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Sampson County Schools has an opportunity to increase guidance and counseling services for elementary school students. Please complete this survey to share your ideas and recommendations for designing the new services. Thank you for your help.

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* 1. On which District Advisory Committee do you serve?

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* 2. Which staff do you think would be most critical to improving guidance and counseling services? Please rank your choices from 1 to 4, with 1 indicating your highest preference.

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Add more guidance staff to reduce the number of children each guidance counselor serves.
Add social workers who can work with the family and community systems to increase student support.
Add counselors who can address the social and emotional needs of students who, though troubled, do not qualify for mental health services.
Add some other staff (please specify below)

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* 3. What additional programming would be most helpful? Please rank your choices from 1 to 9, with 1 indicating your highest preference.

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Gang prevention
Bullying prevention
Personal safety
Counseling for students who engage in violent behavior
Adolescent suicide risk factors and prevention
Alcohol and substance abuse prevention/intervention
Education for parents about addressing student health & violence issues
More emphasis on positive school climate & positive student behavior
Something else (please specify below)

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* 4. How, specifically, should we use guidance services to reduce disciplinary problems within the elementary middle schools?

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* 5. How should we use guidance services to improve student achievement?

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* 6. What do you think is the best way to reach most parents? Please rank your choices from 1 to 8, with 1 representing your highest preference.

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Face-to-face evening parent classes or workshops
Face-to-face weekend parent classes or workshops
Face-to-face parent classes or workshops held at a different time (please specify time):
Parenting assistance provided in the home
Parenting workshops or classes delivered over the Internet using a computer
Parenting workshops or classes delivered through playing a DVD
Parenting workshops or classes delivered through television
Other (please specify below)

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