Counselors at RVMS

Counselors' Introduction: Power Point

All Grades: Mrs. Espinoza, Power Point

All Grades: Mrs. Arave, Power Point

Mission:

To provide the students of RVMS support and interventions by implementing a needs based counseling program that incorporates individual counseling, small group counseling and large group classroom presentations to optimize their academic, career and social/emotional success at school.

Our program will be a proactive, preventative, positive outreach program for all of our students.

Implementation:

Academics

• Access to Academic Counseling services through teacher/administrator recommendations and Counselor Referral Forms
• Classroom presentations from grade level counselor regarding CST scores, specific grade level academic information, goal setting (AB1802)
• Academic Intervention Counseling
• Individual Academic Intervention Meetings for students referred

Social/Emotional

• Access to individual counseling services through teacher/administrator referral and Counselor Referral Form
• Large group presentations based on the social issues concerning our student body
• Student Support Groups – small 6-12 week group sessions based student needs. Students placed in support groups based on referrals, discipline, interventions
• Individual Counseling – one on one counseling offered to students in need to deal with personal issues affecting their school performance
• U.N.I.T.Y Forum Events- Tolerance building and promoting diversity through peer led activities.  6th grade students will be the focus of the UNITY Forum activities.

Career Development

• Provide students with grade appropriate career search goals
• Utilize the computer lab to help all students research career options
• Career day for 8th grade students