Meet the Counselors

Amber Foster

Amanda Shover

Elementary Counselor / grades K-6

Amber Foster

Amber Foster

High School Counselor / grades 10-12

Kimberly Miller

Kimberly Miller

High School Counselor / grades 7-9

The school counselors play a very important role in the dynamics of the school and working towards the school mission. Counselors work closely with teachers and administrators within the school to provide curriculum that helps each student achieve academic success and social and emotional wellbeing. The counselor will ensure that the comprehensive guidance program is developmentally appropriate through age applicable curriculum and activities. The ideal role is for the counselor to be the combination of leader, advocate, collaborator, and a catalyst for systematic change. 

Arkansas Arts Academy school counselors adhere to the highest standard of professional practices as defined by the American School Counselor Association National Model in the development and implementation of comprehensive school counseling programs. This model provides the mechanism through which school counselors design, coordinate, implement, manage, and evaluate their programs to promote students’ success. The model provides a framework for the program components, the school counselor’s role in implementation, and the underlying themes of leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and systemic change. 

Enhancing the learning process for all students, Arkansas Arts Academy school counselors utilize the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Mindsets and Behaviors to guide the development of effective school counseling programs around three domains: academic, career, and social/emotional. The Mindsets and Behaviors are the foundation for classroom lessons, small groups, and activities within a comprehensive school counseling program.

Arkansas Arts Academy school counselors also utilize the Arkansas Comprehensive School Counseling (ASCA) Program Guide, the Arkansas School Counselor Toolkit and G.U.I.D.E for life which is a five step process designed to help students achieve personal success through: Growth, Understanding, Interactions, Decisions, and Empathy. Maintaining integrity for the profession is the standard set for all Arkansas Arts Academy school counselors. 

Arkansas Arts Academy school counselors adhere to the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators as well as the 2022 ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors. In addition, evaluations for school counselors are performed by building administrators through the Arkansas Teacher Excellence Support System (TESS) for school counselors. This evaluation serves as an administrative conference and provides an opportunity for reflection and identification of contract tasks, duties, and the school counselor’s professional goals for the following school year.