Salida School counselors are in place to lead a myriad of projects in
the school. At all sites the counselors directly teach students how to
better understand themselves and their peers. A person's IQ is a number
that represents their capacity to handle information. In that same way a
person has an EQ, or emotional quotient, which represents their
capacity to regulate their selves and interact with peers successfully.
The Board of Education has clearly targeted this area of EQ as a place
to note our schools' success. In fact, a person's EQ is far more
important than their IQ in regards to achieving their dreams. Our
counselors lead this project and support students that are struggling.
Our
counselors also lead their site in the RtI process (Response to
Intervention) or MTSS, (Multi-tiered Service System). Regardless of how
good a teacher is, some individual student is going to be behind or
ahead of the instruction. Our RtI system is the formal process by which
staff create plans to address learners that require extension or
restructuring of a lesson. Our counselors help teachers create formal
plans and monitor those interventions and changes until the staff can
find the magic bullet for each student.
Our counselors also lead
their site in developing student's career options. All students should
have an ICAP plan developed starting in 8th grade to assist students in
considering a career path. In that same note the high school counselor
offers support to Juniors and Seniors in college entrance and scholarships.
Our
counselors also lead their site in interfacing with other agencies that
are more equipped to support students and families with social or
emotional needs. School does not happen in a vacuum, and as a result
students are sometimes in crisis. The counselors can connect students
with resources to meet their needs.