Jones & STEM Counseling Dept.

Hello Cougar Families!

We have loved getting to know your students this school year! Thank you for sending them every day ready to learn, grow, and thrive as we partner with you in their educational journeys. Feel free to reach out to your student's school counselor if you have any questions!

Guidance lessons will be provided throughout the school year to all students here at Jones & STEM Magnet MS. The lessons provided will focus on the following areas: Interpersonal Effectiveness, Intrapersonal Effectiveness, Personal Health and Safety, and Post-Secondary Planning and Career Readiness. School Counselors will provide guidance lessons through Social Studies or Science classes for 6th and 7th graders and through MAPS, AVID or Innovative Thinkers 3 for 8th graders.

In this component, school counselors intervene with or on behalf of those student whose personal circumstances, concerns, or problems are interfering with their healthy educational, personal, social, career and/or educational development.

*Responsive Services includes both individual and small group counseling.

*Responsive services are available through student self-referral, teacher/administrator referral, and/or parent referral.

The individual planning component guides students to plan, monitor, and manage their own educational, career, personal and social development.

System Support includes: research development, outreach, and professional development. This service indirectly benefit students by supporting other programs.

Click on this LINK to access the district's "Parents" page to access registration information, district newsletters, parental consent forms, Home Access Center (HAC), School Messenger, etc.

Home Access Center (HAC) is a great way for you to be able to keep up with student grades, attendance, and state test summary information. You can set triggers that will keep you aware of important information pertaining to your student(s) academic progress. Here is great resource: Quickstart Guide