Hagood, Holly- School Counselor / RAE's School Counseling Program

OUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM GOAL

Our goal is to support, encourage, and promote the growth and development of well-rounded, productive, responsible citizens that exhibit strong character traits at school, at home, and within their community.

SOME OF MRS. HAGOOD'S RESPONSIBILITIES...

Classroom Guidance

Every K-5 homeroom class has a scheduled time for Classroom Guidance, every-other week. Guidance classes are 30 minutes for Kindergarten students, and 40 minutes for students in grades one through five. Lessons focus on the three main areas of content required by the VA Standards of Learning - Academic Development, Career Development, & Personal/Social Development. Our PK students have montly scheduled guidance times, and their classes last for 30 minutes in duration. Students participate in a wide variety of hands-on, fun, and interactive lessons covering Character Education, Personal Hygiene, Social Skills, Career Education, Bully Prevention, and Study Skills - just to name a few!

Individual Counseling

In the event that any student should have a special need or concern, this type of counseling is available. At the elementary level, topics may involve behavior problems, social skills, grief/trauma, divorce, or any personal issue that concerns the child. Individual counseling sessions are highly confidential, and parents are notified if their child requires ongoing individual counseling services. Resources are also available for outside counseling services, if needed.

Small Group Counseling

Small groups are implemented, as necessary, to meet the needs of the student body. Counseling sessions are confidential, and students are required to sign confidentiality statements. In addition, parent permission is obtained prior to a child's participation. Topics may include self-control, anger management, grief, divorce, friendship skills, self-esteem, or other important issues.

Counseling Referrals

Curriculum Planning

Administrative Designee

Child Study Committee Chairperson

Section 504 Plan Chairperson

Student Support Team (SST) Chairperson

Student Council Association (SCA) Coordinator

School Fundraising Co-Coordinator

Awards Committee Chairperson

Building Response Team

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support (PBIS) Committee

Family Night Committee

Retention Committee

Threat Assessment Team

Community Outreach Coordinator

Attendance Meetings

Student/Parent Conferences

Home Visits

CLASSROOM GUIDANCE

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

The RAE Classroom Guidance Curriculum is a 13-week, bi-monthly program which covers all of the standards (SOLs) for school counseling programs in Virginia public schools. Our program utilizes a wide variety of resources and engaging lessons surrounding the main content areas of Character Education, Career Education, & Bully Prevention Education. In addition, all lessons encompass at least one of the 4 C's (College & Career Readiness Skills) as well as Depth of Knowledge levels. Each grade level lesson is different, meaning that from kindergarten through fifth grade, students will receive 78 diverse, forty-minute Classroom Guidance lessons. That equates to 52 HOURS (or 3,120 minutes) of guidance instruction over the course of their elementary school career.