Example SMART Goals

Individual Planning: The school counselor will meet with every 11th and 12th grade student within the first 9 weeks of school to discuss college readiness and graduation requirements, evaluate the student's transcript and grades, utilize test scores and data when meeting with students, and discuss future plans.

Guidance Curriculum: The school counselor will implement class and group lessons once every month for 9th-12th graders on the following topics: Introduction of School Counselors, Suicide Prevention, Conflict Resolution & Communication, Injury & Violence Prevention and Future Planning.

Responsive Services: Every counselor is trained and proficient in completion of the Suicide Risk Assessment screening tool and district protocol. Counselors will be able to provide an assessment to a student in crisis and provide adequate support, including follow-up and support to parents and guardians.

System Support: Every teacher on campus will complete the "Mental Health Awareness for Educators" course by the end of the year. Courses will cover Depression and Anxiety, Suicide, Self-Harm, Child Abuse, Happiness and Resiliency, Bipolar Disorder and ADHD. At the completion of the course, teachers will take a test, assessing their knowledge in each topic.

Activities for each Service Component

Individual Planning

• Creating goals with each 11th and 12th grade student.

• Transcript evaluation and credit checks in the Spring for every student in 8th through 11th grades

• Managing academic plans and endorsement pathways.

• Meetings with each student for course selection in the Fall.

• Counselors build relationships with their assigned segment of the student body over the students' high school careers

Guidance Curriculum

• Transition program for incoming 9th graders (Jag Camp) and Transition Night.

• Intervention counselors give presentations to all Health classes covering Suicide Prevention, Drug Abuse Prevention, Dating Violence, and Mental Health.

• Sharing and presenting district wide "Stay Here" suicide prevention program.

• Sharing and presenting district wide "Be Better" bullying prevention and awareness program.

• Classroom guidance visits on multiple topics.

Responsive Services

• Individualized attention to At-Risk students to foster resilience and encourage growth

• Counselors will assist in the transition form DAEP back to the home campus

• Counselors will refer families and students to the MISD Family Support Center for additional support

• Counselors will meet with students in distress, providing appropriate, ethical counseling

• Counselors will screen and monitor students at risk for suicide, and provide crisis counseling and follow up support.

• Counselors will provide Pregnancy and Related Services (PRS) to students who are parents or parents to be

• Counselors serve as 504 Coordinators for their assigned students

• Counselors will consult with parents, teachers and other professionals throughout the school year.

System Support

• Counselors will host staff and community related events.

• Counselors present and assist with monthly "Coffee Talks" (Counselors started the Talks, then turned the coordination over to College Readiness)

• Counselors host Honors and Awards breakfast for parent and students grades 9-11, and and a Senior Letter Breakfast and Awards Breakfast

• Counselors help host Parent University, covering pertinent topics and encouraging community involvement

• Annual training on Child Abuse identification and Suicide Prevention to all staff

• Counselors will continue education in regard to counseling such as attending professional development sessions, etc.

Parent Collaboration

Counselors present information to parents in several different venues. We host Junior and Senior parent meetings in the fall and spring, we collaborate with JHHS Administration in hosting Parent U meetings, and we help host and present monthly "Coffee Talks" (along with College Readiness).

Yearly Calendar of Activities