Catawba County Schools

Student Services

We are making education better for students in Catawba County by addressing barriers to learning and enhancing healthy development

Our Student Services professionals, such as school counselors, school social workers, and school nurses, provide services that remove barriers preventing students from learning. Our department provides prevention, intervention, transition, and follow-up services for students and families.

We offer a variety of services for our students and families

Academic advising
Career/post-secondary advising
Crisis counseling
Parent consultation and information
Referral to school/community resources and/or agencies

Dropout Prevention
College Night
Section 504
Hospital/Homebound Program
Homeless Program
School Health Advisory Council

Need help?

Our school counselors are ready to help! Our trained specialists can assist in the coordination of support services that you may need.

Please visit your school's website for your counselor's contact information.

We are making education better for our students by ensuring the highest quality of education for every student - regardless of their different learning styles

We offer many support services for our students, including MTSS and PBIS. We invite you to explore these valuable resources below.

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Project Child Find

The goal of MTSS is to help schools identify struggling students early and intervene quickly. These supports are additional group interventions that supplement our core curriculum.
Exceptional Children (EC) Services

We are dedicated to making education better and more inclusive for students with disabilities. Learn more!
English Language Learners (ELL)

We are dedicated to making education better for all the students we serve - including more than 3,000 of our students who speak 30+ languages.
Academically & Intellectually Gifted Services (AIG)

Every student has their own unique path to college or career readiness.

School counselors are an important part of our school family and provide valuable assistance and support to all student

Each school has at least one full-time counselor. The counselor is usually the point of contact when a parent has a concern about special services and needs their child might have. We also partner with community mental and behavioral health agencies that provide mental health services to address social, emotional, or behavioral needs.

Our counseling program is built on three elements:

Personal/Social & Emotional Counseling

We assist students in developing an understanding of themselves, knowing the rights and needs of others, resolving conflicts, setting personal goals and reflecting on their interests, abilities and aptitudes.
Career Counseling

We help to prepare students for life after school by exploring their personal interests and talents while providing information about careers, apprenticeships and post-secondary education.
Academic Counseling

We help students and their parents acquire knowledge of school curricular choices, plan the best program of study and seek post-secondary academic opportunities.

Our school counselors provide these services by

Meeting with individuals or small groups of students to work out problems and address concerns.
Consulting with parents, faculty, staff, and community agencies in order to best meet the needs of all students
Conducting classroom guidance lessons to provide students with information relevant to their needs and concerns. These lessons could include topics such as study skills, self-esteem building, career exploration, future educational planning, etc.
Meeting with small groups of students to meet the needs of a specific population. Such groups may involve students who are dealing with issues such as grief, divorce within the family, friendship difficulties, anger management, etc.

Our School Social Workers play a vital role in maintaining our students’ academic, social and emotional health.

In addition to developing and implementing strategies to eliminate barriers to student learning and achievement, our social workers assist students with: improving interpersonal relationships, coping with crisis situations, developing problem solving skills, improving attendance, and building self-esteem and self-reliance. They strive for early intervention and are there to support positive behavioral interventions.