What does confidentiality mean?
- When you come to see us anything you talk to us about is kept confidential.
- This means that BY LAW we cannot and do not share the information you give us to anyone.
What exceptions are there to confidentiality?
We will need to share information with another under the following circumstances:
- The counselor and student agree to share the information with another person.
- The counselor is concerned that the student may cause harm to self or others.
- The student informs the counselor of abuse, neglect, or other violation of the child protection act.
When should parents contact the School Counselor?
- When you need assistance with educational planning.
- Correct academic level placement
- Honors placement
- Extra support
- If you would like to discuss issues:
- If only 1 or 2 classes are affected, please contact teachers directly.
- If 3 or more classes are affected, contact counseling.
- If you or your student need financial assistance.
- Free/reduced lunch
- school supplies
- sports fees
- partial scholarship for field trips/events
- You know of difficulties at home that may interfere with student's learning such as death, divorce, change in living situation or finances.
- You need referrals for community resources.
- child/family counseling
- drug/alcohol counseling
- tutoring services
When should a parent contact the teacher?
Teachers work with students daily and know their individual needs so contact your child's teacher when you need information specific to their classrooms.
- Curriculum
- Assignments
- Tests/quizzes
- Grades
Often teachers have websites that may include:
- general information about classes they teach
- syllabi
- student progress reports
Email is an efficient and appropriate way to communicate with teachers
- List of Teachers Contact Information
- Email = firstinitiallastname@nsd.org (EX. Mr. Bob Titan = btitan@nsd.org)