1. Middle School Counseling Essentials
OSPI Summer Institute 2017
Marisa Castello
Middle School Counselor
WSCA Middle/Junior High Vice President

2. Objectives School Counseling Essentials and Domains
School Counseling Resources within each domain
Exploring data analytics
Q and A

3. My School Counseling Profile
School Counseling Practice
6 years as a middle school counselor- 3 years with Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts and 3 years at Woodbrook Middle School/Clover Park SD
School Counseling Strengths and topics of interest
Program and lesson development, advising student leaders, transition activities, career and college readiness
Leadership Roles
WSCA Middle/Junior High Vice President; OSPI Webinar presenter on Career Readiness; OSPI Integrated Student Supports Workgroup member Aug ’16-present.
Professional Development
WSCA Spring Conferences (presenter 2016 and 2017), National Board Candidate; learning from fellow counselors like YOU!

4. School Counseling Essentials ASCA Domains
Academic Achievement
Evidence Based School Counseling
Career and College Readiness
Personalized Planning for all Students
Social Emotional Support
Student Support Resources

5. College And Career Readiness
Personalized Planning for all students
What does this look like in Middle School?
Advisory and/or classroom guidance lessons on personal skills, interests and post-secondary options
Interest inventories to generate an initial list of possible careers
Starting the High School and Beyond Plan in 8th grade
College Bound Scholarship Sign-ups

6. College and Career Readiness
Resources
Career Guidance WA (Grades 6-12)
Where are YOU Going (WA Career Bridge)
College Board’s Counselor Connection resources
K-12 College and Career Readiness Guides and more!
Elementary, Middle and High School Guides (google)

7. College and Career Readiness
Program Ideas
“ABC’s of College” presentation
College Spotlights
Visits to local community, technical and four-year colleges
College Bound Scholarship sign-up competitions
Career Days

8. Social Emotional Support
Student Support Resources
SEL Benchmarks
Behavior and School Culture Compassionate Schools │ Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Foster Care Foster Care Youth
Community Partnerships

9. Mental Health Resources
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Facts and Reality
Resources for Families
Resources for Schools and Educators
Frameworks and Guidance Documents
Key Resource Sites
OSPI Resources

10. Social Emotional Support
Program Ideas:
Core curriculum on Character Education, stress management, self-esteem, signs of Suicide (SOS), etc.
Small counseling groups on Social skills, anger management, relational aggression, grief, divorce, etc.
Partner with community mental health agencies to deliver special topic groups and wrap around services

11. Academic Achievement 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
Whether or not the interventions are effective

12. Evidence-Based School Counseling
How does this translate to our work with students?
Identify needs of students
Implement programs
Collect and analyze data
Evaluate programs
Communicate results to appropriate stakeholders

13. Breaking it Down… Multi-Tiered Multi-Domained System of Support

14. OSPI Data Analytics: Let’s Explore!

15. Measures of Success Performance Indicators
Increase four- and five-year high school graduation rates
Increase enrollment and completion rates and decrease remediation rates in post-secondary training and education
Performance Indicators
We must help students:
Enter kindergarten with expected skills in all six areas identified by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).
Meet standard on the 3rd-, 8th-, and 11th-grade statewide English language arts (ELA) and math assessments, and the 8th-grade statewide science assessment.
Grow toward proficiency in ELA and math, as determined by Student Growth Percentiles, in 4th and 6th grades.
Enroll in Algebra I/Integrated Math I by the end of 8th or 9th grade and earn high school credit.
Enroll in college-level courses and earn dual credit.
Take the SAT and ACT and earn college-ready scores.
Access financial aid for post-secondary learning.
We must help students avoid:
9th-grade course failure.
Suspensions and expulsions.
Chronic absenteeism.

16. Graduation is the Goal: Performance Indicators Are the Early Warning Measures

17. Accessing Data
Step 1: Go to and click on the K-12 Data & Reports button.

18. Accessing Data
Step 2: Click on the OSPI Performance Indicators link

19. Accessing Data
Step 3: Click on the link
9th Grade Course Failure

20. Data Analytics Next Steps…
What are you going to do with this information?
How are you going to incorporate it into your school counseling program?
How are you going to communicate the results of your school counseling interventions and activities?
Brief Discussion

21. School Counseling Resources
General Resources:
Savvy School Counselor:
The Counseling Geek:
The School Counselor Toolkit:
Middle School Resources:
The Middle School Counselor:
Caught In the Middle School Counselors Facebook Page
WSCA- Middle School Rocks Facebook Page

22. Contact Me mcastell@cloverpark.k12.wa.us marisacastellowsca@gmail.com
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