The Professional School Counselor’s Role in CCRPINicole WeberNickajack Elementary SchoolCobb County School District2012 ASCA School Counselor of the Year

5 Ways School Counselors Impact the School Report Card (CCRPI)• Attendance

• School Climate

• Achievement Gap

• Career Development

• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Attendance• Identify students with poor attendance

• Follow district protocol for addressing absences

• Collaborate with School Social Worker

• Work with families to remove barriers

• Recognize students for good attendance

• Implement strategies to support students with poor attendance

• Help students to feel more connected to school

School Climate

School Climate

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20137476788082848688909294

80

9088

9192 92

Percent Stakeholder Satisfaction in School Climate

15% Increase from 2007-2013

Achievement Gaps• School Counselors are members of School Improvement

Teams

• Participate in development of School Strategic Plan

• Align School Counseling Program Goals with School Goals

• Develop action plans and implement interventions to address achievement gaps

• Utilize data to measure effectiveness of interventions

• Share results with stakeholders

Economically Disadvantaged Students

• Utilize classroom space on-site at shelter

• 10 week summer bridge program

• Teacher Volunteers work with students in reading and math

• Participate in summer reading program through local public library

• Collected and leveled books to build library

• Trained mothers at shelter how to read with their child(ren)

• Provided ongoing modeling/support on site at shelter

• Challenged students to turn in weekly reading logs for rewards

Economically Disadvantaged Students

Career Development• Teach career clusters and career

development standards

• Help students develop “soft skills”

• Explore student interests and expose them to a variety of careers

• Guide students through development of career portfolio

• Organize school-wide activities, such as career day, career centers, careers on wheels and college day

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

• School Counselors serve as PBIS Team Coaches

• Train staff on school-wide expectations and common language

• Teach rules and expectations to students

• Reward positive behavior of students

• Utilize data to identify problem areas and

subgroups needing additional support

The behavior referrals of our D.R.E.A.M. Team members

decreased by 100%!

School Counselors Impact…

Attendance School Climate Achievement Gap Career Development Positive Behavioral Interventions

and Supports (PBIS)