Mission: "Bridge health and academics to enhace social, mental and physical well being of all students and staff of Jefferson County Schools"

Goals:

• Promote healthy environment in Jefferson County Schools
• Promote awareness of the connection between student health and wellness to their academic success
• Maintain state and local partnerships necessary to implement the coordinated school health model
• Provide education and needs assessments for coordinated school health in Jefferson County 

Benefits:

• Improve student performance
• Increase healthcare services
• Increase health education
• Increase student class time
• Increase number of students that recieve health screens
• Reduce absenteeism and tardies

School Health Initiatives

• Health Screenings
• Nutrition Nuggets
• Teen Food and Fitness
• CPR Training
• Flu vaccines staff and students
• Health School Teens
• Dental Sealent Program
• Well Check 
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• Ollie Otter and Rudy Raccoon
• School Health Advisory Teams

Coordinator School Health 8 Components

Coordinated School Health is an effective system designed to connect health (physical, emotional and social) with education. This coordinated approach improves students' health and their capacity to learn through the support of families, communities and schools working together. The Office of Coordinated School Health works with many partners to address school health priorities.

The Coordinated School Health (CSH) model is a method of connecting health and learning that consists of eight inter-related components. This approach constitutes a systems change by improving students' health and their capacity to learn through personal responsibility, and the support of families, communities and school.

By definition all Coordinated School Health components work together to improve the lives of students and their families. Although these components are listed separately, it is their composite which allows CSH to have significant impact. A list of definitions of each component is available in printable format. 

The mission of Jefferson County School Counselors is to provide all students with a comprehensive counseling program centered around national and state counseling standards helping students attain the highest level of achievement through their growth in academics, career, and personal/social domains in partnership with administrators, teachers, parents, and Community.
 

School Counselors Resource Folder

Resources and information include 

School Counselor Goals:

1. Student counseling services are provided by counselors for ALL students, through individual and /or small group counseling, classroom guidance lessons, collaborative meetings with parents, and consultations with teachers, staff and community stakeholders.
2. The comprehensive school counseling program focuses on identifying and teaching students those skills that are developmentally appropriate to maximize the success of every student mentally and emotionally using the American School Counseling Association model.
3. Each school counseling program develops goals and programs delivery bases on their school data and identified needs related to achievement for specifically designed activities and interventions for students.

School Counselor Beliefs:

1. All students can achieve and meet high standards that will result in college and career readiness.
2. To address the developmental needs of all students a comprehensive school counseling program is needed using state and national standards planned, managed, delivered and evaluated by professional, licensed school counselors.
3. The school counselor's role as a leader in the schools is to advocate for all students, support teachers and administrators, collaborate with parents and community and provide services to ensure the maximum growth of every individual student.
4. Guiding the development of the comprehensive school counseling program is the through analysis of school and student data to maximize student achievement.
5. Adhering to the ASCA Ethical Standards for school counselors ensures a quality of professionalism assuring the highest moral principals are applied.

School Counselors are available to students and parents during regular school hours.

Contact your school to schedule an appointment.