Clermont Elementary
Comprehensive Guidance Program
A. Overview
a. Elements of Program
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Foundation
Management System
Delivery System
Accountability
b. Domains
i. Academic Development
ii. Career Development
iii. Social Personal Development
c. Key Components
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Student Advocacy
Systemic Change to the Delivery of Guidance Services
Collaboration with teachers, administrators, parents and community
Leadership within the school and community
d. Key Concepts
i. Integral component of the academic mission of Clermont Elementary
ii. Using the ASCA National Standards counselors will identify the knowledge
and skills that the students will acquire as a result of our school counseling
program
iii. Comprehensive in design and delivered in a systematic fashion to all
students
iv. Program Effectiveness will be determined by the monitoring of relevant data
v. We will promote the building of a community by promoting the acceptance
of diversity
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B. Elements of Program
a. Foundation
i. Philosophy: The Clermont Elementary Guidance Program believes that
ALL students and their individual needs will be considered in the planning
and implementation of the school guidance program. We believe that
services should be developmentally appropriate and based on the needs of
students determined by relevant data and the input of the educational
community. By using data we believe that services should be monitored for
effectiveness and modified accordingly.
ii. Mission Statement: The mission of the Clermont Elementary School
Guidance Program is to provide comprehensive and developmentally
appropriate guidance services to all students in the areas of academic, career
and social personal development. We as state certified guidance counselors
will advocate and provide services for the students of Clermont Elementary
using American School Counselor Association (ASCA) standards and
competencies. Services will be delivered in collaboration with the faculty
and staff of Clermont Elementary as well as the surrounding community.
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b. Delivery System
i. Curriculum Source
1. Character Education Program?
2. “Too Good for Drugs”
3. “Too Good for Violence”
ii. Curriculum Delivery
1. Character Education Program
2. Interdisciplinary Materials
a. Materials that are imbedded in the regular curriculum
3. Classroom Instruction
a. Beginning of year and special projects
4. Red Ribbon Week
a. Week of special activities that talk about why students
shouldn’t try drugs
5. Parent Workshops
a. Presentations on issues such as bullying, study skills and othe
relevant issues
iii. Responsive Services
1. Consultation
a. Response to Intervention (RtI)
i. Academic-Literacy Coach, CRT, School Psychologist
and Administration
ii. Behavior-ESE Specialist, Administration, School
Psychologist
2. Individual Counseling
a. Crisis Counseling-As needed
3. Group Counseling
a. Based on Data
i. Attendance
ii. Grades
iii. Discipline Referrals
b. Delivery
4. Referrals
a. Social Worker
i. Attendance Monitoring
ii. Needs Based-“Red Book”
b. School Psychologist
i. Educational Testing
ii. Section 504 Plans
iii. Need Based
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iv. System Support
1. Professional Development
a. RtI Trainings
b. Section 504 Trainings
c. CPI Trainings
d. CHAMPS?
e. Monthly Counselor Meetings
f. FSCA Conference
2. Professional Association Membership
a. Florida School Counselor Association
3. Consultation, Collaboration and Teaming
a. SAC
b. Grade level chair meetings
c. RtI district committee
d. Community Outreach
i. Christmas Toy Distribution
1. Kings Ridge Women’s Club
2. King’s Ridge Computer Club
3. South Lake Presbyterian Women’s Club
ii. Lunch Bag
1. Church of South Lake
2. Family Christian Center
4. Program Management and Operation
a. Management Activities
i. Database Management
b. Data Analysis
i. Database reports
ii. Test score interpretation
iii. Program evaluation
c. Fair Share Responsibilities
i. Standardized Test Facilitation
1. FCAT
2. NNT
3. SAT 10
4. CELLA
ii. Car Duty
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c. Management System
i. Management Agreement
1. Counselor Principal Agreement
ii. Advisory Council
1. Members
iii. Use of Data
1. Data Sources
a. RtI Database
b. FCAT Star Program
c. AS400 data
2. Types of Data Monitored
a. Grades
b. Discipline Referrals
c. Attendance
d. Test Scores
i. FCAT
ii. Dibels
iii. SRI
iv. SAT10
v. NNT
vi. Benchmark
iv. Action Plans
1. Counselor Principal Agreement
2. RtI One Action Plan
v. Use of Time
1. Guidelines
a. Guidance Curriculum
35-45 Percent
b. Individual Student Planning 5-10 Percent
c. Responsive Services
30-40 Percent
d. System Support
10-15 Percent
2. Tools for Monitoring
a. Time Sheets
vi. Calendars
1. Guidance Department Calendar
a. Include all programs including
i. Curriculum delivery
ii. Groups
iii. Projects
iv. Parent Programs
v. Professional Development
2. Individual Calendars
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d. Accountability System
i. Immediate Results
1. Did a particular program make a difference?
a. Action Plan
ii. Impact of Program Over Time
1. Has the guidance program made an overall difference
iii. School Counselor Performance Standards
iv. RAMP- Recognized ASCA Model Program-Will Apply February 2009
1. Nationally recognized as a comprehensive guidance program
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C. Implementation of Program
a. Needed Ingredients
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Administrative Support
Comprehensive Program
Staff
Budget
Materials, Supplies, Equipment
Facilities
Technology
b. Steps to Implementation
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Secure commitment
Form implementation group (Ken and Tiffany)
Obtain formal approval
Develop timeline
Obtain manual
Assess current program
Build Foundation-Philosophy and Mission
Statements
Select Competencies-base on data
Select specific counseling activities
Develop Action Plans
Determine the curriculum to be used
Determine the data to be used
Decide who will do what and when
Talk to principal and gain approval
Complete Counselor Principal Agreement
Develop master calendar
Develop monthly and weekly calendars
Conduct professional development (i.e. RtI
workshop for teachers)
Launch Program
Promote Guidance Program
 Develop Brochure
 Create web page
 Present to Student Services
Evaluate by using predetermined data
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