counselors, the principal, and the asca model bianca brown, donna grice, & tiffany montelepre...

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

Questions?

Contact Information:

Diane Stone, Assistant Principal

Diane.Stone@zacharyschools.org

225-654-2776