Elementary School Counseling Program

Since 2004, CCCS has received two, three-year federal grants to fund the school’s counseling programs. Through these grants CCCS has established a comprehensive counseling protocol that addresses the psychological and emotional needs of all students, including increasing the range, availability, quantity, and quality of counseling services rendered, to create a school climate in which all students can achieve their maximum potential. Additionally, teachers learn techniques to de-escalate student conflict and reduce class disruptions.

Intended program outcomes include decreases in disciplinary referrals and increases in:

• Teachers classroom management skills
• Percentage of students proficient in core subjects
• Students’ awareness of types of jobs
• Students’ awareness of career opportunities and options in relation to personal aptitudes, interests and abilities
• Family participation in workshops
• Students’ positive behaviors and reduced behavioral referrals