Counseling Mission Statement:

*The New Town School District will provide to all students a preventative, developmental,

multicultural, professional, and ethical comprehensive school counseling program

that nurtures, advocates, and collaborates to provide quality curriculum in the

academic, career, and personal/social domains as provided through the ASCA

National Model and the ACA Code of Ethics.

Note*: Not approved by the school board at this time.

Counseling Vision Statement:

The New Town School District Comprehensive Counseling Program envisions an equitable program for ALL students with real life experiences related to academics, career, and personal/social growth to inspire students to be Choice Ready upon graduation.

Comprehensive Counseling Program Description: Program of Work (In progress for implementation)

Our program uses the following components:

• Delivery Components

· Direct services: individual student planning, responsive services, individual counseling, small group

counseling, classroom core curriculum, crisis response

· Indirect services: responsive services, crisis response, consultation and collaboration, referral

Other Personnel

· Teachers: implement classroom guidance curriculum; administer pre/post tests; refer students; observations;

collaboration

· Resource Teachers: observations; differentiation of guidance curriculum; collaboration

· Principals and Assistant Principals: collaboration; budget, advisory committee

· School Psychologists: administer assessments; risk behaviors

· School Social Workers: risk behaviors; call parents

· School Nurses: health assessments; deliver classroom guidance curriculum for social/personal; trauma

sensitive

· Secretaries: schedule appointments; first line for calls (time management), photocopying, emails

· Truancy Officers: identify absentees; home visits

· School Resource Officers: identify high risk students, home visits, substance use

· ICU Lifeguards

· Community Members

· Advisory Committee

Rationale

The New Town Public School District # 1 needs to meet the requirements of the North Dakota state ESSA plan including the Choice Ready Initiative.

Streitz, B. (2018). Final project: Comprehensive school counseling program design. Lamar University.

Counselor Role and Philosophy Statement

All students can learn to their maximum growth potential with guidance and development of a life-long learning strategy.

Streitz, B. (2017). Final project 2: Philosophy of school counseling. Lamar University.

Guidance Curriculum

SMART Goals

By (End Date)

(Targeted Group)

Will (increase/decrease something related to achievement, attendance, or behaviors)

By (Measure of Change)

From (Baseline Date)

To (Target Data)

05/25/2018

Eighth Grade (80 students)

Increase knowledge of graduation requirements through development of a four year rolling plan of study

40%

03/01/2018

05/25/2018

Data Source

Statement of Goal:

RUReady.ND.gov; career portfolios

By May 25, 2018, the New Town Middle School eighth grade students (80) will increase their knowledge of graduation requirements, through development of a four year rolling plan of study on the RUReady.ND.gov data base, by forty (40) percent from March 1, 2018 to May 25, 2018.

Identify Outcome Data (achievement, attendance, or behavior) supporting need for goal.

Identify supporting contextual (perception) data (from relevant stakeholders) to further understand this goal.

Identify any possible systemic issues (policies, procedures, school or district-wide) related to this goal.

Identify school programs/activities currently employed to address this goal.

Identify possible school counselor interventions and/or strategies to address this goal.

Powerschool: 49% of freshman fail 2 or more classes; Attendance for lessons; four year rolling plan

Pre/post survey on graduation requirements, types of post-secondary educational choices/opportunities, college sports eligibility)

NDCC states that all eighth grade students must have a four year plan of study developed before transitioning to grade nine.

RUReady.nd.gov; ND rolling plan; four year plan of study worksheet

paper template; brochure of courses; graduation requirements template; power point; credit; Pre/post survey on graduation requirements, types of post-secondary educational choices/opportunities, college sports eligibility)

By (End Date)

(Targeted Group)

Will (increase/decrease something related to achievement, attendance, or behaviors)

By (Measure of Change)

From (Baseline Date)

To (Target Data)

05/25/2018

Eighth Grade

Increase number of parental approved plans of study

20%

05/01/2018

05/25/2018

Data Source

Statement of Goal:

RUReady.ND.gov

By May 25, 2018, the New Town Middle School eighth grade students will increase the number of parental/guardian approved plans of study by twenty (20) percent beginning om May 1, 2018 at the “What to Expect When You are Expecting a Freshman” parent night and ending on May 25, 2018, at eighth grade graduation.

Identify Outcome Data (achievement, attendance, or behavior) supporting need for goal.

Identify supporting contextual (perception) data (from relevant stakeholders) to further understand this goal.

Identify any possible systemic issues (policies, procedures, school or district-wide) related to this goal.

Identify school programs/activities currently employed to address this goal.

Identify possible school counselor interventions and/or strategies to address this goal.

Powerschool: 49% of freshman fail 2 or more classes; 49% of freshman are not on track for graduation.

Drop-out rate; #freshmen off track for graduation; number of freshmen skipping classes; number of freshmen non-crediting due to attendance.

Tribal law requiring students to be in school until age 18; NCAA requirements for collegiate sports; NDCC and ND ESSA plan requirements

None. This will be a baseline for future data collection.

Presence at meeting (sign in sheet); signed approval form; box checked for parental approval in RUReady; box checked for counselor approval in RUReady; Four year plan of study; credit worksheet; signed parental form

By (End Date)

(Targeted Group)

Will (increase/decrease something related to achievement, attendance, or behaviors)

By (Measure of Change)

From (Baseline Date)

To (Target Data)

03/20/2018

Juniors

Increase average composite score on ACT

10%

02/07/2018

03/20/2018

Data Source

Statement of Goal:

ACT scores

Our average ACT composite score is 15; therefore by March 20, 2018, the state ACT test date, the New Town High School juniors will increase their ACT composite score average by ten (10) percent through participation in ACT prep from February 7, 2018 to March 20, 2018.

Identify Outcome Data (achievement, attendance, or behavior) supporting need for goal.

Identify supporting contextual (perception) data (from relevant stakeholders) to further understand this goal.

Identify any possible systemic issues (policies, procedures, school or district-wide) related to this goal.

Identify school programs/activities currently employed to address this goal.

Identify possible school counselor interventions and/or strategies to address this goal.

Reporting data for ACT composite scores shows a school average of 15. A ten percent increase will raise the average score to 18.

The state ESSA plan wants a composite score of 22 for post-secondary readiness.

Cultural bias regarding rigor in classes; students refuse to complete work or take challenging classes. ICU program for students to finish assigned classroom work.

None. Implementing a test prep program.

Completing test prep through Testive on the RUReady.ND.gov website. The junior class English teacher has set aside a three week unit of test prep to help the students improve their scores.