Counseling Department Accountability System

To achieve the best results for students, Whitesboro school counselors will regularly evaluate their program to determine its effectiveness. Whitesboro school counselors use accountability strategies to monitor student achievement and to evaluate and improve the school counseling program. The school counseling program components may be accessed through data analysis, program results and evaluation and improvement.

Data Analysis - Counselors collect, analyze, and report data by specific subgroups and ensure that decisions about student instruction and learning are driven by achievement data for every subgroup. The process begins with needs and strengths assessment and moves through what changes need to be made. The use of data replaces hunches and hypotheses with factual information instead and guides the school counselor and student support staff in planning and delivering learning support programs for all students.

Program Results - Counselors analyze the school counseling program using information collected through process, perception, or outcomes data samples. This data will be used to inform decisions related to program improvements. The Whitesboro School Counseling Advisory Council will review the programs to identify trends and areas of success and areas in need of improvement.

Evaluation and Improvement - Program evaluation and improvement has four components: self-analysis of the school counselor's strengths and areas of improvement using the School Counselor Competencies Assessment, self-analysis of the school counseling program's strengths and areas of improvement, evaluation of the school counselor's performance will be completed annually by his or her supervisor.