Author:		reedc
Posted:		11/15/2005; 7:37:19 PM
Topic:		New Information for Counselors
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Trish Hatch, a counselor guru, has introduced the elementary counselors to what is happenin' in the counselor world.  What is so cool about this is that the same vocabulary, goals, etc. stated in the curriculum that is occurring in reading and math are also occurring in guidance programs.  We are looking at data to drive the instruction that  counselors do with children just as the reading teacher and math teacher do. 

You will find the work on the links on this page when I figure it all out.  Our classroom lessons are based on the needs of the building and the intentional guidance comes from the students who still struggle and then are placed into groups.  Each leads to the increased achievement in students.  For example, the elementary buildings need to maintain an attendance percentage of 95.8 to meet NCLB guidelines.  The elementary counselors' goal is to meet that percentage, therefore, we put into place classroom lessons which are tested with pre-test and post-test scores on seven questions that we felt were important for kids to know.  If any student continued to be absent for 20% or more of the time in the first quarter, they will be placed in  intentional guidance groups that will also be tested with a pre-test and a post-test. 

For more information on how this is occurring, please check out the links on this page.  As we get closer to completing our information, we will have more updates on the use of data in counseling programs.