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Survey Said! Using surveys and data to move your counseling program forward.

Survey Said! Using surveys and data to move your counseling program forward. Topics for this session: Why use data? Deciding what data should be collected Tools available for collecting and analyzing data Strategies for applying survey results and data to your practice Example Surveys.

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Survey Said! Using surveys and data to move your counseling program forward.

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  1. Survey Said!Using surveys and data to move your counseling program forward.

  2. Topics for this session: • Why use data? • Deciding what data should be collected • Tools available for collecting and • analyzing data • Strategies for applying survey results and data to your practice • Example Surveys

  3. Action steps to leave with…. Data I would like to collect: How will I collect this data? How will this data help kids? To Whom will I present this data?

  4. Who became a school counselor so you could collect and analyze data?

  5. Why is data important? • Helps with accountability • Politically “popular” • Helps counselors advocate for their program • Part of the ASCA National model • Helps counselors manage ridiculous workloads

  6. Why is data important? But the most important reason…. It’s good for kids.

  7. What data should I collect? • Attendance • Discipline • Assessment data • Grades • Counselor Interactions • Student meetings • Parent/family meetings • Phone calls/emails • Student Needs • Family Needs • Staff Needs • Principal Needs

  8. Where do I get this data?

  9. Types of Surveys • Paper and Pencil • Online

  10. Paper and Pencil Online

  11. Example Paper Surveys

  12. Online Surveys • Make your own on your own website. • Use online web program.

  13. Online options • Survey Monkey • Zoomerang • Google Docs

  14. Should I create an account? • Survey Monkey, Google and Zoomerang often free services • Free services are limited in scope • Survey Monkey Example:

  15. Create a survey… • Survey Monkey Example • Own Website Examples • www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/counseling

  16. Analyzing the data • Survey Monkey • On free accounts results are limited • Paper/Pencil • Hand tabulate • Use Excel (EzAnalyze)

  17. Analyzing the data

  18. Analyzing Data • Don’t get too complicated. • Remember, you are not publishing a • peer-reviewed article. • For example: • www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/101

  19. Applying the data to practice • What do I do with my data? • Keep it to yourself • Share with your department • Share with your principal • Share with students • Share with parents • Share with teachers • Share with school board • Share with community

  20. Applying data to practice 50% of college bound students did not fill out the FAFSA last year. 50% of students that did the FAFSA got assistance from our career specialist 70% of students that did the FAFSA were in honors English 20% of students that did the FAFSA had F/R lunch Russian and Ukrainian were significantly underrepresented.

  21. Applying Data to Practice • What were our action steps? • Individual • Ask seniors every time we see them. • Department • Re-focus financial aid night and scholarship nights • School • Added four lessons to Nav101 curriculum

  22. Action steps to leave with…. Data I would like to collect: How will I collect this data? How will this data help kids? To whom will I present this data?

  23. Toby Marstontmarston@mtbaker.wednet.edu www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/counseling

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