Hanover County Public Schools Professional Development. School Counseling Overview of Courses and Ongoing Professional Development

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1 School Counseling Overview of Courses and Ongoing Professional Development STRAND TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 Management and Accountability Have a basic knowledge of student learning, school counseling content objectives, professional standards including those defined by the Professional School Counseling Program Using the VASCA Model, and relevant legal resources. Develop and implement audit based action plans to support a comprehensive School Counseling Program Become familiar with federal (FERPA), state (SOQ and SOA) and local(policy and regulations) guidance documents governing activity related to counseling programs (records management, release of student information, promotion/retention and graduation requirements, data collection and reporting, etc) Become familiar with local documents which communicate the activity of school counselors to the public (local policy, parent handbook, the division and school web pages, POS and local planning procedures described in Conduct Audit Conduct Delivery System Audit Conduct Management Audit Conduct Accountability Audit Use audit results to create action plans Identify and use effective means to communicate program objectives and related activities with students, parents, and colleagues at school. Develop skills to effect a positive school learning environment (bullying prevention, conflict resolution, safe schools/rems training) for students and staff. Follow appropriate policy and regulation when planning comprehensive school counseling program Advanced data analysis: Make your data work to support and improve classroom guidance sessions, counseling activities, and communication with stakeholders Use knowledge of student learning, the learning environment, and federal/state/local guidance documents to build a comprehensive school counseling program around Virginia objectives for academic, career and 1 Demonstrate the comprehensive school counseling program effectively contributes to the academic success of every student Develop and promulgate systematic communication with all stakeholders

2 Technology (included to support Management and Accountability) Leadership Development and Professional Growth Hanover County Public Schools Professional Development opening school memos) Learn the GRIP model, identification, selection and collection of appropriate data to demonstrate progress and effectiveness of the school counseling program Web Basics Time log Interactive Action Plan Blackboard Basics Microsoft Office Suite PowerPoint Basics Attend State Conference Present Division Level Professional Development Attend Local School Counselor and Related Meetings and Workshops personal/social achievement for all students. Maintain action plan data electronically for program development and evaluation using appropriate software (Excel, Access, etc) Business Objects Core Reports User CIMS User Web master for school counseling and/or career counseling Department Chair Attend National Conference Business Objects Custom User Leadership Team Member Present at State and/or National Conference National Board Certification Clinical Faculty Red Cross Mental Health Counselor 2

3 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Both Ongoing in Counselor Meetings and Division Professional Days Course Title Annual Orientation for Opening of School Four Audits and Development of Action Plans Target Audience Hours 3 Primary Strand Course Content Follow up/ Extension Tier I Tier I (As needed for new staff) Tier 2 (Ongoing review and discussion) Process for Planning, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive program Review of relevant federal, state and local policy and regulation Review of relevant local documents used to communicate state and local policy and practices to the public (Annual opening of school meeting) Audit Delivery System Audit Management Audit Accountability Audit Use of audit results to write action plans for annual counseling program (Ongoing as part of the annual program planning and evaluation process) (Annually as needed to support new staff and review/expand with continuing staff during regular counselor meetings) Utilize appropriate policy and regulation to guide program development and decision making in all aspects of school counseling throughout the year Meet timelines as needed for the division and school activities Document school counseling plan for program activities and evaluation for administrators by the end of September Highlight those aspects of the plan specifically related to the audit areas Develop school action plans (using audit results) in the three areas of academic, career and personal/social counseling program objectives consistent with VDOE SOLs in these areas Use mid term audit to assess mid term progress, revise as needed, and to evaluate progress at the end of the year Use of end of year evaluation to reflect on progress and improve program for following year Share documentation of program monitoring and evaluation with administrators during annual evaluation conference 3

4 Legal Issues and Counseling Communicating with Stakeholders 6 Hanover County Public Schools Professional Development Tier 1 Tier 1 and 2 (Ongoing at counselor meetings and corridor transition planning meetings) Become familiar with applicable federal and state law related to school counseling Address legal questions as need arises and disseminate information as appropriate (Ongoing at counselor meetings) Understand the tools by which the VDOE communicates promotion/retention, graduation and other policy/regulations for accrediting public schools Understand necessity of alignment of local policy and practices with SOA/SOQ Understand counselor role in the effective communication of relevant information to stakeholders Analyze current transition plans for all students and work to improve activities and communications with all stakeholders (Engage in planning and discussion of the above during regularly scheduled counselor meetings and corridor meetings) Consult with appropriate administrators when issues arise to assure appropriate action and communication as needed Consult appropriate policy and regulation in response to questions Consult with appropriate administrators regarding questions as appropriate Work to assure alignment of counseling procedures with policy and regulation, especially as articulated in Parent Handbook, POS and Division Web Page Develop descriptions of all classroom guidance and school counseling program activities and timelines to communicate with stakeholders; and to share at counselor meetings and with administrator at evaluation conference Develop transition activities to assure smooth transition for all students through grade levels and other placements; share at counselor meetings, corridor transition planning meetings and with administrator at evaluation conference 4

5 Course Title Effective Communication Target Audience Hours Primary Strand Course Content Follow up/ Extension Tier 1 (ongoing) Tips and resources for establishing and maintaining positive school home relationships Tips and resources for working collaboratively with major stakeholders including school and division administration, special education, colleagues, and other community agencies. Review of related procedures. (Ongoing activity during counselor meetings) Create and share portfolio of sample documents as well as communication logs to share at local counselor meetings and with administrator at conference Annually review and revise current division level counseling documents for effectiveness (POS, registrations forms, career counseling materials, Tips for Parents, etc) Introduction to Data Analysis 3 Advanced Data Analysis 3 Management and Accountability Tier 1 Management and Accountability Tier 2 Model and provide practice with the steps in basic data analysis for effective school counseling programs using the GRIP model Analyze the art and science of selecting appropriate data to reflect on practice and assure program objectives are being met Use data to identify areas of program strength and weakness for further attention Practice techniques with counselor made and division level data collection and discuss with colleagues at counselor meetings and with administrator at evaluation conference Analyze current practice at mid year and end of year and revise as needed Use appropriate data display to discuss progress with administrator at conference Using software to collect data k 12 3 Technology Tier 2 Learn how to use available software See examples of effective use of GRIP in program planning and evaluation Participate in school and division training opportunities Use accurate and effective data displays to share program progress and evaluation with administrators at counselor meetings and in evaluation conference 5

6 Blackboard Basics Hanover County Public Schools Professional Development Technology Tier 3 Establish course site Understand the basic functions in order to maintain communication with parents/students Practice loading documents and creating hyperlinks Participate in school and division training opportunities Use Blackboard to communicate classroom guidance sessions and career counseling sessions Microsoft Office Suite Customized Professional Development (Panels) Technology Tier 1 Leadership Development and Professional Growth Learn the basic features of the Microsoft Office Suite standard on HCPS computers including Word, Excel, and Publisher Create sample documents using each feature Participate in school and division training opportunities To be determined by individual counselor in order to pursue options including, but not limited to: Division Leadership Team, National Board Certification, Clinical Faculty, Read Cross Mental Health Counselor Use in record keeping routines at school and to create documentation to share with administrator at evaluation conference Plan to be developed, implemented by the individual in accordance with the criteria stipulated by the option. 6

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