KES Counseling Department Goals
Personal/ Social/Behavior
1. Promote parental and community involvement in the school setting
2. Increase school-wide efforts toward student safety and behavior
3. Increase awareness of drugs and the effect on families, friends, and one’s own body
4. Cultivate an understanding and respect for self, individual differences, rights, worth and dignity
5. Develop effective problem-solving and decision making skills to make safe and healthy choices
6. Establish or continue long-term transitional awareness program
Academic and Career
7. Examine systemic data to increase an understanding of study skills, test taking skills, reduce absences and improve attitude toward school work
8. Improve student’s awareness of different kinds of careers
9. Improve student achievement through high expectations, frequent monitoring of student progress and staff activities
10. Target various interventions to address academic concerns