1. K-12 School Counseling Program Review
2012 Magnet Sustainability Presentation
K-12 School Counseling Program Review
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you our sustainability planning process
Presented to the School Board on February 17, 2015 by Marcy Doud, Director of Special Programs and Ron Monson, Henry Sibley High School Principal

2. K-12 School Counselor Program Review
Goal D: Prepare students to be career and college ready.
Core strategy D4:
Complete a comprehensive review of the current K-12 counseling program to determine the role it currently serves and how it might be enhanced in the future to more fully prepare students for career and college readiness.

3. D4 Action Steps
The actions of the committee, as outlined in the implementation plan, for the school year is to:
Conduct a needs assessment of the current counseling program;
Conduct a needs assessment of the type of career counseling students need;
Identify the counseling department’s mission and purpose;
Identify strategies for future programming.

4. American School Counselor Association

5. ASCA National Model Four Pillars of the ASCA Model
Foundation- beliefs, mission, & vision
Management- needs assessment, goals, & action plans
Delivery- direct and indirect services to support curriculum, personal learning plans, and responsive services
Accountability - monitoring of the program through data analysis and the continuous improvement process

6. MN Statute 120B.125 Planning for Student’s Successful Transition to
Postsecondary and Employment: PERSONAL LEARNING PLANS
Beginning in the school year, school districts must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college and career interests, aptitudes and aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment.

7. Foundation District 197 K-12 School Counseling Program’s Vision
The K-12 school counseling program will create a trustworthy, safe, and unbiased environment where, through direct support and teaching, students develop skills for their social, emotional, and academic success to become college and career ready.
District 197 K-12 School Counseling Program’s Mission
By removing barriers and supporting access to impactful resources, the K-12 school counseling program provides a safe and supportive environment that instills in each student the ability to meet rigorous academic and personal goals, advocate for their passions and post secondary interests, and be productive members of our community.

8. Management Needs Assessment Time Sampling SWOT Analysis
Staffing Ratios

9. Time Sampling

10. SWOT Strengths (S) Weaknesses (W) Opportunities (O) Threats (T)
Elementary Counselors
Administrative support
Strong relationships with all students
Familiarity with ASCA model
Quality counselors
High levels of collaboration with teachers/ families
Knowledgeable on career opportunities, process, resources.
Counselor to student ratio
Achievement Gap
Not all student needs are being met
Sometimes emotional needs become the priority
Counselors performing “non- counseling” tasks
Connecting with more colleges & businesses
Strong Parent Academy program
Increased Enrollment
Recent ACT legislation
More PSEO or CIS
Recent career and college Readiness legislation
Funding
Attracting qualified counselors (timing, ratios, etc)
Diverse student needs
Replacing counselors with non-counseling staff
Lack of legislative supports for legislative mandates

11. Staffing Ratios District 197 Elementary 1:791 District 197 MS 1:742
District 197 HS
1:398
District 197 K-12
1:606
United States K-12
1:471
ASCA Model
1:250

12. Delivery - Supportive Services
Elementary
0.5 FTE school counselor
20 hours/ week of 360 Communities worker*
1.5 FTE Mental Health Practitioner**
Middle Schools
1.0 FTE school counselor
0.5 FTE Mental Health Practitioner- co-located
High School
3.5 FTE school counselor
1.0 FTE Mental Health Practitioner- co-located
*Moreland, GEMS and Heritage purchase more time
**PK, GEMS, Moreland have co-located services

13. Delivery Elementary Middle School
Direct individual and small group services (social/ emotional)
Direct Responsive services
Teach groups using the curriculum from the Kindness grant, but is it not consistent across buildings
Middle School
Direct individual and small group (social/ emotional and academic)
Responsive services
504 coordinator
More Indirect services than elementary
Test prep and proctoring (Explore)
No set counseling curriculum
Supervisory duties as needed by administration

14. Delivery
High School
Direct individual and class-sized groups – college & career/ MCIS as well as academic planning
Responsive services
504 coordinator
Parent presentations for college planning
Plan to increase meetings times for each grade
Curriculum and delivery methods to be developed

15. Recommendations Elementary School
We are recommending to keep the 0.5 FTE elementary counselors
at each building and provide increased mental health support.
Middle School
We are recommending an increase 0.5 FTE at each building for the fall of 2016 to support the academic planning and PLPs in grades 7 and 8.
High School
We are recommending increased school counseling staffing of 1.0 FTE to implement the statute, have a focus on career and college planning for all students, and support students in the gifted and talented program.

16. Projected Cost 2015-16 Projected Costs 1.0 FTE at the HS = $90,485
0.5 FTE at Heritage
0.5 FTE at Friendly Hills
Total 1.0 FTE = $90,485