National School Counseling Week This Week
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 2-6, 2015, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
Greenville ISD counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine
their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership
with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today's
world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students' social/personal,
educational and career development; and working with teachers and other
educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their
potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves.
Professional school counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master's
degree in guidance and counseling. The combination of their training and
experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program. Comprehensive
school counseling programs help to increase student achievement and provide a
much-needed resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators.
School counselors are integral to student success
If you see a Greenville ISD counselor this week, tell them thanks for all they
do. Greenville ISD counselors are: Nancy Davis, Susan Sikes, Catherine Just,
Cecilia Thomas-Barr, Connie Jones, Elisa Dillard, Anna Knutson, Kelley Wiggins,
Sandra Ruprecht, Cindi Kent, Deborah Floyd, Tracie Hensley, and Emily Vega.