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Secondary counseling

Licensed middle and high school counselors provide support for the needs of all students in the areas listed below and follow guidelines established by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).

  • Academic support and guidance
  • Career exploration
  • College planning
  • Personal and social development
  • Chemical counseling
  • Community resource referrals
  • Credit recovery advisement
  • Crisis intervention counseling
  • Individual counseling
  • Goal setting
  • Mental health referrals
  • Staff and parent consultation
  • Student disability support
  • Support groups

Counselors design and implement comprehensive programs within their schools that are data-driven and results-focused, and work with students through individual meetings, small groups and classroom settings.

Effective school counseling programs provide increased student achievement, post-secondary school enrollments, improved attendance and test scores and higher academic grades.

Mental Health Contacts

Contacts

Maureen Bechard

Maureen Bechard

Counselor-Middle School
Dakota Hills Middle School

6th Grade

Steven Dupic

Steven Dupic

Counselor-Middle School
Dakota Hills Middle School

6th, 7th, 8th Grade

Rachel Goodier

Rachel Goodier

Counselor-Middle School
Dakota Hills Middle School

7th Grade

Erica Kunert

Erica Kunert

Counselor-Middle School
Dakota Hills Middle School

8th Grade

Dana Withrow

Dana Withrow

School Psychologist
Dakota Hills Middle School