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Academic and Career Advising,
and Social-Emotional Services
The mission of Colorado Early Colleges’ (CEC) program is to facilitate the meeting and enhancement of students’ academic and career development and their social-emotional well-being. CEC recognizes that in order for students to achieve high levels of academic performance, we must, in turn, provide high levels of support and care for our students while creating a partnership with the parents/guardians at home.
By serving all students, CEC provides age-appropriate services to assist a student’s journey to graduation, college, and career.
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
Biannual advising meetings are held with the student and parents/guardians to ensure the student is taking courses aligned with their desired career goal. Advisors are trained to consider that pathways for career goals and postsecondary credentials may change frequently and will assist a student in taking courses that satisfy many different degree paths. This enables the student to graduate on time with both a high school diploma and postsecondary credential. Advisors will check in with students on 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEP) regularly and collaborate closely with their case managers to ensure academic and social-emotional supports are in place to help these students succeed. Advisors will also check in regularly and collaborate closely with the school’s Multi-Tier Support Services (MTSS) team to ensure academic and social-emotional supports are in place to help MTSS students succeed.
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SERVICES
The mission of CEC’s school health professional team is to help students return to class emotionally safe while providing students an opportunity to achieve academic success by learning how to cope with mental health and social stressors. CEC’s school health professional team cannot/will not provide ongoing services; instead, the team will refer students and families to outside resources for ongoing mental health concerns. Services will be provided during regular school hours only. CEC’s school health professional services are an essential component of the educational experience of all students and work to address the needs of the whole student. These services, in addition to CEC’s Academic and Career Advising, address students’ needs in three domains: academic, social-emotional, and college and career. All students have the right to the benefits of a proactive and preventive social-emotional program. These programs are designed to maximize success for each student, while minimizing the frequency and impact of crises. CEC believes that a student’s participation in a well-designed school services program will better prepare the student to meet the challenges of life and work.
REFERRAL PROCESS
A student can obtain limited, temporary social-emotional support services from a self-referral, a teacher or staff referral, a student referral, or a parent referral. These temporary services typically consist of two sessions and provide immediate support until additional social-emotional services are requested or recommended. Limited, temporary social-emotional support services are not a replacement for services provided under an IEP or 504 Plans. An application for services can be filled out online and submitted to the social-emotional support services program at the school in which the student is enrolled. A member of the support team will be assigned to review the nature of the concern. Unless a safety concern is present, a consent form will be sent to the minor student’s parents or legal guardian if additional social-emotional support services are requested or recommended.
SCHOOL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
Disclosures pertaining to services a student is receiving are permitted when they promote that student’s educational needs. CEC teachers and support staff must work closely together to provide the most comprehensive services to our students.
When a parent or guardian is the owner of their child’s educational record, all information pertaining to that record will be shared with the parent or guardian unless the child’s own personal safety or the personal safety of another is involved. All school personnel are considered “mandatory reporters” for child abuse. When abuse is suspected, all school personnel are required by law to contact the Colorado Department of Human Services to intervene on behalf of the student.
All members of the health professional team will strive to maintain a professional level of confidentiality in providing services to students. Confidentiality means that the specific content of services provided or matters discussed will not be disclosed to a third party without a legitimate educational need.
Questions?
CEC encourages staff, students, parents, and all members of the CEC community to become familiar with our policies and procedures. For questions or comments regarding our policies and procedures, please contact:
Melissa Talan, MBA
Executive Office Administrator
SECTION: Support Services
Academic and Career Advising, and Social-Emotional Services
Approved: 06/2023