West Virginia School Counseling Protocol
Transition Mathematics for Seniors and COMPASS® Activity Description: The school counselor will facilitate a process for students, school staff, and parents to interpret and use the enrollment guidelines for Transition Mathematics for Seniors and the COMPASS Mathematics results, as well as, understand how the COMPASS results will impact college course placement. School Counselor Performance Standard 2: The professional school counselor facilitates delivery of the WV Comprehensive Developmental School Counseling Program for all students. Function 2D: Individual student planning: the professional school counselor coordinates an ongoing systemic approach to assist individual students in establishing personal goals and developing future plans. Indicator 2D1: The professional school counselor facilitates a collaborative approach to student academic and career planning. Indicator 2G2: Preparation for Post School Success: the professional school counselor facilitates a systemic process for preparing students to transition from public schools to post‐secondary success. GOAL: The counselor will facilitate a process to assist students, parents, and staff with Transition
Mathematics for Seniors enrollment, and how to interpret and use COMPASS results for college course
placement.
Rationale: The vision of the West Virginia Board of Education is “all West Virginia students will exceed national educational standards and prepare for higher learning and the world of work through the programs, services and offerings of West Virginia’s thorough, efficient, safe and nurturing education system.” Counselors need to stay current with changing graduation requirements and course offerings in order to facilitate enrollment in appropriate courses based on each student’s abilities and future plans. Additionally, counselors must understand test score requirements for college admission and placement in West Virginia public colleges and universities. It is vital for students, parents and, school staff to understand the relationship among high school math courses, COMPASS results, and post‐
secondary planning. This protocol is intended to supplement the activities described in West Virginia School Counseling Protocol: The Counselor Role in the Senior Year 12th Grade, for additional information and resources (http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/documents/Protocol‐CounselorRoleintheSeniorYear‐revDec2010.doc). Materials: Counselor Resource = CR, Student Form = SF CR1: Transition Math for Seniors requirements per Policy 2510 CR2: Sample WV COMPASS Score Report CR3: Guidelines for Transition Mathematics for Seniors CR4: Series 21, West Virginia Freshman Assessment and Placement Standards for public colleges and universities http://wvhepcdoc.wvnet.edu/resources/133‐21.pdf CR5: Series 21, West Virginia Freshman Assessment and Placement Standards for community colleges and technical colleges http://www.wvctcs.org/images/stories/Regs_Rules/Series_21_Final_File.doc 1 Developers: Lori Helmick, Magnolia HS; Teija Neville, Washington HS; Tina Holley, Ripley HS, Nicki Parrish, Mountaineer Middle; Katie Linkous, McDowell CTC; Patrick Leggett, Mason County; Cary Kyle, Keiser HS Barbara Ashcraft, School Counseling Coordinator, WVDE and Dr. Beth Cipoletti, Assistant Director, Office of Assessment and Accountability, WVDE West Virginia School Counseling Protocol
CR6: WV Mathematics Sequence Chart www.wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/sequences.html CR7: COMPASS Mathematics to ACT Mathematics Concordance https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaarfilecabinet/compass SF1: Why Take the COMPASS Mathematics? – Student Brochure https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐cabinet/compass Procedures: 1. Counselors will be familiar with the enrollment guidelines for the Transition Mathematics for Seniors course, graduation requirements and post‐secondary admission and placement standards. CR1: Policy 2510 Excerpt for Transition Math for Seniors; CR2: Sample Score Reports; CR3: Guidelines for Transition Math; CR3 and CR4: Series 21; CR5: Fact Sheet for Counselors; and SF1: Student COMPASS Brochure . 2. Counselors will convey this information to students each year through ISTP development and revision sessions, developmental guidance lessons, and the scheduling process. (CR6: WV Math Sequence) 3. Counselors will facilitate a process to ensure students in grade 12 are enrolled in appropriate math courses based on each student’s WESTEST 2 Mathematics scores, completed coursework, pathway, and post‐secondary plans. 4. Counselors will assist administrators with updating parents and staff annually about graduation course requirements and college/university admission and placement standards via faculty meetings, parent conferences, newsletters, etc. 5. Through classroom guidance lessons, counselors will explain COMPASS scores using CR2: Sample Score Results. The guidance lesson should provide students with the ability to: a. Explain college assessment and placement standards for West Virginia public colleges and universities as defined by Series 21 and these are used by institutions of higher education b. Outline the differences between developmental courses and college‐level credit‐bearing courses c. Define the impact of enrolling in developmental on tuition, degree attainment, college graduation and future success d. Explain implications for English 12 CCR and NCAA eligibility (http://www.ncaa.org) e. Predict ACT scores using the ACT and COMPASS Concordance tables. (CR7: Concordance Table) f. Evaluate his/her academic preparedness to pursue educational goals and career plans. 6. When appropriate, counselors will meet individually with parents and students to explain course requirements and COMPASS results. 7. Counselors will retain a copy of COMPASS results for student folders and share with advisors or homeroom teachers, as appropriate in each school. Limitations: Space, technology, teacher cooperation, administrative support, parent participation, and counselor time management Additional Resources: a) WVUP Developmental Courses FAQ www.wvup.edu/Academics/developmental_ed.htm b) School Counselor COMPASS Fact Sheet https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/SchoolCounselorCOMPASSFactSheet.pdf CR2: Memorandum to high school counselors on Policy 2510 and Transition Mathematics for Seniors Course 2 Developers: Lori Helmick, Magnolia HS; Teija Neville, Washington HS; Tina Holley, Ripley HS, Nicki Parrish, Mountaineer Middle; Katie Linkous, McDowell CTC; Patrick Leggett, Mason County; Cary Kyle, Keiser HS Barbara Ashcraft, School Counseling Coordinator, WVDE and Dr. Beth Cipoletti, Assistant Director, Office of Assessment and Accountability, WVDE West Virginia School Counseling Protocol
https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/TransitionMathforSeniorsMemo.pdf c) FAQs for Transition Mathematics for Seniors teacher{s} https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐cabinet/compass d) COMPASS student website http://www.act.org/compass/student/ (Sample Questions) COMPASS student website http://www.act.org/compass/student/ (Sample Questions) College Foundation of West Virginia www.CFWV.com State Board Strategic Plan http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategic‐plan/ West Virginia School Counseling Protocol: The Counselor Role in the Senior Year 12th Grade http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/documents/Protocol‐CounselorRoleintheSeniorYear‐
revDec2010.doc West Virginia Clearinghouse http://wvcear.wvstateu.edu Evaluation: Transition Math Enrollment Compass Completion Data Counselor Classroom visitation schedule Student/parent forums/feedback Student COMPASS test data Parent meeting/conference lists Student individual meeting lists Documentation on ISTP Plan – student/parent signatures 3 Developers: Lori Helmick, Magnolia HS; Teija Neville, Washington HS; Tina Holley, Ripley HS, Nicki Parrish, Mountaineer Middle; Katie Linkous, McDowell CTC; Patrick Leggett, Mason County; Cary Kyle, Keiser HS Barbara Ashcraft, School Counseling Coordinator, WVDE and Dr. Beth Cipoletti, Assistant Director, Office of Assessment and Accountability, WVDE