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Counseling Advisory Committee
Counseling Advisory Committee
One Advisory Committee that the Hebron 9 High School Counseling Department participates in is the Building Leadership Team (BLT). The purpose of the Hebron’s BLT is to collaborate with community members, school administration, and school professionals to create a strong and safe learning environment for all students at Hebron High School. Our 2020-2021 Committee Members include:
Kelley Ferguson--Teacher
Carolyn Harris--Teacher
Donna Hodge--Teacher
Tara Hudson--Teacher
Holly Manning--Teacher
Deepa Subramanium--Teacher
Cassie Madewell--Teacher
Jacqueline Malis--Teacher
Shannon Whitley--Teacher
Matthew Hund--Teacher
Ross Hines--Teacher
Carolyn Rupert--Teacher
Jereko Lovett--Teacher
Julie Foughty--Parent
Laura Doverspike--Community
Kyla Mcgee--Community
Matthew McMillen--Business
Megan Carney--Teacher
Rocio Rodriguez--Teacher
Roberta Brazil--Teacher
Emily Garrett--Teacher
Valerie Bruce--Support
Kayla Lambert--Teacher
Marc Vanzant--Teacher
Brent Hughes--Counselor
Heather Burgess--Counselor
Jodie Hoke--Parent
Amanda Werneke--Principal
Deanna Gerde--Assistant Principal
Richard Sulfstede--Assistant Principal
Kathy Du--Student
Serai George--Student
Lilian Walters--Student
Joanne Crawford--District
Members of the BLT are selected through an election process for school members, and community members are invited to participate. Hebron’s BLT meets once a month. One agenda item that will be an on-going discussion this year in our BLT is the Campus Improvement Plan. The BLT committee will continue to discuss the implementation of ideas that will help improve Hebron High School 9th Grade Campus for the 2020-2021 school year and thereafter. Counselors will continue to help with the implementation of ideas that are put forth by the committee as well as provide feedback to the committee.
BLT Meeting Dates:
September 9th
November 11th
January 11th
March 8th
May 10th
Counseling Advisory Council: Mentor Program
Counseling Advisory Council: Mentor Program
The purpose of the HHS9 Counseling Advisory Council is to work together to develop programs that meet our students' needs. Data from surveys, teacher feedback, parent feedback, etc. are used to assess existing programs as well as to pinpoint areas of need. The HHS9 Mentor Program was developed to provide support to students in danger of retention. The program requires school wide participation from teachers and staff.
Organizing
The Mentor Program was designed to assist students who are struggling to pass their courses. Teacher mentors will be assigned with the goal of meeting with their mentor student on a regular basis. Teacher mentors will develop a trusting relationship with the student in order to provide homework help, test preparation, study techniques, etc.
Program Leadership:
Donna Hodge--Teacher
James Guillory--Teacher
Heather Burgess--Counselor
Brent Hughes--Counselor
Planning
The HHS9 Mentor Program supports the Responsive Services component of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling. In previous years HHS9 has had at least 14 students a year retained. This program was designed to provide support for those students who could be in danger of failing and hopefully reduce the number of students retained in 9th grade.
Designing
A report of student failures was analyzed after the first 6 weeks of school. Using the data from that report, students were chosen by the committee to participate in the program. The committee met with teacher mentors to discuss student needs and goals. Counselors introduced students to their mentors and helped facilitate communication. Expectations, such as meeting times, student needs, etc., were discussed and agreed upon by teacher and student.
Implementing
One improvement made to the Mentor Program for the 2019-2020 school year was HHS9 counselors met periodically with teachers to provide support. Teachers in the previous year reported difficulty getting their mentee to meet on a regular basis, thus lacking productive sessions. This year when teachers struggled with student participation, counselors met one on one with students to see what other supports needed to be put in place.
Evaluating
In 2016-2017 school year HHS9 had 14 student retentions. Improvements were seen in the 2017-2018 school as only 4 students were retained. Further improvement was seen in the 2018-2019 school year as only 1 student was retained. While mentoring in the spring of 2020 was made difficult due COVID, only 2 of the 13 students in the program were retained. The other eleven achieved enough credits to promote to tenth grade.
Annual Program Plan
Annual Program Plan
Our Prevention and Wellness Systemic Program (PAWS) was developed to focus on the social/emotional and safety needs of all students and insure a systemic approach with consistent implementation throughout the district as well as compliance with state and district mandates. Every year these programs are reviewed at the campus and/or district level through teacher and student surveys as well as campus and district committees. The HHS9 Annual PAWS Program Plan can be viewed here.
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