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Prepared for the Student Success Planning Technical Assistance Forum December 9, 2011

Student Success Plans Dr. Nicole DeRonck School Counseling Coordinator, Newington Public Schools Connecticut School Counselor Association Immediate Past-President. Prepared for the Student Success Planning Technical Assistance Forum December 9, 2011. Newington Public Schools Before SSPs.

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Prepared for the Student Success Planning Technical Assistance Forum December 9, 2011

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  1. Student Success PlansDr. Nicole DeRonckSchool Counseling Coordinator, Newington Public SchoolsConnecticut School Counselor Association Immediate Past-President Prepared for the Student Success Planning Technical Assistance ForumDecember 9, 2011

  2. Newington Public Schools Before SSPs • Had the CT Comprehensive School Counseling Program in place for many years in grades 5-12 • Program was in writing and documented • School Counselors had individual planning in place in grades 9-12 • Had Naviance since 2005 but no one knew how to use it to it’s full capacity • Had a college fair, but lost the career fair • Different people in charge of Job Shadow & Internships- limited access for kids • No mini-capstone, capstone, senior project, or portfolios

  3. How does the CT Comprehensive School Counseling Program Relate to SSPs? CT Comprehensive SC Program SSP Requirements • Three domains: • Academic • Personal/Social • Career Exploration • Individual Planning • Developmental Guidance Lessons • Accountability- measurable outcomes • Three core components • Academic • Social, Emotional & Physical Development • Career Development • Interest and ability inventories • Career exploration coursework and activities • Capstone Projects

  4. The Stars Aligned in Newington • District gained an additional counselor in 5th grade • Lost a student assistance counselor but gained an additional counselor at the high school • Lost Job Shadow Coordinator & Career Center • New State Guidelines for CT School Counseling Program came out • Staff turnover- counselors hired were more tech savvy • College Career Pathways Initiative began to make some movement

  5. How NPS Started the Process • Partnered with CTE Department • Aligned courses to Pathways • Developed 6 year plans • Joint PD around College Career Pathways • Developed partnerships with CCC & MCC for dual college career credits • Wrote Naviance Summer Institute in to Perkins Grant • Revised the our Comprehensive SC Program in 2008-09 • Implemented Individual Planning in grades 5-8 • Assessments • Updated our job descriptions • Increased parent programs • Improved communication with school/home around college & career planning

  6. How NPS Did It…. • Step 1: Go on a PR Campaign! • Engage school counseling staff and provide PD • Engage leadership within district including BOE • Step 2: Assess/Secure Resources • Took stock of current services and programs • Looked at staffing • Looked at scheduling • Step 3: Created Draft Plan • Compared the SDE’s SSP sheet to current services • Provide PD for & engage school counseling staff

  7. Naviance as the Platform for SSP • Rolled out use of Naviance in grades 5-12 last year • Course Planner, Career Key, College Planner • Attended summer institute the past 4 years and used a train the trainer model to roll out Naviance to counselors • Revised SC curriculum & comprehensive program around use of Naviance • Developed point person for each school to set up milestones and surveys • Added teachers this last year for e-docs

  8. How does the CT Comprehensive School Counseling Program Relate to SSPs? CT Comprehensive SC Program SSP Requirements • Three domains: • Academic • Personal/Social • Career Exploration • Individual Planning • Developmental Guidance Lessons • Accountability- measurable outcomes • Three core components • Academic • Social, Emotional & Physical Development • Career Development • Interest and ability inventories • Career exploration coursework and activities • Capstone Projects

  9. Summing Up Our SSP Status • School Counselors are beginning to lay the foundation for an electronic portfolio using Naviance. • School Counselors already provide annual individual planning with students from grades 5-12. • School Counselors are already providing assessments/inventories to students through Comprehensive School Counseling Program. • Career Pathways Plans exist for all 16 pathways from grade 5-beyond HS but need to be revised to reflect changes to program offerings for next year. • Capstone/Mini-Capstones need to be discussed.

  10. Challenges and Next Steps Challenges Next Steps • Access to students • Access to technology • Adequate staffing has become a challenge • Allocations in budget for SSP • District in flux • Take the show back on the road • Develop mini-capstone & capstone projects • Increase and improve opportunities for real world experiences at both levels • Get all our forms, assessments, etc., into Naviance • Figure out Course Planner • Educate entire staff on SSPs

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