Counseling

The school counselor at Victor Primary teaches whole group classroom lessons on various topics, provides short-term skill building groups, and facilitates ongoing individual counseling to students. Counselors also provide on-call emotional support to students within the classroom.

In addition to working with all students, school counselors also consult and collaborate with parents, guardians, teachers, administrators, support staff, related service providers, and outside agencies in order to ensure the success of students.

Victor Central School District Comprehensive Student Support Plan: K-12

Mission Statement

We believe…

That all students:

Are valued as individuals who possess unique abilities.
Deserve equal opportunity for learning.
Have an individualized path of success and achievement which evolves over time.

That effective student support personnel:

Maintain an open and positive perspective about students.
Advocate for student needs.
Assist to provide a safe environment for students.
Collaborate with students, teachers, parents, administrators, and outside service providers.

That our comprehensive student support program:

Addresses the social, emotional, academic, and character development of our students.
Recognizes the diversity of our student population.
Assists in the development of resiliency, courage, coping, problem solving and collaborative skills in our students.
Uses data to assist with determining individual student needs and goals, monitor and celebrate progress and growth.
Supports student transitions throughout their school experience and post-secondary plans.
Values collaboration with colleagues and partnerships with community agencies and resources.

Services Counselors Provide

Additional Resources

From Victor School Counseling Department:

In response to recent school closings, the Victor Counseling Department will continue to communicate with families and can provide support to students in various means including email and phone communication. For students or families who have questions or concerns, please use the following steps:

Email your counselor and be sure to include the following information:
- Reason for your question or concern (academic, social/emotional, college/career)
- Provide a phone number and suggest times during the hours of 7:25am-2:55pm that you would be available to further discuss any of your questions.
- Counselors will do their best to respond to your email within 24 hours during the school week.
If you have an urgent mental health concern for the safety of a student, please contact 911 or the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) Mobile Crisis Unit at (315) 462-1080 or (585) 509-6606 immediately and they will send a counselor out to check on that person's well being.

Additional resources for your family are available on the www.victorschools.org website on the Distance Learning and Counseling web pages. Click on "Counseling Resources for Students While Not in School below"

Please know that as we work through these unique times, we are continuing to plan for how we can best support all students.