Building Relationships with Schools Rene’ Moore Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program

2 Welcome to School The school answering machine…

3 Needs: Stressors: Building Relationships Planning Sheet

4 Small Group Activity Challenges Strengths Key Personnel Action Plan

5 Big Question How does your program impact and promote achievement?

6 Era of Standardized Testing

7 Evolution of Education Reform Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)- passed in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty –ESEA has provided federal funding to the neediest students and schools for over 40 years. It has been reauthorized eight times—usually every five or six years—since no significant changes other than creation of Title IV- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Clinton’s Goals 2000 and Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) Bush’s NCLB passed

8 NCLB Focus NCLB requires all public schools to administer a state-wide standardized test(all students take the same test under the same conditions) annually to all students. The students' scores are used to determine whether the school has taught the students well.

9 Adequate Yearly Progress Schools receiving Title I funding must make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in test scores: –Second year: publicly labeled as being "in need of improvement“ –third year: forces the school to offer free tutoring and other supplemental education services to struggling students. –fourth consecutive year: school is labeled as requiring "corrective action” –fifth year: results in planning to restructure the entire school –sixth year- the restructuring plan is implemented

10 The NCLB Debate Pros Improved test scores Increased accountability Increases in quality of education Promotes school choice Attention to minority populations Cons “Gaming” the system Problems with standardized testing Narrow curriculum- focusing on math and English skill development Punitive

11 Learn the Lingo AYP- Adequate Yearly Progress Title Funds CEIP AEIS TEKS TAKS Curriculum Framework Alignment/Vertical Other

12 Texas Education Agency-TEKS

13 TEA A-Z Index

14 Critical Updates SDFSC Program Health Changes PE Requirements

15 The competition begins…

16 Small Group Activity Challenges Strengths Key Personnel Action Plan

17 Big Question How will your program impact and promote achievement?

18 Program Alignment Align with TEKSTEKS Align with Texas Counseling StrandsTexas Counseling Strands Align with 40 Developmental Assets40 Developmental Assets Supporting Research and Documentation Other

19 TEA Counseling Strands

20 TEA- Counseling Program

21 Small Group Activity Challenges Strengths Key Personnel Action Plan

22 Know your customer… School Data Level of Readiness Needs Strengths Stressors

23 Prevention Readiness Community Tolerance Denial /Vague Awareness Preplanning Preparation Initiation Institutionalization Confirmation/Expansion Professionalization Where is your school or district?

24 Relationship Building Tips Volunteer at the school SHAC Mentor Help with TAKS Serve on SBDM Staff Development- be the expert

25 Relationship Building Tips Support Special Events Counselor Week (February) Teacher Appreciation Week (May) Career and Field Days Time of Tragedy

26 Thinking outside the box… Partnering with Departments 21 st Century Learning Center Programs21 st Century Learning Center Programs Tobacco Controllers GrantsTobacco Controllers Grants Other

27 Prepare your staff Calendars –School –Assessment School Information Department Information

28 Small Group Activity Challenges Strengths Key Personnel Action Plan

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