School Counseling and School Counseling and Guidance ProgramGuidance Program

Intentional GuidanceIntentional Guidance(Results sample)(Results sample)

1010thth,11,11thth,12,12thth and GED students suffering and GED students suffering from low attendancefrom low attendance

Students with overall attendance Students with overall attendance between 70% and 79% in the month of between 70% and 79% in the month of

SeptemberSeptember

Students will acquire the attitudes, Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across effective learning in school and across

the life spanthe life span

A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning Learning

A:A3 Achieve School SuccessA:A3 Achieve School Success

10 weeks:10 weeks: Daily individual counseling Daily individual counseling sessions with the studentssessions with the students

- Goal Setting - Goal Setting

-- Review of daily progress Review of daily progress reportsreports

- Attendance performance - Attendance performance contractcontract

Grade Number

10th/11th 4

12th 19

GED 7

Total Number of Students 30

Attendance

Pre-Intervention

10th/11th 75%

12th 78%

GED 76%

Post-Intervention

10th/11th 86%

12th 80%

GED 75%

66% of 10th and 11th grade

students in our sample improved their attendance from October to January.

On Average, 10th and 11th grade attendance went up 11% from October to January.

Results

75% of 12th grade students in

our sample improved their attendance from October to January.

On Average, 12th grade attendance went up 2% from October to January.

Results

Among the seven targeted GED students, 66%

showed improvement in their attendance from October to January.

However, the overall percentage among GED students decreased by one percent.

Results

Percentage of Improvement in Percentage of Improvement in Attendance from October – to Attendance from October – to

JanuaryJanuary

Attendance improved on average among targeted population

It was more successful among diploma students than GED students

Next year we may need to start interventions earlier

Look into the impact the intervention has on class completion

Implications

Teachers who participated and

supported Administration for consultation

and support of the program Working together we are

succeeding!

Thank you!