Welcome back to the 2012-13 school year! Our school was transformed over the summer during a major renovation. Now, all we need to be complete are our wonderful students! Please come see the new counselor offices located in the front office area. You may access our offices via the school's reception area, or from the First Grade hallway. We are excited to be centrally located and can't wait to begin our classroom lessons.
Sope Creek registered over 100 new students during the summer in addition to our newest rising Kindergartners. The counselors will spend the first few weeks of this school year becoming acquainted with both new and returning students. It is our goal that each of our students have a magnificent year filled with challenge and triumph. Please contact any one of us should you have any concerns for your child.
When you visit this blog you can access 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 professional school counselor for this school year will be:
Jennifer Frederick, MS: Second Grade and Special Education classes. Ms. Frederick is available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday by appointment. Her office is #D111.
Sara Jane Lombardi, MA: First Grade ( Ms. White, Ms. Aronson, Ms. King, Ms. Terrel), Third Grade, and Fifth Grade. Ms. Lombardi is available Monday through Friday by appointment. Her office is #D112.
Claire Murphy, Ed.S: KIndergarten, First Grade (Ms. Harrie, Ms. Clayton, Ms. Brendel, Ms. Dingess), and Fourth Grade. Ms. Murphy is available Monday through Friday by appointment. Her office is #D113.
Finally, we want to welcome Ms. Ruth Chancey Bowen who will be joining us as a school counseling intern from Georgia State University! It is always a pleasure to host student counselors and be a part of their professional development.
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Our Mission
In alignment with the missions of the Cobb County School District, the Cobb County Professional School Counseling Department, and Sope Creek Elementary School, we will provide a comprehensive, developmental counseling program addressing the academic, career and personal/social development of all students. School counselors are professional school advocates who provide support to maximize student potential and academic achievement, and provide directed assistance to those students experiencing barriers to academic success. Our mission is to ensure that all students have access to and are prepared with the knowledge and skills to contribute at the highest levels as productive members of a diverse society.
Your counselors are committed to supporting the Sope Creek Student and School Performance Goals. The Student Performance Goal is: all students will meet or exceed standards in Math, Reading, and English Language Arts and the number of students who exceed standards will increase, as a result of writing across the curriculum. The School Performance Goal is: develop, through the implementation of the Highly Effective Teaching model, a professional learning community where all stakeholders foster collaboration and build trust to achieve common goals.
Our Philosophy
The professional school counselors of Sope Creek Elementary School believe:
- All students have dignity and worth
- All students can learn
- All students can be productive members of society
- All students have the right to participate in a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate school counseling program
- All students’ ethnic, cultural, racial, sexual, and developmental differences and special needs are valued and considered in planning and implementing the school counseling program
- All students benefit from a strong home/school partnership
- All students benefit from primary prevention
- All students benefit from a risk-free learning environment
The comprehensive professional school counseling program has as its foundation the American School Counselor Association National Model and:
- Is based on specified goals and developmental standards, competencies, and indicators for all students in grades K-5 in academic, career, and personal/social development domains
- Is aligned with the Cobb County School District and Sope Creek Elementary School strategic plans
- Is planned and coordinated by the counselors in collaboration with other Sope Creek faculty, parent, and community representatives
- Utilizes a variety of resources
- Uses data to drive program development, evaluation, and improvement, and to drive intentional guidance and closing the achievement gap activities
- Is evaluated by a building administrator and the Counselor Advisory Council on specific goals, performance standards and competencies
- Actively involves counselors to monitor student achievement outcomes
All counselors at Sope Creek will:
- Advocate for all students
- Abide by the professional school counseling ethics as defined by the American School Counselor Association and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission
- Participate in professional development activities essential to maintaining a comprehensive professional school counseling program
