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Mission

The mission of the Richmond Technical Center Counseling program is to promote academic excellence and career and technical opportunities while preparing our students to enter the workforce and remain competitive in their chosen fields. We empower all of our students to reach the highest potential in their potential so that they will be viable within the global workforce.

Our Richmond Technical Center Counselor strives to support our school division's vision to ensure every student is Ready for Life 3E Model (Enrollment, Employment, or Enlistment). She encourages and assists students in navigating academic, social/emotional, and career opportunities to help them build and maintain life skills and healthy peer group interactions.

Program Goals and Objectives

The Professional School Counseling program aims to facilitate student development in the areas of Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal/Social Development.  Specific goals include:

  • Provide a program based on intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development.

  • Create an environment conducive to learning and mutual respect among all school community members.

  • Enhance student achievement to reach high school graduation and post-secondary success requirements.

  • Demonstrate a commitment to the belief that all children can learn.

  • Provide our students with opportunities to explore their potentialities.

  • We assist our students in growing academically, developing socially, making appropriate choices, and accepting responsibility for their decisions.

  • Provide activities necessary for developing marketable skills and a rich cultural citizenship for every student.

  • Assist our students in planning for educational and vocational choices.

  • Collaborate with educational stakeholders to increase all students' academic, personal/social, and career development.

RTC School Counselor 

LATOYA W. BROWN

email: lwilliam2@rvaschools.net

Mrs. LaToya W. Brown is a proud native of Richmond, Virginia. She attended Swansboro Model School, Boushall Middle School, and John F. Kennedy High School. Mrs. Brown holds two degrees from Virginia State University: a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Master of Education in School Counseling. She is currently pursuing an Educational Leadership Endorsement from Longwood University.

With 20 years of experience in education, Mrs. Brown began her career as a Mathematics Teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School and transitioned to a School Counselor in 2010. She utilizes a comprehensive counseling framework that combines cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques, driven by her passion for fostering a safe and inclusive environment where students can navigate challenges, set goals, and build resilience.

Outside of her professional life, Mrs. Brown is a wife and mother of two. In her free time, she enjoys family gatherings, volunteering in the community, and line dancing.

 

School Counseling Services Information:

Please click link below to read more information regarding School Counseling Opt-Out of Services.  Flyer has an internal link to complete the School Counseling Opt-Out form.  If you have any questions, please contact Counselor.