Raising the Bar

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Raising the Bar

• Elementary Counseling for a New Millennium
• A Counseling Program Overview
• by
• Jacquie Freeman
• Moreno Valley Unified School District

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Raising the Bar

• As elementary counselors entering this
  millennium, our students have incredible needs
  like never before.
• Our National Standards are all about
• Raining the Bar of what we expect of our students
  and of what we can expect out of ourselves as
  professionals to meet the needs of these
  students.

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What is a Comprehensive Program?

• Reaches all students
• Integral part of total educational program
• Developmental in Nature sequential
• Preventative in Design
• Comprehensive in scope (Academic, Career,
  Personal/Social)
• Implemented by a Credentialed School Counselor

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Comprehensive program

• Conducted in collaboration with significant
  others
• Measures results
• Seeks Improvement
• Measures results
• Shares successes

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National Standards

• Guidance Curriculum 35-45
• Individual Planning 5-10
• Responsive Services 30-40
• System Support 10-15

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Classroom Guidance Lessons

• 98 Guidance lessons K-5 (overflow)
• 6 lessons each
• 198 Guidance lessons Academy 5th graders
• 33 weekly lessons

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Academy 5th Graders

• Based on National Standards
• Weekly scheduled lessons for the year
• Location Guidance Center
• Requirements
• Students Folders, pencils
• Teachers Stay with students, participate,
  reinforce

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Guidance Lessons Academy 5th Grade

• Conflict Manager Training 8 lessons
• Anti-Violence Lessons 7 lessons
• HLAY 2000 2 lessons
• Goal Setting 4 lessons
• Test Buster Skills 2 lessons
• Success Strategies 6 lessons
• Middle School Success 3 lessons

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Conflict Resolution

• Academic Standard A
• Competencies 1,2
• Academic Standard C
• Competencies 2, 3, and 5
• All students trained in Conflict Management and
  all eligible to become one.
• Assessment Pre-post test given

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Anti- Violence Lessons

• Personal Social Standard A
• Competency 1
• Persona/Social Standard C
• Competency 5
• Academic Standard C
• Competency 1
• Assessment Pre-Post Survey writing assignments

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Red Ribbon Lesson

• Personal/Social Standards C
• Competency 5
• HLAY 2000
• Decisions about Drugs Myths and facts
• Drugs and the Media Discussion/Role Play

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Zig Ziglars Success Curriculum

• Academic Development Standard A
• Competency 1, 2
• Academic Development Standard B
• Competency 1
• Career Development Standards A
• Competency 2
• Career Development Standards B
• Competency 1
• Career Development Standards C
• Competency 1
• Assessment Pre-post survey Stinking thinking
  Setting goals plan of action

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Goal Setting

• Personal/Social Development Standard A
• Competency 1,2
• Personal/Social Development Standard B
• Competency 1
• Four steps to reaching goals
• Assessment Pre-post Interviews How did I do?

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Test Taking Strategies

• Academic Development Standards A
• Competencies 1, 2
• Assessment Test Busters Pre-post teats

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Preparation for Middle School

• Personal/Social Development Standard A
• Competency 1, 2
• Personal/Social Development Standard B
• Competency 1
• Personal/Social Development Standard C
• Competency 5
• Campus visits "Sunburst Videos - Self Esteem
  and Self Confidence"

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World of Difference

• Personal/Social Development Standard A
• Competency 1, 2
• Personal/Social Development Standard C
• Competency 5

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Assessments show we are making a difference

• Conflict management lessons
• Anti- violence units
• Teacher assessment monitoring behavior change
  following guidance lessons

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Assessments Conflict Management
More than a 100 improvement!

• Pre Scores Post Scores
• August 2000 November 2000
• 762 Pts. 1,647 Pts.
• Ave. 7.7 Pts. Ave. 17.3 Pts.

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Assessments Anti-Violence

• pre-test post-test
• 1. Do you think kids being mean
• violent is a problem? YES 20 42
• 2. Do you think someone deserves
• to be hurt? NO 10 37
• 3. Kids who can fight are cool? YES 15 5

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Assessments Anti-Violence

• pre-test post-test
• 4. People who are made fun of
• get over it quickly? NO 9 36
• 5. Its okay to leave kids out if
• theyre weird, different? YES 24 3
• 6. Would you ask a counselor or
• teacher for help? YES 27 47

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Assessments Social Skills (WSI)

• Teacher Preferred Social Behaviors
• Peer Preferred Social Behaviors
• Classroom Adjustment Behaviors

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Assessments Social Skills (WSI) Teacher
Preferred Social Behaviors Peer Preferred
Social Behaviors Classroom Adjustment
Behaviors

• PRE POST
• Rm. 15 38 43
• Rm. 16 27 36
• Rm. 17 30 34
• Rm. 18 31 54
• Some Marked Individual Improvements!
• Student A 12 51
• Student B 12 50
• Student C 18 55
• Student D 11 96

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Assessments Social
Skills (WSI)

• Some Marked Individual Improvements!
• PRE POST
• Student A 12 51
• Student B 12 50
• Student C 18 55
• Student D 11 96

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Assessment Parent Evening Dinner!

• 33 of our 5th Grade Students attended
• 50 of our 5th Grade Parents attended
• Total attendance 280
• Total school enrollment 410

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Another Successful Result Worth Sneaking in!

• Parent Programs 280 out of 410! attended
• WSI - Improved social skills rating
• Anti-Violence marked improvement
• Conflict Managers pre-post 7.7 17.3

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RAISING
THE
BAR