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Welcome to Esteemed Guests
• Chancellor Lyons
• Dr. Richard Wong
• Carole Green
FSCA Past Presidents
FSCA Convention Committee
FSCA Board Members
FSCA Emerging Leaders
We ThankOur
Convention Sponsors
T-Shirt Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Chancellor Herschel Lyons
Florida School Counselor
Association
2015 Professional Recognition Awards
2015 Elementary School Counselor of the Year
Dr. Daniel H. Shapiro
Broward County Public Schools
2015 Middle School Counselor of the Year
Lance C. Gondek
School District of Palm Beach County
2015 High School Counselor of the Year
Laura K. Ache
Duval County Public Schools
2015 School Counseling Advocate of the Year
Dr. Randi J. Schietz
School District of Palm Beach County
2015 School Administrator of the
Year
Sari S. Myers
School District of Palm Beach County
Dr. Richard Wong
Robert Myrick Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Madelyn L. Isaacs
Florida Gulf Coast University
Robert Myrick Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Russell A. Sabella
Florida Gulf Coast University
Robert Myrick Lifetime Achievement Award
Christopher B. Smith
Collier County Public Schools
Florida School Counselor Association
Professional Recognition Awards
Thank You to all of our Recipients
Keynote Speaker: Pat Martin
College and Career Readiness: The School
Counselor Role in Advancing the Academic
Achievement of All Students
Igniting the Fire Within Us
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ROLE IN ADVANCING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS
Florida School Counselor Association ConventionOctober 23, 2015
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
My Mission Today . . .Pat
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
1. Create some dissonance
2. Encourage you to act with persistence and courage
3. Enhance your belief in your own self efficacy
4. Tap into your collective strengths for moving the
agenda5. Embrace ongoing learning and change6. Feel an urgency to meet the needs of all
Stolen Quote from a Math Teacher
“I don’t want to be a school counselor who burns out before
I catch on fire!”
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
What is Essential Work for School Counselors
Planning future options and pathways to achieve
Opportunities to receive social & emotional support through the K-12 journey
Promotions—grade to grade, level-level, HS-Post Secondary
Dropouts
Attendance
Graduation Rates
Participation in Rigorous Academic Program of Study
Parental Engagement and Preparation for helping students’ successful move through K-12
Duties as Assigned
Entitlement VS Performance
Entitlement Performance
Individuals who: Focus on accomplishments
Think about effectiveness
Think about what they are achieving
Know their value and future rest on accomplishment Believe they must demonstrate and add
value
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Individuals who: Focus on good intentions Talk about how hard they work Think about how many hours they
work Feel they deserve certain things as
a result of the above Believe the organizations is
responsible for their well-being
Entitlement VS Performance
Entitlement Organizations Performance Organizations
Focuses on outcomes & improving results Measures impact related to goals
Attends to goals, objectives and outcomes
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Focuses generally on the number of activities
Measures the amount of effort
Attends to the amount of input & the process of doing work
Entitlement VS Performance
Entitlement Organizations Performance Organizations
Adapts & changes
system to be more responsive
Invests in data gathering,
analysis, and learning as keys
to improvement
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Works to maintain the
existing system
Discounts the value
of data gathering and
outcomes
I Don’t Want to Burn Out …
What do school counselors really need to know
and be able to do?
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Answer: The Cliffs Note VersionPat
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
1. CRANK UP your COURAGE FACTOR
2. STAND UP for Children
3. ESTABLISH A PRESENCE
4. MOVE WITH URGENCY
The Actions
The Roadmap
1. Crank Up Your Courage Factor
Advocacy for educational equity for all students Courage to do the right thing Thoughtful Program Planning & Effective Execution of
Plans Leadership Collaboration Effective Use of Data Targeted Services that impact student achievement
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
ADVOCACY
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Driven by Equity PrincipleEducation that starts with the goal of access, support and success of
all students regardless of • who they are
• the color of their skin
• where they live
• the amount of money their parents make
• the amount of political power their parents can bring to bear
2. Stand for Children
Do children trust and believe in you?Are you a child advocate?Do you believe in the worth of all children and their
ability to be contributors to society? Is all really ALL?
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
3. Establish a Presence
“Without a Presence, there
is no Absence”Understand that DATA Rules!
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Understand the Landscape
“When you feel the winds
of change, build a windmill."
--Mao Tse-tung
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
4. Move with Urgency
The 21st Century, Global Economy Workplace
Requires It !
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
By 2018, About Two-Thirds of all Employment will Require Some College Education or More
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
The Big PicturePat
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The Roadmap
Plan
If you don’t know where you are going. . .no plan needed • any road will take you there• there is no “there” there• the destination is fuzzy • accountability—nailing Jello to the wall
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
CollaboratePat
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
“You can’t whistle a
symphony . . .
It takes a whole orchestra.”
--Unknown
DeliverPat
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
From Random Acts to
Planned, Intentional,
Calculated,
Data Driven,
Equity Focused
I Am A School Counselor– I Am A Student Advocate
Identifying inequities Using data as a tool Creating an urgency for change Facilitating solution-finding Scaffolding success for all students Making system change happen
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Be the Difference – Know Who You Are
I Am . . .
A school counselor
Masters-Degree trained
Professional
Competent
Committed to children
Caring
Smart
I Am Not . . . Mild mannered nor void of
vision
An ancillary staffer
A clerk, a record keeper, hall sweeper, substitute teacher . . .
A whipping post
A worker without a mission
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Each of Us Has A Fire Within!Pat
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Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Ignite it now for the children…
Quote by Maya Angelou
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”
. . . and I have never settled for the status quo!
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
Contact Information
Patricia J. Martin, Education ConsultantSystems Change, Leadership, School Counseling
Motivational Speaker Trainer Change Agent
Pat Martin2015
Patricia J. Martin, Education Consultant
