School Counselor News
October 2016
Hats Off to School Counselors
Bridge to Success
San Jose
Child Safety Matters Awards
October Reminders
- Annual Master School Counseling Program calendar
- Signed Annual Principal/School Counselor Agreement
- Schedule of classroom visits and lesson plans, including record of students in attendance
- Agenda and minutes from first School Counseling Advisory Council
- Data utilized to determine program goals: previous school year information (attendance, discipline referrals, retentions, etc.), needs assessment results
- Individual Professional Development Plan
- Sign in sheet and confirmation letter for A.L.E.R.T. training
- Evidence of accurate record keeping, including Duke Tip eligibility, gifted screening log, documentation of provisional first grade, detailed weekly calendars of actual time and tasks, parent contact log, etc.
- Documentation of activities to engage and support parents
Professional Learning Community Meetings (PLCs)
- Learn as a community
- Share what you know with others
- Talk about your questions and find answers together
- Share new ideas and tried and true methods
- Invite presenters from your community
Please email Beth (jenkinsb) or Tina (richt1) with your interests and dates for your PLC meeting. We will put together a flyer to notify all school counselors and invite them to attend.
If you hosted a PLC last year, thank you! Let us know if you would like to continue. :-)
Student Success Skills / Ready to Learn / Ready for Life
Are you looking for resources near your school or student's home but don’t know where to start? Mental Health America of Northeast Florida has a tool on their website (linked above) that is designed to help find organizations, licensed mental health counselors, social workers, etc. There are filters to assist in finding the specific needs of the student or family i.e. zip code, accepted insurance, types of therapy etc.
Learning for Life
Direct Learning for Life questions to:
Michelle Thompson
Michelle.Thompson@lflmail.org
LEARNING FOR LIFE
North Florida Council
521 S Edgewood Ave
Jacksonville, FL 32205
C 904.378.9668
O 904.265.3807
F 904.387.4148
www.learningforlife.org
District School Counseling
Email: jenkinsb@duvalschools.org
Website: http://dcps.duvalschools.org/Domain/4416
Location: 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Phone: (904) 390-2090