Ida Public School District |
Bylaws & Policies |
2411 - GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
The Board of Education requires that a planned program of guidance and counseling be an integral part of the educational program of the District. Such a program should:
A. | assist students in achieving their optimum growth; | ||
B. | enable students to draw the greatest benefit from the offerings of the instructional program of the schools; | ||
C. | assist students in career awareness and planning and in the selection of appropriate postsecondary educational opportunities; | ||
D. | help integrate all the student's experience so that s/he can better relate school activity to life outside the school; | ||
E. | help students learn to make their own decisions and solve problems independently. |
The Superintendent is directed to implement the counseling and guidance program which carries out these purposes and:
A. | involves appropriate staff members at every level; | ||
B. | honors the individuality of each student; | ||
C. | is integrated with the total educational program; | ||
D. | is coordinated with available resources of the community; | ||
E. | cooperates with parents and recognizes their concern and ideas for the development of their children; | ||
F. | provides means for such sharing of information among such appropriate staff members as may be in the best interests of the student; | ||
G. | establishes a referral system which utilizes all the aid the schools and community offer, guards the privacy of the student, and monitors the effectiveness of such referrals. |
M.C.L.A. 380.1233A, 380.1172