1. REDESIGNING SCHOOL COUNSELING Steering Team Intro ASAI American
Student
Achievement
Institute
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Steering Team Intro
REDESIGNING
SCHOOL
COUNSELING
InSAI’s Redesigning School Counseling resources may be used to help schools create their application portfolio for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education.
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2. ASAI Introductions American Student Achievement Institute
Let’s begin with a little background.
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3. RSC Introductions  Sue Reynolds Executive Director
 Bruce Ricklin Director of Operations, Finance and Human Resources
 Amy Drake Technology Director
 Linda Gasner Office Manager RSC Online Support
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This initiative was designed by Indiana educators, like us. All of the InSAI staff are former Indiana educators who served on InSAI Steering Teams and implemented InSAI’s Vision-to-Action process at their school.

4. ASAI Mission
To assist schools with the process of change for the purpose of raising student achievement and closing achievement gaps.
Change Process: Vision-to-Action
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This mission of the American Student Achievement Institute is to assist schools with the process of change for the purpose of raising student achievement and closing achievement gaps. The process that InSAI has developed with input from over 300 schools is called Vision-to-Aciton.

5. ASAI Initiatives Assisting schools with the PROCESS of change:
 Redesigning School Counseling Accountable school counseling programs
 Student Achievement Institute (InSAI) Accountable systemic school improvement plans
 Advancing Academic Excellence Increased % of students who successfully complete college-level work while in high school
 Advisor-Advisee Programs In-school mentoring programs for students
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In addition to the Student Achievement Institute, InSAI implements three other initiatives in Indiana including (refer to slide).

6. Workshop Sponsor
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Note: This slide does not apply to schools not participating in workshops sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education.

7. ASAI Foundational Beliefs American Student Achievement Institute
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8. Sound Student Choices ACHIEVEMENT RAISING ACHIEVEMENT
Knowledge & Skills: Academic / Career / Personal-Social
Needs Met: Physical / Personal

9. ACCOUNTABILITY Mastery of guidance standards
Success in personal-social issues
Targeted student choices
Targeted academic achievement

10. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
HOME
SCHOOL
STUDENT
COMMUNITY

11. ASAI Definitions American Student Achievement Institute
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12. Direct Services Guidance Activities 2. Counseling Activities
Implemented by a variety of people
Appropriate for ALL students
Students learn knowledge and skills in the areas of academic, career, and personal-social development
2. Counseling Activities
Implemented by licensed professionals
Appropriate for SOME students
Students successfully address personal or social issues that have been interfering with learning
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
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13. Indirect Services 3. Advocacy Activities 4. Management Activities
 Open doors to high achievement
 Individual students or groups of students
 Policies, programs, procedures
4. Management Activities
 Behind-the-scenes activities
 Make the other activities possible
 Planning, preparation, evaluation, professional development, networking
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
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14. Other
5. Non-Programs
 Activities that do not help students master guidance standards
 Activities that do not help students successfully address a personal-social issue that is interfering with learning
 Examples:
 Academic record keeping
e.g, transcripts, report cards, honor rolls
 Program administration
e.g., high ability or special education program management
 Master scheduling
e.g. scheduling teachers, balancing course sections
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
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15. ASAI Suggested Organizational Structure American Student Achievement
Institute
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Suggested
Organizational
Structure
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16. Steering Team Attend four ASAI training sessions Complete tasks:
a. Conduct meetings with a local School Counseling Advisory Council
b. Compile a School Counseling Portfolio
Submit the School Counseling Portfolio:
 Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award
 Recognized ASCA Model Program Award
The Steering Team will attend four training sessions provided by the Indiana Student Achievement Institute. They will also conduct seven meetings with a local School Counseling Advisory Council and submit a portfolio to the Indiana Department of Education for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award.
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17. Local Advisory Council
Broad based group
Teachers  Business  Service clubs
Parents  Local government  Faith based org.
Students  Next educational level  Media
Mirror of the community
 Income level
 Ethnicity
 Geographic areas
3. Council Tasks
 This year – provide input on program design – 7 meetings
 Next year – provide feedback during implementation – 2 meetings
 Serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program
4. Purpose
 Provide a variety of perspectives so all students’ guidance and counseling needs are met
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
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18. Support from ASAI Leadership Workshops (4) Print materials
Sample agendas
Power Point presentations
Discussion prompts
Consensus tools
Facilitator notes
Templates
3. Online System
 Online manual
 Online portfolio
 Leadership rosters
 Vision
 Program data
 Program goals
 Program activities
 Annual analysis and revision
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
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19. ASAI RSC Process American Student Achievement Institute
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20. Redesigning School Counseling Process
1 Advisory
Council
2 VISION 6
Resource
Goals 5
Resource
Data 4
Program
Priorities 3
Student
Data 7
Student Goals
Achievement
Student Choices
Guidance
Counseling 8
Activities
Guidance
Counseling
Advocacy
Management 9
Preparation
Guidance Lessons
Program Calendar
Individual Calendars
Annual Budget
InSAI’s Redesigning School Counseling process helps schools redesign their current program to one that is vision-based and data-driven program for the purpose of raising student achievement.
Note: If describing the process after your Advisory Council has worked through several steps, change the descriptions of the following steps to past tense for the steps you have already completed.
ACTION
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21. Portfolio Deadline – June 30
Suggested Calendar
MONTH
MEETING
FOCUS
October 1
Introduction
November 2
Vision
December 3
Priorities: Achievement / Choices
January 4
Priorities: Guidance / Counseling
February 5
Resources
March 6
Program Goals
April 7
Program Activities
The local School Counseling Advisory Council will attend seven meetings and provide input on program design. They will also provide feedback as the program is implemented and serve as “ambassadors” for the school counseling program.
Portfolio Deadline – June 30
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22. SCHOOL COUNSELING PORTFOLIO
American
Student
Achievement
Institute
ASAI
Redesigning School Counseling
SCHOOL COUNSELING PORTFOLIO
When we’re finished with the Redesigning School Counseling process, we’ll have developed a School Counseling Portfolio.
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23. School Counseling Portfolio
TABS
1. Program Foundations
2. Student Data / Priorities
3. Resources
4. Student Goals
5. Guidance Activities
6. Counseling Activities
7. Advocacy Activities
8. Management Activities
9. Professionalism
10. Implementation Plan
This portfolio will be submitted to the Indiana Department of Education as part of our application for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award.
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24. ASAI School Counseling Awards American Student Achievement Institute
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25. Indiana Student Standards for Guidance
Indiana Gold Star School Counseling is an initiative of the Indiana Department of Education designed to put three sets of standards into place:
Indiana Student Standards for Guidance
Indiana Program Standards for School Counseling
Indiana Licensing Standards for School Counseling
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26. These standards were written by representatives of over 30 state-level organizations:
Ball State University
Butler University
Indiana Assoc. for Career & Tech. Ed.
Indiana Assoc. for College Adm. Counseling
Indiana Assoc. for Family & Consumer Sci.
Indiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Indiana Association for the Gifted
Indiana Assoc. of Area Vocational Districts
Indiana Association of School Boards
Indiana Assoc. of School Principals
Indiana Commission for Higher Ed.
Indiana Counseling Association
Indiana Department of Education
Ind. Dept. of Workforce Development
Ind. Mental Health Association
Ind. Middle Level Education Association
Ind. Parent-Teacher Association
Ind. School Counselor Association
Indiana State Teachers Association
Indiana State University
IN Twenty-first Century Scholars
Indiana University, Fort Wayne
Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana University, South Bend
Indiana University, Southeast
Ivy Tech State College
Learn More Indiana
Phi Delta Kappa
Purdue University
South Central CAPE, School-to-Career
Six state-level organizations have joined together to support the implementation of the three sets of standards (read slide).
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27. Indiana Department of Education.
Schools that can demonstrate they have met all of the Indiana Program Standards for School Counseling may apply for the
awarded by the
Indiana Department of Education.
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28. Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award
AUTO
Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award
Recognized ASCA Model Program Award
Let’s begin with a little background.
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29. Current Awardees 134 Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award
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Recognized ASCA
Model Program Award
U.S.
Indiana
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InSAI has also served many different types of schools – rural to urban, elementary to secondary, high-achieving to low achieving, poor to affluent, and all white to all minority.
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30. ASAI RSC Self Studies  Program (C.15)  Counselor (C.16) American
Student
Achievement
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RSC Self Studies
 Program (C.15)
 Counselor (C.16)
Let’s begin with a little background.
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31. REDESIGNING SCHOOL COUNSELING Steering Team Intro ASAI American
Student
Achievement
Institute
ASAI
Steering Team Intro
REDESIGNING
SCHOOL
COUNSELING
InSAI’s Redesigning School Counseling resources may be used to help schools create their application portfolio for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education.
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