School Counselor

Iris Calhoun

School counselors help students build bright futures.

The Elementary School Guidance Program is based on the South Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Counseling and Guidance State Model. Comprehensive and developmental means that it serves all students and provides learning opportunities that are individual and grade-appropriate. This model has four program components that include:

Guidance Curriculum thatincludes guidance content in a systematic way to all students through classroom and group activities. The three areas of development are Personal/Social (Learning to Live), Academic (Learning to Learn), and Career (Learning to Work).

Individual Planning assists student in monitoring and understanding their development for next step decisions.

Responsive Services addresses the immediate needs and concerns of students. Responsive services includes personal counseling; crisis counseling; agency referral; consultation with parents, teachers, and other professionals; support groups; and problem solving.

System Support includes program and staff support activities and services.

The Philosophy And Rationale of our program is based on the following beliefs:

• All children are unique and should be respected with dignity.

• Every student can succeed at high levels.

• Learning is a lifelong process.

• Fostering a positive self-image is the collaborative effort of the school, home and community leading to responsible and productive citizenship.

• Through guidance programs, the needs and diversity of all students are addressed at all educational levels.

• Every student needs appropriate personal and social skills to achieve optimum benefits from the educational program.

• Comprehensive guidance counseling is a developmentally appropriate program rather than support services.

• The guidance program is an integral part of the overall educational program and serves as a critical link to the instructional program and the community.

Each school in the district K-12 is staffed by at least one fully certified school counselor. Email Ms. Calhoun with your questions or concerns, or call 843-689-0415.

BCSD Character Education Program
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support

BCSD Character Education Program

Positive Behavior Interventions and Support

PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.

PBIS uses proactive education strategies to teach all students the expected behaviors in all school settings. Students do not know how to behave if they have not been taught. As teachers we use every opportunity to teach & reteach so that our students will have all the tools they need to be productive members of society.

Clear expectations for each area have been taught & are posted around the building.

Classroom/Specials
Hallway
Lunchroom
Restroom
Playground
Bus
Arrival/Dismissal
Assembly

All areas fall into the following 4 descriptors of responsible behavior.

B – Be Kind

E- Effort

S- Self Control

T- Teamwork

Good choices are modeled and reinforced through recognition, both verbal & through the use of GOTCHA cards.

GOTCHA cards are tangible reinforcement of positive behavior. When a student receives a GOTCHA they should be told clearly what behavior of our BEST they were exhibiting so that it serves as a teaching moment for other students.

Each class has developed their own system of recognizing GOTCHA cards & reinforcing positive behavior.

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Iris Calhoun

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