The school counselors at Arcado Elementary School believe:
All students have the ability to learn and achieve educational success.
All students have worth and should be treated with dignity, respect, and equity.
All students should have access to a safe and nurturing learning environment.
A successful comprehensive school counseling program helps to remove potential barriers so that children's achievement is supported.
As professional school counselors, our role is to advocate for every student in the building.
Our curriculum is best delivered by certified professional school counselors to meet the unique developmental needs of each student.
Data drive our school counseling program decisions and implementation.
Our work as professional school counselors is guided by ASCA's ethical standards.
Parents and teachers should be an integral part of the student's educational decision-making process.
Students’ learning should come first in all educational decisions.
Student engagement and the joy of learning facilitate positive academic and behavioral growth.
Our students should leave our program with an understanding of empathy and the ability to encourage others.
All students can become life-long learners and develop leadership potential.
Students should appreciate and embrace diversity, as well as be proud of their own heritage.
Students should develop problem-solving skills that will enable them to become confident, unique thinkers.
All students should leave our school with a general understanding of college, career, and post-secondary options, to prepare them for an internationally competitive future.