Philosophy
The Hilldale School District adheres to the philosophy that the school counseling program is an essential and integral part of the overall education process. The comprehensive program is built on the assumption that certain educational, career and personal objectives are attainable when school counseling for all students is provided. This implementation acknowledges that school counseling is no longer a service to be offered by one person but a program coordinated with other educators incorporating a comprehensive curriculum. Growth and learning are developmental; therefore, school counseling must be developmental and sequential.
The Hilldale Developmental School Counseling Program, when fully implemented will provide:
- A school counseling program that reaches the needs of 100 percent of the student population.
- A programmatic approach to school counseling services/programs.
- Accountability for school counseling programs.
- Counselors who devote full time to the program’s implementation and who work toward the elimination of inappropriate school counseling tasks.
- Identification and achievement of student competencies and outcomes through the school counseling program.
