Emily Carney Kristy DeChirico Ryan Duffy Meg Kowalczyk Sue Marshall

Defining the ASCA National Model Our Beliefs, Mission, and Vision Counseling Accomplishments Current Counseling Goals Conclusion

What Is ASCA?  American School Counselor Association (est. 1952)  Endorsed by ISBE What Is the Model About?  Understanding professional practices Academic, Career, Social/Emotional  Auditing current practices (workbook) Beliefs, Mission, & Vision Cross-walking (9 standards, 16 competencies, 120 Indicators) Time & Task Analysis Continuous data gathering, interpretation, and data- driven goals  Taking steps toward alignment

Philosophy/Beliefs: We believe…  That all students have a right to a comprehensive school counseling program that helps them to achieve their greatest potential.  In a program that is proactive in nature and responsive to the specific needs of its students. The program will be delivered and evaluated annually based on the ASCA National Model, by the counseling department and the Associate Principal of Student Support Services. Mission Statement:  Provide services and curriculum that address the personal/social, academic, and career development of all students.  Foster a safe and challenging environment that produces confident, critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Vision: LP Counselors CARE  Career and College Readiness  Academic Advising  Respect for All  Emotional and Social Support

Short-Term Goals and Accomplishments  No longer responsible for standardized testing coordination  Increased counseling office hours as supervision  Created an Annual Counseling Calendar (see handout)  Created a Best Practices Manual  Created a Crisis Manual  Drastically increased small group counseling offerings: : Study Skills (1), Grief (1), and Substance Awareness (4)  Increased number of Parent Power Sessions  Developed/began offering Developmental Lessons in classrooms : Depression, prejudice, PTSD, glossophobia, etc. (18)  Updated outdated counseling lessons  Increased social media presence by adding Twitter and Instagram accounts  Gathered/interpreted various levels of data (pre/posttests, surveys, and PowerSchool)

Short-Term RAMP Goal #1 (see handout)  Due to counseling specific programs, the number of freshman classes failed will decrease by 10% from the Class of 2018 to the Class of 2019 Purpose: Data from the Class of 2018 indicates that165 Fs were earned 1 st semester by 57 students and 206 Fs 2 nd semester by 81 students. In addition, the following were significant needs identified by the needs assessment (104-Staff, 115-Parents, 145-Frosh):  Note-taking skills: Freshmen 60%, Parents 40%, Teachers 49%  Test- taking skills: Freshmen 64%, Parents, 53%, Teachers 6d1%  Organizational skills: Freshmen, 51%, Parents 55%, Teachers 75%  Homework Completion: Freshmen 51%, Parents 29%, teachers 63%  Adjusting to high school: Freshmen 26%, Parents 18%, Teachers 30%  Time management: Freshmen 62%, Parents 35%, Teachers 76%  Motivation Freshmen: 69%, Parents 41%, Teachers 79%  Goal setting Freshmen: 49%, Parents 41%, Teachers 57%

Steps:  Increase counseling Study Skills Group offerings  Counselors will continue offering “ High School 101 for all freshmen  Counselors will revamp and continue offering “PPS: High School 101”  Counselors will conduct meetings with parents, teachers, and students as needed  Counselors will make phone calls home to parents at 9-weeks each semester  Counselors will implement 4- year plans (January, see Goal #3) Measurements: Compare the # failed classes between the Class of 2018 and the Class of 2019 over the entire freshman year  Study Skills Group - # and list of students identified for study skills groups vs. # that participate: # of letters sent home at the 4.5 week mark to parents of students failing 1 or more classes:  PPS: HS 101 (# of parent attendees, August 19):  HS 101 (students and pre/posttest %s, September 23):  Meetings with parents/students/teachers (# of, ongoing):  Phone calls (# of phone calls made each 9 weeks, October 16):  4-year plans (see goal/data below)

Short-Term RAMP Goal #2 (see handout)  100% of parents will be contacted by a counselor to better share information appropriate to their student’s grade level Purpose: Based on needs assessment results, the following topics were identified as significant (104-Staff, 115-Parents, 457-Students):.  Scholarships: Seniors 61%, Parents 67%, Teachers 52%  Job skills: Juniors 57%, Parents 64%, Teachers 62%  Job Shadowing: Sophomores 63%, Parents 64%, Teachers 55%  Stress management: Freshmen 69%, Parents 63%, Teachers 55% Steps:  Continue PPS offerings with the exception of “PPS: Sophomore Career Night” (low attendance, newsletter instead)  New – Informational newsletters **Measurements:  Counselors will document when information is shared or contacts occur with parents (PPS and Newsletters)

Short-Term RAMP Goal#3 (see handout)  The Class of 2019 will create a 4-year education plan by the end of their freshman year, to increase motivation and a successful transition beyond high school Purpose: Based on the Needs Assessment results, the following topics were identified as significant needs (104-Staff, 115-Parents, 145-Frosh):  Motivation: 69% freshmen, 41% parents,79% teachers  Goal setting: 49% freshmen, 41% parents, 57% teachers  Creating and academic and career plan: 61% frosh, 46% parents, 44% tchrs  Learning HS graduation requirements: 50% frosh, 26% parents, 32 % tchrs  Understanding HS course offerings: 45% froh, 32% parents, 37% tchrs Steps:  A 4- year education plan will be introduced during student HS101 presentations  Counselors will create and implement a 4-year education plan **Measurements: Counselors will utilize the 4-year plan during registration as a tool and means of assessing completion  September - # of HS 101 presentations given and # of students who were absent  October - # of Freshman Career Cruising presentations given  January - # of 4-Year Plan presentations given  February – Registration (# of students absent from car cruis/4-yr presentations)

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