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2411 - GUIDANCE COUNSELING
The Board of Education requires that a planned program of guidance counseling be an integral part of the educational program of the schools.
Such a program can:
| 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. | aid students in identifying options and making choices in vocational and academic educational planning; | |
| D. | assist students in career awareness and planning; | |
| E. | help integrate all the student's experience so that s/he can better relate school activity to life outside the school; | |
| F. | help students learn to make their own decisions and solve problems independently. |
A program of guidance and counseling services shall be offered to all students in grades K through 12 and shall involve the coordinated efforts of all staff members under the professional leadership of certificated guidance and counseling personnel.
The Superintendent shall ensure that the implementation of a guidance program which carries out these purposes and:
| A. | involves all staff members at every appropriate 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 shares their concern for the development of the student; | |
| F. | provides means for sharing of information among appropriate staff members as may be in the best interests of the student; | |
| G. | is available to all students; | |
| H. | establishes a referral system which utilizes the aid the schools and community offer, guards the privacy of the student, and monitors the efficacy of such referrals, when practical. |
R.C. 2151.421, 2317.02(G)
A.C. 3301-35-03