Above, Mrs. Selepak, counselor, on left; Ms. Wrenn, Principal in center; and
Ms. Walck, counselor, on right.
Ms. Walck and Mrs. Selepak, our school counselors, would like to thank our administrators, teachers, staff, students, and parents for making Signal Hill such a great school. We appreciate all that you do to support the Signal Hill Counseling Program! Thank you!!!!!
Mrs. Josephine Selepak, M.Ed., Professional School Counselor
Mrs. Selepak is a full time counselor who has been at Signal Hill for seven years. Mrs. Selepak teaches classroom guidance to all grade levels, holds small group counseling and does individual counseling. She is also in charge of the middle school specialty program applications. Before coming to Signal Hill, Mrs. Selepak worked as a Registrar in the Guidance Department of Hylton High School in Woodbridge. She herself is a product of Prince William County Public Schools and graduated from Garfield High School. Mrs. Selepak lives in Dumfries with her husband, and her son attends the University of Florida. You can email Mrs. Selepak at Selepajk@pwcs.edu.
Ms. Melanie Walck, M. S., Professional School Counselor
Ms. Walck is at Signal Hill two days a week this year. She will also be teaching guidance lessons to all grade levels, conducting small groups, and doing individual counseling when she is here. Her email address is Walckml@pwcs.edu.
SCHOOL COUNSELING CORNER
September, 2009
Dear Signal Hill family, welcome to a new school year! We are really looking forward to working with you this year to make it your best year yet! Mrs. Selepak will be here full time, and will teach guidance lessons to all grade levels and will also run small groups and do individual counseling. Ms. Walck will be at Signal Hill two days a week and will be at Al
The Signal Hill School Counseling Program promotes students’ personal, academic, social, and career success with the purpose of preparing all students for lifelong success.
Our school counseling program is designed to promote academic/educational development, personal/social development, and career awareness. As an integral part of the K-5 school program, elementary counseling builds a foundation for learning based on:
- Personal responsibility;
- Respect for self and others; and
- Knowledge and skills for academic growth and development.
- Counselors will use data to continuously improve the school counseling program.
- The school counselors will proactively act as advocates for all students.
- The school counselors will abide by the standards and ethics of the American School Counselor
- The school counselors will collaborate with families, staff, and communtiy resources to assist with student development.
Philosophy Statement
The School Counselors of Prince William County Public Schools adhere to the philosophy that all students can be successful and that a school counseling program is an essential and integral part of Prince William County Public Schools’ overall education process. The program is being built on the assumption that educational, career, and personal objectives are attainable with school counseling for all students is provided. Growth and learning are developmental; therefore, school counseling programs must be developmental and sequential.
The developmental school counseling program, when fully implemented, will provide:
- Supportive networks for all students, K-5, that include parents, community members, and school stakeholders.
- Opportunities for all students to receive counseling and guidance in the academic, career, and personal/social domains.
- Support for students to develop positive character traits and skills to become productive citizens.
- Planning and implementation that considers all students’ ethnic, cultural, racial, and special needs.
- Access for all students to a full-time, state-certified, master’s-degree-level school counselor to deliver the counseling program.
- Accountability by using data to drive program development and evaluation.
