Perceived Roles
I believe the roles and
responsibilities of a guidance counselor is a vital instrument in the success
of our students. Guidance counselors assist students and their parents with
creating the best four year plan or choosing the best diploma choice based upon
the student’s career interest. Their role in this matter can be quite hectic as
students may not adhere to appointment times by either being late or not coming
at all. Schedule changes, failing classes also become obstacles in trying to
keep students on the right track.
Testing is another
responsibility of guidance counselors. Counselors do their best to ensure that
students preferably 10-12 grade have taken either the PSAT, SAT or ACT. Equipping
the students with the knowledge needed to successfully register for these
exams. I am still surprised at how many students still do not take their IDs to
take their tests.
As an instructor, if I
have a student that may be pregnant, come to school with defying odor, or may
have issues that need to be addressed, the guidance counselor is usually the first
point of contact before other school’s personnel is involved.
Guidance counselors also
provide exposure to the students by having representatives from not only local
colleges but out of state colleges to come to campus for the students to gather
information, field trips to colleges giving students an opportunity to apply on
the spot, financial workshops to assist with FAFSA forms, and apply to college
day to assist seniors with an opportunity to apply to one school of their
choice.
And most importantly,
guidance counselors are an important part of CTAE. I’m sure we can all attest
to having students who have no desire to be in our pathway however they are
scheduled in our classes. The communication between CTAE and the counselors and
information and knowledge of our programs is mandatory so they may schedule the
“interested” student into the appropriate program.
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