School Counseling Department

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!
Counselor Directories - placements and website links added and updated (updated 10/31/11)
Crisis Response Team - documents and contact information (updated 9/20/11)
Practicum Application Information (updated 09/01/11)
PSEO Institution Links - updated links and documents (updated 10/18/10)
Counselor Calendar- meetings and locations updated (updated 10/18/10)
K-6 School Counseling: Best Practices (updated 05/03/09)


SPPS Counselor Wins Statewide School Counselor of the Year Award
Kathy Drinkwine was presented with the 2010 Minnesota School Counselor Association - Elementary Counselor of the Year Award on Monday, May 3. 

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.)

 


This web site is designed as an information source for students, families, and professionals alike. We are committed to and are proud to serve students in the areas of academics, career, and personal/social development.

This is an exciting time for our students today. We live in an increasingly diverse society, with new technologies, and expanding opportunities.  Saint Paul Public Schools has 90 licensed professional school counselors working to help ensure that every Saint Paul Public School student is prepared to become the next generation of parents, workers, leaders, and citizens.

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.

Feel free to browse the pages and link our web site to yours if you feel the information is useful.


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