SMART Goals by Delivery Component

• Individual Planning: The school counselor will meet individually with all 5th-grade students to create a Personal Growth Plan and discuss questions about transitioning to middle school by April 2022.

• Core Counseling (Guidance) Curriculum: The school counselor will provide a core counseling lesson to all students PK-5th grade on self-awareness/self-regulation tools by March 2022.

• Responsive Services: The school counselor will provide effective responsive services by running at least five small groups on The Zones of Regulation Lessons by April 2022

• System Support: All Seguin staff members will be trained on The Zones of Regulation.

Activities by Service Delivery Component

Individual Planning

• All students were presented a lesson on different types of careers.

• All 5th-grade students participated in middle school transition events.

• The school counselor ran Student Summit meetings to assist with identifying student needs and referring to programs that could best support students.

• The school counselor administered 580 Individual Student Sessions.

• The school counselor ran Response To Intervention meetings to best support students.

• The school counselor coordinated the use of the Xello, a career exploration program, for student's K-5th grade.

Core Counseling (Guidance) Curriculum

• The school counselor provided 9 guidance lessons (244 lessons in total) to each class during the school year addressing motivation (college and career readiness), self-regulation, self-awareness, empathy, substance use and prevention, personal safety, social skills, and bullying prevention.

• The school counselor used a variety of forms of delivery including videos, read-aloud with the librarian, and school-wide emotional intelligence challenges.

• The school counselor organized activities called Emotional Intelligence Challenges for awareness dates such as Unity Day, International Peace Day, Random Acts of Kindness Week, World Thank You Day, Self-Esteem Month, and International Dot Day.

• The school counselor coordinated Career Day Expo.

• All students in PK-5th grade read Project Wisdom Reflections daily and wrote in their journals using a Project Wisdom writing prompt.

Responsive Services

• The school counselor provided weekly small group support during the school year and addressed needs such as self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Small groups met between 3-5 sessions.

• Zones of Regulations lessons were taught to small groups to assist with self-regulation techniques.

• The school counselor provided backpacks and school supplies to students as needed.

• The school counselor provided clothing assistance, toiletries, food, and basic needs to students through coordination with McAllen ISD social workers.

• The school counselor coordinated services with McAllen ISD Family Treatment Program for students who needed additional counseling.

• The school counselor met with the Licensed Mental Health Professional to consult about students in need of assistance through McAllen ISD Family Treatment Program.

• The school counselor presented topics to staff on self-care, positive self-talk, and identifying triggers during Coffee With the Counselor monthly sessions.

System Support

• The school counselor trained all staff members on child protective reporting protocols and procedures by the beginning of the school year.

• The school counselor provided relevant parent education by collaborating with the school's Parent Involvement Specialist.

• The school counselor reviewed the Campus Crisis Plan with the Crisis Leadership Team.

• The school counselor consulted with teachers, parents, and administrators regarding programs, interventions, needs, and counselor roles and responsibilities throughout the year.

Direct Service Highlight

All were taught two lessons from the Zones of Regulation curriculum. The Zones were used for individual and group counseling as well. These lessons helped students become self-aware about their emotions and identify the color their emotions matched. The students are then taught self-regulation skills that can be used when triggered.

Prior to the lesson on self-regulation and triggers, only 30% of students could name two or more self-regulation strategies. This data was used to drive lessons and small groups on the Zones of Regulation. After the lessons were taught 80% of students could identify two or more self-regulation skills. Teachers have reported that students are able to use a strategy when becoming upset.

Collaboration with Community Partners Highlight

Mr. Rodriguez works closely with the community. Examples of community involvement include In His Steps-The Shoe Bank of McAllen donated shoes to our students. Seguin Elementary also maintains a strong relationship with McAllen Police Department and presentations for Career Fair and Red Ribbon Week.