The guidance and counseling program of Melissa Schools partners with Melissa ISD staff and the community to provide multifaceted support to students, and to those who serve them, so that they can prosper socially, emotionally, and academically and maximize their current and future potential as community members and difference makers.

In all interactions and situations, MISD counselors abide by and encourage the district’s core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty, humility and hope.

• MISD counselors believe that self-respect fosters respect for others so we seek to model and encourage this attitude in all situations.

• MISD counselors honor each individual’s inherent value; counselors embrace multicultural and diverse perspectives and communicate this positive regard to each student and the families they represent.

• MISD counselors believe every individual has strengths connected to their struggles. By using student and staff strengths as the paradigm for addressing struggles, counselors cultivate encouragement and perspective.

• MISD counselors believe that all students can move forward; embracing this growth mindset invites progress and hope.

• MISD counselors see students as individuals first and learners second; by implementing social emotional learning and prioritizing the whole person, counselors provide more effective academic support.

• MISD counselors apply a systemic/relational approach in working with students. Counselors believe that fostering healthy relationships with students, staff, and families reciprocally strengthen one another and that these strengthened relational connections improve learning connections as well.

• MISD counselors actively integrate the latest evidenced-based research and practices into counseling support to provide best practice to our schools and community.