CHE Counseling Department

Career Centers will begin February 29,2012

During the month of February and March, students will be able to rotate through various career centers in lieu of classroom guidance. Each grade level will receive one hour to explore the following information:

• What is a career?
• What type of training is needed for this career?
• Where does a person with this career work?
• What is the salary and outlook of this career?

The counselors will help the students navigate through the career centers and activites!

Below are the standards for the career centers:                               

National Standard: Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.

C:B1 Acquire Career Information

C:B1.7 Describe traditional and nontraditional career choices and how they relate to career choice

C:B1.8 Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence

employment trends and future training

Cobb Standard: PS4: Investigation of the World of Work

The learner will be able to acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.

Thank you,

Teresa Sirmans- Kindergarten and Fifth Grades

 Laquita Hardimon- First and Second Grades

 Margaret Crandall- Third and Fourth Grades

Welcome to the Cheatham Hill Elementary Counseling Blog!

 

Cheatham Hill Elementary Professional School Counseling Department

 

 

 

 Mission Statement

      The mission of the Cheatham Hill Elementary School Counseling program is to serve all students in the domains of academic, personal/social, and career development by providing effective support services that align with the learning styles of our students.

Philosophy

 

The counseling department of Cheatham Hill believes                                                    

• All students should have access to a quality comprehensive counseling program.
• All students can learn when provided a developmentally appropriate, rigorous, relevant, quality education.
• All students have a right to a counseling program that addresses the needs of the whole child and their changing needs.

 The counseling department of Cheatham Hill will

• Implement standard based curriculum adopted by local and national school counseling models.
• Utilize data to support program planning and evaluation.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to support the school’s instructional goals.

The counseling team will

• Participate in professional development to stay abreast of trends in school counseling.
•  Maintain ethical standards in the delivery of the school counseling program.
•  Advocate for all students’ well -being and academic success.

 

Your 2011-2012 counselors are:

Mrs.Laquita Hardimon,M.S.,LAPC,NCC-  First and Second grade counselor. Mrs. Hardimon is available Monday through Friday. 

Mrs.Margaret Crandall,M.Ed., -Third and Fourth grade counselor. Mrs. Crandall is available Monday through Friday.

Mrs. Teresa Sirmans,Ed.S.- Kindergarten and Fifth grade counselor. Mrs Sirmans is available Monday,Wednesday, and Friday afternoon

Please contact your counselor directly to schedule an appointment.



Counseling Services and Activities

Classroom Guidance,  Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, Parent Workshops, Book Club, Mentors and Volunteers, Lunch and Learn, Character Education, RTI, Red Ribbon Week, Holiday Food Drive.