Guidance Office

Emporia USD 253 Counseling Mission Statement

A comprehensive Pre-K-12 program is an integral part of the educational process which emphasizes the importance of counseling and guidance activities in the educational, career, personal, and social development of students. The purpose of the program curriculum is to assist all students in developing skills and attitudes for living, learning, and working within a diverse multicultural society. This developmental process includes individual and group counseling, guidance activities, career education, testing, test interpretation, consultation, referral processes, and enrollment and orientation procedures. Students will acquire, practice, and apply the skills and attitudes developed through these activities.

Utilizing the leadership of school counselors, students, staff members, administrators, parents, Board of Education members, and members of the community share responsibility for this mission.