Missouri School Counselor Association November 4, 2012

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 Elementary counselors  Middle/Jr High counselors  Secondary counselors  Multilevel counselors  School Couseling Directors  Counselor Educators  Graduate students  Other

 Previous conference attendees?  Who had to pay out of pocket?  What are you here for?  Professional development  Your school made you come  Nothing else to do

 School Counselor and K-12 Director of School Counseling  19 years in the profession  Leader – local, state, regional & national  Advocate for students, school counselors and our profession

1. What do we need from school counselors in 2013? 2. How do school counselors make a difference in schools today? 3. Who is your superhero?

Do you know these super heroes? Jaime Escalante Erin Gruwell Joe Clark

Who do we advocate with? Colleagues Administrators School boards Parents Community members Strangers Elected officials/policy makers

 Talking about what school counselors do  Demonstrating with data our impact on student success and achievement  Sharing our program results with stakeholders  Going to meetings  Writing letters to the editor  Submitting press releases with photo ops  Invite internal and external policy makers to school counseling events  Make NOISE!

 Who do you talk to about what your program is doing?  What data do you have that impacts student success and achievement?  Where do you share your program information, goals and successes?  Staff/school  School Board  Community newspaper, local cable station  Community groups – PTA, Rotary, Realtors

School counselors ensure that all students achieve at their highest level possible. They collaborate with teachers, administrators, family members and service providers outside of the school to provide services and support necessary for student access and success. They advocate for every student to ensure their academic, career and persona/social needs are met. School counselors are leaders and systemic change agents in their schools, working with all stakeholders to ensure that they are using data and evidence based practices that inform decision making and produce results. They are the glue that holds a school together and are super heroes.

 How do you collaborate to improve your school counseling program?  Build a team  Build partnerships  Educate  Utilize current resources  Communicate effectively  Shared responsibility & decision making

 What is a Leader?  Someone who  has a passion  has a vision  is willing to make a commitment of time, talent & treasures  wants to make a difference

 There are numerous opportunities at the local, state and national level  Change is in the air – the time is NOW  It helps your students and families and brings recognition to your school counseling program  If not you, then who?  Why Not?

 Limited time  Lack of interest among members  Too busy; too much work; not appealing  List of challenges is great  Lack of interest among members  Limited resources to do the job well

 Removing barriers  Create changes to improve student achievement & promote equity and access for all  Can be slow & tiring  Is ongoing

 Collaboration  Advocacy  Leadership  Systemic Change  ASCA National Model Elements

 What is one thing you can commit to right now to create change for our profession?

 What can you contribute to taking school counseling in Missouri from Good to Great?  How does the profession move forward?  When do we do this?  Who else needs to be on the bus?

 What questions do you have?  What challenges do you face as an Mover & Shaker?  What resources do you need?  Create your own action plan

Bob Bardwell School Counselor & Director of School Counseling 55 Margaret Street Monson, MA x1109

Good to Great – Jim Collins Good to Great & the Social Sectors How the Mighty Fall – Jim Collins Fish: Remarkable Way to Boost Morale & Improve Results – Stephen Lundin The Disney Way – Bill Capodagli & Lynn Jackson

 Evidence-Based School Counseling: Making a Difference With Data-Driven Practices  Dimmitt, Carey & Hatch  Making Data Work: An ASCA National Model Publication  Kaffenberger & Young  School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap  Holcomb-McCcoy  Center for Excellence in School Counseling & Leadership   Center for School Counseling Outcome Research & Evaluation 