Program Evaluation and
Data Driven
Accountability
Standard 3
Standard 3
First Function:
The professional school counselor uses data to
measure the results and impact of the School
Counseling Program.
Indicator 3A1:
The professional school counselor
gathers and analyzes individual student
and system data related to the
activities and interventions of the
School Counseling Program.
Indicator 3A2:
The professional school counselor
gathers and analyzes perception data
related to the activities and
interventions of the School Counseling
Program.
Indicator 3A3:
The professional school counselor
gathers and analyzes process data
related to the activities and
interventions of the School Counseling
Program.
Emphasis on Data
DATA
Program
Planning
Program
Evaluation
Program
Management
Attandance
1st Indicator: System or School Data
GRADES
Grades
ATTENDANCE
DISCIPLINE
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
EXPLORE/PLAN
SURVEYS
PARENT
RSP DATA
PRIDE
STUDENT
Explore: Cyber Bullying
80
A. 13% Received
70
B. 22% Known
someone who
Received
60
50
C. 3% Sent
40
D. 18% Known
Someone who
Sent
30
20
E. 71% Never Sent or
Received
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
SAR ROOM VISITS SEPTEMBER
THROUGH DECEMBER
45
40
35
30
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
25
20
15
10
5
0
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
2nd Indicator: Perception Data
Measures knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.
Surveys
Pre/Post Tests
Evaluation Forms
Results Data
What Happened? What is the impact?
Pre/Post Test Data
• After lessons on
Programs of Study and
graduation
requirements, almost all
eighth graders knew the
requirements for high
school graduation.
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
PreTest
PostTest
Closing the Gap: Gr. 6 Student GPA’s
4
3.5
3
2.5
5th Gr. Ave. GPA
6th Gr. Ave. GPA
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Gr. 5: 1.1
Gr. 6: 2.6
Students were identified as potentially at-risk by their 5th
Grade teachers in May ’09 based on students’ grades, test
scores, homework completion rate, and degree of support at
home.
GPA Improvement Samples
4
3.5
3
2.5
'09
'10
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8
Retentions Data 2001 - 2010
12
10
8
Oldest Gr. Level
Middle Gr. Level
Youngest Gr. Level
6
4
2
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
3rd Indicator: Process Data
What did you do for whom?
Process Data
• We must provide documented evidence
of the implemented components of the
School Counseling Program
• We cannot conduct a program audit and
analyze the results without the evidence!
Accountability Tools
• WVDE School Counselor Resource
Website
• School Counselor Accountability and Task
Analysis Program
• School Counselor Data Tracking
Spreadsheet (Excel program included in
handouts)
Anita Young, Ph.D., and Carol Kaffenberger,
Ph.D., introduces professional school
counselors to the power of using data to
understand educational issues and make
decisions.
This workbook provides step-by-step
implementation strategies, along with a variety
of resources and examples, to help school
counselors develop a plan for collecting data,
make sense of the data that is collected and
sharing the findings with key stakeholders.
The second edition contains expanded examples
and sample documents and comes with access
to online forms ready for download and
modification to get you started collecting data
today.
Available on ASCA website
Data Resources
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Data Resources
Available on ASCA website
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