Secondary School Counselor Management Agreement (Counselor/Principal Agreement) (SAMPLE) School year: 2009-2010 School: Navigation High School Date: August ,2009 Counselors: Trish Hatch, Megyn Shea, Mike Hubert, Dan Barrett, Chris Swanson STUDENT ACCESS: Students will access the school counselor by: ___ Grade level ___ By academy/pathway X Alpha listing ___ Other please specify Trish Hatch = A-D Megyn Shea = E-L Mike Hubert = M-P Dan Barrett = Q-Z Chris Swanson = College & Career ___ Domain ___ No caseload (See any counselor) COUNSELOR OF THE DAY: Our counseling program will X will not___ implement counselor of the day. DOMAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Looking at your site needs/strengths, counselors will be identified as the domain counselors for the following areas: Academic domain: Trish Hatch Career domain: Chris Swanson, Dan Barrett Personal/social domain: Megyn Shea, Mike Hubert Rationale for decision: Trish brings a classroom perspective and student learning expertise from her professional background and experience. Chris & Dan have been highly effective in career & college readiness initiatives such as Navigation 101. Megyn and Mike have been foundational in our student assistance team and responsive services program development PROGRAMMATIC DELIVERY The school counseling teams will spend approximately the following time in each component area to ensure the delivery of the school guidance & counseling program? ASCA Model Estimates Navigation HS Estimates 15-25% of time delivering guidance curriculum 15-25% of time delivering guidance curriculum 25-35% of time with individual student planning 25-35% of time with individual student planning © 2003, ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. American School Counselor Association 25-35% of time with responsive services 25-35% of time with responsive services 15-20% of time with system support 15-20% of time with system support SCHOOL COUNSELOR AVAILIBILITY: The school counseling department be open for student/parent/teacher access from 7:00am to 4:00 pm The department will manage the division of hours by: a rotating schedule for counselor of the day (who comes in 90 minutes later and stays 90 minutes later on assigned day The career center will be open from 7:00am to 4:30 pm The department will manage the division of hours by: The counselor of the day will provide walk-in and scheduled services to students and families. He/She will also supervise after-school career center services with the assistance of the counseling dept. secretary. Programs and services presented and available to students & parents include: Example: guidance newsletter, parenting classes, parent information night Fall Student-led Conferences (Navigation 101) Fall Individual Senior Planning Conferences Spring Student-led Conferences (Navigation 101) Back to School Night Freshman Parent Night Parent Consultation College Planning Night Skills Center Opportunities Night Financial Aid Night After-Hours Career Center appointments After-School Navigation 101 makeup tutoring sessions PLAN / PSAT Administrations & Interpretations Navigation 101 Navigator (monthly e-newsletter for students and parents) Regular contributions to the school parent newsletter Support Group for Parents (evening) Student Registration Post-High School Planning Conferences Individualized Pre-registration Assistance Running Start Advisement & Support Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences Skills Center Advisement / Support Individual / Small Group Counseling Student Assistance Team Facilitation / Participation Individual/Family Career and college Planning College Bound Scholarship Signups © 2003, ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. American School Counselor Association Secondary School Counselor Program Management Agreement Programs and services presented and available to staff include: Example: department liaison, topical information workshops (child abuse, ADD, etc.) Department liaisons – Each counselor serves as a liaison to one or more departments Student Assistance Team Facilitation School Improvement Team Membership AVID Support New Teacher Orientation Navigation 101 Program Coordination Topical Information Staff Development workshops (i.e. anti-bullying, teen suicide prevention) Community liaisons, programs and services will include: NAACP Reach Grant Advisory Olympic College Running Start Advisory Committee Service organizations scholarship programs Olympic College 1st Generation Support Group Career Day Coordination Community youth activities support Foreign Exchange Program Liaison Gear –Up Program Liaison Youth Suicide Prevention Program Coordination THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR EXTRA WORK HOURS (BEYOND WORK DAY) BY? _X_ Extra duty pay (Navigation 101) ___ Comp time _X_ By principal/counselor negotiation ___ Flex schedule ___ Per union regulations ___ No option for this MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES What materials and supplies are necessary for the implementation of the school counseling program: The following funding resources support the school counseling program: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The school counseling team will participate in the following professional development: Fall WSCHCR Counselor Conference (Sept.) WSCA Spring Conference (Feb.) District K-12 Counselor Monthly Meetings (Sept-June) West Sound Counselor Association Monthly Meetings (Sept. – June) CSGCP Framework Training Sessions (Aug., Oct., Dec., March) PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION The school counseling department will meet weekly/monthly: X As a counseling department team (weekly) X With subject area departments X With the school staff (faculty) (monthly) (monthly) X With the advisory council (monthly) X Navigation 101 Implementation Team ( 2/month) X With administration (weekly) © 2003, ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. American School Counselor Association OFFICE ORGANIZATION Responsibilities for the support services provided the counseling team will be divided among the support services staff : The school counseling assistant will: The clerk will: Volunteers will: _____________ _______________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________________ Lead Counselor signature & date The registrar will: _____________________________ The receptionist will: Others will: __________________________ _________________________________ _______________________________________ Principal signature & date © 2003, ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. American School Counselor Association