Guidance

Guidance is the task of helping all students – college-bound or not – to do the best possible work in their educational experience. Assisting students to discover their abilities and interests, and urging them to participate in activities that will provide opportunity for the development of these abilities and interests, is a major goal of the IPA Guidance Program. Guidance leads the individual student to accept responsibility for his/her own decisions and to develop the ability of self-analysis and self-direction. To achieve these goals, the Guidance Department works with parents, administration, and faculty. IPA's Guidance Counselor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,  is always willing to discuss concerns with students and parents/guardians. If there are problems with individual students which can only be handled outside the school setting, referral should be made to appropriate agencies. The IPA Guidance Counselor will work with these agencies as long as the student remains in school.

The IPA Guidance program includes:

• Proper placement of students into programs and specific classes;
• Assisting students to be as effective, productive, and successful as possible;
• Providing students personal, educational, and career information as needed to assist in making decisions;
• Assisting students as they pursue education and make plans beyond high school.

Some of the duties of the IPA Guidance Counselor involve addressing respective students' social, emotional, and academic problems; providing vocational and personal counseling; and assisting in class scheduling. Questions regarding credits, schedule changes, college entrance requirements, scholarships, or other concerns should be directed to the IPA Guidance or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .