 What is it?  What’s in it for me and my students?  How am I already incorporating it?

 Registering & Scheduling all new students  Administering cognitive, aptitude & achievement tests  Signing excuses for students who are tardy or absent  Performing disciplinary actions  Sending home students who are not appropriately dressed  Teaching classes when teachers are absent  Computing grade-point averages  Maintaining student records  Supervising study halls  Clerical record keeping  Assisting with duties in the principal’s office

 Designing individual student academic programs  Interpreting cognitive, aptitude & achievement tests  Counseling students with excessive tardiness or absenteeism  Counseling students with disciplinary problems  Counseling students about appropriate school dress  Collaborating with teachers to present guidance curriculum lessons  Analyzing grade-point averages in relationship to achievement  Interpreting student records  Providing teachers with suggestions for better study hall management  Ensuring student records are maintained in accordance with state & federal regulations  Assisting the school principal with identifying & resolving student issues, needs & problems  Collaborating with teachers to present proactive, prevention-based guidance curriculum lessons

Beliefs & Philosophy Mission Statement ASCA Content Standards for Student Academic, Career & Personal/Social Development Agreements Advisory Council Use of Data Action Plans Use of Time Calendars School Guidance Curriculum Individual Student Planning Responsive Services System Support Results Reports School Counselor Performance Standards The Program Audit Accountability Delivery System Foundation Management System

 Classroom Guidance (pre/post tests)  Groups/Clubs  Individual Plans  Using surveys & school data (attendance, academic achievement, discipline referrals)

 Classroom Guidance (pre/post tests)  Groups/Clubs  Individual Plans  Using surveys & school data (attendance, academic achievement, discipline referrals)

Break into small groups of 3-5 and discuss programs, guidance, data you are using or have available.  How does this fit into the ASCA National Model?  How can I measure what I’m already doing?  How can you share this data to show teachers, administrators, parents, students & community members the great things that you are doing in your counseling program?  Can it help you shed some non-counseling duties?

Elementary Schools:  Second Step Program for 1 st – 5 th grade  Take a Bite Out of Bullying resource book  Clever Catch: Bully Reaction beach ball  What Do You Stand For? For Kids: A Guide to Building Character resource book  169 Awesome Activities: Resource Book

Middle Schools:  Second Step Program for 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade  7 Ways to Block Cyberbully DVD  Who I Am and Who I Want To Be: Resource Book  What Do You Stand For? For Teens: A Guide to Building Character resource book  Clever Catch: Bully Reaction beach ball  ICHAT Bingo and Activities  Take a Bite Out of Bullying: Resource Book  All Stars Prevention Program: Core (6 th grade), Booster (7 th grade), Plus (8 th grade) with student materials and parent materials

High Schools:  School Connect Program (High School version of Second Step)  7 Ways to Block Cyberbully DVD  Who I Am and Who I Want To Be: Resource Book  What Do You Stand For? For Teens: A Guide to Building Character resource book

O.S.C.A.R (Oklahoma School Counseling Accountability Report) The O.S.C.A.R is a continuous improvement tool that gives a school counselor an opportunity to demonstrate effective communication and a commitment to getting results in their counseling program. The need for greater accountability in school counseling practice is widely accepted within the profession. Results indicate that participation led to an increased use of student outcomes data for program improvement, and increased awareness about student support programs among stakeholders. Apply to receive an O.S.C.A.R. for your school counseling program. Download an application at the Oklahoma School Counselor Association website. Deadline is May 15, 2013.

 Lisa Edwards, Central Middle School, Edmond   (405)  Christy Prather Skinner, Boulevard Academy, Edmond   (405)