Student Support Services

1. Student Support Services Program Update 2011-2012 April 2, 2012 Sean Halpin, Director of Student Support Services

2. Information Handouts • Counseling Staff • Secondary School Counseling Calendars • High School Profiles • Post-Secondary Data • AP Data • College Jumpstart Brochure • Home Education Plan Policy • Physician’s Statement for Tutoring Student Support Services

3. Introduction • All school counseling services are aligned with American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and Massachusetts Association of School Counselors (MASCA) • Mission Statement : “The mission of the Plymouth Public School’s Guidance Department is to provide a comprehensive developmental counseling program, addressing the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students. Without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, handicap or national origin, we encourage all students to develop realistic concepts of themselves, along with an understanding of the educational and career opportunities available to them. Counselors collaborate with teachers, administrators, parents and community resources and agencies to provide the support necessary to ensure that all students maximize their academic achievement and potential. Moreover, we assist school administration in providing a safe and respectful environment that encourages a diverse student body to become life-long, independent, critical thinkers and productive citizens in a changing society." • Group and Individual Counseling: 3 Domains • Academic/Technical Development • Personal/Social Development • Career Development Student Support Services

4. Staffing • Guidance Counselors (17) • Adjustment Counselors (4) • School Psychologists (15) • Elementary: School Psychologist in each building • IBES/SES: 1.5 each • NMES: 1.5 • Middle Schools • Guidance PCIS (4) & PSMS (3) Guidance Counselors by House/Floor and School Psychologists (2.6) • Adjustment Counselor (PCIS) • High Schools • Guidance Counselors PNHS (4), PSMS (6), School Psychologists (2.4), Adjustment Counselors (2) • Guidance Caseloads average 300 students Student Support Services

5. Counseling Program Highlights • Classroom Guidance • Grades 5/6 Transition to Middle School • Grade 7 Mass CIS Jr. Career Inventory • Grade 8 Career-Cruising • Grade 9 Transition to High School/4-YearPlan/Career-Cruising • Grade 10 Career-Cruising • Grade 11 Career-Cruising (Resume)/Post HS Planning • Grade 12 Post High School Planning • Grades 8-11 Student Scheduling • Individual Annual Review Meetings • Meetings to address specific developmental needs of individual students • Followed by a “summary” letter home • Guidance Parent Night Programs Student Support Services

6. Professional Development • Creating a College-Going Culture (College Board Data) • Anti-Bullying Training • Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse • Stress/Anxiety in Children • Community Resources • Educational Options Student Support Services

7. Grants • Academic Support Grant: High School • Class of 2011 – 99% of our students met the MCAS graduation requirement in ELA, Math and Science • MCAS tutoring continues for students in Math and ELA this school year • Connecting Activities Grant • Jobs and career-readiness skills for 11th and 12th grade students • Smaller Learning Communities (SLC Grant): completing year 4 of 5 • Smaller Learning Communities/ Personalization of the high school experience • To increase student achievement for all while closing existing achievement gaps. • To prepare all students for success in post-secondary education and employment. • To provide all students with a rigorous, relevant program of studies. • To create a school climate that provides a personalized learning environment for every student, built on a foundation of student, staff, family, business and community partnerships. • Investment in Innovation Grant (i3): The New England NETWORK - Year 2 of 5 • Personalizing secondary schools through creating inquiry-based units or courses that include personalized performance assessments that are measured by common rubrics. Student Support Services

8. Attendance Supervisor 2011 -12 Goals • Increase attendance at Child Study Team meetings throughout district • Increase elementary level intervention • Improve referral form use and detail from schools • Improve parent conference intervention rates • Implement use & measure success of student morning texting intervention Student Support Services

9. 504 Plans Section 504 (Civil Rights Law – Rehabilitation Act 1973) • Mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities • Education comparable to that provided to all students (NOT specifically designed instruction=IEP) • Reasonable physical and instructional accommodations • Recent legislation (2009) definition of disability is “broader” • 2.76 % (225 students) • Aspen • Electronic Resource Manual • 504 Plans Student Support Services

10. McKinney-Vento Definition: the homeless student’s primary nighttime residence – the basis for identifying a student as homeless – at the time of the initial identification by the school district. • Shelters • Doubled-up (sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship) • Unaccompanied youth – A youth not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian • Unsheltered (cars, parks, campgrounds, abandoned buildings, and substandard/inadequate housing) • Hotels/motels, or • Children/youth awaiting foster care (e.g. DSS emergency, temporary, transitional placement) 2011-12 • 49 total/23 current students • Cuts across schools and grade levels *Transportation costs: FY11 $155,000 FY 12 projected $130,000 **State Auditor determined it is an unfunded mandate ($11.3 million in Massachusetts) Student Support Services

11. English Language Learners (ELL) English Language Education (ELE) • Maria da Silva, Coordinator (PNHS, PCIS) • Pat Devno (CSES, HES, WES, flex) • Kim Simonsen (NMES, FFES, SES, flex) • LEP (51)/FLEP (40) • Brazil, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Nicaragua, China, Vietnam, Cape Verde, Nepal • Category 1 & 2 Training for Teachers Student Support Services

12. Home Education Plans • Requirements per School Committee Policy 1.0 Competency of teacher(s) 2.0 A listing of the subjects to be taught. 3.0 A time schedule 4.0 A calendar 5.0 A listing of textbooks/materials/goals 6.0 Evaluation/Assessment 7.0 The child(ren) will remain in public school attendanceduring review period. • 85 plans for 2011-12 • K-5 (42) • 6-8 (23) • 9-12 (20) • Annual process: spring mailing to remind parents Student Support Services

13. General Ed Tutoring • Physician’s Statement for Home/Hospital Placement • Increased tutoring pool from 5 to 25 • Tutoring Handbook 2012-13 Student Support Services

14. Challenges • Tiered Intervention Model of Student Support • CAPs (Curriculum Accommodation Plans) • Academic rigor at every grade level across curricula • Consistency across schools and levels • Aspen gradebook usage Student Support Services

15. New & Exciting • Chamber of Commerce College Jumpstart Program • Vet Assistant, Pharm Tech, EMT, Food Preparation • On-site College Interviews • UMass Dartmouth (50), Cape Cod CC (100) • 2012-13 College Admission Reps at PNHS and PSHS • PSAT all 10th and 11th graders: AP Potential • Aspen Student Information System • Student Portal, 504 Plans, Special Education • Virtual (on-line) program expansion • NASSP Conference, SLC Thematic Conference • Thank you: Maureen Metta Student Support Services

16. Questions/Comments Thank you! Please visit our web-pages at www.plymouth.k12.ma.us Student Support Services