Choices for Achievement Linking School Counseling to Student Achievement Utilizing the RSC Lite Tool

RSC Foundational Belief Achievement Student Choices Guidance Academic Career Personal-Social Counseling Personal Social When students receive sound guidance and counseling, they make choices that support learning and as a result achievement increases. ©2008 American Student Achievement Institute

Purpose: Connect School Counselors to student outcomes Assist School Counselors in developing an annual accountability report Tool to track accountability of annual goals Benefits: Assist school counselors with improvement of student success Increase focus on school-wide assessment data to guide services provided to students Foster greater community understanding and support for the role of school counselors Choices for Achievement “RSC Lite”

Choices for Achievement Shortened version of Gold Star/Redesigning School Counseling online tool to include: Program Goal Student Group Program Activities Analysis

Getting Started To become an Indiana Choices for Achievement (RSC Lite) School ("RSC Full" is the process to become a Gold Star school): Visit Click on "Redesigning School Counseling" under the REGISTRATION heading Click on "Choices for Achievement"

Logging In Each K-12 lead counselor received a login from InSAI in the mail in February, If you forgot your password, select “click here to register”. If you still have difficulty accessing your login, contact If you have gone through gold star, your login information will be the There is only one login per school.

Program Goals Counselor will be able to add a program goal for the school. Enter a goal(s) from the achievement, student choice, guidance or counseling area Select from the list of suggested goals or create your own (suggested state goals noted with an asterisk) Select your targeted student group “Add targets” input current year and target data (data shown in %)

Program Activities Create at least one activity aligned with your goal. Activity Type – Guidance: Academic, Career, Personal-Social If a guidance goal was selected, you will be able to select the indicator(s) that aligns with your activity. – Counseling – Advocacy – Management – Non-Program

 Activity Type in Guidance Area

Student Choice Goal Selected Student Choice Goal selected:

Annual Analysis Counselor will be able to review the progress of the goal During the year, the plan can be updated (goals & activities can be added or modified, for example). Review your Target data and complete the “actual data” or year-end result Evaluate what did/didn’t work Print Reports (the Program Goals; Activities; and Annual Analysis Tabs enable you to print multiple reports): Year-end report Crosswalks Detailed Grade Level Calendar

Program Activities Tab

Questions about Choices for Achievement? Contact the Statewide Steering Team: Elementary Melissa Flager Middle Gina Woodward High Martin Kirkwood Becky Morrow Sherman Woodard Beth Schmeltz Indiana Department of Education Amanda (Snobarger) Culhan