OSPI Summer Institute 2017 Marisa Castello Middle School Counselor WSCA MiddleJunior High Vice President Objectives School Counseling Essentials and Domains School Counseling Resources within each domain ID: 631801
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Middle School Counseling Essentials
OSPI Summer Institute 2017Marisa CastelloMiddle School CounselorWSCA Middle/Junior High Vice PresidentSlide2
Objectives
School Counseling Essentials and DomainsSchool Counseling Resources within each domainExploring data analytics
Q and A Slide3
My School Counseling Profile
School Counseling Practice 6 years as a middle school counselor- 3 years with Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts and 3 years at Woodbrook Middle School/Clover Park SDSchool Counseling Strengths and topics of interest
Program and lesson development, advising student leaders, transition activities, career and college readiness
Leadership Roles
WSCA Middle/Junior High Vice President; OSPI Webinar presenter on Career Readiness; OSPI Integrated Student Supports Workgroup member Aug ’16-present.
Professional Development
WSCA Spring Conferences (presenter 2016 and 2017), National Board Candidate; learning from fellow counselors like YOU!
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School Counseling EssentialsASCA Domains
Academic Achievement
Evidence Based School Counseling
Career and College Readiness
Personalized Planning for all Students
Social Emotional Support
Student Support ResourcesSlide5
College And Career Readiness
Personalized Planning for all students
What does this look like in Middle School?
Advisory and/or classroom guidance lessons on personal skills, interests and post-secondary options
Interest inventories to generate an initial list of possible careers
Starting the High School and Beyond Plan in 8
th
grade
College Bound Scholarship Sign-upsSlide6
College and Career Readiness
ResourcesCareer Guidance WA (Grades 6-12)Where are YOU Going (WA Career Bridge)
College
Board’s
Counselor Connection
https://professionals.collegeboard.org/guidance/counseling/counselor-resources
K-12 College and Career Readiness Guides and more!
Elementary, Middle and High School
Guides (google)Slide7
College and Career Readiness
Program Ideas“ABC’s of College” presentationCollege Spotlights
Visits to local community, technical and four-year collegesCollege Bound Scholarship sign-up competitions
Career DaysSlide8
Social Emotional Support
Student Support Resources
SEL Benchmarks
www.k12.wa.us/StudentSupport/default.aspx
Behavior and School Culture
Compassionate Schools
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Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Foster
Care
Foster Care
Youth
Community PartnershipsSlide9
Mental Health Resources
www.k12.wa.us/MentalHealthandSchools/default.aspxChild and Adolescent Mental Health Facts and RealityResources for FamiliesResources for Schools and EducatorsFrameworks and Guidance DocumentsKey Resource SitesOSPI ResourcesSlide10
Social Emotional Support
Program Ideas: Core curriculum on Character Education, stress management, self-esteem, signs of Suicide (SOS), etc.
Small counseling groups on Social skills, anger management, relational aggression, grief, divorce, etc.
Partner with community mental health agencies to deliver special topic groups and wrap around services Slide11
Academic Achievement
Evidence Based School CounselingProvides a practical process for using evidence to determine three critical issues:
What needs to be done
Which interventions should be implemented
Whether or not the interventions are effective
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Evidence-Based School Counseling
How does this translate to our work with students?Identify needs of studentsImplement programsCollect and analyze data
Evaluate programs
Communicate results to appropriate stakeholdersSlide13
Breaking it Down…Multi-Tiered Multi-
Domained System of SupportSlide14
OSPI Data Analytics: Let’s Explore!Slide15
Measures of Success
Increase four- and five-year high school graduation rates
Increase enrollment and completion rates and decrease remediation rates in post-secondary training and education
Performance Indicators
We must help students:
Enter kindergarten with expected skills in all six areas identified by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (
WaKIDS
).
Meet standard on the 3rd-, 8th-, and 11th-grade statewide English language arts (ELA) and math assessments, and the 8th-grade statewide science assessment.
Grow toward proficiency in ELA and math, as determined by Student Growth Percentiles, in 4th and 6th grades.
Enroll in Algebra I/Integrated Math I by the end of 8th or 9th grade and earn high school credit.
Enroll in college-level courses and earn dual credit.
Take the SAT and ACT and earn college-ready scores.
Access financial aid for post-secondary learning.
We must help students avoid:
9th-grade course failure.
Suspensions and expulsions.
Chronic absenteeism.Slide16
Graduation is the Goal: Performance Indicators Are the Early Warning MeasuresSlide17
Accessing Data
Step 1: Go to www.k12.wa.us and click on the K-12 Data & Reports button. Slide18
Accessing Data
Step 2: Click on the OSPI Performance Indicators linkSlide19
Accessing Data
Step 3: Click on the link
9
th
Grade Course FailureSlide20
Data AnalyticsNext Steps…
What are you going to do with this information? How are you going to incorporate it into your school counseling program? How are you going to communicate the results of your school counseling interventions and activities? Brief Discussion Slide21
School Counseling Resources
General Resources: Savvy School Counselor: www.savvyschoolcounselor.com
The Counseling Geek: www.thecounselinggeek.com
The School Counselor Toolkit:
www.school-counselor.org
Middle School Resources:
The Middle School Counselor:
www.themiddleschoolcounselor.com
Caught In the Middle School Counselors Facebook Page
WSCA- Middle School Rocks Facebook PageSlide22
Contact Me
mcastell@cloverpark.k12.wa.usmarisacastellowsca@gmail.com(253) 576-4155