1. Campbell County Middle
School
School counselors are part of the educational community focusing on academic achievement by helping students develop the academic, social, and self management skills they need to succeed. School counselors can support teachers in their instructional efforts to help students achieve academic outcomes in line with their potential.

2. What is SSS?
Student Success Skills is an Evidence-Based Curriculum that focuses on developing key skills in an environment of caring, support, and encouragement that increases student confidence and effort, contributing to success.
Student Success Skills focuses on three key skill sets:
I. Learning Skills
II. Social Skills
III. Self-Management Skills

3. All five reviews found a similar set of skills contributing to academic success and are the foundation for the Student Success Skills Program. These include: Cognitive and meta-cognitive skills such as goal setting, progress monitoring, and memory skills; Social skills such as interpersonal skills, social problem solving, listening, and team-work skills; Self management skills such as managing attention, motivation, and anger. All three skill sets work in concert and each requires systematic teaching.
All three reviews found a similar set of skills contributing to academic success: Cognitive and metacognitive skills such as goal setting, progress monitoring, and memory skills; Social skills such as interpersonal skills, social problem solving, listening, and team-work skills; Self management skills such as managing attention, motivation, and anger. All three skills work in concert and each requires systematic teaching.

4. What is SSS?
The Student Success Skills approach is based on five key skill building areas.
1. Goal setting and progress monitoring
2. Creating a caring, supportive and encouraging classroom
3. Memory skills
4. Performing under pressure: Managing test anxiety
5. Story structure and positive student story telling

5. CCMS Data Review
Student Success Skills can help meet our school goals based on the CSIP as well as the School Report Card and student’s needs based on Needs Assessment results
Based on our CCMS Report Card, as a school we need to focus on:
Male and Female-i.e. look at behavior occurrences
6th Grade: 42 Male, 4 Female
7th Grade: 35 Male, 6 Female
8th Grade: 26 Male, 15 Female
Free and Reduced-all content areas and all grade levels, students were half of building-wide proficiency rate
Special Education Services-significant discrepancy rates for proficiency by grades

6. CCMS Data Review
Based on our CSIP Goals, as a school we need to focus on:
Increasing the average combined reading and math KPREP scores for middle school students from 53.6% to 76.8% in 2017
Positive Behavior interventions and supports will be utilized effectively and consistently by all staff members
Based on Needs Assessment Results:
6th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling Groups-Friendship Skills, Career Exploration
7th Grade: After School Clubs-Activity, Counseling Groups-Study/Organizational Skills, Career Exploration
8th Grade: After School Clubs-activity, Counseling Groups-Career Exploration

7. SSS Research Wang, et al. (1994)
Reviewed 50 years of research on “What helps students learn”
Hattie, Biggs & Purdie (1996)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “The effects of learning skills interventions on student learning”
Masten & Coatsworth (1998)
Reviewed 25 years of research and identified “The most critical factors associated with academic and social competence”
Marzano, et al. (2001)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “Classroom instruction and
summarized research-based strategies for increasing student achievement”
Zins, et al. (2004)
Reviewed 10 years of research on “The relationship of social and emotional learning to academic success”

8. SSS Research Findings
There has been great research conducted to show effectiveness of SSS and how it can help us meet our goals at CCMS.
Five studies have been conducted with:
52 School Counselors
40 schools across two counties
Over 1,400 students
Included grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9
Consistent findings:
Compared to students who did not use SSS, students who were taught SSS strategies showed:
Gains in math equivalent to one year of additional learning
Gains in reading equivalent to ½ year of additional learning
Overtime there was a decrease in student behavior referrals

9. Student Success Skills at CCMS
Implementation- RtI Framework Model
Tier One: five 45 minute classroom lessons spaced one week apart at the beginning of the school year
Tier Two: eight 45 minute small group counseling sessions overlapping and supporting classroom guidance
Tier Three: individual counseling as needed for identified students

10. Student Success Skills at CCMS
SSS Guidance Lessons started in January (5 weekly sessions):
Harris-Study Skills
Kennedy-Study Skills
Ratliff-Study Skills
Martinez-Study Skills
Booster lessons are going on right now to help students prepare for upcoming state testing.

11. Student Success Skills at CCMS
Average MAP Reading RIT Growth
Student Success Skills
Special Education
All excluding Special Education
MAP Reading Fall to Winter
1.78
2.25
1.55
MAP Reading Winter to Spring
2.18
1.15
1.71
Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School Counseling intern

12. Student Success Skills at CCMS
Average MAP Math RIT Growth
Student Success Skills
Special Education
All excluding Special Education
MAP Math Fall to Winter
3.7
4.0
3.53
MAP Math Winter to Spring
1.78
-0.38
1.09
Data from Katrina Hacker, NKU School Counseling intern

13. Student Success Skills at CCMS
Grant funding for all students to receive Tier One and Tier Two SSS intervention.
Grant funding for posters and materials for classrooms to reinforce SSS language.
Counselors will begin leading Small Group Counseling in Fall
Parent Component will be delivered in Fall by coordinating with our YSC
Tier I Classroom Guidance will be implemented through CLC time