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Expectations & Outcomes:
From Guidance to Counseling: Transition Tips for a Modern Program
• How did we redesign our program? o What would you redesign? • How did we decide on specific departmental goals? o How does your department find its focus? • What are our goals? o What are your goals? • How do we evaluate our goals? o How can you evaluate your goals? • How do we continuously gather buy-in for our program from administration, faculty, students & parents? o What are your best practices to support your program?
Erinn Murphy School Counselor Carbondale Community High School Carbondale, IL
Before: CCHS Guidance Dept. 6 feeder schools
Range of course offerings & activities
CCHS
1,000 students
Diverse, rural, college town
Reflection 1
• • • • • •
Prior to 2012 5 Counselors Varied duties Varied jobs between offices Lack of accountability, evaluation & reflection Testing, homebound, dual enrollment & dual credit and master schedule all included in department duties
RAGged program
Transition Process
List at least one aspect of your department’s focus that works well for your students and/or school mission. 1.
Board Interest (2011-2012) Updates and Evolution (2012present)
2. List at least one aspect of your department that you would like to change in the coming year. 1. 2.
Maintenance and Evaluation (2012-present)
Professional Development (2012)
Redesign and Restructuring (May –July 2012)
2.
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After: What changed? **CCHS Counseling Department** Creation of department goals… …that are SMART. …that impact every student. …that direct & define our daily work. Department Mission Statement: Through a comprehensive and developmental approach the school counselor’s role at CCHS is to foster personal responsibility in students as they work toward becoming productive and successful 21st-century citizens. This role is fulfilled through individual, group and classroom activities related to each student’s academic, personal, career and post-secondary needs and goals.
Reflection 2 List your Counseling Department goals: 1. 2. 3. What factors or people decide the direction & focus of your daily work?
Writing SMART Goals S – Is the goal specific? Are you answering the who, where & when?
M – How will the goal be measured? What cannot be measured cannot be changed.
A – Is this goal attainable? Can I/We do this? Design your success.
R – Is this goal relevant to my school &students? Be sure this goal matters and isn’t a fad or random idea.
T – What is my timeline/deadline? When will I evaluate my work/reach my goal?
Increase 12th grade students FAFSA completion to 75% or greater by priority date each year. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Overall Completion % Free/Reduced Completion %
2012 & prior
Meet with assigned students at least two times during the school year.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Maintain a 3.5% or less failure rate in required courses for each class Failure % 4 3.9
4 Year Plan Transition support
Career research Academic & Extra-curricular commitment
3.8 3.7 Failure %
3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 Post-secondary planning Assessment & academic support
Post-secondary planning FAFSA completion
Spring '14
Fall '14
Spring '15
Fall '15
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Gathering Buy-In
Evaluation & Reflection • • • • •
• • • • • • •
Evaluate & share data Contact parents Visual, verbal and clearly defined updates Share how your program helps ______________ Cast your net wide Delegate to increase peer buy in and dedication Other PR (students play a part, faculty are all career & college experts) • Be available • Understand that some people will never get it – move on
Keep it simple Share results with more people than you think want to see them Celebrate your success & fine tune areas that need improved Seek feedback Pay attention to changing needs; make appropriate changes
• Reflect on the experience What worked? What needs tweaked? What didn’t work? Where should we go from here?
Reflection 3 •
How do you/can you evaluate your department goals?
•
Who cares about the outcome of your goals?
•
Who is impacted by the outcome of your goals?
•
How does your department gather and maintain buy-in for your program and counseling work?
•
Who is your biggest fan? Why?
“Never Unbusy”
Choose your final thought: • • • • • • • • • • •
A ‘no’ from the boss is better than never asking Lead with the solution Know your worth & allow yourself appropriate boundaries See yourself in new light Have fun with the nonsense Create a mantra Take your sick days to avoid being sick Keep moving and evolving Build camaraderie Have a safe sounding board Keep reminders of why you love this work nearby.
Contact Information Erinn Murphy Carbondale Community High School 1301 E. Walnut Carbondale, IL 62901 618-457-3371 x228 [email protected] @_ErinnMurphy
Additional Resources • • • • • • •
ASCA: schoolcounselor.org NOSCA: https://nosca.collegeboard.org/ ISAC: www.isac.org State Counseling Association Fellow Counselors Your instincts Twitter, social media
http://www.cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us/
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Expectations & Outcomes:
From Guidance to Counseling: Transition Tips for a Modern Program
• How did we redesign our program? o What would you redesign? • How did we decide on specific departmental goals? o How does your department find its focus? • What are our goals? o What are your goals? • How do we evaluate our goals? o How can you evaluate your goals? • How do we continuously gather buy-in for our program from administration, faculty, students & parents? o What are your best practices to support your program?
Erinn Murphy School Counselor Carbondale Community High School Carbondale, IL
Before: CCHS Guidance Dept. 6 feeder schools
Range of course offerings & activities
CCHS
1,000 students
Diverse, rural, college town
Reflection 1
• • • • • •
Prior to 2012 5 Counselors Varied duties Varied jobs between offices Lack of accountability, evaluation & reflection Testing, homebound, dual enrollment & dual credit and master schedule all included in department duties
RAGged program
Transition Process
List at least one aspect of your department’s focus that works well for your students and/or school mission. 1.
Board Interest (2011-2012) Updates and Evolution (2012present)
2. List at least one aspect of your department that you would like to change in the coming year. 1. 2.
Maintenance and Evaluation (2012-present)
Professional Development (2012)
Redesign and Restructuring (May –July 2012)
2.
1
5/25/2016
After: What changed? **CCHS Counseling Department** Creation of department goals… …that are SMART. …that impact every student. …that direct & define our daily work. Department Mission Statement: Through a comprehensive and developmental approach the school counselor’s role at CCHS is to foster personal responsibility in students as they work toward becoming productive and successful 21st-century citizens. This role is fulfilled through individual, group and classroom activities related to each student’s academic, personal, career and post-secondary needs and goals.
Reflection 2 List your Counseling Department goals: 1. 2. 3. What factors or people decide the direction & focus of your daily work?
Writing SMART Goals S – Is the goal specific? Are you answering the who, where & when?
M – How will the goal be measured? What cannot be measured cannot be changed.
A – Is this goal attainable? Can I/We do this? Design your success.
R – Is this goal relevant to my school &students? Be sure this goal matters and isn’t a fad or random idea.
T – What is my timeline/deadline? When will I evaluate my work/reach my goal?
Increase 12th grade students FAFSA completion to 75% or greater by priority date each year. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Overall Completion % Free/Reduced Completion %
2012 & prior
Meet with assigned students at least two times during the school year.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Maintain a 3.5% or less failure rate in required courses for each class Failure % 4 3.9
4 Year Plan Transition support
Career research Academic & Extra-curricular commitment
3.8 3.7 Failure %
3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 Post-secondary planning Assessment & academic support
Post-secondary planning FAFSA completion
Spring '14
Fall '14
Spring '15
Fall '15
2
5/25/2016
Gathering Buy-In
Evaluation & Reflection • • • • •
• • • • • • •
Evaluate & share data Contact parents Visual, verbal and clearly defined updates Share how your program helps ______________ Cast your net wide Delegate to increase peer buy in and dedication Other PR (students play a part, faculty are all career & college experts) • Be available • Understand that some people will never get it – move on
Keep it simple Share results with more people than you think want to see them Celebrate your success & fine tune areas that need improved Seek feedback Pay attention to changing needs; make appropriate changes
• Reflect on the experience What worked? What needs tweaked? What didn’t work? Where should we go from here?
Reflection 3 •
How do you/can you evaluate your department goals?
•
Who cares about the outcome of your goals?
•
Who is impacted by the outcome of your goals?
•
How does your department gather and maintain buy-in for your program and counseling work?
•
Who is your biggest fan? Why?
“Never Unbusy”
Choose your final thought: • • • • • • • • • • •
A ‘no’ from the boss is better than never asking Lead with the solution Know your worth & allow yourself appropriate boundaries See yourself in new light Have fun with the nonsense Create a mantra Take your sick days to avoid being sick Keep moving and evolving Build camaraderie Have a safe sounding board Keep reminders of why you love this work nearby.
Contact Information Erinn Murphy Carbondale Community High School 1301 E. Walnut Carbondale, IL 62901 618-457-3371 x228 [email protected] @_ErinnMurphy
Additional Resources • • • • • • •
ASCA: schoolcounselor.org NOSCA: https://nosca.collegeboard.org/ ISAC: www.isac.org State Counseling Association Fellow Counselors Your instincts Twitter, social media
http://www.cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us/
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