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Welcome!

Welcome to the Elmira Free Academy School Counseling web page.

Counseling is a process of helping people by assisting them in making decisions and changing behavior. School counselors work with all students, school staff, families and members of the community as an integral part of the education program. School counselors maintain confidentiality with their counselees unless there is a safety concern with the counselee or with another person.

As educators, counselors engage in school-wide change to ensure student success. School counselors collaborate with teachers, administrators, staff, students, parents and community members to impact system-wide changes.


EFA's counselors are dedicated professionals who hold Masters degrees in Counselor Education and believe that each student should have a personal relationship with his/her counselor, which is the foundation for achieving personal/professional goals. Each counselor carries a caseload of approximately 200 students.


Philosophy

The philosophy of EFA school counselors is:


Program Goals

Academic: Students will acquire the academic preparation essential to choose from a variety of educational, training and employment options upon completion of secondary school.

Career Development: Students will investigate the world of work in order to clarify interests and make informed career decisions.

Personal/Social Development
: Students will acquire an understanding of and respect for self and others and the skills to be responsible citizens.


Counselors

Terry Nicklaus

Madeline Mathews


Connie Young

(Attendance Counselor)

Brian Fitzgerald

Eloise Streeter


 Name

 Alphabet

 ID#

 Telephone Extension

 Terry Nicklaus

 Upward Bound

 & A-Drirz

 517

 3117

 Madeline Mathews

 Dris-Klez

 501

 3113

 Connie Young

 Att. Counselor

 588

 3171

 Brian Fitzgerald

 Klf-Rogz

 465

 3118

 Eloise Streeter

 Roh-Zz

 561

 3116

Assistant Principals

 Name

 Alphabet

 ID#

 Telephone Extension

 Thomas Boyanowski

 A-Gz

 419

 3106

 Katie Deats

 H-Pz

 447

 3103

 Linda Roe

 Q-Zz

 544

 3105