EVALUATING YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM

THE RISKS AND THE REWARDS    

Lisa Boarman Coordinator of School Counseling

     

Kami Wagner Resource Counselor

 

July , 2015

WHO ARE WE?

76  52,511  students    

250:1  student  to  counselor  ra5o  2  

schools  

years  implemen5ng  Naviance  

THE PERFECT STORM

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR GRADUATES?

WHAT IS THE COUNSELOR’S ROLE IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS?

100  

For every 100 9th

graders…

95  

graduate from high school

78  

enter college

74  

return to college for sophomore year

59  

graduate from post- secondary institution within 6 years

%

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT FOR EVERY 100 HCPSS GRADS

74  87  

59  

85   80  

0

20

40

60

80

100

Afr

ican

Am

eric

an

Asi

an

His

pani

c

Whi

te

2+ R

aces

2007   2008   2009   2010  2011    

NON-­‐FARMS  2012   2013  

FARMS  

80   79   80  84  

80  80   81  

51  50   53  58  

65   62  56  

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT RATES BY FARMS STATUS

RANDOM ACTS OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

NAVIANCE

SCHOOL COUNSELING EVALUATION

NEW VISION

A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

NOSCA’s Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling

1. College Aspirations

2. Academic Planning

3. Enrichment and

Extracurricular Engagement

4. College and Career

Exploration

5. College and Career

Assessments

6. College Affordability

Planning

7. College and Career

Admissions

8. Transition to College

Enrollment

SURVEYED STUDENTS IN GRADES 9 - 12

DATA DISCUSSIONS WITH EACH HIGH SCHOOL

Analyze Survey Results

Review AP Potential

Identify First Generation Students

Identify students who haven’t taken SAT or ACT

110,510  

student visits during the

2013- 2014 school year

connects student achievement with post- secondary planning.

sent to colleges

17,451  

transcripts requested and

Naviance

--------------------------------------------- · A college and career

readiness platform that

167,767

connects student achievement with post- secondary planning.

sent to colleges

stu ent visits during the

2014- 2015 school year

18,927  

transcripts requested and

Naviance

--------------------------------------------- · A college and career

readiness platform that

MET WITH COUNSELOR THREE OR MORE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR

81%  

2013   2014   2015  

78%    

77%  

MY COUNSELOR HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR ME

3.30  

2013   2014   2015  

3.21   3.29  

MY COUNSELOR ENCOURAGED ME TO

TAKE MORE RIGOROUS COURSES

2.88  

2013   2014   2015  

2.86   3.02  

MY COUNSELOR HELPED ME UNDERSTAND MY COLLEGE OPTIONS

3.04  

2013   2014   2015  

2.86   3.06  

MY COUNSELOR PROVIDED ME INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

52%  

2013   2014   2015  

46%  53%  

MY COUNSELOR HELPED ME PREPARED FOR COLLEGE TESTING

26%   30%   29%  42%  

56%   58%  

2013   2014    

Which  test  is  better  for  me?  2015  

Scores  needed  to  get  into  colleges  

AS A RESULT OF THIS WORK

2015  SURVEY  Apply  to  a  new  insHtuHon  

Rethought  my  major    

Applying  to  at  least  one  insHtuHon  

Did  not  apply  to  a  new  insHtuHon  

Not  applying  to  any  insHtuHon  

48%   42%   34%  

6%  13%  

SET THE BAR HIGH!

3 LESSONS IN EVERY GRADE

SET THE BAR HIGH FROM THE START

WHAT GETS MEASURED… GETS DONE!

IMPROVEMENT

RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRITICAL

MAKE DEPOSITS INTO THE PIGGY BANK AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE SO YOU DON’T GO BROKE WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL

CELEBRATE SUCCESSES FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP

SEE CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES

STAY THE COURSE

PLACE A HIGH VALUE ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

IN SUMMARY The critical elements of this work that impact school counselors on a day-to-day basis are:

250:1  

Student to Counselor Ratio

Regular, Meaningful

Professional Development

Using Naviance as a Tool

Using Data to Improve

Outcomes Accountability

Questions?