denver public schools blueprint for district-wide school counseling support

Denver Public SchoolsBlueprint for District-Wide School Counseling Support

What is the ‘IT’ that these people have?

They Have ‘IT’: They Own the Turf!

Ancient History (until 2007)

◦How did DPS get to this point?◦Advisory Committee vs. Leadership

Team Difference in Philosophy Amount of Empowerment

Recent History (2007-2011)

How do we define ourselves and our work?◦Professional School Counselors are…

How do we want to be known as in three years? What is our ideal state? (start of the SCLT)◦How will we get there?◦Three-year Strategic Plan was

developed with yearly milestones

Structures to Support SCLT Implementation

RetreatMonthly Meetings

◦PDU◦Homework

Email AsksOpen TeamTargeted recruitment (ie –

begging) to ensure representation

Current Work (2011- present)

• Revisiting Mission, Beliefs and Philosophy

• Developing Vision• Data Elements

• Plan to impact Data Elements through PD

Leadership Development Collaboration

Shared Vision & Mission Team Decision-Making

SCHOOL COUNSELING LEADERSHIP TEAM

Department & Individual Needs

Assessment based on

Performance Standards

PD Planning & Implementation

Department & Individual

Performance

Theoretical Framework

Urban School Counseling InitiativeCreating Alignment Between the State, District and School Counseling

State Vision & Mission School District Vision & Mission

Our mission as professional school counselors is to provide a comprehensive, developmental counseling program to ensure that all students graduate from DPS college and career ready and successfully pursue postsecondary opportunities that prepare them to be productive world citizens.

Vision:

Mission:

District-wide Transformed School Counseling Vision and Mission

Mission: The mission of the Colorado State Board of Education is to provide all of Colorado’s children equal access to quality, thorough, uniform, well-rounded educational opportunities in a safe and civil learning environment.Vision: All children in Colorado will become educated and productive citizens.

The mission of the Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society.Post Secondary Readiness: Our mission is to ensure that all Denver Public Schools students graduate and successfully pursue postsecondary opportunities that prepare them to be productive world citizens.

All Denver Public School students become lifelong learners and productive world citizens.

School Counseling Leadership Team

What DATA ELEMENTS do we, as DPS School Counselors, OWN?◦Asked several subgroups of School

Counselors◦Variety of answers

School Counseling Leadership Team

School Counseling Data Elements

School Counseling Data Elements

Data Elements?

Brainstorm session!

What do School Counselors need to KNOW and BE ABLE TO DO to move these Data Elements?

Brainstorm session!

School Counseling Leadership Team

Q: How do we PRIORITIZE this huge list of elements?

A: HOW WELL do School Counselors currently know or are able to do the priority elements?Department ReviewsIndividual Counselor Surveys

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Tier 1 - Counseling PD Blueprint

Using data from:◦ Counseling

Department Reviews

◦ Individual Counseling Knowledge and Skills Survey

Results in Universal Counselor PD on:◦ Access to Data & How

to Use Data to Intentionally Target Change

◦ District & Community Trends and Expectations

◦ College-Going Culture PK – 12: Strategies towards Improvement

◦ Analyzing Data to Show Results & Presenting Information

Universal Professional Development (how)

Access & Use of Data

District/Community Trends & Expectations

College/Career Readiness ECE-12

Analyzing & Sharing Data

Optional Three Day Summer Academy:

1st PD – Data KnowledgeAreas of Need

Teacher Portal

Students' data after leaving your school

Drop-out Rate

College in Colorado Reports

Ad Hoc Infinite Campus Reports

Attendance

Standards-based Progress Reports

Identifying "gap" students

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2nd PD – District / TrendsAreas of Need

Resource/Referral Matrix

Mentoring New Counselors

Grade Level Guide Books & Planning Guides

Crisis Response Expectations for Counselors

FERPA & School Partnerships

0 20 40 60 80 100

3rd PD - College & Career Readiness

College & PS Advising for Undoc-umented Students

College Counseling K-12 & ASCENT

0 20 40 60 80 100

4th PD - Communication/PresentationsAreas of Need

School Board Presentations

Using Data to Communicate

Faculty Presentations

Communication with administration

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http://dps-counseling.wikispaces.dpsk12.org/Data+Elements+We+Own

Tier 2 - Counseling PD Blueprint

Using data from:◦ Counseling

Department Reviews

◦ Individual Counseling Knowledge and Skills Survey

Results in Targeted PD on:◦ New Counselor

Network◦ New Counselor

Mentoring◦ PEP Trainings◦ Transitions◦ RAMP◦ School Counseling

Leadership

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◦ New Counselor Network

◦ New Counselor Mentoring

◦ PEP Trainings

◦ Transitions

◦ RAMP

◦ School Counseling Leadership

Tier 3 - Counseling PD Blueprint

Using data from:◦ Counseling

Department Reviews

◦ Individual Counseling Knowledge and Skills Survey

◦ Other Data Sources (Time Task Analyses)

◦ Anecdotal Data

Results in REALLY Targeted PD through:◦ Individual School

Site Visits and Problem Solving/Support

Department and Counselor PerformanceSharing of Best Practices &

Resources◦Wiki

PD◦Highlighting Best Practices with each

otherNext Survey

◦Looking for improvementNext Department Review

◦Looking for improvement

Counselor Resource Page (Wiki)Denver Public Schools District Co

unseling PlanData Element Power Point Examp

lesASCA Elements

DPS Counseling Website:http://curriculum.dpsk12.org/psp/PostSecondary/counselors/

As we move forward…

PlansSurvey this

spring (instead of summer)

Using June SCLT Retreat to plan out PD for 2012-13

Naturally OccurringShared Leadership, not

just CoriMore ownership to the

workMore feelings of

empowermentMore connections to

drive the work forward, Increased relationshipsMore cohesion within

district

Continued Work & Challenges

Distributive & Shared Leadership◦Recruitment to SCLT!

Advisory BoardIncreased Visibility

◦School Board PresentationsOn-going work with cohesion issues

◦Within schools◦District-wide◦Resistance!

Time (as always)Balance & stability amidst waves of change

How to DO THIS Yourselves

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

Big Picture/Vision Dedicated times Ask for support – HOW are you asking to

be supported? What does support look like?

Empowering ourselves: OWN THE TURF

Team Approach

Tools for the TeamAction Plan How to Start a Team

◦ Identify like-thinking people◦ Commitment to Move Forward: (Bus?)◦ Meeting days/times/locations

How to get Support◦ WHAT do you need to be successful?◦ WHO do you ask for this support?◦ What will be the BENEFITS for supporting this work?

How will students be different because of this work?

Defining Counseling Vision Work

◦ How do we want to be known in three years?◦ Vision/Mission Alignment Template

Data Elements Brainstorm List◦ How to develop survey based on list◦ NON-anonymous (to use to deliver the PD)

Money Barriers?Summer Academy Strategy

Get on the Bus!

Thank You!Denver Public SchoolsSchool Counseling Leadership Team

• Cori Canty, Director of Counseling, Cori_Canty@ dpsk12.org

• Heather Dix, Professional School Counselor, Heather_Dix@dpsk12.org

• Julia Henrichs, Counseling Internship Supervisor, Julia_Henrichs@dpsk12.org

• Shanna Henry, Counseling Grants Manager, Shanna_Henry@dpsk12.org

• Joe Naughton, Professional School Counselor, Joe_Naughton@dpsk12.org

• Cathy Rowley, Professional School Counselor, Cathy_Rowley@dpsk12.org

• Kathey Thompson, Professional School Counselor, Kathey_Thompson@dpsk12.org