© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Closing the Achievement Gap for Latino Students Transforming School Counseling Oregon Superintendents’ Summer Institute August, 2006 Work Ready, Work Ready, College Ready, Same Preparation

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust School Counselor Roles Goal: Redesign Current School Counselor Roles Goal: To retrain and prepare school counselors who work to remove institutional barriers that keep us from educating all students to respectable levels of achievement.

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Standards-Based Reform High Standards for All Students aligned with Challenging Curriculum and Assessments Ongoing Support for Teachers and Students Increased Student Achievement

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education TrustWhere are School Counselors? Absent from School Reform Peripheral to the Mission and Function of Schools School Counselor?

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Therapist Therapist Quasi-Administrator Quasi-Administrator Resource Person Resource Person Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Special Teacher Special Teacher Educational Planner Educational Planner Buddy Buddy

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust ASCA National Standards

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust People wonder…. What DO counselors DO?

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust New Definition School Counseling A profession that focuses on the relations and interactions between students and their school environment with the expressed purpose of reducing the effect of environmental and institutional barriers that impede student academic success. The Education Trust The Education Trust

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust What Is The Difference Between Now And The Future? Traditional Role Descriptors 1. Counseling 2. Consultation 3. Coordination New Vision Role Descriptors 1. Leadership 2. Advocacy 3. Teaming & Collaboration 4. Counseling & Coordination 5. Assessment & Use of Data

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust A Shift in Focus A Shift in Focus INDIVIDUAL FOCUS Works in Isolation Works Primarily with Individual Student Problems Manages School Counseling Program Separate from School Mission SYSTEMIC FOCUS Teams and Collaborates with All Stakeholders Works to Make Systemic Change Involved Extensively as a Leader in School and Community

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust The old question was… “What do counselors do?” The new question is… How has student achievement increased as a result of what school counselors do?“ “ How has student achievement increased as a result of what school counselors do?“

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust School Counselors Need Skills in: 1)Working as Leaders to Promote Access & Equity for All Students 1)Working as Leaders to Promote Access & Equity for All Students 2)Using Data to Change Policy & Practice 2)Using Data to Change Policy & Practice 3)Advocacy for Systemic Change 3)Advocacy for Systemic Change 4)Taking Action to Help All Students Meet High Standards 4)Taking Action to Help All Students Meet High Standards 5) Using Results to Drive Next Steps 5) Using Results to Drive Next Steps

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Design & Implement Data-Driven School Counseling Programs

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Examples of Data to Examine Test Scores  Achievement  State  National Enrollment  Honors/AP Classes  College Track  Special Education Graduation Rate  By Gender  By Ethnicity  By SES Attendance  Absences  Tardies  By Grade Level Discipline  By Classroom  Types of Problems  Gender GPA/Class Rank  By Gender  By Ethnicity  By SES Retention Rates  By Subject Area  By Grade Level  By Gender, Ethnicity Special Education  By Gender  By Ethnicity  By SES Dropout Rate  Grade Levels  Gender, Ethnicity…  Reasons Why

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust Data Driven Programs Can: Increase numbers of students in rigorous courses Help ALL students have access to the entire curriculum Lower dropout rates Raise attendance rates Reduce retention rates, and Help Schools Get to Proficiency

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust STOP Yield DO NOT ENTER Teamwork And Collaboration Advocacy Leadership Use of Data Counseling Counselors Taking Action

© 2003 NCTSC/ The Education Trust The National Center for Transforming School Counseling Paul F. Ruiz, PhD The Education Trust The Education Trust