New Albany School of Career & Technical Education

Guidance
The New Albany Vocational Center provides full time counseling services by a certified vocational counselor. These services include but are not limited to:

	Providing of accurate and adequate occupational, educational, personal, and social information for vocational technical students to use in effective decision-making and problem-solving.
	Directing students to appropriate school and community resources that are capable of meeting their individual needs.
	Serving as a liaison between vocational students and related departments or resources.
	Assisting program instructors in recruitment and placement.
	Coordinating student assessment, employability skills training, program retention, placement, and follow-up activities in cooperation with instructors.
	Assisting in coordinating the integration of academic growth opportunities.
	Assisting students with career, college, scholarship, and financial aid information.
	Providing individual and classroom guidance in personal, academic, and vocational areas.

Special Populations
In addition to the regular program instructors, the Vocational Center also has Student Services Personnel. These certified staff members provide assistance to ensure that students have every opportunity to succeed in a vocational program.

Admission Requirements
A student must be enrolled in a vocational program in order to receive student services.

Program Components

Assistance in placement in technical classes
Vocational assessments
Study Guides/Skills
Individual or small group instruction
Communication with parents and/or home school concerning any difficulty the student may be experiencing

The Student Services Personnel work with disabled and disadvantaged students, their parents, and teachers to help ensure the success of each student attending the Vocational Center.


	Mrs. Paul Student Services Mrs. Paul has been teaching for eleven years and has been a member of the New Albany Vocational Center faculty for nine years. She taught at Byhalia High School before coming to the Vocational Center. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, add on certification in Special Education and Gifted Education, and a minor in Psychology. She is a graduate of Blue Mountain College. She has been happily married to Steven Paul for ten years and has been involved in martial arts for the past 19 years. They have two sons, Collin Bruce Paul, born April 29, 2003 and Joshua Andrew, born March 30, 2004.


	Mrs. Feather Student Services Mrs. Feather has been a teacher for 26 years and has taught at the New Albany Vocational Center for 18 years. She was influenced by her family members to become a teacher. She received her Bachelor's degree from Delta State University and her Master's degree from Mississippi College. She works with Mrs. Paul and serves all students at the vocational center. She was married to the late Dr. Ron Feather of New Albany and has two children, Randall and Carrie. Randall and his wife Rebecca have two children, Jackson and Davis. Carrie and her husband Will have one daughter, Addison.


	Mrs. Cagle Guidance Counselor This is Mrs. Cagle's first year to serve on the New Albany School of Career and Technical Education staff. She received an Associate of Arts degree in psychology from Northeast Mississippi Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in English from the University of Mississippi, and a Master of Education in counseling from the University of Mississippi. She has been happily married for two years.