Mission Statement
The mission of the school-counseling program is to prepare all students academically and socially to contribute at the highest levels as productive members of society, through partnership of empowered students, educators, parents or guardians and the community responsible for the learning process.

Philosophy Statement
The counselors at Papillion-LaVista South believe:
· All students have dignity and worth
· All students have the right to participate in the school counseling program
· 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, state certified, master's degree level school counselor to deliver counseling program

And the counseling program should:
· Be based on specified goals for all students 9-12
· Utilize the many combined resources of the community to deliver programs
· Use data to drive program development and evaluation
· Be evaluated by a counseling director on specified goals and agreed upon student competencies

Management System
Management agreements within the Papillion-LaVista South counseling program will ensure effective implementation of the delivery system to meet the students’ needs. The students will be assigned to professional school counselors by grade level.