School Counseling Update Barb Ashcraft School Counseling Coordinator bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us WVSCA Conference – February, 18 2010

Supporting Standards-based Programs Standard 1: Program Planning, Design and Management Standard 2: Program Delivery Standard 3: Data Driven Accountability and Program Evaluation Standard 4: Leadership and Advocacy Standard 5: Professional Growth and Responsibilities Begin in July with the 100+ page document. Wordle’s – were to begin to ensure that the standards were a picture of what we would want a school counselor to know and be able to do.

Review of WVDE Counseling Log Use of Time Review of WVDE Counseling Log

Use of Time Data

New School Counseling Evaluation System Partnering with Edvantia Timeline January 2011 Convene Evaluation Task Force Feb. – April 2011 Define Critical Elements and Measures April – September 2011 Design Evaluation Process and Tools Jan. – June 2012 Field Test and Further Refine 2011 – 2012 School Year Pilot in SIG schools/demonstration sites 2012-13 School Year Full Implementation

Policy 2315 Revisions Comprehensive Developmental Guidance and Counseling January 2011 Convene Policy 2315 Revisions Task Force Spring – Fall 2011 Work with task force to develop revision recommendations Winter 2011 Present Policy 2315 revision recommendations to State Board

School Counseling Program DEMONSTRATION SITES Create ‘Model Programs’ to operationalize standards Jan. – April 2011 (Development) Develop Training Modules Spring 2011 Identify schools to serve as demonstration sites Spring – Fall 2011 (Training) Train school teams to fully align programs with standards Fall 2011 – June 2012 (Align Practice) Implement aligned processes and protocols WVDE supports early implementation Field Test evaluation system (Jan. – June 2012)

GED Option New GED Option Coordinator Linda Berlin lberlin@access.k12.wv.us

Other Initiatives State School Counseling Model (Spring 2012) Sample Counselor Job Descriptions Add Standards Add Evaluation System Student Standards Tier I /SIG Schools Frequently Asked Questions

School Counseling Website http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors Counselor Logs http://wvde.state.wv.us/forms/counselors-log Protocols http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/protocols.html LINKS Program http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/links/ LINKS NetWorth http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/networth-lessons.html NetsSmart – aligned with school counseling standards http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/netsmart/ Group Guidance Lessons http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/group-lessons.html Guidance Curriculum http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/guidance-curriculum.html

Questions THANK YOU Barbara Ashcraft, School Counseling Coordinator Office of School Improvement Division of Educator Quality and System Support bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us Questions