Elementary School Counseling Essentials OSPI Summer Institute 2017 Emily Weber

Outline Introduction School Counseling Essentials/ASCA Domains Evidence-Based Elementary School Counseling Data = Advocacy Tool

About Me 2007 SPU Graduate 7 years School Counselor @ Franklin Pierce School District 3 years HS, 4 years ES 2014 National Board Certification Current: School Counselor, Tumwater Hill Elementary School WSCA Elementary Vice President Free Spirit Publishing Company Advisory Board OSPI Integrated Student Supports Workgroup

About You Who is here today? Years of Experience? Counselors: ES, MS, HS Administrators Teachers Other Years of Experience?

School Counseling Essentials/ASCA Domains Career & College Readiness Personalized Planning for all Students Social Emotional Support Student Support Resources Academic Achievement Evidence-Based School Counseling Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness

Career & College Readiness Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness Personalized Planning for all Students What does it look like in elementary school? Resources: Career Guidance Washington (grades 6+) ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors Work with the end in mind (K-12) Equity focus Data

Career & College Readiness My Programs Apple Cup Food Drive Classroom Lessons Career Day College Month March Madness Your Ideas?

Social Emotional Support Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness Student Support Resources Resources: Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks www.k12.wa.us/studentsupport/default.aspx Community Partnerships Data: Healthy Youth Survey What else?

Social Emotional Support Tumwater School District Strategic Plan Book List Classroom Lessons Second Step: K-2nd Growth Mindset: 3rd Personal Advocacy/Anti-Bullying: 4th Needs Assessment  Small Groups Your Ideas?

Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness Academic Achievement Evidence-Based School Counseling Provides a practical process for using evidence to determine three critical issues: What needs to be done Which interventions should be implemented Whether or not the interventions are effective Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness

Academic Achievement: Evidence-Based School Counseling As we incorporate data-driven decision-making and program planning into our work, we’ll see positive academic and personal changes in our students. We will have a way to measure the difference we are making in our students’ academic, career and social/emotional development. (Evidence-Based School Counseling: Carey Dimmitt, John Carey, Trish Hatch 2007)

Academic Achievement: Evidence-Based School Counseling What does this mean for us in our daily practice? Choose, collect & analyze data for informed planning Build collaborative partnerships Measure student learning & behavior change Communicate results to stakeholders Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness

Academic Achievement: Evidence-Based School Counseling What does it REALLY mean for our work with students? Identify needs of students Prevention: School-wide Intervention: Targeted Implement programs Collect data Evaluate programs Communicate effectiveness Academic Achievement Social Emotional Support Career & College Readiness What needs to be done? Which response is best? Was it effective?

Dr. Trish Hatch

Dr. Trish Hatch

Academic Achievement Student Intervention Team Process Teacher Referral 2017-2018 Goal: Data-driven referrals Instructional facilitator, counselor, teacher, SpEd staff, principal Also behavioral, social/emotional concerns

OSPI Data Analytics Accessing Data Step 1: Go to www.k12.wa.us and click on the K-12 Data & Reports button

Step 2: Click on the OSPI Performance Indicators link OSPI Data Analytics Accessing Data Step 2: Click on the OSPI Performance Indicators link

OSPI Data Analytics Accessing Data Step 3: Click on the link

OSPI Data Analytics What can we do with this information? How can it inform our practice? How can we communicate it to our stakeholders?

General Resources Blogs Elementary Counseling Blog: www.elementarycounseling.blogspot.com Savvy School Counselor: www.savvyschoolcounselor.com Technology Rocks. Seriously: www.technologyrocksseriously.com The Counseling Geek: www.thecounselinggeek.com Facebook Groups Elementary School Counselor Exchange On the Road to RAMP Pinterest Teachers Pay Teachers

Contact Me! (360) 709-7305 emily.weber@tumwater.k12.wa.us Pinterest: Emily Ryan My Website: https://www.tumwater.k12.wa.us/domain/324