The Management System
The management system of the School District of Fall Creek counseling program provides organizational assessments and tools designed to manage a school counseling program.
Use of Data*
The School District of Fall Creek school counseling program is data-driven. The use of data to effect change within our school system is vital to ensuring that 100% of the students receive the benefits of the school counseling program. Furthermore, the use of data:
- Concretely demonstrates accountability and progress toward goals
- Monitors student progress
- Creates an urgency for change
- Serves as a catalyst for focused action
- Engages decision maker in data-driven decision making
- Challenges existing policies, practices, attitudes, and mindsets
- Supports grant proposals
- Focuses resources, programs, interventions, and strategies where they are most needed
Our counselors assure that each activity implemented is in keeping with the WCSCM standards, student needs, and local related data.
*Adopted from the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, American School Counselor Association (2003)
Student Monitoring*
Monitoring students’ progress ensures all students receive what they need to achieve success in school. It entails monitoring student achievement data, achievement related data, and standards related data.
School Counselors monitor student progress through three types of data: student achievement data, achievement related data, and standards/competency related data.
Student achievement data measures academic progress and includes things such as:
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- Standardized test data
- Grade point averages
- ACT and SAT scores
- Graduation rate
- At or above grade achievement in reading, math, etc.
- Passing all classes
- Promotion and retention rates
- Drop out rates
- Completion of specific academic programs (academic honors, college prep)
Achievement-related data measures items that correlate to academic achievement and includes:
- Course enrollment patterns
- Discipline referrals
- Suspension rates
- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug violations
- Attendance rates
- Parent involvement
- Participation in extracurricular activities
- Homework completion rates
Standards/competency related data includes items such as:
- Percentage of students with four-year plans on file
- Percentage of students who participated in job shadowing
- Percentage of students who have set and attained academic goals
- Percentage of students who apply conflict resolution skills
Collection, analysis and interpretation of student achievement data is in keeping with district policies and procedures.
*Adopted from the ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, American School Counselor Association (2003)
Closing the Gap
Data is necessary to determine where the School District of Fall Creek school counseling program is now, where it should be, and where it is going to go. Counselors will emphasize identified discrepancies between the desired results and results currently being achieved (referred to as the gap).
Action Plans
The School District of Fall Creek counseling curriculum and Student and Parent Individual Planning Conferences Action Plans are found in the Curricular Action Plan Guide. Usage of these plans ensures scheduling is in place to reach every student, as well as, provide additional opportunities designed to enhance and accelerate meeting the needs of individual students.
School counseling curriculum action plans include:
- Standard
- Objective
- Descriptor
- Lesson/Conference activities
- Timelines
- Person(s) responsible for delivery
- Assessment of activities
Use of Time
The School District of Fall Creek counselors have determined a given amount of time to be spent delivering services in each of the four components of the delivery system. Our comprehensive school counseling program requires counselors to spend the majority of their time (80%) in direct service/contact with students and their parent(s).
The counselors have determined the amount of time to spend in each area of the delivery system. A master calendar and weekly calendar are developed and published to ensure all program beneficiaries know what is scheduled. Annual, monthly and weekly calendars ensure planned activities are accomplished.
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