School Counseling in Roanoke County Public Schools

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School Counseling inRoanoke County Public
Schools

• Marianne Ebert Katy Nance
• Kathleen Nininger Kristen Barner
• Lubeth Jones Sheila Rust
• Tiffany Williams

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Mission

• As an integral part of the RCPS community, School
  Counseling Services seeks to facilitate the
  healthy development of all students in their
  educational, career and personal lives through
  intentional efforts of quality and supportive
  services.

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Historical Perspective

• Oldest ongoing in Virginia
• Local support
• Model for Virginia
• Provided state leadership
• VA Tech award for model program
• Have met the Virginia Standards
• One of the first two school systems in Virginia
  with a k-12 School Counseling Curriculum

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ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary School
Counseling
Curriculum
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ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle School Counseling Curriculum
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ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS



High
School Counseling
Curriculum
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Major Components

• Academic, Career and Personal/Social
• Classroom Guidance
• Developmental and supports academics
• Sample Topics
• Test Preparation, Organization Skills,
  Friendship, Being the Best Student
• Bullying Prevention, Conflict Management, Career
  Planning, Refusal Skills, Registration Process,
  Learning Styles
• Career Exploration, College Application Process,
  Selecting a College, Job Applications/ Resume
  Writing, Whats on your high school Transcript?

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• Small Group Counseling
• From observation and/ or referral
• When issues are negatively impacting student
  performance and learning
• Typically 4-8 students meet weekly, 6 or more
  sessions
• Sample Topics
• Family Changes, Study Skills, Social Skills,
  Grief, Anger Management, Life Skills and Stress,
  COA, Family Violence, Victim Assistance,
  Motivation, Truancy, Diversity

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• Individual Counseling
• Students who are not achieving despite classroom
  or small group intervention
• Based on observation and referral
• May be one time or many (obtain permission)
• Systems Approach,
• Not Therapy, Solution Focused
• Refer to outside assistance
• Virginia requires that school counselors spend
  60 of our time counseling. We are constantly
  striving to meet that goal at all levels. We
  prioritize, network and collaborate.
• regulation

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THE REST OF THE STORY

• In addition to counseling responsibilities,
  counselors also function as part of the whole
  school team by
• Consultation with staff, parents, agencies
• Manage Records
• Parent Seminars and Parent Conferences
• Child Study Committee Members, 504 Case Managers,
  Test Coordinator
• Facilitators of Peer Mediation, Natural Helpers,
  and other clubs
• Coordinate Character Education, Career Days
• Organize and facilitate Registration Process and
  Articulation to the next level

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THANK YOU
For Your Ongoing Support We Appreciate YOU
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Attachment A to Superintendents Memo No.
17 Standards for School Counseling Programs
in Virginia Public Schools Board of
Education January 2004 STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL
COUNSELING PROGRAMS IN VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
a.) Academic counseling, which assists students
and their parents to acquire knowledge of
the curricula choices available to students, to
plan a program of studies, to arrange and
interpret academic testing, and to seek
post-secondary academic opportunities b.)
Career counseling, which helps students to
acquire information and plan action about
work, jobs, apprenticeships, and post-secondary
educational, and career opportunities c.)
Personal/social counseling, which assists
students to develop an understanding of
themselves, the rights and needs of others, how
to resolve conflict and to define individual
goals, reflecting their interests, abilities and
aptitudes. return
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 66
March 17, 2006TO Division SuperintendentsFROM
Patricia I. Wright, Acting Superintendent of
Public InstructionSUBJECT Transmittal of
Statement of Administrative Impact and Project
Costs of Implementation for the Proposed
Revisions to the Regulations Establishing
Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in
Virginia

• Local school boards must
• Ensure that guidance counselors for elementary
  schools shall provide a minimum of 60 percent of
  the time devoted to counseling of students. This
  provision currently applies to guidance
  counselors in middle and secondary schools.
• return

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Results Impact of the 108 total contacts for
this year involving the counselor 35 children
were involved in the cases 23 teachers were
involved with the cases impacting their
students 18 letters and documents written and
sent by the counselor 5 court testimony
appearances by the counselor (4 cases) 3 Social
Services staffing meetings attended by the
counselor 10 children removed from their homes
due to CPS complaints
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Registration GRIP January 2006
Goals of a 1 day guidance activity w/ all 7th
grade students (225 of whom took the pre/post
tests) Review students knowledge of how
teachers calculate final grades for all
students. Discuss required subjects and elective
options for their 8th grade year. Teach students
critical information about high school (i.e.
diploma requirements)
Results from the 1 day guidance
activity Students re-learned how to get their
final grade in any subject (question 1). Students
definitely understood the required 8th grade
subjects and all of the elective options
available to them (question 2). For only hearing
about SOL verified credits for the first time in
great detail, students seemed to understand this
diploma requirement (question 4).
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Impact Statements There were significant
increases from questions 3 and 5. Question 3
concerned GPA. In the pre-test 56 knew what
the letters meant while in the post-test 85 had
answered that correctly. Question 5 concerned
the differences between a standard diploma and
the advanced diploma. This area had the greatest
impact on the students in the pre-test 1 knew
differences however, in the post-test 41 were
able to state the differences.
Program Implications I think all of the 7th
graders definitely left with a beginning
knowledge of registration and all of the items
associated with the process. When students were
in 6th grade we didnt go into much detail about
8th grade and high school, so their 7th grade
year was their first real introduction into the
specific requirements. I was pleased with how
much they learned. However, there is always room
for improvement. In the fall of their 8th grade
year, I will re-visit diploma requirements, etc.
through classroom guidance sessions and start
discussing 9th grade subject elective options
on an individual basis with the students. My
goal is to have all of the 8th graders prepared
to register for their 9th grade year by January
2007.
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