The Petaluma City Schools believe that the counseling and guidance program is an integral part of the total educational process. Proactive and preventive in focus, the school counseling and guidance program assists students in the acquisition and development of academic, career, self-awareness, and interpersonal communication skills. Counselors recognize that our educational system is being challenged by the increasing needs of today's students and the rising expectations of society. Effective school counseling programs are a collaborative effort among the counselors, other educators, and parents to create an environment which promotes student success.
All students enter school with a unique set of needs.
Staff and counselors value and respond to the diversity and individual differences in our society and communities. This comprehensive school counseling and guidance program helps to insure opportunities for all students to participate fully in the educational process.