Georgia HS Guidance Counselor Survey Patterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes

1. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Kennesaw State University sponsors a two day workshop for NW Georgia Guidance Counselors

2. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Survey Scope • Number of surveys mailed : 100 • Number Returned : 60 • Number Public : 53 • Number Private : 7 • Number of counties participating : 23 • Number of listed Georgia HS according to the GA HS Directory : 648 • Approximately 10% returned, non-duplicated high schools

3. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes • Participating high schools by county • Cobb - 15 • Cherokee - 5 • Fulton - 9 • Bartow - 3 • Paulding - 3 • Forsyth - 3 • Floyd - 3 • Dekalb - 2 • Henry - 2 • Walker - 2 • Clayton - 1 • Gwinnett - 1 • Whitfield - 1 • Total : 23 Counties • 60 High Schools • Baldwin - 1 • Pickens - 1 • Gilmer - 1 • Richmond - 1 • Carroll - 1 • Hall - 1 • Bibb - 1 • Dougherty - 1 • Union - 1 • Gordon - 1 Map Facility: http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/ga.htm

4. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #1 Do the annual enrollment agendas for Georgia’s colleges and universities inhibit your ability to best advise college bound students in an accurate or proper fashion? If yes, please elaborate.(Recruitment objectives, standards, recommendations, etc) • Reasons: • Published • Requirements • Applications Repetitive • College and • Universities not • consistent • Requirements change • year to year

5. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #2 Are other responsibilities locally imposed that interfere with dedicating quality time to the needs of college bound students. (If yes, please elaborate) Yes: 85% No: 15%

6. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #3 What is the approximate enrollment size of your high school for fall 2004? 60 respective high schools participated in the survey

7. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #4 What is the number of full time and half time counselors at your school? Public Average # full time: 4 ½ time: 1 Private Average # full time: 1 ½ time: 1 # between 50 and 299 # 1 0 # between 300 and 499 # 1 1 # between 500 and 799 # 2 1 # between 800 and 1000 # 3 1 # over 1001 # 4 3

8. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes • National 250 : 1 • State • Georgia 400 : 1 • Texas 691 : 1 • Virginia 350 : 1 • Tennessee 1,000 : 1 Best Practices Recommendations Counseling Loads/Ratios

9. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #5 What type of student consumes most of your counseling time and why? • Top 5 Reasons: • Application Process • Recommendations • Scholarships • SAT / ACT • Emotional

10. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #6 Do parents influence your ability to advise and counsel students? • Top 4 Reasons: • Unrealistic expectations • Parents have their • own agendas • Low parent • participation • Positive parent • involvement

11. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #7 What trends/shifts do guidance counselors see in this generation of college bound students?(College preferences/popularity, new SAT anxiety, peer pressure, financing, access, perceptions, attitudes towards private-public, 2 year or 4 year, residence, etc)

12. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Question #8 What resources do you lack in order to better perform your role? (Equipment, Training, Staff)

13. Georgia HS Guidance Counselor SurveyPatterns that Impact Counseling Outcomes Conclusion • Student:Counselor Ratio • Other Responsibilities Interfering • Lacking Resources • KSU Service for you