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Mill Creek Elementary Counseling Services
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Mill Creek Elementary School offers a wide variety of counseling services that follow the American School Counseling Association's national model. Our framework consists of the following four components: define, manage, deliver, and assess.
- Define
Your MCES School Counselors follow both student and professional standards that support the development and implementation of our program.
- Manage
We focus our helping role through both a vision and mission statement. These beliefs were created by a team of WCS Elementary School Counselors as follows:
Vision: The vision of the WCS Elementary School Counselors is to support the talent and character development of all students as they excel in academics, the arts, and athletics by shaping the climate of the school and the greater community.
Mission: WCS Elementary School Counselors will achieve its vision by providing exemplary programming which maximizes student development in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social growth.
- Deliver
Your MCES School Counselors will deliver both direct and indirect services through our school counseling curriculum instruction, consultation, collaboration, and counseling services.
- Assess
With the support of our Advisory Council, we strive to assess both our effectiveness and the contributions we make to all our student’s development throughout their elementary school years.
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Character Education
Your MCES School Counselors facilitate character development through Quantum Learning’s 8 Keys of Excellence. Each month, a new key is introduced and integrated into the school’s culture. The monthly keys are as follows:
- August: Introduction (the keyring)
- September: This Is It
- October: Ownership
- November: Speak with Good Purpose
- December: Commitment
- January: Failure Leads to Success
- February: Integrity
- March: Flexibility
- April: Balance
- May: Review of the Keychain
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Classroom Guidance
Your MCES School Counselors facilitate classroom guidance lessons in the Specials rotation. By following the Williamson County Schools Scope and Sequence, we teach developmentally appropriate lessons to all K-5 students. Topics focus on areas of personal/social development, academic success, and career introduction. The idea of being a “bucket filler” (originally from Don Clifton) grounds all of our classroom guidance lessons.
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Counseling Services
DIRECT SERVICES: Your MCES School Counselors are available to help students both individually and in a small group setting.
- Individual Counseling: All students are free to talk with one of the MCES School Counselors about personal concerns they may have. Students may be referred by teachers, parents, or a self-referral form provided by the counselors.
- Small Group Counseling: Small groups are organized to help students meet certain challenges they may be facing. These groups give students the opportunity to come together with like peers to acquire specific skills in a confidential setting. Examples of small groups include:
- empowerment groups to help children build confidence
- anger management groups to help students learn how to deal with anger
- grief groups to help children cope with the death of a loved one
- changing family groups to help children adjust to transitions from divorce, remarriage, and/or step-families
Please contact your child’s teacher or one of the MCES School Counselors if you feel your child could benefit from a small group setting.
INDIRECT SERVICES: Your counseling team provides consultation and collaboration to our school family in the following ways:
- 504 Facilitation- Mrs. Finch serves as our 504 Coordinator
- Community Outreach- Mr. Pepperman coordinates and distributes charitable contributions for Mill Creek Elementary School
- PBIS Initiatives- Mrs. Finch and Mr. Pepperman support our positive behavior interventions and supports
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Counselor Contact Information
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Stop and Think
A Fairview Elementary school counselor is encouraging her students to stop and think, and the district is encouraging others to embrace the concept as well.
