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Continuing the Journey: Transforming School Counseling. One Year Out Study. We have an Ethical Obligation. Must serve every student Special attention paid to historically underserved populations Advocates for and affirms diverse populations
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We have an Ethical Obligation • Must serve every student • Special attention paid to historically underserved populations • Advocates for and affirms diverse populations • Ensure equity…through use of data to close achievement and opportunity gaps • Protects against anything not in the student’s best interest • Informs…anything potentially disruptive to school’s mission
What Does This Mean? Situations that were not ethical dilemmas before are ones now.
Equality Equity “The Highest Equality is Equity” Victor Hugo
Race Class Gender Sexual Orientation Religion Culture Ability/Disability Age Goth Nationality Other Areas Unique to Educations Tracking Athletes Clubs ?? (School counselors know where the gaps are) Equity Gaps Based On:
Equity Gaps: Comission School clubs After-school programs Athletic study tables Gifted/Talented programs Access to challenging courses Access to support services Access to resources Distribution of teacher talent
Equity Gaps: Omission • Lack of just-in-time student support • Not having early warning system for students • Not paying particular attention to students who have historically be underserved by the education system Primarily the lack of Just-in-Time student support
School A: Latino/a CCR Course Sequence Access & Success Disaggregated by School Counselor
School B: CCR Course Sequence Enrollment Disaggregated by School Counselor
We have a Moral Imperative • Kids have no choice over the color of their skin, their language or family income • We either help or harm, this is no neutral • Our responsibility to shed light and heat of equity and opportunity gaps • Include both gaps of commission and omission • Educators misinterpret incompetence for insubordination
So What is the School Counselor’s Role? Step 1: Understand It Step 2: Support It Step 3: Act on It
Understand It • Are aligned with college and work expectations; • Are clear, understandable, and consistent; • Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order skills; • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; • Are informed by other top-performing countries so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and • Are evidence based.
Support It • Think across grade levels; • Develop comprehensive school counseling plans; • Provide focused professional support to teachers and academic supports to students; • Work in alignment with American School Counselor Association (ASCA) national standards for professional school counseling; • Create standards-based college- and career-focused lessons; and • Design clearer processes for course sequencing and credit articulation.
Adovcate for and Act on It Content: How? Become familiar with school data Disaggregate data by subgroups Present inservice presentations Join committees/leadership teams • Literacy Instruction • Mathematics Instruction • Instructional Time • Instructional Practices • Professional Learning • Assessment • Technology Integration • Culture YOU ARE THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS
W ithin every child is a dream, Filled with the hope of happiness and The bright promise of success. We are the guardians of dreams. We must garner the power of education, family, community; Yea, of all creation if we must, So that not one dream fades into darkness. PLH
Resources Go to: edtrust.org In the right hand column click: NCTSC In the left column click: For Training Participants Enter username: WVSC Enter password: wvsc Questions? Contact: Peggy Hines: phines@edtrust.org 812-345-0942 1250 H Street N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20005 202/293-1217