Guidance Program

 
Misty Taylor, Counselor

 Everyone on this planet just wants to be included in some group. Whether it be at school, home or work, we look for others like ourselves. Humans need acceptance and a sense of belonging. My goal as guidance counselor is to help every student see their worth in this world in themselves.

Misty Taylor

The Power of a Smile
If you can take the broken dreams of men
And help them fit the pieces back again;
If you can sit with sorrow for a while
And help disperse the storm clouds with a smile,
The sun will shine, not in their lives alone;
Its light will be reflected in your own.
When all the walls you built with patient care
You wake someday to find no longer there,
When all your hopes and plans have gone away,
If you still smile and hold your head up high,
Your friends will find worthy of their trust
And help rebuild the ruins from the dust.
By Anna M. Priestly

Vinemont Elementary School’s comprehensive counseling and guidance program provides benefits for students by addressing their emotional, social, psychological, and intellectual needs. The program includes activities that are designed to address the needs

of all students by assisting them to acquire competencies in knowledge of self and others, establish social skills and learning behaviors, and identify educational goals.

Services Provided

* Guidance Curriculum:
Monthly classroom guidance- conducts large group activities based on state and local guidelines. Covered topics include study skills, drug awareness, career awareness, self-esteem, friendship, anger management, good decision-making/goal setting and safety.

* Responsive Services:
Individual counseling
Transitional Services
VIPS Mentoring
New Student Assistance

System Support:
Community Resource Liaison:
    Testing
    Special Education Services LEA

 Counseling Resources

                        Services                                                          Telephone/Email