School Counselors are committed to helping all students strive for and achieve their academic and personal potential and to do that, we will spend time getting to know each student as the unique individual they are. School counselors’ responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Counseling students in developing academic, personal, social and college/career plans, goals and skills 
• Advocating for students’ academic, social, personal, and emotional needs
• Participating in parent - teacher team meetings
• Providing crisis intervention
• Member of CSE, IST, and 504 teams
• Coordinating and administering PSAT and AP testing
• Informing and guiding students on registering for the SAT and ACT 
• Presenting classroom instruction on course selection, college preparation/application, career exploration and graduation requirements 
• Presenting grade level parent/guardian workshops on the financial aid application process, PSAT score report 
• workshop, and 9th grade orientation. 
• Counseling students at-risk and exploring alternative programs 
• Advising and registering new students 
• Coordinating scholarship applications for seniors
• Serving as a liaison for students in alternative programs 
• Assisting in Master Schedule development and implementation 
• Verifying student diploma requirements and monitoring academic progress 
• Coordinating Summer School registration 
• Mandated reporters for Child Protective Services
• Serving as liaison with NCAA Eligibility Clearinghouse for student athletes 
• Maintaining relationships with post-secondary institutions and staying current with post-secondary trends and policies.
• Participating in professional development through professional memberships