The Role of Counselors Welcome to Central High Guidance. Counselors in the Omaha Public Schools teach all students skills necessary for academic success in school and attend to the unique needs of individual students. At Central, counselors specialize in one of these domains.
Counselors teach curriculum competencies within their area of specialization.
On an individual basis, students work with the counselor whose domain matches their specific need. Within this team approach, all counselors have responsibilities to all students. The Response counselor takes care of general daily guidance tasks such as incoming phone calls, homework requests, parent inquiries, student inquiries, and verifying student early dismissals from school. The Response Counselor may refer students, parents and teachers who have specific needs to a specialized counselor. Counselors take turns on a daily basis serving as the response counselor.