Comprehensive School Counseling

Investing in You

Vision 

All students are becoming expert learners who will be able to meet the challenges and high expectations of the 21st century because they are college-, career-, and life-ready.  They are successful, productive citizens who are able to reach their fullest potential as well as make a positive difference in their home, workplace and global community.

Mission

The school counselors deliver a comprehensive, data-driven program that helps all students to gain the attitudes and knowledge necessary for academic success, career exploration and social/emotional development.  We partner with other educators and stakeholders to advocate for equity and access for all.  By investing in all students, we help them to learn the importance of investing in themselves.

Academic & Career Planning

Our ACP Mission

Empower ALL students to travel the road to adulthood through education and training.

Our ACP Vision

Grade 5-12 Academic and Career Planning (ACP) is a comprehensive process that engages families and our community to inspire, educate, and support each student in developing interests and creating his or her own plan.

Parent & Community Involvement in ACP

Parent involvement in ACP is critical.  In grades 7, 9 & 11, TEAM Talks with individual students and their parents/guardians are held? to discuss their current and future plans.  We also encourage parents to register for their own Xello account via their child’s account.  The community is also an integral component of ACP.  Thanks to Inspire Sheboygan County (a valuable addition to Xello), many local businesses are assisting our schools in preparing the students of our county for their future.

High School ACP
Middle School ACP

Comprehensive Counseling Services

The Comprehensive School Counseling Program at The School District of Sheboygan Falls.

The School District of Sheboygan Falls School Counseling Program is based on the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model and the American School Counseling Association

The School Counselors support ALL students through:

Direct Services

  • Instruction (Classroom)

  • Individual Advisement

  • Academic Support

  • Student/Parent Conferencing

  • Student Transitions

  • Future Planning

  • Individual & Small Group Counseling

  • Crisis Counseling

  • Conflict Resolution

Indirect Services

  • Referrals to Community Agencies

  • Consultation & Collaboration with parents, administration, staff and students

Program Defining, Managing, & Assessing

  • Facilitating positive communication between school, community, and families

  • Professional Development

  • Program Management

  • At-Risk Programming

TEAM Talk Information

Together Everyone Achieves More

What Do We Discuss at a Conference?

Fourth Grade:

  • Introduce Academic Career Planning (ACP)

  • Strengths and Interests

  • Transition to the middle school

Seventh Grade:

  • Academic & Career Planning (ACP) overview

  • Career Cruising exploration

  • Student Learning Style

  • Academic, social & emotional well-being check

Ninth & Eleventh Grade:

  • Transcript and academic progress review

  • ACP review & career exploration

  • Co-curricular & community involvement

  • ACT information and practice tools (juniors only)

  • Aspire Testing review (juniors only)

  • Campus visit, application, scholarship & financial aid information (juniors only)

What is a TEAM Conference?

Conferencing is an opportunity for counselors, parents/guardians & students to meet together to discuss, plan and collaborate in order to help ensure academic, personal & social success throughout the student’s school career and beyond. TEAM Conferences are held in grades 4, 7, 9 & 11. Conferences generally last between 20 and 40 minutes and are held in the counselor’s office during the school day. More detailed information, including scheduling information, will be mailed to families during conferencing years.

Topics & Themes

Grades 4K-4

Possible topics include:

  • Academic Success Skills 

  • Self-esteem

  • Decision making

  • Problem solving/Size of Problems

  • Self-motivation and Goal setting

  • Career exploration

  • Feelings

  • Self-regulation and Self-control

  • Character education

  • Healthy Choices

  • Grit/Growth Mindset

  • Coping skills and Stress management

  • Relationship building (social skills/getting along)

  • Social responsibility

  • Cooperation 

  • Self-advocacy and Assertiveness

  • Mental health topics 

  • (other topics of need)

Grades 5-8

Possible topics include:

  • ACP (Academic Career Planning)

  • Development of whole self

  • Self-confidence 

  • Critical-thinking skills

  • Post secondary education

  • Self-motivation

  • Career exploration

  • Goal setting

  • Self-regulation

  • Self-control

  • Overcoming barriers

  • Coping skills

  • Relationship building

  • Social responsibility

  •  Cooperation 

  • Self-advocacy

  • Mental health topics 

  • (Other topics of need  indicated by students or staff)

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