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WA Council for High School / College Rela5ons Fall 2015 Counselor Workshops
UPDATES FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Danise Ackelson
OSPI Supervisor Guidance & Counseling Dixie Grunenfelder
OSPI Director of Secondary Educa<on
Superintendent Dorn’s Priori5es
• Ensure that basic educa5on funding is ample and uniform across the state for all students
• Improve achievement for all students and reduce the dropout rate
• Improve our statewide assessment system
• Expand career and technical educa8on and STEM opportuni8es
• Promote early learning opportuni8es
“Please be assured that OSPI is proud and honored to be able to say that we are associated with a group of professionals that are as commiBed as you. Trying to understand what you go through on a daily basis with system requirements piled on top of your main responsibility of geFng ALL students career and college ready while aBending to their social emo<onal needs is a difficult thing to do. Please know that we deeply respect all you do each day in your school and for your contribu<ons to the profession!”
Message from Dan Newell Assistant Superintendent Secondary Educa5on
& Student Support
New Informa5on for School Counselors
• News and More for School Counselors
• Mul8-‐8ered systems of support • Legisla8ve Changes • Gradua8on Requirements
• High School & Beyond Plan with new Electronic Tool
• CTE Course Equivalents • Counselor Resources
Be in the Know! hHp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEduca8on/GuidanceCounseling/default.aspx
. “News and More for School Counselors” Moved to…
Guidance & Counseling
Sign up for GovDelivery is at: hHps://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAOSPI/subscriber/new
Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program
Mul5-‐Tiered System of Support MTSS for short is a system behind efforts to remove barriers and support students. These efforts are typically divided into 3 categories that affect "All,” "Some,” and "Few" students based on severity of need.
Effec8ve 8ered supports would focus on both academic and non-‐academic needs. The success of MTSS depends on con8nuous monitoring of OSPI's research-‐based dropout preven8on and gradua8on performance indicators:
– Four-‐year and five-‐year gradua8on rates – Academic course failure rates in 9th grade – Suspensions and expulsions – AHendance, especially chronic absenteeism.
What is Role of School Counselor in MTSS?
• Providing all students with a standards-‐based school counseling core curriculum to address universal academic, career and personal/social development
• Analyzing academic and behavioral data to iden8fy struggling students – Your student informa8on system has tools!
• Iden8fying and collabora8ng on research-‐based interven8on strategies that are implemented by school staff
• Evalua8ng academic and behavioral progress aber interven8ons
• Revising interven8ons as appropriate
• Referring to school and community services as appropriate
• Collabora8ng with administrators, other school professionals, community agencies and families in the design and implementa8on of MTS
• Advoca8ng for equitable educa8on for all students and working to remove systemic barriers
Recent Legisla5on and Updates
. • PSAT Funding for 9th & 10th CBS students • Social/Emo8onal Learning Standards • Running Start • College in HS • State Assessment • Smarter Balanced for College Placement • State Board of Educa8on gradua8on scores
for SBAC • Gradua8on requirements
– High School & Beyond Plan • CTE Course Equivalencies
PSAT Funding for College Bound Scholarship Students
1. 2015 legisla8ve session authorized funds for grades 9 and 10 College Bound Scholarship students to take the Preliminary Scholas8c Achievement Test (PSAT) this school year.
2. The PSAT will be administered on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. There is no Saturday administra8on of the exam in 2015.
3. School test coordinators should iden8fy the number of exams taken by the College Bound Scholarship students on the College Board RemiHance Report and name OSPI as the “other paying educa5onal en5ty.”
4. Counselors or Test coordinators who have already ordered PSAT exams may add to exis8ng orders. The last date for test coordinators to order the test is September 25, 2015.
• It is encouraged for all 11th grade College Bound Scholarship students to take the PSAT at no cost through the College Board waiver system, since these students qualify for free/reduced lunch, to have access to their score report results with addi8onal tools.
Social Emo5onal Learning Standards
• In the 2014, ESSB 6052 Sec 201 (34) was directed to OSPI to convene a workgroup to recommend comprehensive benchmarks for developmentally appropriate interpersonal and decision-‐making knowledge and skills of social and emo8onal learning for grades kindergarten through high school that build upon what is being done in early learning.
• Currently, a representa8ve from WSCA will be working with this group for the next year. The ASCA model includes social/emo8onal as one of the three domains: – Academic
– Career – Social Emo8onal
Dual Credit Changes hHp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEduca8on/CareerCollegeReadiness/DualCredit/default.aspx
• E2SHB 1546 – Running Start and College in High School Program changes
• Running Start – RS not offered on HS campus – New RS Verifica8on Form
• College in the High School – College in HS (CHS) expanded to 10th grade – Subsidies to help pay for 11th and 12th graders
• Funding allocated • HS more than 20 miles
State Assessment Updates • Biology EOC: Not required for gradua5on for Class of 2015 and
2016. Will be used for federal accountability. Retake in Jan/Feb for students in class of 2017 and beyond.
• Biology Collec8on of Evidence (COE): No winter submission. There will be a June 2016 submission for students in the class of 2017 and beyond who have aHempted the EOC.
• “Required for gradua5on chart” and assessment update webinars posted at: hHp://www.k12.wa.us/TestAdministra8on/Trainings/default.aspx
• Assessment Calendar hHp://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTes8ng/8melines-‐calendars.aspx
State Assessments 2016-‐2019 hHp://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTes8ng/default.aspx
Timeline for 2015-‐16 School Year
Tes5ng Details hHp://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/StateTes8ng/8melines-‐calendars.aspx
End of Course Exams (EOC)
Smarter Balanced Assessment Results Final Agreement for college placement can be
found at SBCTC website with FAQ: hHp://sbctc.edu/search-‐results.aspx?q=sbac%20scores%20for%20college
%20placement
• Taken in 11th grade for placement – all 6 public baccalaureates – 34 CTC is effec8ve for Classes of 2016-‐2018 – 9 Independent Universi8es have similar agreement to the publics
• Transi8on – Bridge Course (OSPI Teaching and Learning Dept) hHp://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/BridgetoCollege/pubdocs/BridgeToCollegeProject.pdf
Smarter Balanced College Placement
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Bridge to College Course • OSPI is partnering with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges,
(SBCTC) for math and English courses • The Bridge courses are designed for seniors who score a 2 on the 11th grade
Smarter Balanced assessment and are interested in aHending college and would like to enter directly into a credit-‐bearing coursework without remedia8on or placement tes8ng when enrolling in college aber gradua8on.
• Applica8ons in iGrants – Due date coming soon.
• OSPI Teaching & Learning hHp://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/BridgetoCollege/default.aspx
Math Course Pilot
ELA Course Module Pilot
37 Districts
42 High Schools
80+ Districts
125 High Schools
250+ Teachers
Capacity and Funding for an addi8onal 300 teachers
2014-‐2015
2015-‐2016
2016-‐2017
State Board of Educa5on establishes gradua5on scores on Smarter
Balanced Assessment .
State Board of Educa5on Updates
• Legisla8on passed in 2014 (HB 1450) authorized the State Board to set a gradua8on cut score by the end of 2014-‐2015, and specified that the gradua8on cut score could be different from the Smarter Balanced Consor8um career-‐ and college-‐ready level.
• The gradua8on score was set by the Board on August 5, 2015. The gradua8on score is lower than the career-‐ and college-‐ready level (Level 3), and falls within the Level 2 range. (A source for how and why the Board set the gradua8on score is the SBE blog: hHps://washingtonsbe.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/688/)
• The gradua8on score will remain in-‐place for all classes indefinitely un8l the Board or the Legislature choses to change it. It is the Board’s inten8on to set the gradua8on score at the level of career-‐ and college-‐ready eventually, but the Board felt a lower score was more fair to students and to the educa8on system as the system adjusts to new standards and new assessments.
• The Class of 2019 and beyond will need to meet the lower gradua8on cut score as a gradua8on requirement. The higher SBAC career-‐ and college-‐ready score will be used for school, district, and state accountability, and be used by higher educa8on for student placement decisions. For the Classes of 2016, 2017, 2018, the Smarter Balanced assessments with the gradua8on score may be used as an alterna8ve assessment for mee8ng high school gradua8on requirements.
OSPI Gradua5on Resources hHp://www.k12.wa.us/resources/default.aspx#3
• Family Resources • Check list for each class • Gradua8on Toolkit
Civics Requirement hHp://sbe.wa.gov/GradRequirements/Civics.php
Class of 2016 and Beyond
Legisla5on from 2009 (RCW 28A.230.093) for Civics – Course can be embedded in another social studies – Tracking on transcript
• Can be a separate course • HSBP in local SIS • Transfers -‐ may need to contact former school
Social Studies Requirement for the Class of 2016 and Beyond (WAC 180-‐51-‐067, WAC 180-‐51-‐068) (Local School Districts may have addi8onal requirements.)
– 1 credit US History – 1 credit Contemporary World History, Geography and Problems (or an equivalent course) – .5 credit Civics – .5 credit Social Studies Elec8ve – Washington State History and Government
• May be taught in middle school and meet the gradua8on requirement without credit; or • For high school credit if taught at a high school level
Grad Requirements Resources
Video about career-‐and college ready gradua8on requirements: hHp://www.sbe.wa.gov/gradua8on.php#.VT6hBNF0zeI
High School and Beyond FAQ:
hHp://www.sbe.wa.gov/faq/highschoolbeyondplan.php#.VT6hi9F0zeI
Washington State Board of Educa8on
Washington State Board of Educa8on
Meaningful High School & Beyond Plan is the founda5on for college & career readiness
High School & Beyond Plan Requirements hHp://www.sbe.wa.gov/HSBeyondPlan.php
• WAC 1800-‐51-‐068 – HB 6552 (2014) Class of 2019 gradua8on requirements – 24-‐credit career and college ready diploma
– HSBP guides goals and choices – RCW 28A.230.080 HSBP locally determined
– RCW 29A.230 CTE Course Equivalencies • Recorded on transcript using course code and equivalencies • Comple8on cer8ficates
– Personalized Pathway – 3rd credits of math and science
Quality High School & Beyond Plan • Each student must have a plan:
– Starts in 8th grade – Career interest inventory – Revisited each year – Review student progress/transcript – Involves parents
• Elements – Iden8fy educa8on goals – Iden8fy career goals with an interest assessment – Four-‐year plan aligns with student’s career and educa8onal goals – Iden8fy assessments needed for HS and postsecondary – Resume or Ac8vity log
Resources -‐ High School & Beyond Plan hep://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEduca5on/CareerCollegeReadiness/CareerGuidanceWA/Grade6.aspx
“My High School and Beyond Plan” starts in middle school and includes:
! Evidence of career & college readiness knowledge
! Career interest inventory results and student reflec8on
! High School 4-‐year plan
! Postsecondary op8ons ! Mul8-‐year plan for success
! Evidence of student progress to date
! Student career and college goals
! Connec8on to registra8on for course selec8on
! Resume / Ac8vity log
! Student reflec8ons/ plan for next year
! Demonstra8on of preparedness though SLC
State Board of Education’s
Personalized Pathway Requirement
for the 24-credit career- and college-ready diploma
NEW! WSIPC Electronic Tool • HSBP Electronic Tool -‐ Available this Fall for ALL school districts in WA
• Based on HSBP in Career Guidance WA ( See lesson 12-‐ 9 hHp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEduca8on/CareerCollegeReadiness/default.aspx
• Tools available ALL Student Informa8on Systems
• Skyward • And available for school districts with their own SIS
• Regional Trainings this fall • See your school district student informa8on system director about access to this tool
OSPI Fall Regional Workshop and Training specific for School Counselors
October 8 ESD 121 Renton October 13 ESD 101 Spokane October 20 ESD 171 Wenatchee October 21 ESD 105 Yakima October 28 ESD 189 Anacortes November 3 ESD 123 Pasco November 4 ESD 114 Bremerton November 6 ESD 112 Vancouver November 9 ESD 113 Olympia
Registra5on is at: hHp://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2296358/2015-‐Career-‐Guidance-‐WA-‐Regional-‐Workshops
Workshops are 9:00-‐2:00 for 5 Clock hours. Lunch will be served. Topics include updates specific the work of school counselors, college & career readiness, and the new HSBP electronic tool. A webinar will be held this fall for those who can not aHend.
Statewide Course Equivalencies for CTE • Under E2SSB 6552 -‐Gradua8on requirements (Class of 2019)
– 2015-‐16 school year, school boards must grant academic course equivalency in math and science
– Locally determined courses may be used – Needs to be connected with HSBP – Comple8on Cer8ficates (HSBP) – Must use CIP code and course code – Transcript (designa8on coming in Fall) – AP coding with CTE – OSPI Bulle8n sent
• Reminder: Two-‐for-‐one (Class of 2016 +) – One credit can sa8sfy two gradua8on requirements – Transcript indicators
More Important News and Resources for School Counselors!
Dropout Resources Gradua8on: A Team Effort (GATE) Dropout
Preven8on (www.k12.wa.us/GATE/)
• Webinars: k12.wa.us/GATE/Results.aspx
• 2013–2014 Gradua8on and Dropout Sta8s8cs are public. This data includes students who enrolled in 9th grade in 2009 (5-‐year cohort) and 2010 (4-‐year cohort). The sta8s8cs are broken down by specific demographics and are available at the state, county, district, and school level. The good news is, state gradua8on rates are up and dropout rates are down.
• To view data: hHp://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/default.aspx.
Washington’s Healthy Youth Survey • Washington’s school-‐based youth
health-‐risk survey: voluntary and anonymous
• Administered every 2 years to students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12
• 2014 fall administra8on included 223,000 students in 215 districts and 989 schools
• State, ESD, and county results are public on AskHYS.net
• Does your school have counselor? – 8th Grade: 93% said yes – 10th Grade: 95% said yes – 12th Grade: 95% said yes
• Contact with School Counselor – 8th Grade: 58% said no – 10th Grade: 45% said no – 12th Grade: 26% said no
• People in the school to help when I need it: – 8th Grade: 79% said yes – 10th Grade: 77% said yes – 12th Grade: 82% said yes
Title I, Part C, Migrant Educa5on Program Dare to Dream Academy
• Partnership with University College Assistant Migrant Programs at UW, WSU, EWU, and CWU
• In coordina8on with Associa8on of Washington School Principals • Migrant students aHend week-‐long academy focused on developing
self-‐advocacy/leadership skills (grades 8-‐9); or science or math academy (grades 10-‐11).
• Students comple8ng week-‐long course receive .5 credit from AWSP issued at the end of August/beginning of September.
Dropout Preven5on -‐ “Dare to Dream: Exploring Your Future” The Dare to Dream course is targeted at students who have been iden8fied as being at risk of dropping out of or failing in school. Course content includes study skills and individual tutorials; job prepara8on, readiness, applica8on, or interview skills; communica8on skills; personal assessment and awareness ac8vi8es; speaker presenta8ons; and small group seminars.
OSPI School Safety Center hHp://www.k12.wa.us/SafetyCenter/
• Feeling safe is fundamental for a posi8ve learning environment. The School Safety Center has recently been updated. As a safety planning toolkit, the Safety Center provides a wide array of planning, informa8onal and training resources to districts and schools to help in the development of emergency opera8ons and safety plans. Visit the Safety Center, click on the link and sign up for email alerts and updates.
Academic Accelera5on Grant
• Promo8on of dual credit and college credit for students (AP, IB, not RS)
• Requires school districts to adopt an academic accelera8on policy for high school students.
• Funds to build program and train staff • In OSPI iGrants #661 • Launch late September • Due November 2, 2015 • Up to $10,000 per school based on enrollment and FRL
Suicide Preven5on Training PESB Approved for School Counselors
hep://www.pesb.wa.gov/educators/professional-‐cer5ficate/educa5on-‐staff-‐associate/approved-‐suicide-‐preven5on-‐curricula
• Networks for Life: An Educator's Role in Youth Suicide Preven5on – Contact: Vicki Wagner, [email protected] (206-‐297-‐5922 x4)
• Response – Contact: Debrah Tressel, [email protected]
(509-‐235-‐8823) • SafeTALK
– Contact: Forefront: Innova8ons in Suicide Preven8on, [email protected] (206-‐543-‐1016)
• QPR for School Health Professionals – Contact: Paul QuinneH, [email protected] (509-‐235-‐8823)
• Connect Suicide Preven5on/Interven5on Training – Contact: Elaine de Mello, LCSW, [email protected]
(603-‐225-‐5359)
Counselor Evalua5on • WSCA is taking the lead
– Andra Kelley Batstone, Olympia HS and WSCA President Elect
• Modeled aber TPEP • Admin and teacher tools • Based on Counselor Standards aber much research over past few years
• Professional Educator Standards Board, OSPI, and others partnering with WSCA
• Pilot -‐ 2017 • Legislature will decide
WA School Counselor Standards
hHp://program.pesb.wa.gov/program-‐review/standards/standard-‐5/counselor/benchmarks • School Counseling Program • Student Learning and Assessment • Counseling Theories and Techniques • Equity, Advocacy, and Diversity • Professional Iden8ty and Ethical Prac8ce
ASCA Na5onal Standards for Students hep://schoolcounselor.org/
Na5onal Consor5um for School Counseling and Postsecondary Success “Seek to inspire every student in America to take
charge of their future by comple<ng a post high school educa<on training… professional training program,
community college or four-‐year ins<tu<on” • To increase fair and accessible pathways to higher educa8on for all students
• Work with states, higher ed, and college access partners
• Emerged from First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Ini8a8ve • To support and strengthen school counseling, college advising and collabora8ve
systems that provide college and career informa8on
• Ac8vi8es will rely on current school counselor leadership and strategic partnerships
College & Career Readiness hHp://www.wcan.org/home
• SREB College & Career Readiness Ini8a8ve for Professional Development
• WCAN/CSF targe8ng School Counselors, College and Career Counselors, Career Specialist, GEAR UP Mentors, CSF Advisors, Gradua8on Coaches, and others who advise students about college
• 4 Training Modules (Will be Customized for WA State) – Building a College Going Culture for All Students – College, Career, and Academic Planning – Financial Aid and College Applica8ons – College and Career Advising in the Middle Grades
• Goals: Increase number of low-‐income students who apply to and succeed in postsecondary educa8on
Career Guidance Award of Excellence Applica8on coming soon
hHp://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEduca8on/CareerCollegeReadiness/default.aspx
College & Career Readiness Counselor Workshops
• College Board hHp://professionals.collegeboard.com/prof-‐dev/workshops/counselors
– September 22 at PSESD in Renton – September 24 at Gonzaga U in Spokane – September 25 at Tacoma School District
• ACT hHp://www.act.org/learningevents/workshops/register.html
-‐ October 1 at Clark College in Vancouver -‐ October 27 at Gonzaga U in Spokane -‐ November 3 at WSU TriCi8es -‐ October 29 at PSESD in Renton
Upcoming Conferences WA School Counselor
Associa5on WSCA
March 1-‐4, 2016 at Double Tree in SeaTac
“Golden Opportuni8es” 50 years of Leadership, Advocacy,
and Partnership
Pacific Northwest Associa5on for College Admission Counseling
(PNACAC)
Annual Conference May 25-‐25, 2016
St. Mar8n’s University
Thank you for everything you do for your students!
Danise Ackelson [email protected]
Dixie Grunenfelder [email protected]
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