ESD 113: Counselor Regional Meeting “Keeping Informed ” Part 3 of 3

1. ESD 113: Counselor Regional Meeting “Keeping Informed” Part 3 of 3 DaniseAckelson, Program Supervisor Navigation 101: College and Career Readiness Guidance & Counseling Mike Hubert, Director Guidance & Counseling Secondary Education and School Improvement

2. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM • ..

3. WHAT IS CGCP? A Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program is a competency-based programmatic approach to school counseling and associated educational units (e.g., career, technical, nurses, school psychologists) which is designed to be: • multi-systemic (school, home, and community) • collaborative (educators, families, community members) • developmental (aimed at helping students at their developmental level) • proactive and prevention-minded (supports students before crisis) • accountable to the stakeholders • educationally focused (helps students to reach educational, career, and personal-social goals)

4. SCHOOL COUNSELORS: DOING MORE WITH LESS • Individual student academic planning for graduation /career and college • Interpreting test scores • Counseling students about school attendance • Assisting principals with identifying and resolving student issues • Finding outside referrals for serious mental health issues • Leadership for guidance and counseling services throughout school • Paperwork for counseling office • Assessment administration • Discipline and suspension of students • Teaching a class • Performing clerical duties • Assisting with principal duties • Therapeutic counseling • Often hear “the counselors can do that”

5. Increased Accountability? The student? WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND TODAY? Violence / Bullying? Student disengagement? Tracking test scores? Tracking Credits? CAA alternatives? Transfer students? HSPE remediation? Changes in Math requirements? End-of Course exams? Funding cuts? Staffing cuts? Changing leadership? Student Homelessness? Student to counselor ratios? Lack of time to do the important things?

6. MANAGING CHANGE CAN BE COMPLEX

7. MANAGING CHANGE USING MODELS WITH STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • .

8. MORE STRATEGIES THAT WORK • Make a clear case for how you can be a strong positive influence in fulfilling the overall mission of the school, i.e. AYP. • Management agreement discussed and signed • Buy-in from faculty & staff, i.e. involvement • Buy-in from parents & PTA • Regular feedback/meetings with principal. i.e. what can I do within my area of expertise and guidelines to help make your job easier? • Advocating for all students in all the domains-academic, personal/social, career • Being a resource, consultant, confidante

9. WA CGCP FRAMEWORK /ASCA NATIONAL MODEL

10. http://www.cgcpframework.org

11. WHY THE ASCA NATIONAL AND WA STATE FRAMEWORKS? • More time with students - Less time with paperwork • More time spent on counseling - Less time spent on non-counseling duties • More comprehensive programming – a focus for the program - Less “random acts of guidance” • Better results for all students • It is the “right thing to do for students”

12. FRAMEWORK WRITING TEAM MEMBERS • Richard Cleveland (WSCA) • Dr. Diana Gruman (WWU) • Megyn Shea (WSCA) • Dr. Chris Sink (SPU) • Norm Walker (WSCA) • Dr. Chris Wood (SU) • Karyn Holt (WSCA) • Dave Forrester (WSCA) • Representatives from the WA-ACTE CGCA division • Danise Ackelson (OSPI) • Mike Hubert (OSPI)

18. We need your help • What would you like to see in this framework? 2. What could you contribute from your own efforts to this body of web-based resources?

19. Counselors And Principals Do what counselors do best: • Get personal – find out about your principal / tell them about yourself • Develop empathy – the support you give your principal will come back to you • Build respect: • Be student-centered: remain an advocate for students • Be solution-focused: problem-solving requires cooperation • Keep your principal informed • Use data to show/prove your (counseling program) reason for existence

20. Counselors And Principals (cont’d) 4. Make a clear case for how you can be a strong positive influence in fulfilling the overall mission of the school, i.e. AYP. 5. ASCA National Model Counselor / Principal Management Agreement discussed and signed

21. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTASCA Example School year: ________ Counselor: ___________________ Date: _________ Program Delivery The following approximate percent of time will be spent in each component area: _____% for guidance curriculum _____% for system support _____% for responsive services _____% for individual student planning Classroom lessons will follow the approved Guidance Curriculum in the academic, career, and personal/ social domains. Programs and services for staff include: __________________________________ Programs and services for parents include: _______________________________ Programs and services for the community include: __________________________ Professional Development The school counselor will participate in the following activities: (Monthly counselor meetings, Annual State Conference, ASCA Conference, etc.) Professional Collaboration ____Weekly meeting with Administration _____Monthly meeting with grade levels #____ Guidance Committee Meetings We will monitor this agreement during the school year by _________________________ Signatures: ___________________________ Counselor ___________________________ Administrator

24. http://www.wa-schoolcounselor.org/ Building Leadership Sharing “Best Practice”

25. SUPPORT

26. SECONDARY EDUCATIONNavigation 101 web pagehttp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEducation/CareerCollegeReadiness/default.aspxSS .

27. OSPI NAV 101 CAREER GUIDANCEhttp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEducation/CareerCollegeReadiness/Newsletter.aspx

28. CGCP NEWSLETTERS

29. OSPI COUNSELOR LISTSERV http://listserv.wa.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CGCPSUPPORT Established to provide a means by which guidance and counseling staff in schools can participate in ongoing discussions with OSPI program staff regarding development in guidance related policies and programs

30. CONTACTS Danise Ackelson, Program Supervisor Navigation 101 danise.ackelson@k12.wa.us Mike Hubert, Director Guidance & Counseling mike.hubert@k12.wa.us Dan Newell, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education & School Improvement dan.newell@k12.wa.us ************************************** Thank you for attending!