West Virginia School Counseling Protocol
English 12 College and Career Ready (English 12 CCR) and the COMPASS®
Activity Description: The school counselor will facilitate a process for students, school staff, and parents to understand enrollment guidelines for the English 12 CCR. Additionally, this protocol explains how to interpret and use the enrollment guidelines for the COMPASS Writing Skills test results, as well as, how the COMPASS results will impact course placement when entering college. 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 understanding the
high school enrollment guidelines for the English 12 CR courses and how to interpret and use COMPASS
results, including the impact of performance on the COMPASS tests on college course enrollment.
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 abreast of changes in 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 admissions and placement into college‐level English courses at West Virginia public colleges and universities as well as for specific institutional requirements. It is vital for students, parents and school staff to understand the relationship among high school coursework, COMPASS results, and academic and career 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). 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
Materials: Counselor Resource = CR, Student Form = SF CR1: English Career and College Readiness Requirements as per Policy 2510 (See Placement Guidance Form SF1 below) CR2: Sample WV COMPASS Score Report https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/Sample%20WV%20COMPASS%20Math%20Report.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 CR3: Series 21, West Virginia Freshman Assessment and Placement Standards for public colleges and universities http://wvhepcdoc.wvnet.edu/resources/133‐21.pdf CR4: 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 CR5: School Counselor COMPASS Fact Sheet https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/SchoolCounselorCOMPASSFactSheet.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 CR6: COMPASS Writing Skills Scores to ACT English Skills Concordance https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/COMPASS%20Writing%20Skills%20Scores%20to%20ACT%20English%20Scores%20
Concordance.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 CR7: WVUP Developmental Courses FAQ www.wvup.edu/Academics/_ed.htm ~~~~~~~~~~ SF1: Placement Form 2012 for English 12 CR ‐ Placement Guidance Document SF2: Why Take the COMPASS English? – Brochure for students in English 12 CR https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐cabinet/compass Procedures: 1. Counselors will become familiar with the enrollment guidelines for English 12 CR courses, graduation requirements and postsecondary admission and placement standards. CR1: Policy 2510 Except for English College and Career Readiness CR2: Sample Score Results; CR3 and CR4: Series 21; CR5: Fact Sheet for Counselors; SF1: Placement Form 2012 English 12 and SF2: 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. 3. Counselors will facilitate a process to ensure students in grade 12 are enrolled in appropriate math and English courses based on each student’s WESTEST 2 Reading/Language Arts 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, newsletter, etc. 5. Through a classroom guidance lesson, 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 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
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 CR6: ACT and COMPASS Concordance tables. 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 using CR7: Developmental Courses FAQs. 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) COMPASS student website http://www.act.org/compass/student/ (Sample Questions) b) College Foundation of West Virginia www.CFWV.com c) Memorandum to high school counselors on English 12 CR https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/Memo%20English12CR%2020120124.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 d) State Board Strategic Plan http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategic‐plan/ e) 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 f) NCAA Clearinghouse http://www.ncaa.org g) WVBE Policy 2510 – High School Graduation Requirements http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2510.pdf h) COMPASS student website http://www.act.org/compass/student/ (Sample Questions)FAQs for Transition Mathematics for Seniors and English 12 CR teachers https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/oaar‐file‐
cabinet/compass/FAQs%20for%20Teachers.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 i) WV School Counseling Protocol: The Counselor Role in the Senior Year 12th Grade http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/documents/Protocol‐CounselorRoleintheSeniorYear‐
revDec2010.doc Evaluation: Transition Math/English12CR Enrollments 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