Presented by: Rhonda Bielawski Shannon Connor Diane Feliciani Jennifer Rosato

 What is a School Counselor’s role?

 Academic Counseling  Personal/Social Counseling  Career Counseling

Academic Counseling Individual counseling Ability/Achievement screening ESAP Gifted screening GWR completion Coordination of group testing Observations Data collection 504 point person Homebound instruction Home schooled students

Personal Social Counseling Individual counseling Group counseling Observations Conferences Consulting Community agency contact Transitions Orientations Crisis intervention Introduction to Counselor lessons Drug and Alcohol Prevention lessons Olweus Bully Prevention Second Step lessons

Career Counseling Elementary Career Portfolios Twice a year, classroom presentations by counselors Examine strengths, hobbies, interests Begin exploring career options Follows them throughout the elementary school years

Academic Counseling Individual counseling Ability/Achievement screening Gifted screening 504 point person Concussion Accommodations Monitor grades and coordinate parent teacher conferences Team Meetings Organization and study skills assistance Participate in IEP or GIEP meetings as requested

Personal Social Counseling  Individual and small group counseling  Classroom guidance lessons  Goal-setting, decision-making, coping skills  Facilitate Bully Prevention Program  Bullying, Cyber Safety assemblies  New student orientation and groups  Transition planning (5-6) and (8-9)  Student Assistance Program coordination

Career Counseling  All grades Classroom lessons  Introduction to Choices Explorer Program:  Interest and skills inventories  Grade 7 “Good Life” week long unit  Grade 8 Career week activities

Academic Counseling Individual meetings as needed for assistance with study skills, organizational skills, etc. Individual meetings with students who receive interims and are failing a class Individual meetings with students who receive a failing grade at the end of the marking period Giving transcripts to all students in 11 th grade ASAP program Meet with all students during scheduling time (8 th -11 th grade)

Academic Counseling  Testing: PSAT, SAT, PLAN, ACT, AP, Keystones  SSD accommodations for SAT & ACT  Interpretation of standardized test scores  Scheduling conflicts & changes  New student orientation  New student scheduling  504 plan management/meetings  Transition meetings  IEP meetings

Academic Counseling  College applications  Write letters of recommendation  Assist students with financial aid  Manage scholarships  Financial Aid Parents Night  College Information Night  Attend the College Fair at LaRoche College

Personal Social Counseling Individual counseling with students as needed Group counseling with students as needed Support groups Peer Mediation Parent meetings as requested Student Assistance Meetings Pupil Personal Team Meetings Crisis counseling

Career Counseling  Choices/Bridges Career Portfolio available to all students and other web resources  Interest inventories  Special Education Students  Project Search meetings  OVR Testing  Write transition plans

Academic Counseling  The School Counselors will educate all students and parents about the realities of post-secondary options linking to individual academic achievement.

Personal Social Counseling  The School Counselors will help each student explore and investigate his/her passion.

Career Counseling  The Advisory Council will develop a professional network to provide shadowing opportunities and internships for all 11 th grade students.

 Career Development!  Why do we need a Career Development Plan at North Allegheny?

Unskilled jobs are disappearing; demand for high skills is rising

Did you know most students who graduate from college are between $20,000 and $27,000 in debt? That is the equivalent of a car payment every month but without the car. Debt load for students in the US has increased by 300% since 2001.

. PA ranks 5th in the nation for sending HS students to college. PA ranks 45th in the nation for graduating the same HS students similar for 2008 from college.

100 Ninth Graders 30 Graduate Work Bound 30 Drop Out 40 enter 4-year college 20 graduate from 4-year college (5.5 year average) 10 graduates are underemployed 10 graduates receive high skill/high wage employment in major Dr. Ken Gray, “Other Ways to Win”

Been more careful about selecting a major or chosen a different major 48% Done more internships or worked part time in college or before college 47% Would have started looking for work much sooner while still in college 38% Would have taken more classes to prepare for a career 27% Would have gone to a different college14% Something else9% Would have not gone to college4%

#10. Meteorology #9. Medical Technology Technician #8. Agricultural Economics #7. Teacher Education: Multiple Levels #6. Astronomy and Astrophysics #5. Geological and Geophysical Engineering #4. School Counseling/Community Counseling #3. Educational Administration/Supervision #2. Pharmacology #1. Actuarial Science Huffington Post-Nov. 2011

#10. Political Science and Government #9. Communications #8. Economics #7. English Language #6. Education #5. Biology/Biological Sciences #4. Nursing #3. Psychology #2. Business Administration #1 Undeclared/Undecided (1 in 8 students) Princeton Review-2012

 To address the Career Education and Work Standards requires an outside/inside approach. You must go outside of the walls of the school to effectively develop relevance for students.  Students need to know their opportunities and their major influences: Parents and teachers need to know these opportunities as well. It is everybody’s business!  The power of connecting leads to bigger and better opportunities and resources for students.  Allows others to help the counselors and educators with the delivery of their curriculum, including a student delivery approach.  Helps our School Counseling Program set new goals and measure their impact

Stage, Age & Grade Fantasy - Birth-10 years old (Grades K-4) Awareness Interest years old (Grades 5-6) Awareness/Exploration Capacity years old (Grades 7-8) Exploration Tentative years old (Grades 9-11) Planning Crystallization years old (Graduation) Students will be able to “crystallize” a vocational preference upon graduation from high school instead of their mid 20’s! *Donald Super

 Elementary-Awareness (K-5) Lighting the spark in all children! Provide experiences for student to develop an understanding of self linked to work and resources outside of their family. (By 5th grade ALL students should be exposed to Beattie and all other post-secondary options-CEW standards)  Middle School- Exploration (6-8) Continue exploring the spark in all children! Build on earlier awareness activities to explore more specific interests and abilities that have developed. (By 8th grade ALL students should have begun their own career portfolio and individualized academic and career plans-CEW standards)  High School- Planning (9-12) Crystallizing the Spark with a plan by 12th grade! Continue to use the development interventions to build a transition plan for post secondary and career (By 12th grade ALL students will be able to crystallize a vocational preference and strategy linked to their own plan-a primary goal of the CEW Standards)

Who they are…(Aware) Where they want to go…(Explore) And understand the process of…(Plan) how they are going to get there!

Group 1 Mrs. Pottmeyer Mr. Baierl Dr. Potter Dr. Tumuluru Ms. Bishop Ms. Floro Ms. Vadnais Group 2 Nick Sciarrappa Edye Pucciarelli Cydnee Traversari Madeline Badaczewski Julianna Bachinsky Mr. Longo Ms. Earley Group 3 Dr. Wheat Mr. Young Mr. Hyland Ms. Matheison Mr. Lyons Ms. Vano Ms. Zinsser Group 4 Mr. Sieminski Mr. Harding Mr. Delp Dr. Bradley Ms. Stackhouse Ms. Failla Ms. Zylinski Ms. Daniels

 Personal/Social Counseling Goal: The School Counselors will help each student explore and investigate his/her passion.  Academic Counseling Goal: The School Counselors will educate all students and parents about the realities of post-secondary options linking to individual academic achievement.  Career Counseling Goal: The Advisory Council will develop a professional network to provide shadowing opportunities and internships for all 11 th grade students.

Oct. 15, :00-10:00 AM  Breakfast & networking  Review ideas from small groups  Create a “To-Do List”