School Guidance Counselor

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School GuidanceCounselor

• Traci Test, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
• Minshew Elementary
• 2008-2009

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TEA Guidance Strands

• Self Confidence Development
• Motivation to Achieve
• Decision Making/Goal Setting/Planning Problem
  Solving Skills
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Social Skills)
• Communication Skills
• Cross Cultural Effectiveness
• Responsible Behavior

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Responsive Services

• Student Concerns-email, office, lockers
• Resources
• McKinney Vento Homeless Act
• CPS
• Additional resource point on campus Holli Shegog

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Guidance

• 1st semester, 2x month
• 2nd semester, at least 1x month
• Shared drive-cps, schedule
• Chick-fil-a Core Essentials
• New student group, Fridays 845-915am
• Small Groups

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Additional Information

• Reach Business Mentors
• Coordinated Health Program, Health TEKS
• Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 27th-31st
• RRW bmx presentation 10/30
• Career Week-parent vertical
• Colt Compliments

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Additional Information

• Ready Set Teach
• Protecting You/Protecting Me
• PALS
• WHO programantivictimization
• 504accommodations
• At riskyellow intervention form
• AVID-5th grade

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Peer Mediation Team

• 4th 5th grade, during specials recess
• PM training Sept. 11th 12th, 800am-1200pm
• Slips on campus, lockers, or email
• Kg 1st recess
• Working lunch, behavior on campus, etc.

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To live is to laugh. William
ShakespeareBaby steps. Bill Murry What About
Bob?We must be the change we wish to see in
the world. Gandhi

• We are all in this together. High School
  Musical
• Questions? 2-7308

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WELCOME