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Direct Student Services

Use of Calendars: Monthly calendars are used by counselors to guide program delivery. The Whitesboro School Counseling Department’s annual calendars reflect the school’s mission and the vision of having a comprehensive school counseling curriculum. The annual calendar provides a framework for the school counseling programs and helps guide the counselors in their individual daily and weekly calendars.

Use of Data - A comprehensive school counseling program is data driven. School counselors must show that each activity implemented is part of the program, and was developed from analysis of the students’ needs, achievements, and/or related data. To do this, school counselors need to evaluate process, perception, and results data.

At each level (Elementary, Middle, and High School), school counselors will review and discuss data driven needs for the student population. This may include review of graduation rates, attendance, and standardized test scores. For every desired competency and result there must be a plan how the desired competency will be achieved. Each action plan should include: competencies addressed, description of activity, timeline in which the activity will be completed, who is responsible for delivery, means of evaluating student success, expected results.

Each counseling department will decide on a plan of action to meet student need. Counselors and the school district leadership team will agree on how services will be assigned to specific counselors.

School Counseling Department Delivery System

Direct Student Services

The counseling curriculum provides developmental activities that address academic, career and personal/social needs of students K-12. This is accomplished through:

  • Classroom Activities: school counselors present lessons in the classroom.
  • Group Activities: school counselors conduct group activities outside of the classroom to address student’s particular needs.
  • Curriculum Tools: the Whitesboro counseling departments are utilizing curriculum tools such as Guidance Direct software and Google Classroom. Each program level identifies desired results, assessment evidence, and a learning plan. The curriculum tools are active and ongoing, and used in part with annual goals and progress.
     

Individual Student Planning

Counselors monitor students’ progress so they may achieve success in academic, personal/social, and career areas. This may be accomplished through:

  • Individual or Small Group Appraisal: Work with students in analyzing and evaluating abilities, interests, skills, and achievement.
  • Individual or Small Group Advisement: Work directly with students on achieving success in personal/social, academic, and career areas.
  • Case Management: Monitor individual student’s progress.
  • Placement: Collaborate with school staff in determining the best educational setting for students as they meet their academic and social goals.