6:270 Instruction
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Guidance and Counseling Program
The School District provides a guidance and counseling program for students. The Superintendent or designee shall direct the District's guidance and counseling program.  School counseling services, as described by State law, may be performed by a qualified guidance specialist or any certificated staff member. 

Each staff member is responsible for effectively guiding students under his/her supervision in order to provide early identification of intellectual, emotional, social, or physical needs, diagnosis of any learning disabilities, and development of educational potential.  The District's counselors shall offer counseling to those students who require additional assistance.


LEGAL REF.: 105 ILCS 5/10-22.24a and 5/10-22.24b.

23 Ill. Admin. Code §§ 1.420(q) 


CROSS REF: 6:50 (School Wellness), 6:65 (Student Social and Emotional Development, 

6:110 (Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of 

School and Graduation Incentives Program), 6:120 (Education of Children with 

Disabilities), 6:130 (Program for the Gifted), 7:100 (Health, Eye, and Dental 

Examinations; Immunizations; and Exclusion of Students), 7:250(Student Support Services), 7:290 (Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention)


ADMIN. PROC.:   7:340-AP1 (School Student Records), 7:340-AP1, E1 (Notice to 

Parents/Guardians and Students of Their Rights Concerning a Student’s School Records), 



Reviewed: February 27, 2006, March 9, 2015, November 6, 2017, May 2023

Adopted: May 15, 2006

Revisions Adopted: March 23, 2015 , December 18, 2017