Support Personnel Accountability Report Card - SPARC

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Support Personnel Accountability Report Card -
SPARC

• A continuous improvement document sponsored by
  the California Department of Education and Los
  Angeles County Office of Education

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• Everything should be made as simple as possible,
  but not simpler. Albert
  Einstein

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SPARC - Ten CommandComponents!

• Principal's Comments
• Student Support Personnel Team
• School Climate/ Safety
• Student Results
• Major Achievements

• Measurements
• Community Partnerships/Resources
• Volunteer Involvement
• Focus for Improvement
• Keeping You Informed

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Principal's Comments

• Key Question To what extent does the
  administration support the implementation of a
  comprehensive, results-based student support
  program?

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Principal's Comments

• Statement of support for implementation of the
  National Standards for School Counseling Programs
• Emphasis on the vital role of the student support
  personnel team in academic success and school
  safety

• National Model Applications
• Performance Evaluations (pages 62-65)
• Management Agreements (pages 46-47)

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Student Support Personnel Team

• Key question To what extent do the members of
  your counseling and student support team provide
  a coordinated support network for students?

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Student Support Personnel Team

• National Model Applications
• Delivery System (pages 39-44)
• Beliefs and Philosophy (pages 27-29)
• Use of Time (pages 55-57)

• Represent the inclusive nature of student support
  team
• Profiles highlighting the education, experience,
  and qualifications of student support personnel
  team
• Role of school counselors in the design,
  coordination, implementation and evaluation of
  the student support system

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School Climate and Safety

• Key Question To what extent is the school a
  safer and more conducive place to learn as a
  result of your student support program?

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School Climate and Safety

• Lead paragraph on relationship of student support
  system to overall school climate and safety
• Graphic representations of school climate and
  safety data (minimum of two)
• Written explanation of each graphic representation

• National Model Applications
• Delivery System (pages 39-44)

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Student Results

• Key Question What data can you provide to show
  how students are different as a result of your
  counseling and student support program?

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Student Results

• Lead paragraph on importance of student results
  and relationship to National Standards
• Graphic representations of data (minimum of
  three)
• Written explanation of each graphic representation

• National Model Applications
• Use of Data (pages 49-54)
• Action Plans (page 53-55)
• Results Reports (pages 59-62)

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Major Achievements

• Key Question What activities, programs, or
  modifications has your counseling and student
  support program implemented that made a positive
  difference at your school?

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Major Achievements

• Describe how is the student support system is
  related to the achievement being cited
• Report on last years Focus for Improvement items

• National Model Applications
• System support (pages 43-44)
• Use of Data (pages 49-54)
• Results reports (pages 59-62)

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Measurements

• Key Question To what extent does your
  counseling and student support program use
  various assessment instruments to help students
  or modify programs?

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Measurements

• National Model Applications
• Individual Student Planning (pages 41-42)
• Use of Data (pages 49-53)

• Explanation of each measurement administered
• Explanation how reviews of surveys, assessments,
  and evaluation data are incorporated into
  management and responsiveness of program

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Community Partnerships/Resources

• Key Question Who are your community partners and
  resources, and how do they work with you to help
  students in the areas of academic, career, and
  personal/social development?

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Community Partnerships/Resources

• Lead paragraph on the importance of partnerships
  and how your program works with them
• Listing of partnerships/resources by domain
  (academic, career, and personal/social)

• National Model Applications
• System Support (pages 43-44)

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Volunteer Involvement

• Key Question How are volunteers involved in
  your counseling and student support program?

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Volunteer Involvement

• Minimum of two volunteer activities directly
  related to student support service
• Invitation to parents/guardians to become more
  involved with your student support system
• Contact name with phone number and email of
  person to contact about becoming involved

• National Model Applications
• Advisory Council (pages 47-48)

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Focus for Improvement

• Key Question What are the primary objectives
  your counseling and student support program plans
  to accomplish within the next year?

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Focus for Improvement

• Lead paragraph on commitment to improvement and
  link to school improvement plan
• Identification of needs from surveys,
  assessments, community feedback, and evaluation
  data
• Prioritization of areas of improvement

• National Model Applications
• Use of Data (pages 49-53)
• Advisory Council (pages 47-48)
• Program Audit (pages 65-66)
• Results Reports (pages 59-62)

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Keeping You Informed

• Key Question What languages and media (print,
  electronic, etc.) are used to keep your school
  community informed about the counseling and
  student support program?

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Keeping You Informed

• A variety of methods your school has to keep the
  school community informed
• Efforts to provide material in the primary
  language(s) of your students families
• Sharing of information with faculty,
  administration, and the local governing board

• National Model Applications
• Calendars (pages 57-58)
• Individual Student Planning (pages 41-42)
• Responsive Services (pages 42-43)
• Monitoring Student Progress (pages 49-50)

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SPARC Academy Awards

• Schools that submit a SPARC that meets the
  established criteria are awarded an Academy
  Award. Third, fourth and fifth year SPARCs are
  eligible for a Best in the West Award.
• Academy/Best in the West Award ceremony will be
  held next year at the annual conference of the
  California Association of School Counselors.

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SPARC Resources

• To download a SPARC application, guidelines, and
  scoring rubric, please go to LACOEs website at
• www.lacoe.edu/sparc
• For additional information, please contact
• Bob Tyra at tyra_bob_at_lacoe.edu