Belief Statement

To implement the school counseling program at Hilldale Public Schools, the counselors are committed to the following:

We believe:

• All students have the right to be served by the school counseling program.
• The school counseling program shall be evaluated on stated goals and related student competencies.
• The school counseling program should be consistent with expected developmental stages of learning.
• School counseling program activities shall be planned and coordinated by the counseling staff.
• The school counseling program shall be managed by state-certified counselors.
• All students:
  • should have access to a school counselor to discuss personal concerns.
  • should have access to information about occupational and educational planning.
  • have the right to assistance in identifying their needs in the personal/social domain.
  • should have the opportunity to make choices within the constraints of the educational progress with the assistance of a professional school counselor.
• The student and parents are responsible for monitoring the student’s educational progress with the assistance of a professional school counselor.
• An ongoing program of counselor competency training/retraining is necessary to maintain a quality school counseling program.
• The professional mandates and guidelines proposed by the national and state school counselor association shall continue to set standards for the school counseling program.