Creating the Annual Comprehensive School
Counseling Program (CSCP)Plan
Dr. Barb Brady
School Counseling Coordinator
Office of Secondary Programs
CSCP Plan Considerations
 Program Completeness (Program Audit)
 State Model Alignment
o 3-Tier Model Assessment
o Delivery System Appraisal (using audit)
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School Counselor Performance Standards
Evaluation goals
Student, school & community data
WV Student Success Standards (grade-level
priorities)
Self Reflection includes assessing program completeness
to guide setting annual program growth goals.
Overarching
Standards
Performance level
Rubrics
• Standards (5) – Broad
statements/ constructs
• Functions (19)– Describes
the important functional or
procedural parts of the
standard
• Indicators (50)– Further
delineate the functions into
observable measures
WV Professional School Counselor
Standards
 Standard 1:
Program Planning, Design and
Management
 Standard 2:
Program Delivery
 Standard 3:
Data Driven Accountability and
Program Evaluation
 Standard 4:
Leadership and Advocacy
 Standard 5:
Professional Growth and
Responsibilities
Standards also
found in WVBE 5100:
Approval of Educational
Personnel Preparation
Programs
http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/WVSchoolCounselorPerformanceStandards.html
Standards also
Found in WVBE 5100:
Approval of Educational
Personnel Preparation
Programs
Provides detailed
school counseling program
framework and details
the role of the WV school
counselor
WV School Counseling Model
and Policy 2315
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Standard Elements align with WV’s Multi-tiered
Prevention-based System
Tertiary Prevention:
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Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students with High-Risk
Community/School Partnerships
Secondary Prevention:
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Specialized Groups
Systems for Students with At Risk
Behavior
Primary Prevention:
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School/Classroom-Wide for Students,
Staff and Families
[advisor-advisee and developmental
guidance]
As per WVBE Policy 5310:
Performance Evaluation of
School Personnel…
School Counselors are under
the new evaluation system
This guide details the
evaluation components
and process.
Link is found on front page of
WVDE school counseling website
Sample Rubric
Self Reflection is guided by examining one’s own
performance level in each of the 13 standard elements.
SMART Goals
S - Specific
• The outcome is clear.
M - Measurable
• You can count it or see it.
A - Achievable
• You have what you need to be able to do it.
R – Results-oriented
• It is aligned with school/district goals.
T - Timed
• A specific date has been set.
Counselor Jump Screen: On this screen Click on “Add a Goal”
Action Plans: Evaluation Website
Once goals are set, counselors will develop action steps to guide
goal attainment, identifying resources needed to achieve goal.
Online evaluation system (form in evaluation guide) will aid
counselors in the development of the student impact goal.
Job Description Alignment
• Are county/school job descriptions aligned with the
WV School Counseling Model and WV Performance
Descriptors?
– Model Job descriptions have been created to align
with new standards.
– Appendix A in Model booklet
» Overarching job descriptions
» Programmatic level – recommendations
» Institutional Ed./ Vocational Technical Schools
• Job descriptions should support counselors being
able to be ‘accomplished’.
Data-driven Goals
(Process, Perception, Results)
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Needs assessments
Student, staff and family forums
Culture surveys
Informal conversations
Etc.
Data-driven Goals
(Process, Perception, Results)
– What’s in place within each tier/delivery system?
– What’s missing? What will you improve this year?
• Integrated Delivery of WV Student Success Standards
– Systemic process addressing all standards within programmatic level
• Personalized Student Planning
– Parental engagement in academic planning – early learning grades
– PEP Process (alignment with model, parental engagement)
• Responsive Services
– Group counseling (#, types, who participates)
– Referral process
– Crisis Plan
• Student Supports
Expanded school mental health
Advising/mentoring
Positive behavior support programs
Crisis Prevention/Response system
Tutoring/credit recovery
Student leadership, etc
Data-driven Goals
(Process, Perception, Results)
– What’s in place within each tier/delivery system?
– What’s missing? What will you improve this year?
– How do you communicate with stakeholders?
Assessment and Documentation Tools
 School Counseling Program Audit
 3-tier Assessment tool
 Program evaluation tools for specific programs (advisory, PBIS, Bullying
Prevention, etc.)
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# of students, staff, parents participating
PEP Plans
Curriculum maps
Public Relations Tools (website, newsletter, program report card, etc.)
Data-driven Goals
(Process, Perception, Results)
– Student and School Data
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Discipline
Attendance
Grades
Assessment data
PEP completion rates
Retention/dropout/graduation rates
Parental engagement
FAFSA completion rates
Culture survey
Etc.
What does the current data
tell us?
How are students different
as a result of the school
counseling program?
Student
Impact
Goal
– Community data
• Disaster
• Kids count (poverty rates, employment, domestic violence, educational attainment
levels, Juvenile delinquency, etc. )
• Resources
http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors
Forms are located on the front page of the school
counseling website (State Model Implementation Tools)
Can be duplicated when addressing more than one
goal in a standard.
Dr. Barb Brady
bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us
http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/