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Under the Office of College and Career Readiness

Dr. Darlene Fry, Director of the Office of College and Career Readiness
email: darlene.fry@spps.org
direct phone: 651-744-1308

School Counseling Department
Phone: 651-603-4946    Fax: 651-603-4969


LOOK WHAT'S NEW!
Practicum Application Information
PSEO Institution Links - updated links and documents (updated 2/6/12)
Counselor Directories - placements and website links added and updated (updated 10/31/11)
Crisis Response Team - documents and contact information (updated 9/20/11)
K-6 School Counseling: Best Practices (updated 05/03/09)

Saint Paul School Counselors provide counseling programs in three domains: academic, career and personal/social. Their services and programs help students resolve emotional, social or behavioral problems and help them develop a clearer focus or sense of direction. Effective counseling programs are important to the school climate and a crucial element in improving student achievement.



Minnesota's School Counseling Crunch

How Kids are Caught Between Shrinking Investment & Increasing Demand on their Counselors
By John Fitzgerald
Minnesota 2020 Fellow

Minnesota school children's mental health and academiccounseling needs have dramatically increased in the last two years;however, funding and hiring of school counselors has not kept up withthis growing demand. Compounding the problem for children is thatMinnesota has traditionally lagged behind the rest of the nation instudent-to-counselor ratios, ranking 49th out of 50 since the beginningof this decade. As a result, student's academic, social and mentalhealth problems are going unaddressed.

Click here to read full report. (you will be directed away from Guidance, Counseling and Related Services website.)

 

Any questions or suggestions can be directed to Wendy Eidem or click here to submit a form.
 
 

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