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School Keys: Unlocking Excellence Through The Georgia School Standards

Keys The Georgia Department of Education recently scripted a set of rigorous schools performance standards which serve as the framework for a comprehensive and data-driven system of school improvement and support. Not only are students expected to demonstrate proficiency in numerous academic areas, but schools are also expected to demonstrate high impact practices which improve student achievement. Professional school counselors are one of the "keys" to school improvement. Using data from a variety of sources, school counselors help identify patterns of achievement and participate in planning academic interventions to address underachievement. School counselors also involve parents and other community members as active participants in the school mission. Finally, professional school counselors assess the learning climate of the school and promote practices which enhance the learning of all students.

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Welcome!

Animated_chalkboard_2_1 Welcome to the 2008-2009 Sope Creek Elementary Professional School Counselors' blog. We are excited to provide updated information about the professional school counseling program and how students and parents can benefit from the services provided to our families. We welcome your suggestions about this site. Use the handy email links to give us your feedback or call  770-916-7088 and follow the prompts. Your counselor for this school year will be:

Sara Jane Lombardi, MA: First Grade, Fifth Grade,  and in Third Grade: Ms. Jones, Ms. Blaeser, Ms. Paden & Ms. Smith, Ms. Gago

Sherise Hartman, Ed.S: Fourth Grade

Claire Murphy, Ed.S: Kindergarten, Second Grade, and in Third Grasde: Ms. Hodgson & Ms. Toomer, Ms. Wyckoff, Ms. Lawrence, Ms. Yim and Mr. Dunn

We also welcome Margaret Luckett to our professional school counseling department. Ms. Luckett will be spending the year with us as a counselor intern. She will receive her Masters in Education/School Counseling from Georgia State University next Spring.