Heather Marcus

School counselors support students' academic, social/emotional, & postsecondary planning needs. That's a BIG job! @ASCAtweets recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor. Sign & share the petition if you think we need more SCHOOL COUNSELORS in PA! 💯 change.org/p/governor-tom…

The furnace at @AbbottElemABC is broken and smoke is pouring out of the vent. Mr Johnson: "Either the rats elected a new pope, or the furnace is about to blow." 😂😭

Today is World Kindness Day! For the last month I've been posting reminders for students to spread kindness. I decided to spread kindness today by giving staff members cards w/positive affirmations. It was amazing to see the smiles & gratitude! It's the little things 😊❤️ #phled

The new school counselor on @AbbottElemABC is off to a great start! "My name is Elena Alomar. I'm the new counselor here. Abbott is the newest school in my rotation so now I'm responsible for the well being of 20 schools, which means I need to get out of here. Thanks." #phled

@AbbottElemABC 😍😍😍 pics or it didn't happen!

@AbbottElemABC I was so excited to hear a quick mention of the new school counselor last week! Hope they make an appearance soon!

Cheater cheater apple eaters 🍎 #AbbottElementary is all-new Wednesday at 8:30/7:30c!

The life of a Philly School Counselor isn't as glamorous as @taylorswift13's but nothing's better than making a difference in a child's life! ❤️💯👍😳 🎅 #phled @PhillySCU @PFTLocal3 @PHLschools @watlington_sr @PHLschoolboard @RLStreaterEsq @AFTPA @GovernorShapiro @PADeptofEd

Our students deserve more! #phled @PHLschoolboard @watlington_sr @RLStreaterEsq @PHLCouncil @PhillyMayor @PFTLocal3

Today the Masterman school counselors threw a College Signing Day Celebration for the awesome Class of 2025! Student performances, a speech from the Class President, college shout outs, time with friends, selfie station, & more! Fun time for all! 🎓🎉 @PHLschools @PHLschoolboard

@AbbottElemABC Amazing, heartbreaking, & spot-on episode! I'm a school counselor in Philly & I tweeted at Quinta & Abbott Elem so many times to suggest they add a caring, competent school counselor to the cast, like Ray Ford on Fresh Off The Boat. THANK YOU!! Can't wait!!! @thesherylralph

Love this for the kids 🥹 #AbbottElementary

What a nice way to end #NSCW25! Thanks to our HSA for the thoughtful gifts!

We put the "counsel" in school counselor this #NSCW25 by supporting #phled 8th graders w/School Selection, 9th-11th graders w/course selection, sending midyear reports to colleges for seniors, helping students apply to summer programs, & addressing various mental health concerns!

Update: It's fixed. It still would have been nice if absolutely anyone I tagged could have responded, even just to say they were looking into it.

Update: It's still not fixed yet. #phled

Colleges require midyear reports for seniors that contain 1st and 2nd marking period grades. They're due now, but @PHLschools has not released the reports yet. Any idea when this will be done? Our #phled seniors are anxiously waiting. @watlington_sr @PHLschoolboard

SB33 will help all students in PA receive school counseling services they need & deserve so they can reach their full potential. Thanks to all of the speakers & supporters! Dr. Adam Oldham, @PSEAPres, @RepSteele, @RepDanMiller, @SenWilliamsPA, and more! @PaSenateDems @PASenateGOP

After @myPSCA's press conference about SB33 members went to senators' offices to discuss the bill. I met with staff for @SenatorSaval, @SenSharifStreet @SenatorHughes, @SenatorHaywood, & @SenTartaglione. Glad that @SenSharifStreet was available & gave his support to the bill!

When you believe in something w/ your whole heart you want to shout it from the rooftops to everyone! Ready to go at the PA Capitol! Students will thrive w/academic, social/emotional, & post-secondary support from school counselors! #SB33 #phled @PHLschoolboard @watlington_sr

@mrrichcurtis @ASCAtweets @myPSCA @CBSPhiladelphia @6abc @NBCPhiladelphia @FOX29philly @WHYYNews @WTAE @fox53wpgh Agreed! Between social/emotional, academic, and post-secondary planning needs, students deserve school counselor support! I knew you'd understand and I thank you for your reply. It's not the Class-H Room, but maybe you could cover the press conference tomorrow.

@MsHeatherMarcus @ASCAtweets @myPSCA @CBSPhiladelphia @6abc @NBCPhiladelphia @FOX29philly @WHYYNews @WTAE @fox53wpgh So much busy work is added to Counselors schedules that impede what really matters and that is time with our students!

Some School Districts assign @ASCAtweets defined inappropriate activities to school counselors, which impedes our ability to properly support all students. This will help students! @myPSCA @CBSPhiladelphia @6abc @NBCPhiladelphia @FOX29philly @WHYYNews @WTAE @fox53wpgh

Hope to see some coverage of this on Tuesday! School counselors advocating for best practices in supporting students. @WilliamsSharrie @briantaff6abc @BurrellTV @jancarabeoCBS3 @ErinColemanTV @keithjones @RosemaryConnors @MrRichCurtis @AlexHolleyFox29 @KarenFox29 @JasonFox29