1. Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Oregon Framework
for
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
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2. Each district in Oregon is expected to have a comprehensive guidance and counseling program PreK-12
OAR (adopted 1996)
OAR (June 2008)
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3. Seven Fundamental Questions
1. What do students need that the school counseling profession, based on its special body of knowledge, can best provide?
2. Which students benefit from activities designed to address these needs?
3. What are school counselors best qualified to do to help them?
4. How do guidance and counseling relate to the overall educational program?
5. How can guidance and counseling be provided most effectively and efficiently?
6. How is a good school counseling program developed by a school?
7. How are the results of school counselor’s work measured?
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4. Diploma Requirements Extended Application Essential Skills
Education Plan and Profile
Academic & elective credit (Common Core and Career Technical Education)
Career- Related Learning Experiences
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
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5. Oregon’s Framework Addresses student needs in our changing world
Views guidance and counseling as integral to each school’s mission
Supports each student’s learning and academic achievement
Describes essential program elements for districts to design and develop programs
Provides a tool for system change
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6. Framework’s Purpose
Support districts in creating and maintaining a CGCP
Describe concepts and provide definitions and direction for development and continuous improvement
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7. Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Plan PreK-12
Serve each and every student
Cross all grade levels and content areas
Integral to the whole education program
Integral to the Oregon Diploma
Support student achievement
Data-driven to close achievement gap
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8. Framework Overview Academic Career Personal/Social
Community Involvement
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9. Student Development Domains
Each domain identifies skills, knowledge, and attitudes essential for student learning
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10. Learning to Learn - Academic
Participate fully in the formal school curriculum, achieve high academic standards, and be lifelong learners
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11. Learning to Work- Career
Plan education and career paths, manage careers and work life through personal transitions and economic change
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12. Learning to Live – Personal/Social
Survive and prosper in an increasingly complex world
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13. Learning to Contribute– Community Involvement
Be involved community member and citizens
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15. Why do we deliver comprehensive guidance and counseling?
Section A–The Foundation
Why do we deliver comprehensive guidance and counseling?
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16. Program Mission A clear assertion of purpose
Relates to the overall school district mission
Asserts CGCP helps each student prepare for successful next steps
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17. Program Philosophy Describes CGCP as integral to educational program
Foundation for program
Rationale for program content
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18. District Policy Supports CGCP
Reflects pertinent laws, rules, regulations and standards
Essential for long-term success of CGCP and students
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19. How do we deliver a comprehensive guidance and counseling program?
Section B – The Content
How do we deliver a comprehensive guidance and counseling program?
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20. Guidance Curriculum Instructional program PreK-12
Developmental, preventative and proactive
Comprehensive in content, scope and sequence
Academic, career, personal/social and community involvement
Knowledge and skills for success and next steps
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21. Individual Planning
Assists each student in setting and achieving goals
Supports development of education plan that personalizes learning
Supports documentation of progress and achievement of educational profile
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22. Responsive Services
Collaborate with and intervene on behalf of each student whose immediate needs, concerns, or problems are distracting or impeding learning
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23. System Support and Integration
CGCP staff use knowledge and skills to infuse CGC program throughout school
Delivering professional development
Providing consultation and collaboration
Coordinating program delivery

24. Student Advocacy Equitable access and opportunities
Accommodations, modification, special assistance provided as required
Supports each student’s success in school
Supports each student’s successful transition to next steps
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25. Student Advocacy
Educational Equity ensures that each child is able to derive maximum benefit from his/her educational experience.
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26. Section C- The Resources
Who delivers the comprehensive guidance and counseling program and what do they need to deliver it?
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27. Professional Staff
All school staff provide comprehensive, integrated services to each student
Professional CGC staff guides the program
Presence of licensed school counselors as team leaders enhances likelihood of program success
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28. Collaborative Structures
Effective communication with all stakeholders, within school and community
Site councils and advisory committees
Employers and business partnerships
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29. Materials and Facilities
Curriculum materials, guidance and counseling tools and access to facilities and equipment
Career resource room or counseling center
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30. Management Systems
Support creation, maintenance and enhancement of CGCP
Secures adequate financial resources for staff, materials and facilities
Ensures ongoing development, systemic change, program integrity and public relations
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31. Section D – The Continuous Improvement
Are we successfully delivering comprehensive guidance and counseling to each and every student?
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32. Student Progress
Review and analysis of individual, group, and aggregate data on student progress
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33. Staff Development Staff roles and responsibilities are explicit
Staff development is provided as needed
Staff evaluations address CGCP activities and individual development needs
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34. Program Planning and Evaluation
Integral to overall school improvement
Established objectives and actions
Provide accountability measures and data to close the achievement gap
Is on-going as part of the school’s total assessment process
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35. Student Outcomes Career-Related Learning Experiences
The Framework adds no new CGC standards. CGCP supports student achievement of:
Career-Related Learning Experiences
Application Standards
Career and Life Role Common Curriculum Goals & Indicators
Academic Content Standards (CCSS)
Education Plan and Profile
Career-Related Learning Standards

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