The College Board, May, 2009

Snapshot:  T.C. Williams High School

She’d heard it before. When school counselor Laura Newton listened to new principal Mel Riddile expound on his goals for the school, and how this time they would be achieved by empowering the staff, she did so with skepticism arising from years of frustration. Despite advanced degrees and years of experience, the counselor office run by Laura and her colleagues was usually an afterthought to the principal, who had too many other things to worry about. Laura’s frustration was very real. Rather than using their expertise to guide students to a better education, the counselors at T.C. Williams were often little more than scheduling machines. It is no wonder that when Dr. Riddile announced that he would focus on helping students, and that he “saw counselors as part of the solution, not as scheduling clerks,” she was dubious.

http://www.rapsa.org/pdf/finding_a_way.pdf

A Survey of Principals and Counselors, May, 2009,

By Doreen Finkelstein, The College Board

Why Survey Principals and Counselors on the Principal-Counselor Relationship?

School principals and school counselors have something in common: both want to see students succeed. And although their individual roles and responsibilities are very different, both principals and counselors face difficulties and challenges in their efforts to improve student outcomes within the school. When principals and counselors can work effectively together, their efforts stand a far better chance of making a difference and helping all students achieve.

http://www.rapsa.org/pdf/a_closer_look.pdf

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