Guidance and Counseling Program

Horner Junior High Counselors ...

Assist students to develop responsible behavior and attitude toward learning.

Coordinate guidance activities for students to build confidence, personal awareness, problem-solving skills, and positive peer relationships.

Provide small groups and short term counseling to help children cope with events in their lives in which they may not have control.

Involve parents in the joint planning of their student's academic and vocational goals.

Consult with teachers and administrators in order to meet the needs of students and create intervention plans.

Promote acceptance and appreciation of persons of all ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Provide a link to community resources for students and their families.

GUIDANCE AND STUDENT PLANNING

Counselors assist students and parents in development of academic and career plans for high school and post-secondary options. They prepare students for academic transitions and facilitate individual decision-making. Students are given direction on appropriate course selection and counselors develop an educational plan.

Students increase their personal awareness by identifying strengths and weaknesses while applying this newly acquired self-knowledge to career and educational choices. These competencies and skills aid them in their future planning.


Student Guidance Planning Highlights & Presentations

*Junior High Transition Information to Parents (September)
*Incoming Student Evaluations (ongoing)
*Counselors' Role & Service (September)
*Academic Planning & School Policies (September)
*8th Grade Promotion Requirements (April)
*Student Registration (March)
*Summer School Registration (May)

RESPONSIVE & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

Counselors address students' immediate needs and concerns as well as create prevention strategies. Academically, counselors create intervention plans and monitor student progress to assist student under achievement.

Counselors respond to a myriad of student personal and social areas. In general, the counseling goal is to stabilize the student in crisis through individual or group counseling and then, offer referrals to community resources to address the students's particular needs.

Services Available:

Crisis Counseling
Peer Conflict Mediation
Individual Intervention Plans
Short Term Counseling
Parent Contact and Conferences
Referrals to Community Resources

COUNSELOR STAFF


Dayna Segner, Seventh & Eighth Grade Counselor

Honors and GATE Program for 7th and 8th grade students
Student Study Team and 504 meetings coordinator
Junior High Registration & Transition
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Office Hours: 7:30am to 3:00pm
Phone: (510) 656-4000 extension 48112

Veronica Serrano, Eighth Grade Counselor

Spanish speaker and fluent in American Sign Language
High School Registration & Transition
Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays (1 semester)
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (2 semester)
Office Hours: 7:30am to 3:00pm
Phone: (510) 656-4000 extension 48108