Program Goals
As part of being a comprehensive school counseling program we set goals each year to develop a focused data-driven plan based on Student and Parent Assessments of the Heritage School Counseling program.
GOAL #1: 2018-2019 ACADEMIC GOAL (CLOSING THE GAP)
At the end of the 2017-2018 School Year, the total school population of Heritage High School was 1410 students. The total number of students receiving EL services was 149. Of the total 1410 students, 82 received a final grade of ‘F’ in at least one course (5.80%). Of the total 149 EL students, 30 received a final grade of ‘F’ in at least one course (20.13%), showing an inequity in achievement for our EL Students.
By the end of 3rd Quarter (March 28, 2019), 83% or more of students receiving EL services will earn a passing grade in all of their courses, demonstrating a 3.13% increase from data collected in the 2017-2018 school year.
SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS
EL Team Teacher Support in Classrooms.
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training for faculty.
EL Pride Time Support
Small Group of Male EL Students led by Bilingual Male School Resource Officer
PEER Partnerships w/ EL Students in Mentorship
SCHOOL COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS
EL Team Teacher Support in Classrooms.
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training for faculty.
EL Pride Time Support
Small Group of Male EL Students led by Bilingual Male School Resource Officer
PEER Partnerships w/ EL Students in Mentorship
GOAL #2: 2018-2019 MENTAL HEALTH GOAL
During the 2018-2019 academic school year, Heritage High School Counseling Department/United Mental Health Team will increase its efforts to raise awareness of and familiarity with Sources of Strength among stakeholders. Sources of Strength is a school-wide suicide prevention program focused on empowering student leaders and adult advisors to implement a strength-based and preventative approach to supporting students.
SOURCES OF STRENGTH
Sources of Strength was the subject of one of the nation’s largest studies on peer leaders and their impact in suicide prevention. The results of this study were published in 2010 in the American Journal of Public Health, showing:
Increase in peer leaders’ connectedness to adults
Increase in peer leaders’ school engagement
Peer leaders in larger schools were four times more likely to refer a suicidal friend to an adult
Among general student population the program increased positive perceptions of adult support for suicidal youth and the acceptability of seeking help
Positive perception of adult support increased most in students with a history of suicidal thoughts