Tier 1

Tier I Core Program (100%) for All Students

The core program encompasses the services that all students shall receive which includes:

Curriculum
Individual student planning for students in grades 6-12
Schoolwide events

A core curriculum is built upon standards from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Mindsets & Behaviors plus and areas of focus that directly addresses the school or district needs. The core curriculum is developmentally appropriate, scaffolded, preventative, proactive, and comprehensive in scope. Lastly, the core curriculum shall address all three domains which include academic, college/career, and social/emotional development.

Core Curriculum Example form Reach Higher Shasta

Curriculum Frameworks and Research for School Counseling Instruction

The ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success:
K-12 College - and Career Readiness Standards for Every Student
School counselors implementing a comprehensive school counseling program align their curriculum to these non-cognitive standards in order to support students’ development in the academic, college/career, and social/emotional domains. The standards are arranged within categories and subcategories based on five general categories of noncognitive factors related to academic performance as identified in the 2012 literature review published by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners These categories synthesize the “vast array of research literature” (p. 8) on noncognitive factors including persistence, resilience, grit, goal-setting, help-seeking, cooperation, conscientiousness, self-efficacy, self-regulation, self-control, self-discipline, motivation, mindsets, effort, work habits, organization, homework completion, learning strategies and study skills, among others.

NOSCA's 8 Components of College & Career Readiness Counseling

The three guides provide school counselors with research based curriculum content, data elements that promote equity and access for all students, and family engagement activities that support the development and enhancement of a college going culture. Both the Elementary and Middle School guides have six components but the High School guide has 8 components that include:

College Aspirations (Elem., MS, HS)
Academic Planning (Elem., MS, HS)
Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement (Elem., MS, HS)
College & Career Exploration and Selection Processes (Elem., MS, HS)
College Career Assessments (Elem., MS, HS)
College Affordability Planning (Elem., MS, HS)
College and Career Admission Processes (HS)
Transition for High School Graduation to College Enrollment (HS)

National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

Step by Step College Awareness & Planning for Families, Counselors, & Communities
Includes curriculum for Middle School, Early High School (9-11) and Late High School (12) as well as step by step guidance for facilitating effective and engaging family education events.

CAASPP Universal Tools

CAASPP Universal Tools and Supports

CDE and CAASPP have provided Universal Tools for our students to access throughout the year as they prepare for summative assessments. This resource provides links to videos describing the tools and their applications. The resource also provides clarification between a "Universal Tool" and "Designated Tool".

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies for Core Curriculum

Social and emotional learning (SEL) enhances students’ capacity to integrate skills, attitudes, and behaviors to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks and challenges in their daily lives. School counselors as well as the entire staff can contribute to the development of social and emotional learning. In fact the most effective strategy in promoting students’ mental health and a thriving student body is to incorporate SEL within all classrooms and of course within a comprehensive school counseling program. The Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) advocates for social emotional learning to be a schoolwide effort with evidence-based curriculum delivered to all students and tiered supports for those students needing more. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) integrated framework promotes intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive competence. There are five core competencies that can be taught in many ways across many settings. The CASEL Guide provides a vetted source for evidence-based curriculum for all grade levels.

CDE SEL Resource Guide with Exemplars from California School Districts

CDE states there is a growing body of research proving that social and emotional learning (SEL) is fundamental to academic success, and must be integrated into the work of every teacher in every classroom and every supplemental education program, if we truly want to prepare all our students for college and careers. The Guide is primarily intended for an audience of practitioners: Pre-K–12 educators, administrators, district staff, school counselors and expanded learning staff. There are some resources that are directly relevant to families, high school students, higher education professionals, and teacher educators.

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence combines scientific research and partnerships with field experts in order to develop effective approaches for teaching emotional intelligence. Each of their practices is rigorously tested and refined for maximum impact. Yale’s RULER program is an evidence-based approach to schoolwide SEL and support for both students and adults.

Individual Student Planning

CDE Ed Code 49600
(3) Opportunity for a counselor to meet with each pupil and, if practicable, the parents or legal guardian of the pupil to discuss the academic and deportment records of the pupil, his or her educational options, the coursework and academic progress needed for satisfactory completion of middle or high school, passage of the high school exit examination or its successor, education opportunities at community colleges, eligibility for admission to a four-year institution of postsecondary education, including the University of California and the California State University, and the availability of career technical education. That discussion shall also address the availability of intensive instruction and services as required pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 37254, for up to two consecutive academic years after the completion of grade 12 or until the pupil has passed both parts of the high school exit examination or its successor, whichever comes first, for those pupils who have not passed one or both parts of the high school exit examination, or its successor, by the end of grade 12. The educational options discussed at the meeting shall include, to the extent these services are available, the college preparatory program and career technical education programs, including regional occupational centers and programs and similar alternatives available to pupils within the school district.
Aeries Academic Plan

Google Doc 4-Year Plan ~ Exemplar: Shasta High School, Brian Beasley

District/ Schoolwide Activities

Presentation slide deck from Dr. Trish Hatch: The School Counselor's Role in Family Engagement
Webinar from Living Tree with Dr. Trish Hatch: The School Counselor's Role in Family Engagement

District/School Wide Activities should include:

Content aligned with core curriculum lessons
Dual capacity model in order to engage families
Multiple delivery styles to provide equitable access
Representation and inclusion of all student groups and non-traditional families

Examples of District/School Wide Activities to promote College & Career Readiness

High School

College Kick Off (Riverside COE)
College Signing Celebration / Decision Day
Junior Orientation Night (Underclassmen Night)
Senior Orientation Night
CollegeQuest (College Fairs)
College Freshmen Student Voice
FAFSA, Race to Submit
Introduction to CTE Tours
Student Success Academy (Shasta Union High School District)
STEM Ignite Freshmen Career Day YouTube video
Incoming Freshmen Parent Night

Middle School

8th Grade Inspiration Day (College of the Siskiyous)
I’ve Been Admitted to College IBAC College of the Redwoods (7th Grade)
I’ve Been Admitted to College IBAC Humboldt State Univ. (8th Grade)
College Kick Off (Riverside COE)
PSAT 8/9 for 8th graders and PSAT Score Reports Family Nights
CollegeQuest (College Fairs)
High School Graduates Visit Middle Schools in Graduation Robes
High School Student Voice
8th Grade Transition Night

Elementary School

KinderCollege (Reach Higher Shasta / College OPTIONS)

Riverside County Education Collaborative (RCEC) is one of the longest standing school counseling initiatives and boasts extraordinary results from Tier 1 schoolwide events and programs that promote college and career readiness. Four stellar comprehensive programs include Race to Rigor, College KickOff, Race to Submit, and College Signing Day!

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