Redesigning School Counseling

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INTRODUCTIONS

REDESIGNING SCHOOL COUNSELING

Sue Reynolds

Executive Director

American Student Achievement Institute

Former Executive Director – Indiana School Counselor Association

Former Vice President – American School Counselor Association

Former School Counseling Specialist – Indiana Department of Education

National Secondary Counselor of the Year – American School Counselor Association

REDESIGNING SCHOOL COUNSELING

Bruce Ricklin

Director of Operations and Finance

American Student Achievement Institute

Statewide Director – Teacher Internship Initiative

Former Regional Director – School to Work

Former Regional Director - Tech Prep

American Student Achievement Institute

ASAI Founded in 1996 Non-profit: 501(c)3 Bloomington Indiana

Initiatives Redesigning School Counseling (21 states) Guiding All Kids (Advisor-Advisee) School Improvement Institute (InSAI) On behalf of Learn More Indiana

• Learn More Indiana Student Survey• College Success Coalition• College Success Speakers Bureau

On behalf of Lumina Foundation• Advancing Academic Excellence (AP, IB, DC)

RSC is now used in:•K-12 schools in 21 States•7 Graduate Programs

Bloomington HS North

Bloomington HS South

Central Nine Career Center

Cloverdale HS

Floyd Central HS

Goshen MS

Guion Creek MS

Knox Community

Hendry Park ES

Jefferson HS

Jennings Co. MS

Lincoln MS

Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center

Madison Consolidated HS

Madison Junior HS

Munster HS

New Haven HS

Perry Central Jr-Sr HS

Scottsburg MS

South Ripley Jr HS

Warsaw Community HS

Zionsville West MS

Introducing You!

TODAY’S AGENDA

Introductions

Looking back

This Year

Walkthrough: Advisory Council Meeting 1

Online System

September Tasks & Rubrics

LOOKING BACK

THREE YEARS AGO

Your school engaged in theRedesigning School Counseling

RSC FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS

Purpose of school counselingis to prepare students for

academic success at the next educational level.

Foundational Belief

Guidance Counseling

Foundational Belief

STUDENT CHOICES

Achievement

Guidance Counseling

Achievement

RSC LEADERSHIP

RSC Steering Team

RedesigningSchool

Counseling

School Counseling Advisory Council

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RSC PROCESS

Redesigning School CounselingProcess

1 Advisory Council

4ProgramPriorities

5Resource

Data

6Resource

Goals

2 VISION

7Student Goals

AchievementStudent Choices

GuidanceCounseling

8Activities

GuidanceCounselingAdvocacy

Management

9Preparation

Guidance LessonsProgram Calendar

Individual CalendarsAnnual Budget

3Student

Data

RSC PRODUCTS

RSC PRODUCTS

1.Vision Statement

2.Mission Statement

3.Student Goals

• Academic Goals

• Student Choice Goals

• Guidance Goals (indicators)

• Counseling Goals

4.Activities

Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award

Indiana Department of Education

Recognized ASCA Model Program Award

American School Counselor Association

Submitted Products (portfolio) to DOE

THIS YEAR

OVERVIEW

A. Create a School Counseling Program to begin implementing next year by:

1) Reviewing new student data

2) Revising your current vision, goals, and activities (as necessary)

3) Revising all other parts of your School Counseling Portfolio (as necessary)

B. Enter all components of your school counseling program into the RSC Online System

C. Click a button to submit your School Counseling Portfolio to DOE for review by June 30

Already Completed: April / May

or collect Program Data in some other way• Student choices• Guidance needs (mastery of guidance standards)• Counseling needs

Already Completed: Summer

Optional

Tip: Must enter lesson plans first

Automated

First Semester Tasks

1. Advisory Council Meeting 1 - SEPTEMBERUpdate Vision Statement

2. Advisory Council Meeting 2 - OCTOBERUpdate Program GoalsIdentify Close-the-Gap Goal(s)Identify Targeted Goal(s)

3. Advisory Council Meeting 3 - NOVEMBER

Update Program Activities

Second Semester Tasks

1. Update 25 miscellaneous components to round out your School Counseling Program Portfolio.

2. Click the submit button to send your School Counseling Portfolio to DOE electronically by June 30th

Webinar Schedule

First Semester

DATE TIME FOCUS

1 Sep 4, 2012 1:30 – 2:30 Overview of the yearPrep for Advisory Council – Meeting 1 (Vision)

2 Oct 2, 2012 1:30 – 2:30 Prep for Advisory Council – Meeting 2 (Goals)

3 Nov 6, 2012 1:30 – 2:30 Prep for Advisory Council – Meeting 3 (Activities)

Second Semester

DATE TIME FOCUS

4 Jan 8, 2013 1:30 – 2:30 Second Semester Tasks

5 Apr 30, 2013 1:30 – 2:30 Year End Announcements

Register online: www.asainstitute.org Webinars are archived on the Annual Analysis tab.

ADVISORY COUNCILMEETING 1: VISION

Walkthrough

ONLINE SYSTEM

ONLINE SYSTEM TIPS

1.Always go to the “Annual Analysis Tab”

2.First time:

• Change the “cycle” to Cycle 1 (renewal year)

3.Do things in order (very important)

4.Don’t work ahead of schedule

SEPTEMBER

TASKS

ONLINE ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER (1 of 2)

Submission Rubric

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes contain the names of those present and the group(s) they represent

Minutes present summaries of activities and discussions

Minutes contain references to specific people who contribute ideas

ONLINE ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER (2 of 2)

Submission Rubric

Vision Statement

First paragraph contains core convictions Second paragraph describes ideal adults who are living by their

core convictions as they provide guidance and counseling Third paragraph describes ideal students who attend school in

a building where the adults live by their core convictions Fourth paragraph describes ideal student achievement data in

a school where the adults are living by their core convictions

Also: All achievement data is expressed as the percentage of

students who are reaching a specific standard Addresses students' developmental needs Focuses primarily on prevention Serves as an advocate for every student Uses data to drive the program design Evaluates the counseling program annually Follows the ASCA ethical standards (ASCA)

Redesigning School Counseling

September Webinarfor

Renewal Schools

AmericanStudent

AchievementInstitute

ASAI