Mission Statement: The mission of the Marlin ISD Counseling Department is to provide a proactive, comprehensive, and developmentally appropriate program to address students' academic and career goals. Supporting the personal and social needs of students to enable all to become successful, productive citizens and lifelong learners in a diverse and changing world. The MISD school counselors accomplish this mission by implementing the following school counseling components: guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services and systems support.