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GMS Counseling Program

The school counseling program at GMS is an integral component of our students' total educational program. While the counselors perform academic counseling functions such as high school registration, career planning, test-taking, and study skills enhancement; they primarily focus on the contemporary needs of the middle school student. GMS counselors help to promote the personal, social, educational, and emotional development of students as a whole. In harmony with the GMS academic goals, the counseling program challenges students to move beyond their current levels of maturity.

Our Mission Statement and Program Philosophy

The Glynn Middle School Counseling Program fosters an environment to support the mission of the Glynn County Board of Education and Glynn Middle School. The School Counseling Framework is designed to promote the formation of productive and responsible citizens by ensuring the academic, career and personal/social development of ALL students.

The Glynn Middle School Counselors Believe:

  • All children have a right to a quality education, including a sound developmental guidance and counseling program.
  • All students needs (ethical, cultural, etc) are taken into consideration when developing the guidance and counseling program
  • The school counselor is an advocate for breaking down the learning barriers for all students.

The school counseling program will:

  • Use data from needs assessments and school data systems to develop the counseling and guidance program;
  • Promote respect for individuality and diversity;
  • Encourage involvement of parents and teachers in monitoring the success and needs of students;
  • Be available to all students;
  • Be developmental and career/education oriented to cultivate academic success;
  • Utilitze technological and community resources; and
  • Be evaluated for success by school staff and administrators.

Services Provided

Guidance Curriculum: The guidance curriculum is based on guidance lessons and activities delivered to every student through classroom instruction, interdisciplinary curriculum, group activities and parent workshops.

Individual Student Planning: Individual student planning services consist of activities to help students to establish personal, career and academic goals and is implemented through individual and small group advisement.

Responsive Services: This consists of activities to meet the immediate needs and concerns of students. This is done through consultation, individual and small group counseling, guidance referrals and peer facilitation.

System Support: System support services are comprised of management activities to enhance the school counseling program. This includes professional development, consultation, collaboration and teaming and program management.

Non-Guidance/Administrative Assignments: These are assignments and administrative responsibilities the counselors handle, such as registration and scheduling of students.