Heartland Counselor Academy

1. Day Three Heartland Counselor Academy

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Goals Group Norms, Process and Needs Lingering questions/Homework Review Checklist - where are you? Delivery System Management System Homework Closure

3. Checklist District Self-Assessment (Pre) Foundation documents Philosophy Mission/Vision/Values statement Standards and Benchmarks for district Competencies by age level/building Delivery Documents Curriculum Crosswalk

4. Process Checklist Management Documents Management Agreements Advisory Council Membership/Outlines/Plan Use of Time Targets Time and Task Analysis for each counselor Action Plan for each counselor Schedule for each counselor in the district Calendar for each building in the district

5. Delivery System Time and Task Analysis Guidance Curriculum Individual Student Planning Responsive Services System Support Non-guidance Activities Success??

6. Administrator Relations What the research says Earlier research Drake University (2008) ASCA/NASSP/CP (2009)

7. Early Research Principals provide leadership regarding the roles and expectations of professional school counselors (Perusse et al., 2004) PSC�s are challenged when there is a lack of support from principals (Morgan, 1990) Both ASCA and NASSP agree that success of a school counseling program is dependent upon the principals� support at the building level (Dahir, 2000; Zalaquett, 2005)

8. Earlier Research Principals don�t have a clear idea of school counselors� role and their appropriate tasks (Coy, 1999; Monteiro-Leitner et al., 2006; Perusse et al., 2004; Zalaquett, 2005) Lack of agreement between principals and school counselors regarding to counselors� role and tasks (Monteiro-Leitner et al., 2006) Principals frequently endorse inappropriate tasks (Perusse et al., 2004) Incongruence between principals� perceptions and recommendations of professional organization (Perusse et al, 2004)

9. Drake 2007 Invited 1415 principals to participate; 337 principals in Iowa participated (23.8%) Over 70% had very little or no understanding of ASCA National Model Principals provided info about National Model allocated time more consistent with ASCA recommendations compared to control group

10. Closer Look Survey (2008) Mutual trust and respect Principal-counselor communication Shared vision and decision making

11. Find A Way Open communication that provides multiple opportunities for input to decision making Opportunities to share ideas on teaching, learning and schoolwide educational initiatives Sharing information about needs within the school and the community School counselor participation on school leadership teams Joint responsibility in the development of goals and metrics that indicate success Mutual trust between the principal and school counselors A shared vision of what is meant by student success Mutual respect between the principal and school counselors Shared decision making on initiatives that impact student success A collective commitment to equity and opportunity

12. So What What does this mean� For the profession? For your district/building? For you? Your time? How might you improve your relationship with administration?

14. Management System Management Agreements Advisory Council Use of Data Use of Time Action Plans Schedules and Calendars

15. Management Agreements Management Agreements (pg 46) Why? Who benefits? Wish List Budgets Samples on pages 122-124 Include in Individual Professional Development Plan

16. Advisory Council Advisory Council (page 47) Why? SIAC Must have purpose!! Alternative types of meetings

17. What�s your plan? As a district group, discuss management agreements and advisory councils Come to consensus regarding your approach to each

18. Iowa School Counseling Framework

19. Use of Data(see handout) Student Progress Data (page 49) Student Achievement Data Achievement-Related Data Standards and Competency-Related Data

20. Use of Data Program Evaluation Data Process Data - What did you do and for whom? Perception Data - ASK Results Data - So What?

21. Use of Data Data over Time Immediate - Pre/Post Intermediate - Short Time (small group, intentional) Long Range - Year-to-Year

23. Use of Data Action Plans Closing the Gap �Flashlight� Approach

24. Schedules and Calendars Tied with curriculum mapping May be part of management agreement Should include Yearly items Daily schedule

25. Advocacy Why is advocacy important? How to advocate with Brochure PPT Website Example

26. K-12 School Counseling Program Names Date Presented to

27. Who are our Professional School Counselors Master�s Degree Licensed by Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Part of the total educational culture of our school

28. What do counselors do? How are students different because of the school counseling program?

29. Iowa School Counseling Framework

30. Day Three Homework Finalize Use of Time Decisions Management Agreements Action Plan for each counselor Complete Schedule/Calendar for each counselor in the district Bring brochures, PPTs, websites, etc for a 3 minute presentation to the group

31. Other Concerns �RAMP� (Recognized ASCA Model Program) AWARD Credit requirements Team collection of K-12 program Personal Reflection $25 License Renewal $200 Drake Credit Last session December 3 � Location???