School counselors foster excellence by helping all students to achieve their potential. They promote student achievement through work in four program areas:   

1. Guidance Curriculum: The Guidance Curriculum is composed of three main areas: career planning and exploration, knowledge of self, and educational development.  Beginning in the 9^th grade, and continuing throughout high school, information is provided to students through homeroom (a 25 minute daily period).  The purpose of the curriculum is to promote knowledge of self and to assist them in developing life skills. Students utilize the Kuder Interest Inventory for career planning and exploration.  Students in the state of Tennessee have free access to this inventory via the internet at home, using the school codes.  There is a self interest inventory that also serves as a skills assessment.  The third component of the guidance curriculum is education development where counselors assist students in understanding their abilities, exploring their career interests, and searching for post secondary institutions.   

2. Individual Planning: Counselors meet individually with each student during the year.  During the fall semester, focus is on academic progress and school adjustment.  Counselors meet with seniors to assist in the college application process. In the spring, counselors assist students in developing their four-year plans and in requesting classes for the following year.  Counselors also assist with individual assessment and test interpretation. 

3. Responsive Services and Individual Counseling: Counselors provide personal counseling, crisis counseling, small groups for interaction, Support Team and 504 services.  Small educational groups are provided to reinforce healthy life skills and support academic success.

4. System Support:  Counselors coordinate and implement the counseling program by developing a partnership with the teachers, administrators, parents, and community leaders.  

BHS counselors practice the ethical and legal standards for counselors as set forth by the American School Counselor Association. They continually update their skills and knowledge through professional development. 

School Counselors assist students in developing realistic education and career plans based on a clear understanding of themselves, their needs, interests, skills, and the realities and possibilities of the worlds of education and work.  Through the Guidance Center, students can draw on various resources, including frequent visits by college representatives, a library of college guides, scholarship information, financial aid, and standardized testing.  Programs sponsored by the Guidance Center include Williamson County College Fair, Financial Aid Night, Awards Day, College Forum for juniors and sophomores, and an Eighth Grade Parent Night.  

*Williamson County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age.