counselors, the principal, and the asca model bianca brown, donna grice, & tiffany montelepre...
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Counselors, the Principal, and the ASCA Model
Bianca Brown, Donna Grice, & Tiffany Montelepre School Counselors
Erica Henry, Test Coordinator
Diane Stone, Assistant Principal
Four Interrelated Components of the ASCA Model
1. Foundation
The foundation is based on the school’s goals for student achievement and the school mission statement.
Zachary High School Mission Statement
To ensure each student a safe environment that fosters academic excellence, self-worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Zachary High School’s Counseling Mission Statement
To provide a comprehensive, systematic, data-driven program which fosters academic excellence, self-worth, and a commitment to lifelong learning. The developmental program promotes the personal, social, and career growth of all students in a diverse, safe environment.
2. Delivery systemDescribes activities, interaction, and methods necessary to deliver the guidance program.
3. Management SystemCounselors serve as managers based on school needs.
4. Accountability
Demonstrate effectiveness of school counseling in measurable terms.
The school counseling program is an integral component of the academic school mission.
The school counseling program provides for every student to have access to school counselors.
The school counseling program identifies knowledge and skills that students should acquire.
The school counseling program is comprehensive in design and is delivered systematically to all students.
“How are students different as a result of the school counseling program?”
School counselors address three domains:
1.Academic development
2.Career development
3.Personal/social development
The Academic Domain
Counselors’ Corner
One-on-one purposeful scheduling
Classroom lessons
Classroom Lessons:Learning styles inventory
Time management
Study habits
Test taking strategies
Test anxiety
High stakes testing
Freshman Success
OR
Education for
Careers
The Importance of Data Student-achievement data measure a student’s academic progress.
Standardized test scores
Grade point averages
ACT and SAT scores
Graduation rateDrop out rate
Achievement-related data measure those fields that are correlated to academic achievement.
Discipline rates
Attendance rates
Parental involvement
Participation in extracurricular activities
The Career Domain
National College Fair
ZHS College and Career Fair
College tours
Mentoring
5-Year plan
Career Exploration
Interest / Aptitude Inventory
Postsecondary Survey
The Personal / Social Domain
Building personal relationships with students
Using data to identify student needs
Collaborating to determine possible interventions
The Personal / Social Domain
Individual counseling
Small group counseling
Classroom lessons
School-wide programs
Faculty In-services
