Who Are School Counselors?
At Springs Charter Schools, our counselors are here to help you. Each student is assigned a particular counselor. If you are unaware of who your counselor is, contact the Student Services department at 951-252-8833.
counselor contact sheet
Counselor Role in High School Advisement
The counseling department maintains that the education and development of student potential are vested in the individual, family, school, and community and is therefore committed to a collaborative process that is inclusive of all stakeholders.
Departmental functions include:
- Professional counseling & support services
- New student enrollment and program placement
- RTI (Response to Intervention) services including RTI, speech referrals, and 504 Plans
Counseling staff is committed to the following student-related services:
- Student advocacy and assistance toward independence and responsibility in action
- Participate as an integral part of the school in addressing the complex issues that students are confronted with in today’s society
- Early identification and advisement for college-bound students
- Crisis intervention – Response, staff development, written school policies & processes
- Coordination of student services with all departments (Special Education, Student Records, Instruction and Curriculum, Discipline, etc)
- Develop systematic academic advisement policies and practices to ensure that all high school students are placed in courses appropriate to meeting both SCS graduation requirements, enrollment policies, and student post-graduation goals
- Develop an increased understanding in the educational community of student’s social, emotional, and developmental needs and proven strategies for responding to all students
- Foster the belief that every individual is capable of learning and deserving of respect
- Support the belief that education must prepare students to live and work in a complex and ever-changing global society
- To foster reflection, re-evaluation, and openness to change as key elements toward program and individual improvement
Advisement Functions:
- Develop four-year academic plans for all Springs Charter School programs
- Develop individualized four-year academic plans for all high school students
- Provide staff development and training to all high school staff, teachers, and directors
- Collaborate with all program directors on course advisement issues and scheduling
- Provide advisement for parents and students’ ongoing development of the student’s four-year academic plan
