1. Traditional Supports for Alternative Counselors
Introductions and current roles
Jon Widmier, Sonya Sallak and Amy Wells
Jefferson County Public Schools

2. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.
Jefferson County Public Schools

3. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.
Jefferson County Public Schools

4. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.

5. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.

6. Success for ALL students
Success for ALL students. That’s why we are ALL here whether you are working with Alternative of Traditional Schools.

7. American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
Jefferson County Public Schools

8. ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors
IDENTIFYING ESSESTIONALS: PLC Work
Jefferson County Public Schools

9. Jefferson County Public Schools

11. Systems Approach American School Counselor Association
Graduation Guidelines
Unified Improvement Plan
Educator Effectiveness
Individual Career and Academic Plan
School Counselor Corps Grant
Systems Approach

12. District’s WHY is the 2020 vision
District’s WHY is the 2020 vision. Focus on the WHOLE child and where counselors fit in.

14. Jeffco Supports Individual Career and Academic Plans
School Counselor Corps Grant
Option, Choice and Charter Committee
Counselor PLC
Transition Reports
Early Warning Systems
Jeffco Supports

15. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.
Jefferson County Public Schools

16. Alternative Education School Counselor Network
To increase your awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face, we need to first look at the students they support most. These drawings were created during one of the Alt Ed networking opportunities. The counselors filled in characteristics they see in their students: Hopeful, strong, heart, broken, loyal, addicted, a gift, diverse… We really want to highlight the positive we are seeing on this list but must acknowledge the toll some of these challenging characteristics can have one our students health and lives.

17. SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma - The Three “E’s” of Trauma: Event(s)
Experience of Event(s)
Effect
Event
Effect
Experience of Event
Jefferson County Public Schools

20. Alternative Education School Counselor Network
These are the pictures our counselors drew when the were describing their roll as an Alternative Counselor.

21. Professional Development Climate and Culture ICAP and PWR
Unique Challenges
Building
Funding
Professional Development
Climate and Culture
ICAP and PWR
Transcript evaluation
Enrollment/Registration
Building /Structures: No grant funds available.
Expulsion and Safety Plan Kids: Share enough to keep student and staff safe.
ICAP always a challenge
Naviance (flexibility) : College and Colorado : Covered with Student fees
SIS ok
Scheduling: Hand schedule,
Semester, trimaster,
Transcript evaluation (transcribing)
Every student being scheduled individually and behind
Single classes: not able to schedule
Registrar: Helpful if trained well.
Course codes not updated with fidelity.
Transcript trainings. Transcript form. Universal system.
Cheat sheet used to be created
Early college of Arvada.
Enrollment deadlines
Jefferson County Public Schools

22. High mobility Accountability Isolation Secondary Trauma
Unique Challenges
High mobility
Accountability
Isolation
Secondary Trauma
Student Engagement
Transition
Scheduling
Building /Structures: No grant funds available.
Expulsion and Safety Plan Kids: Share enough to keep student and staff safe.
ICAP always a challenge
Naviance (flexibility) : College and Colorado : Covered with Student fees
SIS ok
Scheduling: Hand schedule,
Semester, trimaster,
Transcript evaluation (transcribing)
Every student being scheduled individually and behind
Single classes: not able to schedule
Registrar: Helpful if trained well.
Course codes not updated with fidelity.
Transcript trainings. Transcript form. Universal system.
Cheat sheet used to be created
Early college of Arvada.
Enrollment deadlines
Jefferson County Public Schools

23. Two Roads Charter School
Full-Time 6-12 Grade, Home-schooled K-12
620 students
Fall enrollment with occasional winter enrollment
Small class sizes under 22 students
Our climate fosters a supportive environment to help students grow both academically and emotionally
Two Roads Charter School

24. Principal and Counselor Relationship
Weekly Meetings
Professional Development
Expanding Counseling Department
Re-Entry Meetings (Collaboration)
Trying new things
Always make time/Open Door Policy
Advisement (ICAP and teacher support)
Supports Self-Care
Walk for 15mins
Family Centered
Good Fit/Connected
Climate Culture Survey
Credit deficiencies
High Social/Emotional Need
Smaller class sizes
Jefferson County Public Schools

25. NOT Student Retention Courses Isolation
GROUPS
Student Retention
HS mentor the middle school students
Courses
All transfer to traditional schools
Isolation
School Supports
OCC Committee
Alt Ed Network
Colorado School Counselor Association
Jefferson County Public Schools

26. Counselor Corps

27. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.

28. Professional Development Alternative Education Network
Fall and Spring in Colorado
American School Counselor Association
June/July Conference moves annually around the nation.
Summer 2017 in Denver
Colorado School Counselor Association
November Conference in Colorado
Colorado Council for High School/College Relations
December Conference in Colorado
National Alternative Education Association
March Conference moves annually around the nation

29. Self Care Resources NCTSN Fact Sheet Wellness Assessment
Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale
So What is Self-Care?
Teambuilding
Clue Room
Learning Styles
Shawn Achor
Happiness Advantage
21 Day Challenge
Journal
Andy Andrews
Butterfly Effect
Burn the Boats

30. Jefferson County Public Schools
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
ASCA National Model
Mindsets and Behaviors
Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP)
Role of the School Counselor
School Counselor-Principal Relationship
School Counselor-Principal Annual Agreement
ASCA Executive Summary
College Board
ENHANCING THE PRINCIPAL-SCHOOL COUNSELOR RELATIONSHIP
Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
ICAP Toolkit
CDE ICAP Resources
School Counselor Corps Grant
School Counselor Corps Grant Program
Jeffco Date Driven Model Resources
Jefferson County Public Schools

31. Learning Objectives: Participants will…
increase their awareness of the challenges Alt Ed Counselors face.
receive tools that can be used to support these challenges.
identify at least one actionable step to take.

32. Jeffco District Counselor ssallak@jeffco.k12.co.us Amy Wells
Thank You
Jon Widmier
Student Services
Sonya Sallak
Jeffco District Counselor
Amy Wells
Two Roads Charter School Counselor