The counseling services provided at Morgen Owings Elementary School are viewed as an essential and integral part of our school's operations as well as the Lake Chelan School District's effort to realize its vision and mission within our community. Our program is guided by a district-wide counseling and guidance plan which organizes a range of both direct and indirect services into four delivery components:

Curriculum
Involves planned and structured learning activities within class room, group, assembly, physical education and recess settings designed to promote educational development, personal and social development and career planning and exploration. The counseling curriculum addresses numerous life skills or strategies necessary for student and later life success. They include personal and school-wide safety, violence prevention, problem solving, decision making, goal setting, study skills, self-awareness and self-management, cooperation, conflict resolution, refusal skills, drug and alcohol awareness and career exploration and preparation.

Individual planning
Includes counseling and guidance activities to assist all students to plan, monitor and manage their own learning as well as their personal and career development.

Responsive services
Include counseling or referral activities to meet the immediate needs and concerns of students and parents. These services include personal counseling, crisis counseling, agency referral, consultation for parents, faculty and other professionals, support groups and supervised peer mediation.

System support
Includes indirect management activities that maintain and enhance our entire counseling and guidance program. Responsibilities include staff, community and business relations, program management and operations, research projects, committee work, professional development, community out-reach and student support teams. Within the above structures and through close collaboration with students, staff and parents, the counseling department at M.O.E. dedicates itself to achievement in (our goals for S.Y. 2005-06) safety, accountability and attendance, curriculum and communication.