Guidance

The counselors at Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA) believe:

• All students have a right to be heard and treated with dignity and worth.
• All students have the right to participate in the school counseling program.
• All students benefit from a rich academic and artistic community, which inspires students to be independent, cooperative young adults who meet challenges with creativity and determination.
• All students’ ethnic, cultural, racial, sexual differences and special needs are considered in planning and implementing the school counseling program.
• All students shall have access to a full-time, credentialed school counselor to deliver the counseling program.
• School counselors are an integral part of multiple collaborative teams,  are working with other educators, families, and community resources as an advocate for student success. 
   

The LAHSA comprehensive school counseling program will:

• Be based on specified goals, state standards, and developmental student competencies for all students.
• Be planned and coordinated by school counseling teams in coordination with other school, parent or guardian and community representatives.
• Utilize the many combined resources of the community to deliver programs, which advance the academic, social-emotional, and civic growth of each student.
• Use data to drive program development and evaluation.
• Be evaluated by a counseling supervisor on specified goals and agreed upon student competencies.
• Actively involve counseling team members to monitor students’ academic performance and graduation requirements to guide students in their academic success.

All counselors at LAHSA will:

• Abide by the profession school counseling ethical standards as advocated by the American School Counselor Association.
• Participate in professional development activities essential to maintain a high quality school counseling program.