Counselor

Have questions? Contact: Jessica Hirst

Email: jessica.hirst@hart.k12.ga.us

Our school counselor provides a variety of services for the students and families of North Hart Elementary. The school counselor is uniquely trained to provide self-management skills, emotional development support, social skills and other services necessary to help every child be successful in school. With the cooperation of teachers, administrators, community resources and our school counselor, every child can reach their full potential. 

a. Counseling, school-based mental health programs, specialized instructional support services, mentoring services, and other strategies to improve students’ skills outside the academic subject areas.

* Preparation for and awareness of opportunities for education, which may include career and technical education programs. The counselor will use Title I funds to purchase resources for classroom guidance and small groups.

*Career Clusters will continue through Ag Day, Career Day, and Fine Arts Day.

*PBIS will be implemented school-wide to reinforce good behavior.

*The counselor will use individual and/or small group counseling to address various needs (grief, divorce, social, academic, attendance)

*Communities In Schools (CIS) is an organization that provides our school with support in terms of providing volunteers, tutors, and mentors. The organization does an excellent job of making sure that the adults coming into our building have background checks and are certified to work with students. The point of contact for our school is our counselor. h

b. Career Clusters will be addressed through various community days- Ag Day, Career Day, and Fine Arts Day. This will help support post-secondary goals.

*Small groups will be pulled and whole class guidance will be provided for career clusters as well.