The counselors at Vaughan Elementary believe:
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All students can achieve to their highest potential
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All students have the right and opportunity to participate in the school counseling program that supports academic, career, and personal/social growth
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All students have the right to a quality and rigorous education
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All students have the right to a safe and supprtive learning environment
And that a comprehensive school counseling program should:
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Reach every student
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Be preventative in nature
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Be an integral part of the total educational program for student success
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Utilize the Georgia Power Standards as the foundation for guidance curriculum that supports academic, career, and personal/social development
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Be implemented by credentialed school counselors and conducted in collaboration with other educators, families, and community
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Use data to drive intentional guidance activities and to advocate for systems change
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Seek improvement each year based on results data
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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
