• First Grade
• Third Grade
• Fifth Grade
• Kindergarten
• Second Grade
• Fourth Grade
Mission Statement
To promote educational performance,
providing all students with the
opportunities to acquire the academic,
career, personal, and social
competencies necessary to achieve
quality learning and life-long success.
Goals
To address the standards adopted by
Forsyth County Professional School
Counselors to guide our program in working
with all children.
Support initiatives with academics,
attendance and behavior.
To provide every student access to a
developmental and comprehensive school
counseling program.
Kindergarten Guidance
Listening and cooperation skills (Academic)
Self-Knowledge and Exploration (Career)
Identify Feelings (Personal/Social)
Relationships
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety)
Personal Responsibility
First Grade Guidance
Work Habits (Academic)
Responsibility
Traditional Occupations (Career)
Identify personal strengths
(Personal/Social)
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety)
Respect for others and their differences
Second Grade Guidance
Personal Responsibility (Academic)
Listening Skills
Non-Traditional Occupations (Career)
Appropriate and Inappropriate Behavior
(Personal/Social)
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety)
Third Grade Guidance
Learning From Mistakes (Academic)
Using Effective Communication Skills
(Personal/Social)
Learning How to Make and Keep Friends
(Personal/Social)
Test Taking Skills (Academic)
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety
Program)
Learning techniques for managing stress and
conflict (Academic)
Learning how to interact and work
cooperatively in teams (Career)
Fourth Grade Guidance
Study Skills (Academic)
Taking Responsibility for Your Actions
(Academic)
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety
Program)
Recognizing, Accepting, Respecting, and
Appreciating Individual Differences
(Personal/Social)
Applying Effective Problem-Solving and
Decision-Making Skills
Test Taking Skills (Academic)
Fifth Grade Guidance Lessons
Learning Styles and Study Skills (Academic)
Dealing with peer pressure (Personal/Social)
Good Touch/Bad Touch (Personal Safety
Program)
Working independently and cooperatively with
other students (Academic)
Recognize that everyone has rights and
responsibilities (Personal/Social)
Test Taking Skills (Academic)
Career Exploration (Career)
How to succeed in Middle School (Academic
)
How We Serve Our Students
Classroom guidance lessons
Small groups (Grief and Loss, Conflict
Resolution, Divorce, Study Skills, Social Skills,
and Organizational Skills)
Individual guidance
Consultation (teachers, parents, students and
community resources)
Referrals to community agencies
Special Projects
• Facilitate Red Ribbon Week
• Facilitate the Mentoring Program
• Facilitate the Second Step Violence
Prevention Program
• Facilitate Career Day
• Monitor Attendance
• Facilitate the Parent Library
• Project Wise Man
• Facilitate our United Way Collections
Counseling Department
Diane Orado
678-455-4500 x 280619
dorado@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Vicki Rawlins
678-455-4500 x 280616
vrawlins@forsyth.k12.ga.us
ACCOUNTABILITY
Forsyth County School Counselors meet regularly
to grow professionally and study and utilize
data in developing the guidance programs.
Attendance use
Grades
Office referrals (behavior)
Counselor referrals
Agency referrals
Please feel free to talk
to us any time with
any questions or
concerns. We are
here for you and your
child!