1. Kansas Model Curricular Standards for School Counseling
State Board Meeting
April, 2015

2. “School counseling programs are comprehensive in scope,
preventative in design, developmental in nature, and
integral to the total educational program.”
(American School Counselor Association, 2012)

3. Purpose of Standards
Assist all Kansas counselors in planning local curricula and assessment for school counseling programs and integration of academic subject areas.
Align with ASCA National Standards, SECD and College and Career Readiness.
Incorporated standards of other states (e.g., Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa) and Kansas school districts .
Adapted existing competencies.
Connected standards and indicators to academic achievement and learning.
Aligned counseling standards with existing assessed and model standards (e.g. math, ELA, science, history & government/economics and geography, FACS, 21st Century Learning Skills).
Assist all Kansas counselors in planning local curricula and assessment for school counseling programs and integration of academic subject areas.
Focus on ASCA National Standards.
Incorporated standards of other states (e.g., Tennessee, Missouri, Florida) and Kansas school districts .
Adapted existing competencies.
Connected standards and indicators to academic achievement and learning.
Aligned counseling standards with existing assessed and model standards (e.g. math, reading, science, social studies, Facs, 21st Century Learning Skills)

4. Standards Framework Social-Emotional domain Career development domain
Academic domain
Arranged by grade level
K-2; 3-5; 6-8; high school

5. Social/Emotional Domain
Overview: These standards guide school counseling programs to help students manage emotions and learn and apply interpersonal skills.
Standard 1: The student will acquire knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
Standard 2: The student will make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals.
Standard 3: The student will understand personal safety skills.

6. Academic Domain
Overview: These standards guide school counseling programs implement strategies and activities to support and maximize each student’s ability to learn.
Standard 1: The student will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
Standard 2: The student will complete school with the academic preparation to choose from postsecondary options.
Standard 3: The student will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life.

7. Career Domain
Overview: These standards guide school counseling programs to help students 1) understand the connection between school and the world or work and 2) plan for and make a successful transition from school to post-secondary education and/or the world of work.
Standard 1: The student will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
Standard 2: The student will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
Standard 3: The student will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work.

8. Alignment Existing Content Standards (crosswalk)
MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support)
CTE (Career Tech Education)
SECD Standards
21st Century Learning Skills
State Statute (bullying prevention/cyber-bullying)

9. Next Steps for School Counseling Programs and Standards
Assistance in developing local school counseling curricula and assessments
Continued development of the Kansas Comprehensive School Counseling Model
Develop a best practices resource based on the Kansas Curricular Standards for School Counseling

10. “Our vision for guidance and counseling in the twenty-
first century is fully implemented comprehensive
guidance and counseling programs in every
school/district across the country, serving all students
and their parents, staffed by active, involved professional
school counselors.”
(Gysbers & Henderson, 2005, p.183)

11. The Kansas State Department of Education and the School Counseling Curricular Standards Writing Committee respectfully submit the Kansas Curricular Standards for approval.
Thank You!!