| Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2411 - GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
The Board of Education requires that a planned program of guidance and counseling be an integral part of the educational program of the schools. Such a program must be found in the District Comprehensive Guidance Plan and may:
| A. | assist students in achieving their optimum growth; | |
| B. | enable students to obtain maximum benefit from the offerings of the instructional program of the schools; | |
| C. | aid students in identifying options and making choices in vocational and academic planning; | |
| D. | help integrate all the student's experience so that s/he can better relate school activity to life outside the school; | |
| E. | help students learn to make their own decisions and solve problems independently. |
A program of guidance and/or counseling shall be offered to all students and shall be limited to the services of a professional staff of fully-licensed guidance personnel;
The Superintendent is directed to implement the adopted counseling and guidance program which carries out these purposes and:
| A. | involves appropriate staff members at every level; | |
| B. | honors the individuality of each student; | |
| C. | is integrated with the total educational program; | |
| D. | is coordinated with available resources of the community; | |
| E. | provides means for such sharing of information among such appropriate staff members as may be in the best interests of the student; | |
| F. | is available equally to all students; | |
| G. | establishes a referral system which utilizes all the aid the schools and community offer, guards the privacy of the student, and monitors the effectiveness of such referrals. |
R.C. 2151.421, 2317.02 (G)
A.C. 3301-35-03