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Professional Elementary School Counseling Program. Promoting Academic Achievement For Every Student. Mission of The Camanche School Guidance and Counseling Program.
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Professional ElementarySchool Counseling Program Promoting Academic Achievement For Every Student
Mission of The Camanche School Guidance and Counseling Program . . . is to ensure that every student will be provided the opportunity to acquire skills in academic, career, and personal social development which will prepare them to become successful productive citizens in a diverse technological ever changing global society.
DELIVERY • Classroom guidance curriculum • Individual and group counseling sessions • Responsive services such as crisis counseling and conflict resolution • Supporting the school system through supporting teachers, students and staff with conflict managers, mentoring programs, TAT, the special education team, the district safety committee, Bullying Prevention Committee, etc. . .
MANAGEMENT • School counselors use datato drive their decisions • Develop yearly action plans • Monitor student progress • Principal’s agreement
ACCOUNTABILITY • School counselors measure the resultsof their programs. • Use this data to make decisions regarding program improvement.
GUIDANCE CURRICULUM • Kindergarten : • DUSO (Developing Understanding of Self and Others) • Grades K-4 • Character Counts • Decision Making (THINK, PREDICT, CHOOSE) • Bullying Prevention / Social Skills/ Empathy (Don’t Laugh at Me) • Drug & Alcohol Prevention (Just for Me Series) • Grades 1-4 • Diversity & Career Choice • Grades 1-4 • Test Taking Skills • 4th Grade • Middle School Transition
INTENTIONAL GUIDANCE Attendance Behavior Academic Achievement
Camanche ElementarySchool School Counseling and Guidance Program Results sample
National Standard Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
ASCA Competency Improve Academic Self- Concept and Achieve School Success
Study Skills Groups 3rd and 4th Grade Students ITBS Data, Low Scores Teacher Academic Referral Check List Teacher Interviews Student/Parent permission letters
GROUP COMPOSITION • 14 ADD/ADHD • 17 LOW SOCIO ECONOMIC • 14 SPECIAL EDUCATION • 17 Were in 2 or more of the categories above • 22 BOYS AND 9 GIRLS • 19 3RD GRADE STUDENTS • 12 4TH GRADE STUDENTS
Camanche ITBS Math Trend All 4th Grade Students Percent of students Proficient
Camanche ITBS Reading Trend All 4th Grade Students Percent of students Proficient
Study Skills GroupPre/Post Test Results 140 of 196 Right answers 40 % Increase!
Confidence / Knowledgestudents who could name one thing he/she does well and share this with others. Number of students With the correct response out of 31 40% Increase
Skill /Organizationstudents who reported they could complete a schedule for doing homework and follow it. Number of students With the correct response out of 31 39% Increase
Knowledge / Study Skillsstudents who knew that different study skills work for different people. Number of students With the correct response out of 31 90% Increase
Attitude/Homework Completionstudents who believe it is important to turn in homework when it is due Number of students With the correct response out of 31 28% Increase!
Knowledge / Organizationstudents who knew how to organize homework to take home and get completed work back to school Number of students With the correct response out of 31 53% increase
Skill / Test Takingstudents who know to go with their first response on a test Number of students With the correct response out of 31 50 % Increase
Knowledge / Test Takingstudents who knew it was important to stay calm and relaxed when taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills Number of students With the correct response out of 31 56% increase
ITBS growth for students in the Study Skills group Spring 2005- Spring 2006 ITBS Score National Percentile
75% (24 of 32 students in the group) HAD AN INCREASED SCORE IN MATH READING OR BOTH ON THE IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS
Post Student Interviews Regarding The Use Of Strategies Learned in a Study Skills Group
Implications Teaching Study Skills contributesto improved academic achievement .