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Cobb County honors school counselors; 10 schools earn district counseling certification
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Cobb County School District recognized school counselors across elementary, middle and high school levels for National School Counselor Week and announced 10 schools received the CCSD counseling comprehensive model certification.
The Cobb County School District used its Feb. 12 board meeting to recognize school counselors districtwide and announce that 10 schools earned the district's counseling comprehensive model certification.
Sherry Hill, who led the recognitions, said the week honors counselors' role in supporting academic success, career planning and personal development. The district named Mark Baker of Argyle Elementary School as an elementary-level "Counselor of Impact," Mary Wade of Autry Middle School as the middle-school honoree and AJ Schmidt of Harrison High School as the high-school honoree.
Hill highlighted counselors' roles in connecting families to resources such as monthly fresh-food markets, scholarships and winter clothing drives, and she thanked district counseling staff who supported the certification process. The meeting listed additional named counselors and school teams receiving certification, including South Cobb Early Learning Center, Shallowford Falls Elementary, Soap Creek Elementary, Autry Middle School, Cooper Middle School, Dodgen Middle School, Durham Middle School, McCleskey Middle School, Pearson Middle School and Pine Mountain Middle School, as well as Lassiter High School's counseling team.
The district described its counseling comprehensive model certification as a local program demonstrating schools' commitment to data-informed counseling, evidence-based programming and student supports; the presentation noted the program is intended to improve student outcomes by addressing barriers to learning.
Board members and the superintendent congratulated the honorees and praised teachers and counselors for their work. The recognitions were followed by a short video and remarks from State Superintendent Woods praising district intentionality and achievement.
