Emily Carney
Kristy DeChirico
Ryan Duffy
Meg Kowalczyk
Sue Marshall
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Defining the ASCA National Model
Our Beliefs, Mission, and Vision
Counseling Accomplishments
Current Counseling Goals
Conclusion
• What Is ASCA?
 American School Counselor Association (est. 1952)
 Endorsed by ISBE
• What Is the Model About?
 Understanding professional practices
• Academic, Career, Social/Emotional
 Auditing current practices (workbook)
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Beliefs, Mission, & Vision
Cross-walking (9 standards, 16 competencies, 120 Indicators)
Time & Task Analysis
Continuous data gathering, interpretation, and data-driven goals
 Taking steps toward alignment
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Philosophy/Beliefs:
We believe…
 That all students have a right to a comprehensive school counseling program that helps them to achieve
their greatest potential.
 In a program that is proactive in nature and responsive to the specific needs of its students.
The program will be delivered and evaluated annually based on the ASCA National Model, by the counseling
department and the Associate Principal of Student Support Services.
• Mission Statement:
 Provide services and curriculum that address the personal/social, academic, and
career development of all students.
 Foster a safe and challenging environment that produces confident, critical
thinkers and lifelong learners.
• Vision:
LP Counselors CARE
 Career and College Readiness
 Academic Advising
 Respect for All
 Emotional and Social Support
• Short-Term Goals and Accomplishments
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No longer responsible for standardized testing coordination
Increased counseling office hours as supervision
Created an Annual Counseling Calendar (see handout)
Created a Best Practices Manual
Created a Crisis Manual
Drastically increased small group counseling offerings:
• 2014-15: Study Skills (1), Grief (1), and Substance Awareness (4)
 Increased number of Parent Power Sessions
 Developed/began offering Developmental Lessons in classrooms
classrooms
• 2014-15: Depression, prejudice, PTSD, glossophobia, etc. (18)
• Short-Term RAMP Goal #1 (see handout)
 Due to counseling specific programs, the number of freshman classes failed will
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Steps:
 Increase counseling Study Skills Group offerings
 Counselors will continue offering “ High School 101 for all freshmen
 Counselors will revamp and continue offering “PPS: High School 101”
 Counselors will conduct meetings with parents, teachers, and students as needed
 Counselors will make phone calls home to parents at 9-weeks each semester
 Counselors will implement 4- year plans (January, see Goal #3)
Measurements: Compare the # failed classes between the Class of 2018 and the Class of 2019 over the
entire freshman year
 Study Skills Group - # and list of students identified for study skills groups vs. # that participate:
• # of letters sent home at the 4.5 week mark to parents of students failing 1 or more classes:
 PPS: HS 101 (# of parent attendees, August 19):
 HS 101 (students and pre/posttest %s, September 23):
 Meetings with parents/students/teachers (# of, ongoing):
 Phone calls (# of phone calls made each 9 weeks, October 16):
 4-year plans (see goal/data below)
• Short-Term RAMP Goal #2 (see handout)
 100% of parents will be contacted by a counselor to better share information
appropriate to their student’s grade level
• Purpose: Based on 2014-2015 needs assessment results, the following topics were
results, the following topics were identified as significant (104-Staff, 115-Parents,
• Short-Term RAMP Goal#3 (see handout)
 The Class of 2019 will create a 4-year education plan by the end of their freshman
year, to increase motivation and a successful transition beyond high school
• Purpose: Based on the 2014-2015 Needs Assessment results, the following topics were
results, the following topics were identified as significant needs (104-Staff, 115-Parents,
• Thoughts and feedback
• Feel free to email us throughout this process
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– www.lphs.net, click on Academics, click on Counseling
• Thank you for your continued support of our division