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Northland school counseling management
Northland school counseling management
The management of Northland's K-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Program involves the following assessments and strategies to support the design and delivery of the school counseling program, and to ensure all student needs are being addressed (ASCA, 2019):
Program Planning
Program Planning
Advisory Council
Annual Administrative Conference
Use of Time
Calendars
Lesson Plans
School Data Summary
Annual Student Outcome Goals
Action Plans
Example of a Northland Elementary School Counseling Advisory Council Meeting Agenda:
Elementary Advisory Council Agenda
Membership Terms
Each member of the council serves a specific term. Students serve a one-year term, and all others serve a two-year term. When a member's term is expired, a new council member is appointed. All council members are appointed through a formal invitation to participate on the council via letter. Student members are nominated by administrators from each K-12 developmental level.
Advisory Council
Advisory Council
The elementary, middle, and high school at Northland School District each have a school counseling advisory council. The advisory council is a representative group of stakeholders selected to review and advise the implementation of the school counseling program (ASCA, 2019).
At each level, the council consists of 8 to 20 individuals, including:
Students (if possible)
Parents
Teachers
School counselors
Administrators
School board members
Community resources and members
Council members assist school counselors by (ASCA, 2019):
Advising on student outcome goals
Reviewing annual student outcome goal results
Making recommendations about the school counseling program
Advocating for the program, funding, and resources
meet our 2022-23 advisory council!
meet our 2022-23 advisory council!
Chairperson: Eleven
School Board Member
Max Mayfield
5th Grader
Billy Hargrove
8th Grader
Steve Harrington
12th Grader
Robin Buckley
Parent
Jim Hopper
History Teacher
Nancy Wheeler
High School Principal
Lucas Sinclair
Chamber of Commerce
Dustin Henderson
Interfaith League President
Will Byers
Kindergarten Teacher
Terry Ives
Middle School Vice Principal
Doris Driscoll
City Councilmember
Annual administrative conference
Annual administrative conference
Every year, the Northland school counselors meet with administrators to discuss (ASCA, 2019):
School counseling program priorities
How school counseling goals align with district goals
Use of Time
Student to counselor ratios
Direct and indirect services
Advisory council dates
Plans for professional development
Example of an Annual Administrative Conference at Northland Elementary:
use of time
use of time
The American School Counselor Association recommends school counselors to spend at least 80% of their time providing direct and indirect services to students (ASCA, 2019). The remaining 20% of time is set aside for program management and school support.
Appropriate and Inappropriate Activities for School Counselors
Northland School Counselors utilize a use-of-time calculator to document what activities they are spending their time on.
Calendars
Calendars
The use of monthly and weekly calendars are an important component in the successful management of Northland's comprehensive school counseling programs (Dollarhide & Saginak, 2017).
The monthly calendars may include(ASCA, 2019):
classroom lessons
back-to-school night
open house
student/parent/teacher meetings
career and/or college nights
evening activities
The weekly calendars may include (ASCA, 2019):
classroom lessons
group and individual counseling
meetings
special events
consultation
data analysis
committee and school responsibilities
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans
At Northland, school counselors deliver classroom lessons on a variety of topics related to academics, social emotional learning, and careers.
Here is an example of K-12 lesson plans for conflict resolution and healthy relationships: Conflict Resolution & Healthy Relationships
Lesson Plans include (ASCA, 2019):
ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors to guide the content
Learning objectives
Materials
Evidence based to anticipate the efficacy of the lesson
Procedure
Assessment plan - how will data be collected?
Participation data
Mindsets & Behaviors data (e.g. pre-/post-tests, tangible product)
Outcome data (e.g. attendance, grades, disciplinary data)
Follow up for students who do not master the lesson competencies
Data
Data
School Data Summary
Program Results Data
goals
goals
Annual Student Outcome Goals
& Action Plans!
& Action Plans!
Classroom and Group Mindsets & Behaviors Action Plan
Closing-the-Gap Action Plan
Data
Data
At the finish of every school year, we utilize a school data summary. We look for areas we did better in, areas we stayed stagnant, and areas we declined in. We also look for trends to see if there are areas we are continually thriving or struggling in. From there, our school makes an action plan to make the necessary changes (ASCA, 2019).
Other data school counselors use to identify how students are different as a result of our program are program results data:
Participation data
Mindset & Behaviors data
Outcome data
Goals
Goals
Annual student outcome goals are statements identifying the measurable impact the Northland school counseling programs will have on student achievement, attendance or discipline (ASCA, 2019).
Here is an example of a Northland Elementary student outcome goal: Decrease Office Discipline Referrals
Action Plans
Action Plans
The classroom and group Mindsets & Behaviors action plan helps Northland school counselors make a plan to teach students the knowledge, attitudes, and skills appropriate for their developmental level informed by specific ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors (ASCA, 2019).
To assess the classroom and group action plan, Northland school counselors utilize the classroom and group results report.
The closing-the-gap action plan serves as a guide for Northland school counselors to address academic, attendance, or disciplinary discrepancies existing between student groups (ASCA, 2019).
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