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Reduce Behavior Referrals and Increase Academic Test Scores

Reduce Behavior Referrals and Increase Academic Test Scores. ASCA National Model. Improve School Climate Positive Learning Environment Student Academic Achievement mis.spps.org/counselors 2. Objectives. Better Understanding of the ASCA Model Systemic Change What Worked, What Didn’t

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Reduce Behavior Referrals and Increase Academic Test Scores

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  1. Reduce Behavior Referrals and Increase Academic Test Scores

  2. ASCA National Model Improve School Climate Positive Learning Environment Student Academic Achievement mis.spps.org/counselors 2

  3. Objectives Better Understanding of the ASCA Model Systemic Change What Worked, What Didn’t Useable Information 3

  4. SPPSThree Junior Highs Battle Creek (2 years) Hazel Park (1 year) Washington (2 years) 4

  5. Collaboration Support Staff Administrators Teachers Parents Community (Agencies) 5

  6. ASCA Model Four Components • Foundation • Management System • Delivery System • Accountability 6

  7. Foundation • Provides solid ground which the program is built on • What do you want students to know and do? Not How? • Determines desired results • All interventions should be derived from the foundation 8

  8. Foundation • Belief and Philosophy • Mission Statement • Domains: Academic, Career, Personal/Social • ASCA National Standards • Skills for Learning, Career Success, Respect 9

  9. Mission Statement • We are focused on improving student behavior with proactive school-wide programs and targeted interventions for specific students. The goal is that staff will collaborate to make junior highs an even more positive place to learn and teach.

  10. Domains • Academic • Career • Personal/Social 11

  11. Management System • System helps develop plan that is organized, concrete, clearly delineated and meets the school’s needs • Addresses When (action plan and calendar), Why (use of data), Who (management agreement) and on What Authority (management agreement and advisory council) 12

  12. Management System • Management Agreements • Advisory Council • Group to Advice Counseling Program • Use of Data • Action Plans • Use of Time - Suggested Percentages • Calendars - Planning/Participation 13

  13. Principal Meeting - Management Agreements • Principal’s top two goals were academic growth and positive school climate • Reviewed belief and philosophy statements • Discussed using needs assessments, measurable goals, interventions and evaluations

  14. Use Of Data • Reach Goals • Monitor Student Progress • Advocate for School Counselors 15

  15. Needs Assessments Use of Data • Surveys • Staff • Student • Parent • Computer Record Data • Academic, Attendance, Behavior

  16. Setting Goals Use of Data • 25% Reduction in Office Referrals • 30% Reduction in Bullying Referrals • 10% Increase in Students Reporting They Like Going to Your School • 25% Decrease in Staff Reporting Student Fighting is a Problem

  17. Action Plans • Derived from goals • Staff must see benefit • Staff must help plan 18

  18. Action Plans • School-Wide Campaigns • School-Wide Programs • Individual Student Intervention • Use statements and management agreements

  19. Build Positive Relationships With StudentsACTION PLANS • Outside Speaker • Implement Strategies • Effective Classroom Management • Hallway Supervision

  20. Calendars • Planning Tool • Informs Stakeholders • Public Relations Booster • Annual and Monthly • Display in Prominent Places 21

  21. Annual Calendar

  22. Monthly Calendar

  23. Disaggregate Data • Gender • Ethnicity • Teacher • Language Spoken at Home

  24. Closing the Gap • Boys Score 8% Lower on the English BST Section • Students of Color are 28% Underrepresented in Advanced Math Courses 25

  25. Use of Time • Plan Your Time • Be Proactive - Steven Covey • 80% - Direct Service to Students • Allot Times on Program Needs • Eliminate Clerical Activities

  26. Distribution of Time

  27. Actual Distribution

  28. How Will You Use the Management System? • Management Agreements • Use of Data • Action Plans • Use of Time - Suggested Percentages • Calendars - Planning/Participation 29

  29. Delivery System • School Guidance Curriculum • Individual Student Planning • Responsive Services • Referrals, Crisis Counseling • System Support -Professional Development, Consultation 30

  30. School-Wide Programs/Campaigns Guidance Curriculum • Derived from goals/statements • Staff must see benefit • Staff must help plan 31

  31. School-Wide Campaigns Components (1 to 3 Weeks) • Staff Meeting Presentation (short) • Advisory/Homeroom Lessons • Classroom Lessons • Small Groups 32

  32. School-Wide Campaigns Components (1 to 3 Weeks) • Student Leadership Team • Skit Group (Video) • Interview Group (Video) • Poster Group • Announcement Group 33

  33. Targeted InterventionsIndividual Student Planning • Support Staff collaborates and takes case load of students • Meet with Individuals Weekly • Closing the Gap Groups • Behavior/Social Skills Class • Allows Personal/Social Counseling 34

  34. Support Staff Spreadsheet

  35. Individual Counseling Notes

  36. Closing the Gap • Hmong Boys’ Attendance Group • Study Skills Group • Positive Behavior Group • Gang Prevention Group • GLBT Group 37

  37. Responsive Services • Consult • Individual/Group Counseling • Crisis Counseling • Referrals • Peer Facilitation 38

  38. Individual/Small Group Counseling • Personal Concerns, Relationships and Developmental Issues • Identify Problem and Causes • Set Goals • Make a Plan to Reach Goals • Do Not Provide Therapy 39

  39. Crisis Counseling • Interventions for Emergency Situations • Be Prepared for Crisis • Crisis Day Checklist • Parent Letter Informing of Tragedy • Classroom Lessons • Debriefing Scripts 40

  40. System Support • Establish, Maintain and Enhance School Counseling Program • Ethical Responsibility • More Effective • Helps us Promote Systemic Change 41

  41. System Support • Professional Development • Consult and Team • Program Management 42

  42. Professional Development • Trainings/Conferences • Professional Association Membership • Contribute to Professional Literature • Read School Counseling/Counseling Literature 43

  43. How will you use.. • Responsive Services?

  44. Accountability • How are students different because of the School Counseling Program?

  45. Accountability • Challenged to show our effectiveness in measurable terms • Link to Academic Success 46

  46. Accountability • Results Report • School Counselor Performance Evaluation • The Program Audit • Academic, Behavior and Attendance Data

  47. Analyze and Disaggregate 47% fewer tardies than last year 8% of students make 61% of behavior referrals 21% of students of color pass Math BSTs

  48. 3 Types of Data Process Perception Results 49

  49. Process Data What did you do for whom? Helped 217 students create a six-year plan 281 parents attended a career planning night 50

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