JUST KEEP SWIMMING… TIPS AND TRICKS FOR

FIRST YEAR COUNSELORSJULIA ANSLEY, M.ED., NCC

SARAH SPEAR, M.ED., NCC

HUNTSVILLE CITY SCHOOL COUNSELORS

POLL EVERYWHERETIME TO GET OUT THOSE PHONES!!!

TEXT CODE TO 37607 OR GO TO POLLEV.COM/SARAHSPEAR

ARE YOU A STUDENT, COUNSELOR, COUNSELOR EDUCATOR, OR OTHER?

TEXT CODE TO 37607 OR GO TO POLLEV.COM/SARAHSPEAR

• STUDENT: 97360

• COUNSELOR: 97363

• COUNSELOR EDUCATOR: 97368

• OTHER: 97370

WHAT GRADE LEVEL?

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• K-5: 97385

• 6-8: 97390

• 9-12: 97399

• OTHER: 97400

HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE?

• TEXT CODE TO 37607 OR GO TO POLLEV.COM/SARAHSPEAR

• LESS THAN 1: 153320

• 1-3: 153322

• 4-10: 153329

• 10-15: 153344

• 15+: 153356

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN FROM THIS SESSION?

•RESPOND AT POLLEV.COM/SARAHSPEAR OR TEXT 97384 AND YOUR MESSAGE TO 37607

WHY??

•WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS?

•WHO ARE WE?

NATIONAL MODEL

• CLASSROOM GUIDANCE

• SMALL GROUP COUNSELING

• INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

• REFERRALS

• IEP

• PST

• TEACHER

• STUDENT

504sTesting Coordinator

IEPs

Crying Kids

Girl Drama

PST Meetings

Interventionist

Substitute TeacherHe said, she said

Separatio

n Anxiety

Secretary

Attendance

Morning AnnouncemntsAR Committee

Sunshine CommitteeUnited Way

National Honor SocietyStudent Council

Discipline

When do I actually get to be a Counselor?

GETTING STARTED

• SCHEDULING

• WEBSITE

• NEWSLETTER

• INFORMED CONSENT

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WEBSITES

WEBSITES

NEWSLETTERS

• HTTPS://WWW.SMORE.COM/75CMC

• HTTPS://WWW.SMORE.COM/DXCBC

• HTTPS://WWW.SMORE.COM/ZNT8W

• HTTPS://WWW.SMORE.COM/ZJ8SD-NOVEMBER-NEWS

DATA DRIVEN

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GUIDANCE PLAN

• INTRODUCTION

• MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT

• NEEDS ASSESSMENT• TEACHER

• PARENT

• STUDENT

• PROGRAM AUDIT

• IDENTIFIED NEEDS

• SUPPORTING DATA

MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT

• THE MISSION OF THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT IS TO…

• WORK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP ALL STUDENTS IDENTIFY THEIR

STRENGTHS AND LOVE WHO THEY ARE AS INDIVIDUALS; FOSTER AN

ENVIRONMENT FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF LEARNING; AND PROVIDE A

COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM THAT WILL CHALLENGE EVERY CHILD TO

BECOME A LEADER IN ACADEMICS, CAREER, AND PERSONAL/SOCIAL DOMAINS.

• THE VISION OF THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT IS…

• FOR OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER, LEARN TOGETHER, AND LEAD FULFILLING LIVES.

TEACHER NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

PARENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT

IDENTIFIED NEEDS• IN 2012-2013 MLK HAD A TOTAL OF 119 DISCIPLINE INFRACTIONS. OUR GOAL FOR

THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR WAS TO DECREASE OUR DISCIPLINE INFRACTIONS BY 20% TO 90 INFRACTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT MEET THIS GOAL. OUR TOTAL DISCIPLINE INFRACTIONS FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 227.

• THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO MEET OUR PREVIOUS GOAL OF DECREASING INFRACTIONS BY 20% TO A TOTAL OF 182 INFRACTIONS FOR THE TOTAL YEAR. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL WITH OUR LEADER IN ME INITIATIVE THROUGH THE YEAR AND BY TEACHING BULLYING PREVENTION IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT THROUGH WHOLE GROUP GUIDANCE LESSONS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MORE THAN 3 INFRACTIONS PARTICIPATE IN SMALL GROUP DESIGNED TO WORK ON POSITIVE BEHAVIORS IN THE CLASSROOM.

SUPPORTING DATA

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Discipline Report for 2013-2014

Number of Incidents Percentage

SUPPORTING DATA

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Discipline Report for 2013-2014

Number of Incidents Percentage

GUIDANCE PLAN CONT.

• STUDENT COMPETENCIES

• ASCA STANDARDS

• CORRELATING ACTIVITIES

• RED RIBBON WEEK

• COLLEGE AND CAREER WEEK

• NO PLACE FOR HATE

• CAREER DAY

• POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT (PBIS)

• ACTION PLAN

NO PLACE FOR HATE

CAREER DAY

CAREER DAY

GUIDANCE PLAN CONT.

• DATA SOURCES

• DISCIPLINE, ATTENDANCE, FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, RETENTION RATE, STAR BENCHMARK, DIBELS,

SCHOOLNET, ETC.

• MASTER CALENDAR

• ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MASTER CALENDAR

GUIDANCE PLAN CONT.

• RESULT REPORT

• LONGEVITY REPORT

• STUDENT REFERRAL PROCESS

• COMMUNITY RESOURCES

RESOURCES

• PINTEREST

• TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS

• BLOGS

• MAGAZINES

BLOGS

BLOGS• I <3 COUNSELING SCHOOL

COUNSELOR CENTRAL

• HTTP://IHEARTSCHOOLCOUNSELING.BLOGSPOT.COM/

• ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING 

• HTTP://WWW.ELEMENTARYSCHOOLCOUNSELING.ORG/MARISSAS-BLOG

• THE SAVVY SCHOOL COUNSELOR

• HTTP://WWW.SCHCOUNSELOR.COM/

• THE RESPONSIVE COUNSELOR

• HTTP://THERESPONSIVECOUNSELOR.BLOGSPOT.COM/

• THE CREATIVE COUNSELOR

• HTTP://THECREATIVECOUNSELOR.BLOGSPOT.COM/

• SCHOOL COUNSELING BY HEART

• HTTP://WWW.SCHOOLCOUNSELINGBYHEART.COM/

• ENTIRELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING

• HTTP://ENTIRELYELEMENTARY.BLOGSPOT.COM/

• THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

• HTTP://WWW.THEMIDDLESCHOOLCOUNSELOR.COM/

MAGAZINES

TECHNOLOGY

• WEBSITES

• WEDOLISTEN.ORG

• PADLET

• NEARPOD

• CLASS DOJO

• EDMODO

• SCOPE

• SOCRATIVE

• SMORE

TECHNOLOGY

• HTTPS://WEDOLISTEN.ORG/

– HOWARD B. WIGGLEBOTTOM

• ANIMATED BOOKS, SONGS, GAMES, LESSONS!

• LISTENING

• COURAGE

• BULLIES

• ANGER

• TRUST

• SPORTSMANSHIP

• ECT.

TECHNOLOGY

• PADLET – INTERACTIVE STICKY NOTE (COLLABORATION)• HTTPS://PADLET.COM/

• NEAR POD – CREATE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS, MAKE DATA COLLECTION SIMPLE, AND EASILY MANAGE WHAT EVERYONE SEES ON THEIR SCREEN• HTTP://NEARPOD.COM/

NEARPOD

TECHNOLOGY

• CLASS DOJO – BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT TOOL• HTTPS://WWW.CLASSDOJO.COM/

• EDMODO – “ONLINE CLASSROOM,” GREAT FOR COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS• WWW.EDMODO.COM

• SMALL GROUPS

• CLASSROOM GUIDANCE

• CLUBS

CLASS DOJO

CLASS DOJO

EDMODO

EDMODO

SCOPE

COMMUNICATION

• PARENT COMMUNICATION• LUNCH & LEARNS

• 4X PER YEAR• TOPICS BASED UPON PARENT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS• COMBINE WITH SCHOOL-WIDE PROGRAM

• PTA MEETINGS• GET THE MICROPHONE!

COMMUNICATION

• ADMINISTRATION:• SENSITIVE ISSUES

• COME PREPARED WITH IDEAS (EVERYONE’S TIME IS IMPORTANT)

• CC YOUR ADMINISTRATORS ON E-MAILS SO THEY WILL BE IN THE LOOP

• SHARE THE GOOD THINGS YOU’VE GOT GOING ON

MARKETING AND BRANDING

• TRAINING STAFF• RAPPORT

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT• NETWORKING

• ALABAMA COUNSELING ASSOCIATION (ALCA), AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION (ACA), AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION (ASCA), ETC.

• FURTHER TRAINING

MARKETING AND BRANDING

• HOW WILL PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEFINE YOU? • ASSUMPTIONS?

• PAST EXPERIENCES?

• OR… YOU CAN DEFINE YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE AS A COUNSELOR!

• COME TO OUR INFO SESSION (A RECIPE FOR MARKETING AND BRANDING YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM) TOMORROW TO FIND OUT!

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS?

HTTP://PADLET.COM/SARAH_SPEAR/ALCA2014

LET US KNOW HOW WE DID!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!!