WAYS TO JUMPSTART THE USE OF DATA IN YOUR PROGRAM AND MAKE YOURSELF IRREPLACEABLE

WITHIN YOUR BUILDING!

PATTI HOELZLENOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

CELEBRITY GUESTS:MY BUILDING PRINCIPALS

CINDY TJOELKER AND KEVIN DEVERE

ACT like a COUNSELOR,THINK like a PRINCIPAL

1. EDUCATING YOUR STAKEHOLDERS ON THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE AS A SCHOOL

COUNSELOR.

2. MARKETING TIPS TO INFORM OTHERS ABOUT YOUR WORK.

3. FREE AND EASY WAYS TO SHOW YOUR IMPACT ON STUDENTS THROUGH DATA.

What will we talk about today?

“We are so busy taking care of everyone else, we’re not taking

care of our profession.” - unknown

Whose needs are you advocating for?

Student needs?

Teacher needs?

Principal needs?

When a ______’s needs keep you from advocating for your position, who will be there to advocate for them when you are

eliminated?

Educate your stakeholders!

Who is going to fight for you to keep your job? 1 Principal 20-45 teachers 300-600 parents Unlimited community members

We often go straight to our administration to share our successes….what else can we do to inform our stakeholders? How are students impacted by the work you are doing?

Administration

Education about role of school counselor Response to Intervention approach Principal-Counselor Annual Agreement

Time tracking Show visual of how you are spending your

time….advocacy for DIRECT service to studentsSchool climate data

Link YOUR WORK to improvementsMake your principal look good

Offer up data that they can bring to administration/school board to present – bullying, behavior, school climate, etc.

Everson/Nooksack Elementary School

Individualized sessions

Student Support Team meetings – referrals for IEP assessment and potential placement

Behavior plans – transfer to classroom

Small Groups-Social skills, changing families, attendance support, study skills, self-concept, etc.

Counselors Café – target gender-specific topics

Staff 1-on-1 Mentoring to at-risk students

Guidance curriculum – 3rd – 5th weekly, 1st-2nd bi-weekly-Bullying, Second Step, Internet Safety, Career Exploration

Positive Behavior School wide Program-coordinator, data analysis, tier 2/3 interventions

Bullying Prevention and Intervention Curricula

Peer mediation programs (safety patrol, pioneer peacekeepers)

Time Tracking – find something that works for YOU!

Time TrackingNooksack

Delivery System ASCA Goals 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

Guidance Curriculum 35-45% 35.81 29.39 41.29 43.81Classroom Instruction, Group Activities, Parent Workshops and Instruction

Individual Student Planning 5-10% 7.26 6.69 6.97 6.83Individual Assessment and Planning (documented strategies for student's success)

Responsive Services 30-40% 38.84 46.01 34.37 37.69Consultation, Individual Counseling, Referrals, Crisis Counseling, Peer Facilitation

System Support 10-15% 18.09 17.91 17.36 11.67Consultation, Collaboration and Teaming, Program Management, Data Analysis, Fair Share Duties

Direct Service to students 74.65 75.4 75.67 81.50

Everson

Delivery System ASCA Goals 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

Guidance Curriculum 35-45% 29.41 31.02 27.69 38.68Classroom Instruction, Group Activities, Parent Workshops and Instruction

Individual Student Planning 5-10% 8.87 9.61 10.87 7.71 Individual Assessment and Planning (documented strategies for student's success)

Responsive Services 30-40% 38.79 37.07 36.30 36.42 Consultation, Individual Counseling, Referrals, Crisis Counseling, Peer Facilitation

System Support 10-15% 22.93 22.96 25.15 17.19Consultation, Collaboration and Teaming, Program Management, Data Analysis, Fair Share Duties

Direct Service to students 68.2 68.09 63.98 75.10*data lost Jan-June

Q: What do you attribute this success

to?

Teachers – Class size vs. counselor???

What support do teachers need or want? What are they talking about in the staff lounge? START

HERE! Behavior

Behavior plans, small group support, 1-on-1 incentive programs

Positive Behavior Intervention Program Take on a “leadership” role so that teachers don’t have to Make yourself an integral part of the program – it can’t run

without you! Homework/parent support

Parent Education Night Videos/newsletters directly supporting specific topic

Planning time Offer guidance lessons for them to have extra time to work

REPORT BACK!

Link to interventions and how you helped them (preserve teaching time)

Twice a year Report counseling contacts –

breakdown by grade and topic Promote upcoming events and

counseling opportunities

Behavioral Data Teacher – Counselor Connect

“Marketing to the Masses”

Teachers Emails – connect classroom

guidance to classroom learning (“messenger”)

Talking hallways – bulletin boards are VITAL!

Take on tough meetings/conferences with parents

Invitations to celebrations

Parents Newsletter

MailChimp Assemblies

“Word detective” Parent Education

Nights Reach out to DADS

Watch DOGS program Just show up!

PTA meetings Social events Principal meetings

Meaningful DATA beyond “THE ratio”

Surveymonkey Create easy surveys and track perception data Offer to collect data through your account

Process Data is impactful Results reports – ASCA national model How many students are you impacting in a

week/month/school year?

Excel Pre/post reports

Wordle Favorite part of your job?

LOVE YOUR JOB?SHOW IT BY SPREADING JOY, LAUGHTER, POSITIVITY

THROUGHOUT YOUR SCHOOL….

COSTUMES, PUPPETS, SONG/DANCE, GAME SHOWS THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR “RAZZLE DAZZLE”

EMAIL ME AT PATTI.HOELZLE@NV.K12.WA.US FOR ANY RESOURCE/IDEA MENTIONED…

QUESTIONS???

One last thing…