Bethel School District Oregon State PBIS Conference March 11, 2008 School Counseling & PBIS

Acknowledgements Bethel School District: Carl Cole, Ginger Kowalko, Tim Keeley Bethel School Counselors (K-8): Brigid Drobac, Terry Foytek, Sharon Jacobson, Jon Kline, Margaret Lathrop, Sonja Maul, Marilyn Perry, John Pinney, Carrie Tilson, Mark Wolfe

Purpose of Today’s Session Understand how PBIS & Developmental Counseling Programs work together Present information on the Elementary School Counseling Grant Provide information on Counseling & PBIS in two Bethel Schools Share outcomes from the Elementary School Counseling Grant in Bethel

How do PBIS & School Counseling Work Together?

Responsibility of a Professional School Counselor “Implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student achievement” American School Counselor Association

Comprehensive School Counseling Programs School Guidance Curriculum Responsive Services System Support

National & State Counseling Standards Student Developmental Domains: Learning to Learn, Learning to Work, Learning to Live, Learning to Contribute Content Framework: Guidance Curriculum, Individual Planning, Responsive Services, System Support & Integration, Student Advocacy

Suggested Distribution of Counselor Time (Gysbers) ElementaryMiddleHigh Guidance Curriculum 35-45%25-35%15-25% Individual Planning 5-10%15-25%25-35% Responsive Services 30-40% 25-35% System Support10-15% 15-20%

School Counselors & PBS Systems approach for the entire school Team approach to working with students Looking at “whole child” Specific plans for school-wide, classroom, non-classroom and individual students

Counseling Programs 1-5% Individual Student Interventions 5-15% Targeted Group Interventions 80-85% School-wide Interventions Counseling Groups, Check In Check Out, Social Skills, Lunch Buddies, Recess Club, etc. School-wide Programs Classroom Guidance Individual Counseling, Individual Behavior Plans, “Wraparound” Services

“Enhancement of Elementary School Counseling in the Context of an Integrated Academic & Behavioral Services Network” Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools Bethel School District Elementary School Counseling Grant

Grant Goals Increase the ratio of elementary counselors to students Decrease discipline referrals school-wide Decrease discipline referrals in students receiving counseling services Increase District & State Reading scores Increase the role of the school counselor in PBS

Counseling Program Fairfield Elementary School

Fairfield Demographics Grades K Students, Staff 75% of Students are on Free/Reduced Lunch Ethnicity: White-62%;Hispanic-29%;Native American-4%; African American- 3%;Asian/Pac. Islander-.5%; Decline-1.5%

Green Zone Interventions Recess Interventions Behavior Log to Monitor Patterns- Entered into SWIS and analyzed at IPBS Meetings Recess Remedy and Classroom Only Recess Card Classroom Guidance Lessons

Yellow Zone Interventions Check in Check Out Point Card System Leading to Fade Out HUG (Hello, Update, Goodbye)for Attendance/At-Risk Students Earned Friendship Group Student-Parent Notification of Minor Behavior Incidents

Red Zone Interventions Simple Recess Level System with Accountability (Used for Green- Yellow-Red Zone Students BSP Intervention- The Traveling Thumbs Up Card

Counseling Program Prairie Mountain School

Prairie Mountain Demographics Grades K Students, Staff 51% of Students are on Free/Reduced Lunch Ethnicity: White-71%;Hispanic-18%;Native American-2%; African American- 2%;Asian/Pac. Islander-4%; Decline-3%

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Counseling Grant Data

Goal 1: Increase Counselor: Student ratio Prior to the Grant, Bethel had 4.4 Counselor FTE; Grant provided funds to increase the Counselor FTE to 10

Elementary Counselors SchoolCounselor FTE Prior to Grant Current Counselor FTE Clear Lake1:6501: 342 Danebo1:6761: 352 Irving1:8781: 447 Fairfield1:4341: 234 Malabon1:3291: 219 Meadow View1:8001: 350 Prairie Mountain1:449 (1:797)1: 398

Goal 2: Decrease Discipline Referrals

Goal 3: Decrease Discipline Referrals in Students Receiving Counseling Services (Counseling Groups, Check In Check Out)

Goal 4: Increase District & State Reading Scores in Students receiving counseling services

Goal 5: Increase the role of the Counselor in PBS All Counselors are on the School-wide PBS Team Many Counselors are Team Facilitators All involved in Universal, Targeted and Individual Student Systems Average time involved in PBS has increased through the time of the grant: : 25 hrs per month : 37 hrs per month : (Preliminary reports: 44 hrs per month)

Anecdotal Data Principals and Staff comments Parent comments Counseling Program Future in Bethel

Questions??? Contact Information: Sharon Jacobson, Counselor, Fairfield Elementary Carrie Tilson, Counselor, Prairie Mountain School Celeste Rossetto Dickey, University of Oregon