Deborah Hardy Model Coordinator

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Deborah Hardy Model Coordinator Doug Morrissey
NYSSCA President
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Understanding the Student "You cannot teach a man
anything you can only help him find it within
himself."- Galileo Galilei The Problem The
range of emotional and social problems school
success and closing the gap The Process
Identify the academic, personal/social and career
barriers The Strategies Create a student
profile and identify how to eliminate barriers
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The Transformed School Counselor

• The Practice of the Traditional School Counselor
• Counseling
• Consultation
• Coordination
• Service-driven model

• The Practice of the Transformed School Counselor
• Counseling
• Coordination
• Consultation
• Leadership
• Advocacy
• Teaming and Collaboration
• Assessment and Use of Data
• Use of Technology
• Data-driven and standards-based model

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• WHY THE MODEL?
• Transformation of the role of the school
  counselor
• Framework for alignment with standards
• Development of accountability system
• Developmental K-12 program
• Ensures access to quality and equitable
  education
• Eliminates learning barriers for achievement of
  success

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COMPONENTS OF A MODEL DETERMINING THE
NEED FOUNDATION DELIVERY SYSTEM MANAGING THE
SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY
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• DETERMINING THE NEED
• Self-Study to identify school and student needs
• What is the current school counseling program?
• What needs to be developed or changed?
• How do people perceive the program?

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• FOUNDATION
• Philosophy Guiding Principles
• Vision Programs Direction
• Mission Statement Benefits of School Counseling
  or use your schools
• Programs Goals Domain Focus
• Academic, Personal/Social and Career
• Standards Based Crosswalk
• National Standards for School Counseling
• NYS Learning Standards

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• DELIVERY SYSTEM
• INDIVIDUAL Case management, appraisal of
  progress and advisement educational and career
  plans
• RESPONSIVE Consultation, individual and group
  counseling and referral
• SCHOOL COUNSELING CURRICULUM Classroom, group
  and interdisciplinary activities
• SYSTEMS SUPPORT Professional development and
  consultation with teachers

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• MANAGING THE SYSTEM
• To insure the participation of all students in a
  comprehensive school counseling program..
• Planning calendars, monthly reports
• Advisory Committee support system to identify
  strengths and areas of improvement
• Time and Task Analysis analysis of school
  counselors progress and use of time

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ACCOUNTABILITY Using Data Process data offers
evidence only that an event or activity occurred
and does not provide additional insight.
Perception data gathered from needs assessments
or surveys can only report opinions at that time.
Results data answers the question "so
what? Sample Data TONYSS, State Assessments,
Attendance Reports, Detention/Suspension, Nurses
logs, etc..
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ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE Mission connect the
comprehensive K-12 school-counseling program to
the mission of the school and to the goals of
the annual school improvement plan Elements
identify the critical data elements that are
important to the internal and external
stakeholders Analyze discuss carefully which
elements need to be aggregated or disaggregated
and why Stakeholders - Unite determine which
stakeholders need to be involved in addressing
these school-improvement issues and unite to
develop strategies Reanalyze rethink and refine
the strategies, refocus efforts as needed, and
reflect on success Educate show the positive
impact the school-counseling program has had on
student achievement and on the goals of the
school improvement plan Carol Dahir Carolyn
Stone
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SUPPORT PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD
(SPARC) School New Visions High
School Enrollment 950 students -
urban Principal Ms. Bryant Counseling Department
Member(s) Mr. James, Ms. Charles
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EXAMPLE MAPPING National Standards/New York
State Model Counselor____________________________
Building_______________________ Grade
Levels)__________
Delivery process includes I Individual
planning R Responsive Services C
Curriculum S System Support
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Developmental Scope and Sequence Counselor________
____________________ Building__________________
______ Grade Level(s)_________
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New York State and School Counseling Domains
Academic Domain Academic Intervention
Services Graduation Requirements Personal/Social
Domain Youth Development Character
Education SAVE Legislation Career Domain
Career Plan Initiative CDOS
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• THE MODEL AND NYSED
• Redefine the Part 100 Guidance Plan
• School counselors in each building
• Create adequate student counselor ratio
• Establish direction for state certification
• Create basis for higher education training
• Define role of school counselor
• Model for New Directions in Student Support
  Services

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• NYSSCA and NYSED
• Increase awareness of benefits of school
  counselors
• Create regional training for school counselors
• Adopt the Model as the state standard for school
  counseling

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'A shared vision is not an idea...it is rather, a
force in people's hearts...at its simplest level,
a shared vision is the answer to the question
'What do we want to create?' Peter Senge