1. School Counselor Summer Institute Danise Ackelson OSPI Program Supervisor School Counseling Kim Reykdal OSPI Program Supervisor Dual Credit & College Ready Math Initiative
June 23, 2017

2. Superintendent Reykdal’s Long-Term Vision for the future of K-12 education.
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3. OSPI Vision OSPI Mission
Every student ready for college, career, and life
To provide funding, resources, tools, data, and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, and are prepared to access postsecondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives
OSPI Vision OSPI Mission
The primary goal of Washington’s education system is preparing every student for post-secondary aspirations, careers, and life. Superintendent Reykdal’s Priorities calls for more attention toward helping students develop a meaningful pathway for their future.
Because two-thirds of all jobs require less than a baccalaureate degree, a university-for-all path to graduation is one option for students. There are many pathways students can take to achieve success. Starting with a Middle School & Beyond Plan, creating an intentional plan so that high school course choices align with a meaningful plan will help all students graduate on time with a deliberate postsecondary pathway.
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4. School Counseling Updates
WSCA Leadership
Professional Development – July 28: Leadership Development Institute
WSCA Conference – March 7-9, 2018, SeaTac Doubletree
Pro Cert Update
Counselor Evaluation
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5. Counselor Evaluation Example
Washington State Evaluation Framework Resource for School Counselors
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6. Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling & Guidance Elementary, Middle & High School
Academic Achievement:
Evidence-Based School Counseling
Career and College Readiness: Personalized Planning for ALL students
Social Emotional Support:
Student Support Resources
Coming in August….
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7. WA K-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model
Foundation
Program
Student Standards
Professional Competencies
Management
Comprehensive Program Organization and Tools
Delivery
Direct Services
Indirect Services
Accountability
Data Analysis
Student Data
Counselor Evaluation
WA State RCW 28A
A school counselor is a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certification as defined by the professional educator standards board. The purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize, and deliver a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program that personalizes education and supports, promotes, and enhances the academic, personal, social, and career development of all students, based on the national standards for school counseling programs of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
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8. Resources for Elementary, Middle and High School
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9. Academic: Evidence-Based School Counseling
Evidence-Based School Counseling provides a practical process for using evidence to determine three critical issues: what needs to be done, which interventions should be implemented, and whether or not the interventions are effective.
Selecting, collecting, and analyzing data for informed planning
Carrying out action research and building collaborative partnerships
Measuring student learning and behavior change
Communicating results to stakeholders, and more
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10. Equity Data Analytics

11. Performance Indicators From Kindergarten to Postsecondary
Performance Indicators From Kindergarten to Postsecondary ************** Elementary Middle High School
From the vision and mission are OSPI’s performance indicators. These measures of success serve to guide our work across the K-12 public education system. We know superintendents, principals, counselors, and other educators across our state are using evidence-based practices and “closing the gap interventions”. Data analytics, data charts, and helpful resources for Kindergarten Preparedness to Graduation Rates, Discipline, and Attendance are a part of this work.
In this presentation we a looking at
Performance indicator for Postsecondary Enrollment and Postsecondary Remediation Rates for students who
who have enrolled and attended postsecondary education institutions within one year of graduating high school,
The percentage of high school graduates who were academically prepared for a 2-yr and/or 4-year college,
along with remediation rates for math and English for those students enrolled in the first year of college

12. Social Emotional Supports
Theory of Change
SEL Benchmarks
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13. Social Emotional Supports and Mental Health http://www. k12. wa
Academic 21st Century Community Learning Centers │ Private Education and Home-Based Education
At-risk and Vulnerable Youth Children of Incarcerated Parents │ Homeless Education: McKinney-Vento │ Institutional Education
Behavior and School Culture Compassionate Schools │ Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Dropout Open Doors Reengagement | GATE- Graduation: A Team Effort
Foster Care Foster Care Youth
Mental Health and Well-being Coordinated School Health │ Health Services: School Nurse Corps, Home/Hospital Instruction │ Healthiest Next Generation │ Mental Health and Schools
Military Military Kids
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14. Career: Personalized Planning for ALL Students
Postsecondary Aspirations
College Ready: Meets academic indicators and standardized testing benchmarks to enroll and succeed without remediation in credit bearing courses at a postsecondary institution that offers a transfer or baccalaureate program
Career Ready: Identified a career interest and meet behavioral and experiential benchmarks to enroll and succeed in postsecondary job training or education program, including college, necessary for a chosen career
Life Ready: Students leave high school with the grit, perseverance, and growth mindset that empowers them to approach the future with confidence, to dream big, and to achieve their goal
*National College and Career Readiness Indicators
Postsecondary Aspirations require students to be ready.
Students are College Ready if they meets the academic indicators standardized testing benchmarks to enroll and succeed without remediation in credit bearing courses at a postsecondary institution that offers a transfer or baccalaureate program. (Academic Indicators include GPA 2.8 and one or more of the following academic indicators: Successful in Algebra II and successful in Dual Credit College English and/or Math, that includes AP, IB, College in HS, Running Start and more.)
Students are Career Ready if they have identified a career interest in career connected learning and meet behavioral and experiential benchmarks (that include some of the following: 90% Attendance, Community Service, Workplace Learning Experience, Industry Credential, Dual Credit Career Pathway Course, Co-Curricular activities.) In addition, students entering the military upon graduation must meet the passing scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for each branch of the military.  
Being Life Ready means students leave high school with the grit and perseverance to tackle and achieve their goals. Students who are Life Ready possess the growth mindset that empowers them to approach their future with confidence, to dream big and to achieve their goals. (Our schools provide social and emotional support and experiences to equip students with the life skills they will need for success in their future.)
(Additional factors that contribute to postsecondary readiness includes FAFSA Completion, Enrollment in a career pathway course sequence, academic advising, senior year math course, and completion of math class after Algebra ll or the equivalent.)
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15. Options for Postsecondary Pathways
2-Year Community College
One-Year or Two Year Technical College
Industry Standard Certificate Program
Four-Year College or University
Apprenticeship
Internship, or
On the Job Training
Military Training
There are multiple pathway options for students to enroll in that includes 2-year community colleges, 1-year or 2-year technical college programs, four year colleges, industry standard certificate programs, apprenticeship programs, internships, on the job training, and military training programs. Many of these options can start while students are in high school.
When students are given individual guidance along the way, they can discover, who they are, and what they want to become. Educators and school counselors can guide students by providing information about opportunities and help with their plan to achieve their goals.
Connecting with postsecondary programs to know what is expected before students enroll is needed. For example, a new program called Guided Pathways is being implemented in several community and technical colleges to assist students with their options.
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16. State Resources provide tools and links
Personalized Learning Materials
Access to Digital Tools
Career Interest Inventory
High School & Beyond Planner
State resources provide personalized learning materials, access to digital tools for career interest inventories and templates for the High School & Beyond Plan.
These can be found on the OSPI website under Career Guidance WA. The guidance curriculum has lessons for each grade 6th through 12th, that guides students through the process of developing a personalized plan to graduate on time with a sense of purpose for their future.

17. Student Centered Career & College Readiness Report
Academic mindset and culture
Understanding assessments
Academic monitoring
Homework help
Course selection and transcript management
Self-management
Social emotional learning
College guidance
Career guidance
Student counseling and referrals
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18. ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student
domains
Program planning tool
Academic Development
Standards guiding school counseling programs to implement strategies and activities to support and maximize each student’s ability to learn.
Career Development
Standards guiding school counseling programs to help students 1) understand the connection between school and the world of work and 2) plan for and make a successful transition from school to postsecondary education and/or the world of work and from job to job across the life span.
Social/Emotional Development
Standards guiding school counseling programs to help students manage emotions and learn and apply interpersonal skills.
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19. All Hands on Deck: Comprehensive Results-Driven Counseling
Redefining Role of School Counselor
Leadership
Collaboration
Advocacy
Systemic Change
Implications for School Counselors
Monitoring system for “on track”
Communication
Advocates for teachers
Professional Learning Communities
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20. Multi-Tiered Multi-Domained System of Support
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Dr. Trish Hatch, 4/8/2017 San Diego State University, Hatching Results

21. Counselor / Principal Relationship Tool
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22. Legislative Updates
Bills passed:
SSB 5241 (HB 1628) Foster Care and Homeless Education – Remove barriers and provide alternative means to graduate on time such as granting partial credit or consolidating coursework. More information coming.
ESB 5234 (ESHB 1333) AP Exam Credit – Requires establishment of system-wide credit policy for AP Exams
Moving along…
2SHB 1170 – Maintaining and facilitating court-based and school-based efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy; defining truancy for ALE and virtual schools.
HB Delinks Assessments for Graduation and adds HSBP elements
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23. ESSA Update http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/default.aspx
School Counselor voices have been heard!
11% of public comments received by OSPI (Feb.)
ESSA accountability workgroup acknowledged counselors’ role in student growth & success
Last chance for feedback coming in August….
ESSA Update
AP/IB Test Fee Program
$ specifically for test fees will now be in Sect. 4 block grant w/ other support programs
2017: Private/public partnership raised $ to fund ALL low-income test fee reductions for AP/IB/CI .
Federal Requirements for academic standards, annual assessment, accountability, and struggling students and schools
New Measures of Growth/Achievement (Accountability)
Chronic Absenteeism
9th Grade Success
Dual Credit
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24. Chronic Absenteeism A student missing 10% or more of their school days (2+/month or 18/year) for ANY reason
Better Attendance,
Lower Chronic
Absenteeism
Positive School Climate: Parents are key partners and students are engaged
Monitor data frequently to catch kids early
Multi-tiered framework: for programmatic response to barriers
Define, teach and recognize attendance expectations
Proactive, positive, personalized outreach
Strategic Community
Partnerships
2014 data = Washington 2nd highest chronic absenteeism in country (Tumwater #1 in state!)
Data collected = half day, full day (50+%), excused, unexcused
Data reported = students missing 18 full days during the year, not 10% of enrolled days; excused/unexcused
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25. Reducing Remediation by Supporting 9th Grade Success
On-track Freshmen are 4x more likely to graduate!
Reducing Remediation by Supporting 9th Grade Success
9th Grade Success
Build a positive school culture
Use data to monitor progress
Prepare 8th graders transitioning to high school
Build in multi-tier supports
Create relevancy and a focus on the future
Career/College/ Life Ready
Academic
Social Emotional
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26. 57% of 9-12 grade students completed at least one dual credit course…:
57% of 9-12 grade students completed at least one dual credit course…
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… but Equity gaps persist!

27. Superintendent’s 6-year Vision for K-12 Education
Every student
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28. Ongoing Counselor News
OSPI Secondary Ed and Student Support Web Pages and News and More for School Counselors Listserv Newsletter new
There are 2 places you will see information to keep you informed along the way. We will post information when we know about news worthy events or updates and will send out a newsletter every other month.
First the OSPI WEBSITE has…
2. The OSPI Counselor Newsletter and “News and More for School Counselors” Listserv continues to serve almost 4000 school counselors and others educators. . .