Guidance

Guidance Policies & Procedures

Guidance & Learning Resources

The counselors at Gettys Middle School help students understand and deal with social, behavioral, and personal problems. We emphasize preventive and developmental counseling in order for our students to learn life skills needed to enhance personal, social, and academic growth.

We serve both parents and students through a variety of services such as:

• Referrals to outside agencies to assist families in need

• Counseling for individual, small, and large student groups

• Crisis counseling

• Career counseling

• Supporting elementary students as they transition to middle school

• Supporting students transferring from other schools

• Maintaining student records

• Collaborating with parents, teachers, school administration, school psychologists, medical professionals, and social workers.

The following information is REQUIRED at registration:

• Birth certificate

• Proof of residence: current electric, gas, water, cable/satellite bill

• Custody:  In the case of divorce, only the custodial parent is allowed to enroll the student. Documentation of custody must be provided.

• Immunization: Certificates of immunization can be obtained from the Pickens County Health Department at 200 McDaniel Avenue in Pickens or from a private physician. New SC residents have 30 days to acquire this certificate.

• Withdrawal papers from previous school

Other information needed:

• Free/Reduced lunch form

• E-mail permission form

• Placement information

A student will not be considered withdrawn unless a PARENT/GUARDIAN completes the necessary paperwork. At the time of withdrawal all books, technology items and other materials must be returned; all fines, lunch fees, etc. must be paid.

It is important that your child attends school on a regular basis to ensure academic success. If your child has been absent, an excuse must be turned into the guidance office within three days of the child returning to school. Please refer to the Student Handbook for further information on attendance procedures.

Please schedule all parent/teacher conferences through the guidance office.

Assignment requests for 3 or more consecutive days of absence should be made through the guidance office.

Being late for school hurts a child's learning as well. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss 30 hours of instruction during the year. Your child's success in school depends on having a solid educational background--one that can only be gained through regular school attendance.

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