidance curriculum that supports academic, career, and personal/social development

• Be implemented by credentialed school counselors and conducted in collaboration with other educators, families, and community

• Use data to drive intentional guidance activities and to advocate for systems change

• Seek improvement each year based on results data

• Be evaluated by a building administrator annually on performance assessment instrument specifically for school counselors

And that all school counselors will:

• Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as advocated by the American School Counselors Association
• Participate in professional development activities essential to maintaining a quality school counseling program

Mission Statement

The mission of the Vaughan Elementary Counseling Program is to assist all students in achieving educational success by providing guidance in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development; counseling to help students overcome challenges that interfere with learning; and advocacy for an environment that supports high academic achievement for all students. Through the school counseling program, students become successful learners, responsible citizens, and productive members of the global economy.

Contact the Counselors

Please feel free to contact your child's counselor.

For the 2011-2012 school  year:

Sina Pickles is the counselor for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades sina.pickles@cobbk12.org

Teresa Sirmans is the counselor for3rd and 5th grades teresa.sirman@cobbk12.org

Call at 678-594-8301 ext. 1 for Mrs. Sirmans, ext. 2 for Sina Pickles

We "loop" with our students each year, meaning that you will have the same counselor for your 6 years at Vaughan. We enjoy getting to know our students and their families over our years together :)