Counseling Services

The Cherry Creek School District proudly employs licensed school counselors for all middle and high school students. School counselors are essential to helping shape and support a positive school culture and assisting students in planning for their life after middle and high school.

What Do School Counselors Do?

School counselors are, at a minimum, master's-level, state-licensed professionals uniquely qualified to support students by offering a combination of direct and indirect services that fall into the following three domains: academic, social-emotional, and career/college planning. School counselors develop comprehensive counseling curricula focused on student outcomes that meet student standards. The delivery method includes classroom lessons, small groups, and individual planning. Through the leadership, collaboration, and advocacy of school counselors, equity and access to rigorous academic experiences are promoted.

Collaborating with college and career professionals, developing community relationships, supporting the school mental health team, serving on leadership teams or district committees, volunteering as crisis team members, and sponsoring clubs or activities before and after school are just a few ways school counselors are active members of their school communities. In addition, school counselors provide classroom curriculum, small groups, and individual planning. In addition, they provide parent information sessions and participate in 504, advanced learning plan (ALP), and individualized education plan (IEP) meetings. They collect and analyze data to ensure they meet ALL students' needs. 

The Office of Career and Innovation supports all Cherry Creek school counselors and believes in the following vision and mission.

Vision
All school counselors implement a comprehensive school counseling program that enhances every student's academic success, college, career, and life readiness, and social/emotional development. School counselors and school counseling programs are integral to every school's mission.

Mission
To support the school counseling profession and equip school counselors to create equitable opportunities and inclusive environments that enable all students to succeed.

The Role of School Counselors

The school counselor's role is to be the student's best advocate. While the caseloads and duties may vary from school to school, The American School Counselor Association, the professional organization for school counselors, provides the following statement and a sample list of counselor-appropriate duties.

The Role of the School Counselor