North Allegheny School DistrictSchool Counseling Program

Advisory CouncilMay 24, 2013

Presented by:Rhonda BielawskiShannon ConnorDiane FelicianiJennifer Rosato

Discussion Question…

What is a School Counselor’s role?

3 Domains of School Counseling

Academic Counseling Personal/Social Counseling Career Counseling

Elementary School Counseling Program

Academic Counseling

• Individual counseling• Ability/Achievement

screening• ESAP• Gifted screening• GWR completion• Coordination of group

testing• Observations• Data collection• 504 point person• Homebound instruction• Home schooled students

Elementary School Counseling Program

Personal Social Counseling• Individual counseling

• Group counseling• Observations• Conferences• Consulting• Community agency

contact• Transitions• Orientations

• Crisis intervention

• Introduction to Counselor lessons

• Drug and Alcohol Prevention lessons

• Olweus Bully Prevention • Second Step lessons

Elementary School Counseling ProgramCareer Counseling

• Elementary Career Portfolios• Twice a year, classroom presentations by

counselors• Examine strengths, hobbies, interests• Begin exploring career options• Follows them throughout the elementary

school years

Middle School Counseling ProgramAcademic Counseling

• Individual counseling• Ability/Achievement screening• Gifted screening• 504 point person• Concussion Accommodations • Monitor grades and coordinate parent teacher

conferences• Team Meetings• Organization and study skills assistance• Participate in IEP or GIEP meetings as requested

Middle School Counseling ProgramPersonal Social Counseling Individual and small group counseling Classroom guidance lessons Goal-setting, decision-making, coping skills Facilitate Bully Prevention Program Bullying, Cyber Safety assemblies New student orientation and groups Transition planning (5-6) and (8-9) Student Assistance Program coordination

Middle School Counseling ProgramCareer Counseling All grades Classroom lessons

Introduction to Choices Explorer Program: www.bridges.com

Interest and skills inventories Grade 7 “Good Life” week long unit Grade 8 Career week activities

High School Counseling Program

Academic Counseling• Individual meetings as needed for assistance

with study skills, organizational skills, etc.• Individual meetings with students who

receive interims and are failing a class• Individual meetings with students who

receive a failing grade at the end of the marking period

• Giving transcripts to all students in 11th grade

• ASAP program• Meet with all students during scheduling

time (8th-11th grade)

High School Counseling Program

Academic Counseling Testing: PSAT, SAT, PLAN, ACT, AP, Keystones

SSD accommodations for SAT & ACT Interpretation of standardized test scores

Scheduling conflicts & changes New student orientation New student scheduling 504 plan management/meetings Transition meetings IEP meetings

High School Counseling ProgramAcademic Counseling College applications Write letters of recommendation Assist students with financial aid Manage scholarships Financial Aid Parents Night College Information Night Attend the College Fair at LaRoche College

High School Counseling ProgramPersonal Social Counseling

• Individual counseling with students as needed

• Group counseling with students as needed• Support groups• Peer Mediation • Parent meetings as requested• Student Assistance Meetings• Pupil Personal Team Meetings• Crisis counseling

High School Counseling ProgramCareer Counseling Choices/Bridges Career Portfolio available

to all students and other web resources Interest inventories

Special Education Students Project Search meetings OVR Testing Write transition plans

Advisory Council GoalsAcademic CounselingThe School Counselors will

educate all students and parents about the realities of post-secondary options linking to individual academic achievement.

Advisory Council GoalsPersonal Social Counseling

The School Counselors will help each student explore and investigate his/her passion.

Advisory Council Goals

Career CounselingThe Advisory Council will develop a professional network to provide shadowing opportunities and internships for all 11th grade students.

Our biggest need…

Career Development!Why do we need a Career Development Plan at North Allegheny?

73%

10%

16%

40%

40%

19%

20%

54%

26%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1950 1994 2011

ProfessionalSkilledUnskilled

Source: U.S Bureau of Census and Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (Pennsylvania statewide)

Unskilled jobs are disappearing; demand for high skills is rising

The Post-Secondary IssueDid you know most students who

graduatefrom college are between $20,000 and$27,000 in debt?

That is the equivalent of a car payment

every month but without the car. Debt load for students in the US has increased by 300% since

2001.

.

PA ranks 5th in the nation for sending HS students to college.

PA ranks 45th in the nation for graduating the same HS students similar for 2008 from college.

100 Ninth Graders

30 Graduate Work Bound 30 Drop Out

40 enter 4-year college

20 graduate from 4-year college (5.5 year average)

10 graduates are underemployed

10 graduates receive high skill/high wage employment in major

Dr. Ken Gray, “Other Ways to Win”

What Students Would Have Done Differently to be Successful in Today’s Labor Market

Been more careful about selecting a major or chosen a different major

48%

Done more internships or worked part time in college or before college

47%

Would have started looking for work much sooner while still in college

38%

Would have taken more classes to prepare for a career

27%

Would have gone to a different college 14%

Something else 9%

Would have not gone to college 4%

Most Employable Majors#10. Meteorology#9. Medical Technology Technician#8. Agricultural Economics#7. Teacher Education: Multiple Levels#6. Astronomy and Astrophysics#5. Geological and Geophysical Engineering#4. School Counseling/Community Counseling#3. Educational Administration/Supervision#2. Pharmacology#1. Actuarial Science Huffington Post-Nov. 2011

Top 10 majors in the USA

#10. Political Science and Government#9. Communications#8. Economics#7. English Language#6. Education#5. Biology/Biological Sciences#4. Nursing#3. Psychology#2. Business Administration #1 Undeclared/Undecided (1 in 8 students) Princeton Review-2012

Rationale for the Advisory Council

To address the Career Education and Work Standards requires an outside/inside approach. You must go outside of the walls of the school to effectively develop relevance for students.

Students need to know their opportunities and their major influences: Parents and teachers need to know these opportunities as well. It is everybody’s business!

The power of connecting leads to bigger and better opportunities and resources for students.

Allows others to help the counselors and educators with the delivery of their curriculum, including a student delivery approach.

Helps our School Counseling Program set new goals and measure their impact

Stages of Career Development Linked to the CEW Standards

Stage, Age & Grade•Fantasy- Birth-10 years old (Grades K-4) Awareness

•Interest- 11-12 years old (Grades 5-6) Awareness/Exploration

•Capacity- 13-14 years old (Grades 7-8) Exploration

•Tentative-15-17 years old (Grades 9-11) Planning

•Crystallization- 18-21 years old (Graduation)

Students will be able to “crystallize” a vocational preference upon graduation from high school instead of their mid 20’s! *Donald Super

Specific “Must Haves” for our program

Elementary-Awareness (K-5) Lighting the spark in all children! Provide experiences for student to develop an understanding of self linked to work and resources outside of their family. (By 5th grade ALL students should be exposed to Beattie and all

other post-secondary options-CEW standards) Middle School- Exploration (6-8) Continue exploring the spark in all

children! Build on earlier awareness activities to explore more specific interests and abilities that have developed. (By 8th grade ALL students should have begun their own career

portfolio and individualized academic and career plans-CEW standards) High School- Planning (9-12) Crystallizing the Spark with a plan by 12th

grade! Continue to use the development interventions to build a transition plan for post secondary and career (By 12th grade ALL students will be able

to crystallize a vocational preference and strategy linked to their own

plan-a primary goal of the CEW Standards)

Students need to know…

Who they are…(Aware)Where they want to go…

(Explore)And understand the process of…(Plan)

how they are going to get there!

Small Groups…Group 1Mrs. PottmeyerMr. BaierlDr. PotterDr. TumuluruMs. BishopMs. FloroMs. Vadnais

Group 2Nick SciarrappaEdye PucciarelliCydnee TraversariMadeline BadaczewskiJulianna BachinskyMr. LongoMs. Earley

Group 3Dr. WheatMr. YoungMr. HylandMs. MatheisonMr. LyonsMs. VanoMs. Zinsser

Group 4Mr. SieminskiMr. HardingMr. DelpDr. BradleyMs. StackhouseMs. FaillaMs. ZylinskiMs. Daniels

How can you help us reach the following 3 goals?

Personal/Social Counseling Goal: The School Counselors will help each student explore and investigate his/her passion.

Academic Counseling Goal: The School Counselors will educate all students and parents about the realities of post-secondary options linking to individual academic achievement.

Career Counseling Goal: The Advisory Council will develop a professional network to provide shadowing opportunities and internships for all 11th grade students.

Next meetingOct. 15, 2013 8:00-10:00 AM

Breakfast & networkingReview ideas from small groupsCreate a “To-Do List”