Regulations and Guidelines for K-12 Guidance Programs.

This document presents the regulations for school guidance programs for use with students in kindergarten through grade 12 in the state of Delaware. Included with the regulations are a set of guidelines intended to be a model to assist local districts in implementing the regulations. A philosophy statement notes that the counseling and guidance services and programs are based on the assumptions that each student is a unique individual capable of achieving self-sufficiency in problem solving and decision making; that each student has a right to a nurturing environment which provides an opportunity for personal/social development within the school community; and that each student has the potential to develop a sense of self-worth through the enhancement of self-esteem. The K-12 guidance and counseling program is described as developmental, preventive, and remedial, and as revolving around the domains of Personal/Social Development, Academic Development, and Career/Life Planning. Following a description of the regulations, guidelines are offered for implementing regulations in the three domains at the elementary, middle school/junior high school, and high school levels. The document concludes with a set of suggested procedures for coordination of services between the school and community and a set of suggested procedures for information services. (NB)

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