San Angelo ISD Counselors Honored

SAN ANGELO – The San Angelo Independent School District announced Wednesday the Counseling Departments at Lincoln Middle School, Lone Star Middle School, and Lake View High School have received the distinct honor of being awarded the Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST) award for excellence in counseling. This is the first year Lincoln Middle School and Lake View High School have received the award and the second year in a row for Lone Star Middle School. 

In 2005, Texas School Counselor Association began the CREST program to recognize schools with outstanding counseling programs. To receive a CREST award, schools must demonstrate a commitment to improving the lives and achievement of students in academic, career, and personal social domains. CREST helps counselors to evaluate their counseling programs, promote their programs to the stakeholders in their districts, demonstrate the effectiveness of their guidance and counseling programs through empirical means, and to implement the Texas and National models for school counseling programs

“As we have evolved our comprehensive counseling program over the last five years to align with the needs of our campuses, I am extremely proud of the work counselors have accomplished across the district,” said SAISD Director of Counseling and Assessment Rebecca Cline. “Their dedication to students, families and staff is impeccable. Our goal is to use the CREST award as a district standard for the SAISD and campus level programs.”

SAISD school counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program to more fully serve our students. Our counselors make a unique impact on our students by empowering all students to acquire the skills needed to be academically successful and college/career ready, while also providing assistance to those in need of special services. They support the social, emotional, academic and career growth and development of all students by building positive relationships, creating safe and inviting environments for open conversation, and collaborating with stakeholders to benefit students. 

Please join us in congratulating and thanking our outstanding CREST award winners who truly make a difference in our students' lives! To stay up-to-date on San Angelo ISD, please visit the SAISD website at www.saisd.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.