Guidance & Counseling
The guidance and counseling staff serves as a resource for all students in four key areas: curriculum, individual planning, responsive services and system support. To contact a staff member, use the information below. Scroll down to view more information about services provided by the guidance and counseling department.
| Name | Students Served | |
| Mike Beezley | mbeezley@ucityschools.org | 9th Grade |
| Peggy DeSutter | pdesutter@ucityschools.org | 10th Grade |
| Cynthia Ross | cross@ucityschools.org | 11th Grade |
| Rashida Miller | ramiller@ucityschools.org | 12th Grade |
Curriculum
Through programs and lessons presented in the classroom and in large group settings, the guidance and counseling team helps students grow and develop in academics, personal/social skills and career.
Individual Planning
Students receive guidance toward academic and career success in many ways. Counselors meet with students individually in addition to planning classroom lessons, small group activities and schoolwide presentations. Students can work with their counselor to set short- and long-term goals for self, education and career.
Responsive Services
This component of the counselor’s responsibilities includes working with students whose personal circumstances, concerns or problems may be interfering with their healthy academic, career and personal/social development. School counselors do not provide therapy, but they do offer individual and group counseling related to decision-making or short-term personal/social concerns so that students can resolve concerns affecting their educational or personal environments.
System Support
A comprehensive guidance program requires a system support component to ensure schoolwide understanding and effectiveness of the guidance program. This component includes program management, professional development, staff and community relations, consultation, committee participation, community outreach and participation in the evaluation process.
