School Counselor/Principal Relationships

When school counselors and administrators work together, the school itself and the students reap the benefits. Following are some resources to help school counselors and administrators build a successful working relationship.

Toolkit
"Enhancing the Principal-School Counselor Relationship"
This principal–school counselor toolkit, produced by the College Board, represents a collaborative resource that acknowledges and celebrates the influence of the collaboration of principals and school counselors in school communities.

Magazine Articles

• It Takes Two: Using your school's MTSS program to build a strong school counselor/principal relationship helps both parties meet their professional goals. 
• Does Your Principal Get You?: New ASCA research reveals administrators understand school counselors' role, but collaborative opportunities remain.
• Partners for Equity: Fostering a strong school counselor/principal partnership is a key to achieving equitable student outcomes.
• Collective Harmony: Tips for making your school counselor/administrator partnership sing.
• Elevate Your Advocacy: Build better school counselor/principal collaboration through the annual administrative conference. 
• New Kid on the Block: 10 easy steps to help you collaborate with and support a newly hired principal in your school. 
• Creative Collaborations: When school counselors and principals work together to think out of the box, it leads to improved school climate and student well-being.

Webinars

• School Counselors and School Administrators as Intentional Equity Partners
• Counselor/Principal Collaboration: Build Social Capital for Student Success
• Nurture a Positive Relationship with Administration
• Confronting Racism: A Principal and School Counselor Collaborative Approach

Annual Administrative Conference
The annual administrative conference is a formal discussion between school counselors and the administrator in charge of the school counseling program. The annual administrative conference template provides an outline for the discussion and can be used to document the agreement made between the administrator and each school counselor. Download the template.