Taft Counselor Connection
March 2020
Meet Our Staff
Mary Libby, Head Counselor
Brigitte Rauschuber, A-Davir
Tania Santacruz, Davis-Hernandez, J
Jorge Garcia, Hernandez, K-Mer
Roxanne Collins, Mes-Ror
Verlyn Gonzales-Hernandez, Ros-Z
Phone: (210) 397-6032
Services We Provide
Taft High School follows a guidance and counseling program framework that is
delivered through four components:
Responsive Services-We intervene with or on behalf of those students whose personal circumstance, concerns, or problems are threatening to interfere with or are interfering with their healthy personal, social, career and /or educational development.
Individual Planning-Students are guided in planning, monitoring and managing their own educational, career, personal and social development.
Guidance Curriculum-We provide skill-based lessons and units designed to help all students develop competence in essential life skills.
System Support-Describes management activities which assure the delivery of a high quality guidance program, and service which indirectly benefit students by supporting other programs.
Counselors provide skill based lessons designed to help all students. Lessons focus on 4 essential skill goals:
· Intrapersonal Effectiveness
· Interpersonal Effectiveness
· Post Secondary Planning and Career Readiness
· Personal Health and Safety
Career Center
The Taft High School Career Center is available to all students and can help with:
* Scholarships
* College Admission Requirements
* FAFSA
* SAT/ACT Registration & Prep
* Volunteer/Community Service
* Military
Contact Elaine Torres at elaine.torres@nisd
Click on the link below for more information
Upcoming Events
March 9th-13th-SPRING BREAK
April 7th-English 1 STAAR
April 8th-English 2 STAAR
April 28th-SAT for all juniors
May 5th-Algebra 1 STAAR
May 6th-US History STARR
May 7th-Biology STAAR
June 8th-Taft Graduation
Khan Academy
Self Help Section
Try these APPS
MoodGYM is based on cognitive behavior and interpersonal therapy, it consists of five modules, which help you to explore:
- Why you feel the way you do
- Changing the way you think
- Knowing what makes you upset
- Assertiveness and interpersonal skills training
Parent Corner
For more information
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/nisd.net/tafthighschool-counseling/
Location: 11600 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 2103976032
Twitter: @taftcounselors