2411  GUIDANCE COUNSELING 
The Board of Education requires that a planned program of guidance and counseling be an integral part of the educational program of the schools to assist students in making and implementing informed educational and occupational choices including academic, career, and personal/social development. 
A program of guidance and counseling, including developmental career guidance and exploration, shall be offered to all students in this school district and shall be conducted by teaching staff members certified as guidance personnel.
The Superintendent is directed to implement a guidance program that carries out the purposes of this Policy and:
		1.     	Involves teaching staff members at all appropriate levels;
		2.     	Honors the individuality of each student;
		3.     	Is integrated with the total educational program;
		4.     	Is coordinated with available resources of the community;
		5.     	Provides for cooperation of school staff with parents and shares parents' 				concern for the development of their children;
		6.     	Provides for the means of sharing information among appropriate staff 				members in the student's interest;
		7.     	Ensures all students have access to adequate and appropriate 					counseling services, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.7(c).
			a.     	When informing students about possible careers or 							professional or vocational opportunities, the Board shall not 					restrict or limit the options presented to students on the basis of the 				protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a);
			b.     	The Board shall not use tests or guidance or counseling 						materials that are biased or stereotyped on the basis of the 						protected categories listed at N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1(a); and
		8.     	Establishes a referral system that utilizes all the aid the schools and 				community offer, guards the privacy of the student, and monitors the 				efficacy of such referrals.

N.J.A.C. 6A:19-1.2; 6A:8-2.2
N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.1; 6A:7-1.3; 6A:7-1.7; 6A:8-3.2

Date adopted:  8/30/65
Date revised:   1/19/76, 3/18/81, 2/26/01, 2/21/17, 4/30/24