607.1: COUNSELING PROGRAM

The board will provide a student guidance and counseling program. The school counselor will be certified with the Iowa Bureau of Educational Examiners and hold the qualifications required by the board. The guidance and counseling program will serve grades kindergarten through twelve. The program will assist students with their social, acedemic, and career development. The program is coordinated with the education program and will involve licensed school counselors working to develop a program in collaboration with parents or guardians, students, teachers, support staff, and administrators to support the curricular goals of the school.  

 

NOTE:  Although it is not mandated to have a guidance counselor, it is required that a counseling program exist.  This is a mandated policy and reflects the educational standards.  For more detailed discussion of this issue, see IASB's Policy Primer, Vol. 14 #3- June 27, 2001.

 

Legal Reference:

Iowa Code § 280.14; 622.10. 281 I.A.C. 12.3(11).

 

I.C. Iowa Code	Description
Iowa Code § 280.14	Uniform School Requirements - Administrators
Iowa Code § 622.10	Evidence - Communications in Professional Confidence

I.A.C. Iowa Administrative Code	Description
281 I.A.C. 12.3	Administration

Cross References

Code	Description
604.04	Program for At-Risk Students

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Approved     11/8/71           Reviewed     2/12/18            Revised   7/15/26