Role of School Counselors:

1. Role of School Counselors: National Center for Transforming School Counseling- (Adapted from Ed Trust 4/19/2012) CED607 Unit II (Unit 2.a) School Counselors- Leading from the “Heart” Harvey Hoyo, Ed.D. Course Lead, CED607 Nu- Costa Mesa

2. Leading from the Heart In this presentation: you will learn about . . . ●role of the school counselor ●how the school counselor uses data from a microscopic and macroscopic approach. ●The importance of the ASCA National Model ● Review how our profession developed historically

3. What School Counseling is not…

4. Think-Pair-Share (1) Share what passion(s) bring(s) you into the world of school counseling

5. ASCA National Model

6. Student Achievement

7. Leading from the heart means… • Working as Leaders to Promote Access & Equity for All Students • Using Data to Change Policy, Practice & drive next steps- “DATA DRIVEN RESULTS” • Designing a School Counseling Program to Help All Students Meet High Standards • Advocating for Systemic Change

8. think-pair-sharetwo minutes (2) Write how you would apply one of the four points discussed above? Think of two examples

9. STARS Reminder …. Lifelong Learners Committed to Scholarship Teamwork Active Reflection Responsible Citizenship Standards of Exemplary Practice

10. Key Historical Errors(Tyack)

11. NEA- 1890’sSince rural schools had no unified curriculum- only recourse was to professionalize Factory Model Begins

12. Schools as a Factoryfrom Linda Darling-Hammond Children on a conveyor belt moving from one teacher to another Conveyor belt stops at 50 minute periods where disconnected lessons are placed by independent teachers every period Dare student to learn Dare students to get personalized counseling who have caseloads of 650 Schools focus on student control rather than developing a community

13. Modern Period (1980’s – present)

14. Historical Problems in School Counseling Programs

15. Attempts to Unify the Profession

16. Gysbers’ Comprehensive Model: an organized developmental education program

17. TODAY: A Shift in Focus • SYSTEMIC FOCUS • Teams and collaborates with all stakeholders • Works to make systemic change • Involved extensively as a leader in school and community • Accountable for contributing to student academic achievement • INDIVIDUAL FOCUS • Works in isolation • Works primarily with individual student problems • Manages school counseling program separate from school mission • Counselors not held accountable for student results

18. No Child Left Behind Act2001

19. Counselor’s Voices…Leaders promoting access & equity • There are just some kids who can’t achieve in school vs.All kids can learn. • The School Counseling Program is ancillary to the school’s mission. vs.The school counseling program supports the school’s mission of academic achievement. • The school’s policies and procedures (the system) are more important than students. vs. The student is more important than the system..

20. Critical Questions If we believe all kids can learn… What is it we expect them to learn? How will we know when they have learned it? - How will we support when they don’t learn?

21. Looking at Data Examples of ways school counselors contribute to student academic achievement

22. Academic Results Interventions (6-8) Pre:Post: • Students on retention list: • 6th - 81 • 7th - 73 • 8th - 103 • Students who came off retention list: • 6th - 27 • 7th - 22 • 8th - 23 72 students avoided retention

23. Academic Achievement – Student Focused from 8th grade Algebra I data

24. Data Driven Counseling Programsa micro view Bully Proofing Program 70% Attendance Rate for Low SES Students Tutoring Mentors Individual Counseling Small Group Student Focused Manager Of Resources Classroom Guidance Behavior Management Phone Contact

25. Data Driven Counseling Programsa macro view Change Daily Schedule 70% Attendance Rate for Low SES Students Lead Advisory Training Lead Task Force Student Focus Groups Disaggregate Data By Teacher System Focused Change Attendance Policies Advocate for Task Force Team With Parents & Community Advisory Program

26. School Counseling Connected to the Mission of the School Ask “Hard” Questions Participate on Improvement Team Examine Policies and Practices Analyze & Present Data System Focused Activities DATA Classroom Guidance Small Group Interventions Individual Interventions Referral Student Focused Activities

27. Examples of Data to Examine

28. Use Data to Identify Choke Points in Students’ Access and Success From the analysis of transcripts, those students who passed 5 out of 6 courses, tended to fail English, Math, and Social Science Source: Ed Trust-West analysis of large urban district transcript data.

29. Collaboration and Teaming • Collaboration focuses on building relationships • Teaming focuses on completing tasks

30. Minority Enrollment in a Jefferson County High School – Systems-Focused

31. Aldine, TX: Raising Achievement for All While Narrowing Gaps Source: Texas Education Agency-Academic Excellence Indicator System Report 1994 through 2000.

32. Role of the School Counselor Now it’s your turn- What is your role as a school counselor? (3)