Guidance

Overview

Ferndale Area Elementary School has developed and implemented a developmental guidance program. Our developmental guidance program is a comprehensive, balanced, and sequential plan that is based on the results of a building-wide needs assessment regarding the students in the Ferndale Area Elementary School. A needs assessment reviews the social, personal, academic, and career needs of students in our school. Programming is then directed to meet the needs in each grade level as well as the National Standards for School Counseling Programs. Teachers, counselor, and the principal then develop class activities and counseling initiatives. Home visits are conducted to assist in meeting the needs of children and families in the Ferndale Area School District. Our guidance department also collaborates with local agencies to work with students who need intensive interventions through programs or counseling outside of the school setting.

 

Components of the Elementary Counseling Program

• • Classroom guidance lessons are presented in all classrooms, Grades K-6
  • Career Awareness activities in all grades K4-6
  • Individual & group counseling as needed
  • Referrals to community agencies/services as needed
  • Participates in ESAP
  • Participates in Family Support Team
  • Consulting with teachers, administration, outside agencies and parents to address behavioral, academic and emotional needs 

 

Classroom Lessons include, but are not limited to the following topics…

• • Friendship
  • Kindness
  • Personal Space
  • Career Awareness
  • Respect
  • Cooperation/Teamwork
  • Decision Making 
  • Peer Pressure
  • Tattling

 

Programs Offered

• • Good Touch/Bad Touch - Grades K4, Kindergarten, 1 and 2
  • Cyberbullying - Grades 3-6
  • Too Good for Drugs presented by the Learning Lamp - Grades 3-5
  • Kids Don’t Gamble...Wanna Bet? Gambling Prevention Program presented by the Learning Lamp - Grade 6
  • Botvin Life Skills Program presented by ACRP - Grade 6
  • Scheduling/Orientation to the Jr/Sr High School presented by School Counselor - Grade 6

 

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Resources

 

Academic Supports

Online Tutoring, Homework Help and Test Prep in Math, Science, English and Social Studies - Tutor.com for Families - At Tutor.com, you get a professional online tutor whenever you need help. You work one-to-one with your tutor in our online classroom on your specific homework problem until it's done.

www.tutor.com

Tutor.com - Tutor.com is tutoring the way it was meant to be. You get an expert tutor whenever you need help, and you work one-to-one with your tutor in our online classroom on your specific problem until it's done. You never need to make an appointment—or even leave the house!

www.tutor.com

https://www.pheaa.org/

www.shapethesky.org

PA Career Standards

https://kids.gov

 

Andrea Sheesley - Regional Homeless Coordinator, ARIN Intermediate Unit #28

Telephone:  724-463-5300 ext. 1235

Email: asheesley@iu28.org

 

Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (CWIA)

workstats.dli.pa.gov

 

Bullying Resources

Stop Bullying - Great Site for bullying prevention, facts, information, and webisodes for the students. The www.stopbullying.gov website has been relaunched and revitalized. Please check out the information at the link provided.

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

 

Surviving Bullies Project | Surviving Bullies Project - Officially, we are the Surviving Bullies Project, a "grassroots effort dedicated to helping targets of bullying, their family, friends and community."

www.survivingbullies.org

 

Career Resources

Career Exploration Guides and Resources for Younger Students - Contributing to a greater awareness of the Vocational /Career and Technical education system. Creating a central location for Career and Technical Education resources for students and educational professionals.

www.khake.com

CareerShip - An Online Career Exploration Adventure. Your mission is to fuel your Career Ship by learning about careers.

mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/

Jump$tart.org | Home - Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jump$tart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.

www.jumpstart.org

My Future - Sure the future can be a little overwhelming, but that's why you're here, to get the information you need to make smart choices, and get excited about all the possibilities.

www.myfuture.com

PA Career Zone

www.pacareerzone.org/

http://cambria.pa.networkofcare.org/mh/