School Counseling

Charles City High School Counseling Department
“Supporting Every Student’s Path with a Commitment to Academic Excellence, Career Readiness, and Social-Emotional Development”
Read more about our "School Counseling Policy" at CCPS

School counselors focus their efforts on designing and implementing comprehensive programs that promote academic, career and social/emotional success for all students. School counselors acknowledge they may be the only counseling professional available to students and their families.

While implementing a comprehensive program school counselors seek to:

• Adhere to appropriate guidelines regarding confidentiality, the distinction between public and private information and consultation
• Direct students and parents to school and/or community resources for additional assistance through referrals that treat mental health issues (suicidal ideation, violence, abuse and depression)
• Deliver the school counseling core curriculum that proactively enhances awareness of mental health; promotes positive, healthy behaviors; and seeks to remove the stigma associated with mental health issues
• Recognize warning signs such as changes in school performance (changes in grades, attendance), mood changes, complaining of illness before school, increased disciplinary problems at school, experiencing problems at home or family situation (stress, trauma, divorce, substance abuse, exposure to poverty conditions domestic violence), communication from teachers about problems at school, and dealing with existing mental health concerns

The Charles City County School Board is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex, gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.  This commitment will prevail in all of its policies and practices concerning staff, students, educational programs and services, and individuals and entities with whom the Board does business.

Student Achievement: 

Schools that receive Title I funds must provide each parent information on the achievement level of their child on each of the state academic assessments. Charles City County Public Schools handles these notifications on a case by case basis.

Testing Transparency and Parent Opt Out:

On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) was signed into law. Section 1112(e)(2) of ESSA states that parents of students in Title I schools have a right to know about state or division policies regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by ESSA, including any policy, procedure, or parental right to opt students out of such assessments.