{"id":139,"date":"2020-06-12T10:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:22:16","slug":"school-counseling-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/school-counseling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"School Counseling Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWhen school counseling is organized and implemented as a program, it places school counselors at the center of education, making it possible for them to contribute directly and substantially to their local school and district.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;Dr. Norm&nbsp;Gysbers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Do We Do? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Granite School District schools:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Comprehensive Counseling<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is\nour programmatic structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>College and Career Readiness<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(CCR) is our content emphasis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Using data<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;to\nensure equity, access, and opportunity strengthens our mission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Reaching every student<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;through individual CCR planning, responsive services for dropout prevention, and collaborative classroom instruction is our work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Granite School District is celebrating 30 years of comprehensive school counseling<br>program implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A little bit of history . . .<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 1988, the Utah State Board of Education launched an ambitious initiative to restructure the state\u2019s public secondary school counseling and guidance services based on a program model&nbsp;developed by Dr. Norman Gysbers, University of Missouri, Columbia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GSD secondary schools were among the first, state-wide, to come on board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GSD\u2019s Board of Education adopted the comprehensive program model in 1992.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utah State Board of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.utah.gov\/studentservices\/_studentservicesprograms\/_schoolcounseling\/schoolcounselingprograms\">implemented and funded Comprehensive Counseling<\/a> in 1994.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/ccr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr.png\" data-orig-size=\"3705,2372\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CCR Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-1024x656.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-1024x656.png\" alt=\"College and Career Readiness logo\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-1536x983.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/ccr-2048x1311.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do We Help? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granite School District wants all students to commit to graduate\nfrom high school college, career and life ready. &nbsp;Graduating from high\nschool is a great achievement, a milestone in anyone\u2019s life.&nbsp;However, high\nschool graduation is just a stepping stone to the rest of life.&nbsp; Students will leave Granite District ready\nfor college, career and life.&nbsp; Regardless\nof the route taken to a career, all need some of the very same skills to be\nsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granite School District\u2019s (GSD) College and Career Readiness (CCR)\nDepartment is all about helping students to be ready for that next step \u2014\nwhatever it might be. Getting students ready for college and career is an\nintegral part of&nbsp;GSD\u2019s culture. In addition to the academic rigor of our\nclassrooms, school counselors provide activities and events that spark\nimagination and provide assistance \u2014 individual planning meetings with students\nand parents, classroom or school wide lessons,&nbsp;\nsupporting PBIS, college days, career days, Reality Town, workshops and\nmore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, helping students to&nbsp;<strong>explore all of the options and opportunities&nbsp;<\/strong>in preparation for their future is a top priority. &nbsp;The&nbsp;<em>Student Planning Guide<\/em>&nbsp;provides information to help students be successful in high school and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-uj6M4m0tkTzCV7CvkNK1Df9r24jFE5w\/view?usp=drive_link\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Student-Planning-Guide-2020-2021-updated-2-2021.pdf\">Student Planning Guide English (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/ccr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/01\/Student-Planning-Guide-2020-2021-final-Spanish.pdf\">Student Planning Guide Spanish (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gsdcollegecareerready.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Granite School District Comprehensive Counseling and College and Career Readiness Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen school counseling is organized and implemented as a program, it places school counselors at the center of education, making it possible for them to contribute directly and substantially to their local school and district.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;Dr. Norm&nbsp;Gysbers What Do We Do? 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