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Elementary Sharing Session. Michele Fling – Wood County Schools Jessica Laslo – Ohio County Schools. Presenters Bridgeport Conference Center. Michele Fling, MA, NCC, NCSC, LPC, ALPS School Counselor in Wood County Schools Lubeck & Madison Elementary Schools
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Elementary Sharing Session Michele Fling – Wood County Schools Jessica Laslo – Ohio County Schools
PresentersBridgeport Conference Center • Michele Fling, MA, NCC, NCSC, LPC, ALPS School Counselor in Wood County Schools Lubeck & Madison Elementary Schools • Jessica Laslo, M.Ed., NCC, LPC School Counselor in Ohio County Schools Madison Elementary School
West Virginia Professional School Counselor Standards Standard 1: Program Planning, Design and Management Standard 2: Program Delivery Standard 3: Data Driven Accountability and Program Evaluation Standard 4: Leadership and Advocacy Standard 5: Professional Growth and Responsibilities
Annual Work Plan Components • Standard ElementGoal * • Student ImpactGoal * • Program Goal • Other Goals * Are required for new evaluation system
GOALSETTINGforWorkPlan WORK PLAN FORM • Standard Element Goal (Based on self reflection using element rubrics) • Student Impact Goal (Using results of Student Impact Goal form) • Program Growth Goal (Based on Program Audit) • Any other goal related to School Counseling Program
StudentImpactGoal A goal related to academic, career, and personal/social standards to change data that impact student achievement/success. • Attendance/Tardies • Discipline referrals • Retentions • Documented academic/career plans • Parental engagement • Graduation rates ….and so forth
Next we will share your goal related to the Program Audit you completed last fall. The audit should be Completed at the beginning of each school year to set goal and again at the end to determine program growth. NEXT SLIDE…
ProgramGrowthGoal • Using a completed program audit (that you have completed), select a program component area for growth for the current year. • Work together to analyze your goal to ensure it is S.M.A.R.T. • SPECIFIC • MEASURABLE • ATTAINABLE • RESULTS ORIENTED • TIMED
Lubeck School Profile • Located outside of Parkersburg, WV • PK-5th; about 450 students • Non -Title I School • 23 separate classes • --% of students have free/reduced • Days School Counselor present: Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. On call by Principal as needed.
Madison School Profile • Located in Parkersburg, WV • PK-5th ; about 325 students • 14 separate classes • Title I School • ---% of students have free/reduced • Days School Counselor present: Mondays & Tuesdays. On call by Principal as needed.
Standard Element Goal • Goal: To improve the Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Program in both schools using the adopted curriculums. Programs used: Lubeck-Lion’s Quest, Madison-7 Habits of Happy Kids. • From August 2012-May 2013, the School Counselor will coordinate with the school staff of Lubeck and Madison Schools a Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Plan which incorporates the use of the Lion’s Quest Program at Lubeck School and the 7 Habits of Happy Kids Program at Madison School.
Standard Element Goal • Lessons will be created in the areas of Academic, Career, and Personal/Social for each grade level. • A 7 Habit Concept will be covered each month at both schools. • Lessons will be divided between school staff and school counselor. • Progress will be monitored by the School Counseling Advisory Committee at both schools.
Student Impact Goal • Goal: By January 2013, the School Counselor will create grade level “Lunch Bunch” Groups in grades 3, 4, & 5 focusing upon improving student’s self-esteem, school attendance & lower discipline referrals. • Participation will be based upon a student’s amount of absences/tardies (+5), number of office referrals, parent & teacher recommendations. • A Pre and Post test will be given which measures the amount of ‘healthy self-esteem’ each student has. (“The Way I Feel About Myself”) • This is the first year for this type of ‘lunch bunch’. It is a bi-weekly group.
Program Growth Goal • Based on the outcomes of the School Counseling Program Audit at the end of 2012 for each school, a School Counseling Advisory Committee for both schools (Lubeck & Madison) will be created during the 2012-2013 school year. • Each committee will meet three times during the year to review the progress of the School Counseling Program goals.
Madison School Profile • Located in inner city, Wheeling Island, Wheeling, WV • PK-5th ; about 290 students • High percentage of single parent homes or grandparents raising children • High rate of drug/alcohol abuse and incarceration of parents • 100% of students have free/reduced • High frequency of CPS reports • 2012-2013 Title I Distinguished School
Goal 1Focus on Improving Attendance • By September 1, 2012, the school counselor will meet individually with all 5th grade students to set attendance goals that show improvement from the previous year’s attendance. • Each 9-weeks, the school counselor will provide attendance reports to each 5th grade student, so that students can monitor goal progress.
Goal 2Focus on improving parent involvement • No later than May 2013, the school counselor will coordinate with Title I staff to host Family Dinner Nights, by grade level, for grades K-5. • The family dinner nights will follow this format: meal, educational component (focus on 7 Habits of Happy Kids and math), and family game time.
Co-teaching PLC bi-weekly Teacher study/support groups Anchor (after school) Attendance care calls Too Good for Drugs Second Step Keep a Clear Mind NetSmartz Family dinner nights Gold Star (PBS) D.A.R.E Lunch Buddy Program Tier 1 (All students)Academic and Behavioral Resources
SAT SPL (RtI) Tier pull-out interventions Extended day tutoring Homework time Juvenile Mediation Program Extended Year KOOL Kids Program (middle school transition) Save One Students (mentoring) Weekend Snack Bag Program Group counseling- Bullfrogs & Butterflies Afterschool Program Tier 2 (At-risk students)Academic and Behavioral Resources
Tier 3 (High-risk students)School-Based Mental Health Resources CHOICES Program(since 2002) Group, Individual & Family Therapy in coordination with Northwood Health Systems A Center forHOPE& Change (est. 2012) Intensive individual and family counseling/ trauma therapy
Web LINKS School Counseling Website http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors Protocols http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/protocols.html LINKS Program http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/links/ LINKS NetWorth http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/networth-lessons.html NetsSmart – aligned with school counseling standards http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/netsmart/ Group Guidance Lessons http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/group-lessons.html Guidance Curriculum http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/guidance-curriculum.html
Thank You! Michele Fling Elementary School Counselor Lubeck & Madison Elementary Schools Wood County Schools mrfling@access.k12.wv.us (304) 863-3321 Jessica Laslo Title I Home School Intervention Counselor Madison Elementary School Ohio County Schools jlaslo@access.k12.wv.us (304) 243-0367