Counseling Services

The vision of Jackson Public School District Office of Counseling Services is to become a distinguished comprehensive counseling program aligned with the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) standards.

The mission of Jackson Public School District Office of Counseling Services is to provide a proactive, comprehensive counseling program that addresses students’ academic, social and emotional development. This will be accomplished through partnerships with all stakeholders to enable all students to become productive citizens and lifelong learners.

OFFICE OF COUNSELING SERVICE GOALS

• ACADEMICS:
  • To provide resources that will aid in increasing the graduation rate to 80% by the year of 2021.
• ATTENDANCE:
  • To communicate with stakeholders to develop and implement a plan that will support student’s attendance, leading to a 95% district wide Average Daily Attendance (ADA).
• BEHAVIOR:
  • To utilize researched-based practices to decrease the number of Office Discipline Referrals (ODR) by 10% district wide.