K-12 Guidance Program
Where am I?
The Kirkwood School District Guidance Program strives to facilitate students' competencies in personal, inter-personal, educational and vocational development. In keeping with Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program guidelines, services are provided in four major areas:
Guidance Curriculum - developmentally appropriate, sequential activities conducted with all students at each grade level, supplemented by special training activities particular to specific students needs.
Individual Planning - application of acquired competencies to each student's educational and vocational planning.
Responsive Services - personal counseling, crisis intervention, and special support groups and programs particular to student needs.
System Support - organization and facilitation of school - wide programs such as standardized and Advanced Placement testing, student enrollment and registration, coordination of resources for vocational and educational planning and resolution of schedule conflicts.
Responding to the expressed needs of the students, parents and school, the District Guidance Program is both pro-active and responsive, is accessible to all students, and strives to maximize each student's capacity to become a responsible, productive, and self-directed citizen.