Counseling and Guidance Student Competencies

Academic Development

Students will acquire the following attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective lifelong learning.

Elementary School Student Competencies	Middle School Student Competencies	High School Student Competencies
Formulate a foundation grounded in successful learning through appropriate attitudes and behaviors.	Develop and use skills to work independently and cooperatively to become responsible for their own learning.	Develop and use skills to work independently and cooperatively to become responsible for their own learning.
Work in situations that will utilize skills in cooperative and independent work styles.	Seek professional guidance for using assessment results in educational planning.	Seek professional guidance for using assessment results in educational planning.
Understand a strong correlation between academics and future opportunities.	Begin to communicate effectively to ask for help when needed.	Understand the relationship between academic performance and future career success.
Adults will consult any available assessments in helping the child maximize learning potential.	Practice goal setting to achieve academic potential, and demonstrate pride in work and achievement.	Use a variety of resources to research information about careers.
Be aware of adult resources who can be contacted when experiencing academic difficulties.	Begin to apply time/task management skills.	Know how and where to seek academic assistance.
To monitor themselves in regards to personal success through the implementation of goals.	Relate personal interests, achievements, abilities to high school choices during high school scheduling process.	Determine challenging personal goals and implement a process to achieve them.

Apply knowledge of individual learning styles.	Apply knowledge of individual learning styles.	Apply knowledge of individual learning styles.
Learn and apply time management skills.	Learn and apply time management skills.	Learn and apply time management skills.
Develop organizational and study skills.	Develop organizational and study skills.	Practice organizational and study skills.
	Develop an academic plan to prepare for college, careers, military, etc.	Develop an academic plan to prepare for college, careers, military, etc.
	Pursue an academic program to meet high school graduation requirements.	Pursue an academic program to meet high school graduation requirements.
	Become aware of HS course offerings and scheduling process.	Use technology to select and apply to colleges, technical schools, etc consistent with their personal needs.
		Use technology to apply for financial aid to help finance post high school education.

Career Development

Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.

Elementary School Student Competencies	Middle School Student Competencies	High School Student Competencies
Demonstrate how interests, abilities, and achievement relate to reaching personal, social, educational, and career goals.	Demonstrate how interests, abilities, and achievement relate to reaching personal, social, educational, and career goals.	Identify personal preferences, skills and interests, and use them to determine career choices.
Recognize the relationship between educational achievement and career academic success.	Recognize the relationship between educational achievement and career academic success.	Acknowledge the relationship between educational achievement and career success.
Verbalize how attitudes towards education today may influence choices later in life.	Identify personal interests and academic preferences that influence career choices and success.	Choose course work carefully as it relates to career interests.
	Take advantage of a variety of resources to gather information about career choices.	Take advantage of a variety of resources to gather information about career choices.
		Be aware that the changing workplace requires on-going education.

Personal and Social Development

Students will acquire the following attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.

Elementary School Student Competencies	Middle School Student Competencies	High School Student Competencies
Know their internal strengths, likes and abilities.	Develop a positive attitude toward self as a unique and worthy person.	Learn and apply effective coping skills for managing life events.
Learn communication skills that enable students to verbalize inner thoughts and emotions and deal successfully with them.	Begin to learn and demonstrate communication skills that identify and express feelings.	Demonstrate how to resolve differences with others using effective communication skills.
Develop a positive manner of communication, both listening and speaking.	Use effective coping skills for managing life.	Understand the need for self control and how to manage and analyze feelings.
Draw from an effective repertoire of life skills when confronted with life changing events, such as death, divorce, moving, etc.	Understand and make healthy choices to maintain physical and emotional health.	Understand and make healthy choices to maintain physical and emotional health.
Know when and how to seek help when faced with a problem.	Learn to seek appropriate resources for problem solving and decision making.	Demonstrate respect and appreciation for self and others.
Demonstrate respect regardless of personal or cultural differences.	Recognize and respect diversity (ethnic, culture, family, etc.).	Value and support the diversity in community and culture.

Experience social involvement through recess, school parties, community, and special interest activities.	Experience social interaction through participation in extracurricular, special interest classes, and community activities.	Experience social involvement through participation in extracurricular & community activities.
Respect the rights of others.	Recognize that with responsibility one earns rights and privileges.	Identify values, attitudes and personal beliefs.
Become aware of how using alcohol, drugs, tobacco, may have a negative impact on their bodies and minds.	Recognize emotional and physical dangers of chemical substance use and abuse.	Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
Engage in activities which eliminate personal conflicts with others.	Recognize personal boundaries in relationships in order to mediate conflict with others.
Understand that each individual is responsible for his/her own behaviors and actions and that the consequences which follow are dictated by the choices they made.	Take personal responsibility for behaviors and actions.	Take personal responsibility for behaviors and actions; understand consequences of decisions and choices.

Logo Image

Logo Title

In This Section