Staff

Mary Finn
School Counselor

Sara Boogaard
School Psychologist

Carrie Hoestermann
Social Worker

National Standards

According to the American School Counseling Association, a quality school counseling program must address the following standards:

Academic Development

Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across their life span.

Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve success in school.

Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life in the community.

Career Development

Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make appropriate career decisions.

Standard B: Students will employ strategies to ensure future career success and satisfaction.

Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.

Personal/Social Development

Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.

Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals, and take appropriate action to achieve goals.

Standard C: Students will understand safety and survival skills.