The Office of School Counseling facilitates a comprehensive developmental counseling programs in all schools for all students to promote students’ school success, career decision making skills, and competencies for understanding self and others. The School Counseling Program is aligned with National Standards identified in the American School Counselor Association’s National Model and with the guidelines found in Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), which address areas of academic, career, and personal/social development allowing school counselors the opportunity to promote academic achievement while meeting the developmental and emotional needs of all students.

The Office of School Counseling has the responsibility of providing leadership, ongoing staff development, and clinical supervision for about 311 school counselors including the coordination of systemwide initiatives to enhance student achievement and daily clinical and instructional support of site-based school counselors. The office and its school counselors consult with school teams, teachers, families, agencies, curricular offices, and other help-givers about the academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs of students to remove barriers to student success and create safe learning environments.

	Timothy Patrick Hayden Coordinator thayden@bcps.org
Linda Deise Administrative Secretary ldeise@bcps.org		Eileen Fleckenstein Administrative Secretary efleckenstein@bcps.org
Veronica Henderson Records Clerk vhenderson@bcps.org Phone: 410-887-6360 Fax: 410-321-5721 Click to request transcripts/diplomas (graduates/former students only) Click to verify academic records (businesses/agencies only)
Office of School Counseling ESS Building, Room 118 6901 North Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204 Phone: 410-887-0291 Fax: 410-321-5721

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