School Counseling Overview
The Green Dot School Counseling program is a comprehensive model that focuses on the five competencies of college, leadership, life, school site responsibilities, and parent and community engagement. Counselors at Green Dot Public Schools are responsible for providing counseling and guidance services to all students, with a particular emphasis on preparing students for college. This includes ensuring that students have taken the necessary coursework to fulfill the California State University and University of California A-G requirements and the appropriate college entrance exams, and assisting the students in completing their college applications. Counselors also provide individual and small group counseling for students in need of intervention and prevention. The chart below outlines the scope of counselor responsibilities within Green Dot School sites.
| Core Competencies | Required Mandatory Responsibilities |
| College | - Assist students with completing college and financial aid applications
- Assist students in registering for college testing such as PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP, ELM, EPT, ETC
- Conduct parent conferences with students who receive fails or are experiencing academic difficulties
- Provide college knowledge workshops to all grade levels
|
| Leadership | - Provide students with resources for leadership opportunities
- Work with students with an IEP for transitional services
|
| Life | - Provide individual and group counseling
- Provide appropriate DIS counseling to students
- Develop a mediation program
- Collaborate with mental and behavior counselors
- Appropriately refer students to the appropriate counseling services
|
| School Site Responsibilities | - Attend all school staff professional development meetings
- Attend all school counselor professional development meetings
- Provide presentations to staff about updates regarding students or counseling department
|
| Parent & Community Engagement | - Conduct parent conferences regarding student's academic, social and emotional needs
- Monthly contact with parents via email, phone, or in person regarding progress for at risk students
- Send notifications to parents about credit deficiencies after each semester
- Meet with parents to create a plan for making up credits
- Create and implement parent informational presentations regarding college, leadership, and life
|
