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It Takes A Counselor in the Village

It Takes A Counselor in the Village. To meet the diverse needs of Developmental Education Lee College, Baytown, Texas. The Path to a Division Counselor. Rationale: Students Stress Counseling Office unable to provide continuous support Emotional breakdowns needing immediate attention.

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It Takes A Counselor in the Village

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  1. It Takes A Counselor in the Village To meet the diverse needs of Developmental Education Lee College, Baytown, Texas

  2. The Path to a Division Counselor Rationale: Students • Stress • Counseling Office unable to provide continuous support • Emotional breakdowns needing immediate attention

  3. The Path to a Division Counselor Instructors • Stress • Campus unable to provide continuous support • Emotional breakdowns needing immediate attention

  4. The Process Obtaining administrative support Choosing the right counselor Convincing that counselor to move Finding office space within your building Creating a job security document

  5. Lessons Learned Work out the budget issues Create a specific job description Create a priority list of responsibilities

  6. Back to the BASICS Bfor Balance Afor Availability S for Services Ifor Ingenious Cfor Connection Sfor Statistics

  7. “B” for Balance Counseling Center versus Dev Ed Counselor Peak Time versus Down Time Student needs versus Faculty needs

  8. “A” for Availability Open door/no sign-in Walk-ins /no appointment required Inviting environment Office hours (students’ hours) 7am - 7pm M – Th Welcome

  9. “S” for Services For Students: Personal issues Academic issues/questions Academic advising Transfer issues Financial Aid questions Career Counseling

  10. “S” for Services For Instructors: Personal issues Professional issues Class room issues Student concerns Class room enrollments Early alert referrals/follow-ups

  11. “I” for Ingenious Originality Resourcefulness Natural capacity Cleverness in conception KUDOS to Developmental Education Chair & Division!

  12. “C” for Connection Build rapport with students and faculty: • Visit Dev Ed classes • Visit with Faculty • Make yourself approachable • Be seen in your building and on campus • Attend Division meetings • Return all emails and phone calls daily • Maintain connection with Counseling Office

  13. “S” for Statistics Record daily counts of student/faculty contacts Average Day 19 – 24 students Peak Times 36 – 52 students daily Maintain Daily/ Weekly/Monthly #s (Spreadsheet) Monthly averages: January (3 weeks) 472 February 508 March (2 weeks) 169 April 382 May (2 weeks) 266 June (2 weeks) 215 Create and distribute Surveys for Students & Faculty

  14. “S” for Statistics Assist Division Chair/ Faculty with reports Conduct reports for class registrations/enrollments Provide registration sessions for Division

  15. Oh yeah … Did I say? EAT LUNCH When You Can !!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Reflections of a Dev Math Instructor Favorite reasons for having a Dev Ed counselor: • In-house location is very convenient for students and instructors. • Students build a relationship of trust with the counselor. • Since the counselor sees a smaller, specific population of students, there are higher odds that she may have personal insight about your students.

  17. Welcome Worksheet Name: _______________ Due date: ________________ Your college goals: __________________________ Last math class that you attended? When? ________________________________________________________ Why is it useful to have contact information for other students in the class? ________________________________________ A classmate’s name: ____________________ When do they hope to graduate? Where? Degree?__________________________________________________________ Ask them for 2 pieces of information about themselves (such as favorite movie, music, restaurant, hobbies, number of children, job, anything that makes them unique, etc.) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Visit the Math Lab (BH113) and complete the following information: What time does the Math Lab open and close on Saturdays? _______________ Initials of a Lab Assistant (tutor): _________________________________ Visit Mrs. Wallace’s office (BH119). Name an animal that is in the picture on her door: _________________ Visit Dana Woods’ office (BH231, upstairs, by copier) in Bonner Hall. She is the counselor for the Developmental Education Division. What item did she give you? __________________________

  18. Reflections of a Dev English Instructor Favorite reasons for having a Dev Ed counselor: • Counselor is seen in the building on a regular basis, thus reminding everyone that she is only a few steps away. • Having a counselor in close proximity makes it easier to deal with in-class “breakdowns.” • The open door policy makes students and instructors feel more welcome.

  19. Contact InformationLee College, Baytown, Texas Joycelyn Jacobs, Dev Ed Division Chair Office phone: 281-425-6411Email address: jjacobs@lee.edu Dana Woods, Dev Ed Counselor Office phone: 281-425-6394 Email address: dwoods@lee.edu Sharon Lockett, DevEnglish Instructor Office phone: 281-425-6513 Email address: slockett@lee.edu Ingrid Wallace, Dev Math Instructor Office phone: 832-556-4044 Email address: iwallace@lee.edu

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