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Promote & Save. School Counseling. Jean Greco, Patricia Nailor & Karl Squier Rhode Island School Counselor Association ASCA 2005 Annual Conference. Activity. Do people in your community know what counselors do? Why are counseling positions an easy target for budget cuts?

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  1. Promote & Save School Counseling Jean Greco, Patricia Nailor & Karl SquierRhode Island School Counselor AssociationASCA 2005 Annual Conference

  2. Activity • Do people in your community know what counselors do? • Why are counseling positions an easy target for budget cuts? • Have you used data to promote your school counseling program? • Have you used data to try and save counselor jobs?

  3. What Do You Think of When You Hear the Word Data?

  4. What Is Data? • Factual information, especially information organized for analysis or used to reason or make decisions.(www.dictionary.com)

  5. Types of Data • Process • What did you do for whom? • Results • What are the outcomes? • Perception • What do people think they know?What do they believe?What can they do?

  6. Sample Process DataElementary Developmental Guidance Lessons (2886) (2476) (2899) Cranston (RI) Public Schools

  7. Sample Process DataCranston EOY Stats FY05

  8. Sample Process DataProvidence Public SchoolsCounseling Activity Log

  9. Sample Results DataTime Management Lesson:Book Report Completion Cranston (RI) Public Schools

  10. Sample Results DataIncreased Purposeful Contact with School Counselors Central High School, Providence (RI) Public Schools

  11. Documentation as Evidence of Results Framework forComprehensive School Counseling in the Cranston Public Schools May 2005

  12. Documentation as Evidence of Results Administrative Handbook Department of Counseling & Social ServicesProvidence (RI) Public Schools August 2003

  13. Sample Perception Data • Competency Achievement • Every student (grades 9-12) completed a four-year plan • Knowledge Gained • 91% of students acquired knowledge about how to handle bullying • Attitudes & Beliefs • 94% of 5th grade students felt their school was safe • Differences Measured Through: • Pre-Post Tests • Completion of an Activity • Surveys

  14. CPR Toolkit • A Counseling Preservation Response (CPR) Toolkit will help you promote your school counseling program • It will help you plan for gathering and presenting evidence that demonstrates your impact on student success

  15. CPR Tool #1Know Your Audience • This tool helps you identify your audiences • It gathers this information: • Audience Name • Audience Informational Needs • Communication Vehicles • Expected Results • Contact Information

  16. CPR Tool #2Develop a Plan • A results statement (goal) specifies an observable and measurable outcome • An action plan is developed for each results statement • Three data gathering templates: • 2A—Results Statement Planning Tool • 2B—Action Step Planning Tool • 2C—Plan Summary Tool

  17. #2AResults Statements Tool • This tool organizes information about results statements: • Results Statement • Action Step • Begin & End Dates • Owner • Cost • Funding Source

  18. #2BAction Step Planning Tool • This tool offers the opportunity to take one action step from Tool #2A and write the steps needed to achieve the result

  19. #2CPlan Summary Tool • This tool organizes your results statements into a plan summary : • Results Statement • Action Steps • Begin & End Dates • Indicators • Owner • Cost • Funding Source

  20. Pitfalls • Not knowing your audience and what they expect • Overwhelming your audience with too much information • Being reactive rather than proactive

  21. Tips • Be precise and concise • Link data to school accountability (e.g., attendance, discipline, graduation rates) • Use language that is meaningful to your audience • Use a variety of approaches to communicate your message • Package your message well

  22. Our Next Steps • Standardize our data gathering and reporting system • Emphasize results data • Report on our successes throughout the school year to all audiences • Publish a School Counseling Report Card annually

  23. Tool #3Personal Action Plan • As school counselors, we are accountable for our own transformation • This tool helps you document the steps you will initiate when you return to work • What do you need to do? • What results do you expect to achieve? • Who do you need to assist you? • By when do you expect to complete each step?

  24. Contact Information • Jean Greco, Cranston (RI) Public Schools • jgreco@cpsed.net • Patricia Nailor, Providence (RI) Public Schools • pat.nailor@ppsd.org • Karl Squier, Lady of the Lake Learning Systems • karlsquier@cox.net • RISCA Website • www.rischoolcounselor.org

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