Elementary Sharing Elementary Sharing SessionSession

Elementary Sharing Elementary Sharing SessionSession

Michele Fling – Wood County SchoolsMichele Fling – Wood County Schools

Jessica Laslo – Ohio County SchoolsJessica Laslo – Ohio County Schools

PresentersBridgeport Conference Center

Michele Fling, MA, NCC, NCSC, LPC, ALPS

School Counselor in Wood County Schools

Lubeck & Madison Elementary Schools

Jessica Laslo, M.Ed., NCC, LPC

School Counselor in Ohio County Schools

Madison Elementary School

West Virginia Professional School Counselor Standards

Standard 1: Program Planning, Design and Management

Standard 2: Program Delivery

Standard 3: Data Driven Accountability and Program Evaluation

Standard 4: Leadership and Advocacy

Standard 5: Professional Growth and Responsibilities

Annual Work Plan Components

Standard Element Goal *

Student Impact Goal *

Program Goal

Other Goals

* Are required for new evaluation system

GOAL SETTING for Work Plan

WORK PLAN FORM

–Standard Element Goal (Based on self reflection using element rubrics)

–Student Impact Goal (Using results of Student Impact Goal form)

–Program Growth Goal (Based on Program Audit)

–Any other goal related to School Counseling Program

Development of Work Plans

Standard Element Goal

Student Impact GoalA goal related to academic, career, and

personal/social standards to change datathat impact student

achievement/success.

•Attendance/Tardies•Discipline referrals•Retentions•Documented academic/career

plans•Parental engagement•Graduation rates

….and so forth

Next we willshare your goalrelated to the ProgramAudit you completed last fall.

The audit should be Completed at the beginning of each school year to set goal and again at the end to determine program growth.

NEXT SLIDE…

Program Growth Goal

1. Using a completed program audit (that you have completed), select a program component area for growth for the current year.

2. Work together to analyze your goal to ensure it is S.M.A.R.T.

SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ATTAINABLE RESULTS ORIENTED TIMED

Lubeck School Profile

•Located outside of Parkersburg, WV •PK-5th; about 450 students•Non -Title I School•23 separate classes•--% of students have free/reduced•Days School Counselor present: Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. On call by Principal as needed.

Madison School Profile

• Located in Parkersburg, WV• PK-5th ; about 325 students• 14 separate classes• Title I School• ---% of students have free/reduced• Days School Counselor present:

Mondays & Tuesdays. On call by Principal as needed.

Standard Element Goal• Goal: To improve the Comprehensive

Developmental Guidance Program in both schools using the adopted curriculums. Programs used: Lubeck-Lion’s Quest, Madison-7 Habits of Happy Kids.

• From August 2012-May 2013, the School Counselor will coordinate with the school staff of Lubeck and Madison Schools a Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Plan which incorporates the use of the Lion’s Quest Program at Lubeck School and the 7 Habits of Happy Kids Program at Madison School.

Standard Element Goal • Lessons will be created in the areas of

Academic, Career, and Personal/Social for each grade level.

• A 7 Habit Concept will be covered each month at both schools.

• Lessons will be divided between school staff and school counselor.

• Progress will be monitored by the School Counseling Advisory Committee at both schools.

Student Impact Goal• Goal: By January 2013, the School Counselor will

create grade level “Lunch Bunch” Groups in grades 3, 4, & 5 focusing upon improving student’s self-esteem, school attendance & lower discipline referrals.

• Participation will be based upon a student’s amount of absences/tardies (+5), number of office referrals, parent & teacher recommendations.

• A Pre and Post test will be given which measures the amount of ‘healthy self-esteem’ each student has. (“The Way I Feel About Myself”)

• This is the first year for this type of ‘lunch bunch’. It is a bi-weekly group.

Program Growth Goal• Based on the outcomes of the School

Counseling Program Audit at the end of 2012 for each school, a School Counseling Advisory Committee for both schools (Lubeck & Madison) will be created during the 2012-2013 school year.

• Each committee will meet three times during the year to review the progress of the School Counseling Program goals.

Madison School Profile• Located in inner city, Wheeling Island,

Wheeling, WV• PK-5th ; about 290 students• High percentage of single parent homes

or grandparents raising children• High rate of drug/alcohol abuse and

incarceration of parents• 100% of students have free/reduced • High frequency of CPS reports• 2012-2013 Title I Distinguished School

Goal 1Focus on Improving

Attendance• By September 1, 2012, the school

counselor will meet individually with all 5th grade students to set attendance goals that show improvement from the previous year’s attendance.

• Each 9-weeks, the school counselor will provide attendance reports to each 5th grade student, so that students can monitor goal progress.

Goal 2Focus on improving parent involvement

• No later than May 2013, the school counselor will coordinate with Title I staff to host Family Dinner Nights, by grade level, for grades K-5.

• The family dinner nights will follow this format: meal, educational component (focus on 7 Habits of Happy Kids and math), and family game time.

Tier 1 (All students)

Academic and Behavioral Resources

• Co-teaching• PLC bi-weekly• Teacher

study/support groups

• Anchor (after school)

• Attendance care calls

• Too Good for Drugs• Second Step• Keep a Clear Mind• NetSmartz • Family dinner

nights• Gold Star (PBS)• D.A.R.E• Lunch Buddy

Program

Tier 2 (At-risk students)Academic and Behavioral

Resources• SAT• SPL (RtI)

• Tier pull-out interventions

• Extended day tutoring• Homework time• Juvenile Mediation

Program• Extended Year

• KOOL Kids Program (middle school transition)

• Save One Students (mentoring)

• Weekend Snack Bag Program

• Group counseling- Bullfrogs & Butterflies Afterschool Program

Tier 3 (High-risk students)School-Based Mental Health

Resources

CHOICES Program (since 2002)Group, Individual & Family Therapy in coordination with Northwood Health

Systems

A Center for HOPE & Change (est. 2012)

Intensive individual and family counseling/ trauma therapy

Web LINKSSchool Counseling Websitehttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselorsProtocolshttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/protocols.html LINKS Programhttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/links/LINKS NetWorthhttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/networth-lessons.htmlNetsSmart – aligned with school counseling standardshttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/netsmart/ Group Guidance Lessonshttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/group-lessons.html Guidance Curriculumhttp://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/guidance-curriculum.html

Thank You!

Michele FlingElementary School Counselor

Lubeck & Madison Elementary SchoolsWood County Schools

mrfling@access.k12.wv.us(304) 863-3321

Jessica LasloTitle I Home School Intervention Counselor

Madison Elementary SchoolOhio County Schools

jlaslo@access.k12.wv.us(304) 243-0367