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Choices for Achievement
Linking
School Counseling
to
Student Achievement
Utilizing the RSC Lite Tool
RSC Foundational Belief
Achievement
Student ChoicesGuidance
AcademicCareer
Personal-Social
CounselingPersonal
Social
When students receive sound guidance and counseling, they make choices that support learning and as a result achievement increases.
©2008 American Student Achievement Institute
Purpose:• Connect School Counselors to student outcomes • Assist School Counselors in developing an annual accountability
report • Tool to track accountability of annual goals
Benefits:• Assist school counselors with improvement of student success• Increase focus on school-wide assessment data to guide services
provided to students • Foster greater community understanding and support for the role of
school counselors
Choices for Achievement “RSC Lite”
Choices for AchievementShortened version of Gold Star/RedesigningSchool Counseling online tool to include:• Program Goal• Student Group• Program Activities• Analysis
Getting StartedTo become an Indiana Choices for Achievement (RSC Lite) School("RSC Full" is the process to become a Gold Star school):
• Visit www.asainstitute.org• Click on "Redesigning School Counseling" under the
REGISTRATION heading• Click on "Choices for Achievement"
Logging In
• Each K-12 lead counselor received a login from InSAI in the mail in February, 2010.
• If you forgot your password, select “click here to register”.
• If you still have difficulty accessing your login, contact [email protected]. If you have gone through gold star, your login information will be the same.
• There is only one login per school.
Program Goals
Counselor will be able to add a program goal for theschool.• Enter a goal(s) from the achievement, student choice,
guidance or counseling area• Select from the list of suggested goals or create your
own (suggested state goals noted with an asterisk)• Select your targeted student group• “Add targets”
• input current year and target data (data shown in %)
Program Activities
Create at least one activity aligned with your goal.• Activity Type
– Guidance: Academic, Career, Personal-Social• If a guidance goal was selected, you will be able to select the
indicator(s) that aligns with your activity.
– Counseling– Advocacy– Management– Non-Program
Activity Type in Guidance Area
Student Choice Goal Selected
Student Choice Goal selected:
Annual AnalysisCounselor will be able to review the progress of the goal• During the year, the plan can be updated (goals & activities can
be added or modified, for example). • Review your Target data and complete the “actual data” or
year-end result• Evaluate what did/didn’t work• Print Reports (the Program Goals; Activities; and Annual
Analysis Tabs enable you to print multiple reports):• Year-end report• Crosswalks• Detailed• Grade Level• Calendar
Program Activities Tab
Questions about Choices for Achievement?
Contact the Statewide Steering Team:Elementary
• Melissa Flager [email protected] Middle• Gina Woodward [email protected] High• Martin Kirkwood [email protected] • Becky Morrow [email protected] • Sherman Woodard [email protected]• Beth Schmeltz [email protected] Indiana Department of Education• Amanda (Snobarger) Culhan [email protected]
