Frederick County Public Schools VSCA March 14-16, 2012 Newport News, VA Presented by Silvia Restivo - Coordinator of School Counseling, Debbie Ravn, Eli Jordan, and Mary Twiford - High School Directors of School Counseling Frederick County Public Schools

Agenda  Welcome!  Frederick County Public Schools Overview  School Counselor Log  School Counseling End-of-Year Activities Report  Data types  The importance of data  Reflection  Next steps  Q&A

Frederick County Public Schools  13 elementary schools – 5,963 students  4 middle schools – 2,976 students  3 high schools – 4,107 students  1 Dowell J. Howard Vocational Center  1 Northwester Regional Educational Program  13,046 Total Enrollment

Frederick County Public Schools Subgroup Population

Frederick County Public Schools SAT 2011 Grade 12 SAT Results Mean SAT-I ScoresFCPSVirginiaNation Critical Reading Test Mathematics Test Writing Test

Frederick County Public Schools 2010–2011 Diplomas Earned Graduates by Type of Award Class of 2010 Number of Students Class of 2011 Number of Students Standard Diploma466 (50%)493 (51%) Advanced Studies Diploma431 (46%)430 (47%) Special Diploma189 Certificate of Completion21 GED07 Modified Standard Diploma1720 GED/ISAEP Diploma (Grade 12)23 Total Graduates936963

Frederick County Public Schools 2010–2011 Continuing Education Plans Class of 2011 Number of Students Four-year College645 (67%) Two-year College9% Other Continuing Education Plans9% Total graduates pursuing continuing education85%

Frederick County Public Schools “What do counselors do?” The Old Question was …

Frederick County Public Schools Data without purpose…  We’ve always done it that way…  Results were never reviewed  Consequently – nothing to compare  Time  Resistance to change  Relevancy  Student outcomes?

Frederick County Public Schools The New Question … “ How are students different BECAUSE of the school counseling program?“

Frederick County Public Schools Data with purpose…  Change of mind set  Collecting with a purpose  Save time  Engage students and parents  Collaborate with teachers and administrators  Working smarter not harder!  School Counselor image  Focus on positive student outcomes  Closing the Achievement Gap

Frederick County Public Schools The New Essential Question: How Has Student Achievement Increased as a Result of What Counselors Do? School Counseling Programs are about RESULTS.

Frederick County Public Schools School Counselors 2/20/2016 Partners in Student Achievement

Frederick County Public Schools High School End-of-Year… School Counseling Summary School Counseling Summary Template – School Counseling Summary

Frederick County Public Schools ASCA MODEL – Types of Data  Process Data  Perception Data  Results Data

Frederick County Public Schools Data Collection Activity

Frederick County Public Schools Process Data  Basically, process data is a summary of what has been done  What did you do for whom?  It is information describing the way the program is conducted  If it followed proscribed process

Frederick County Public Schools Perception Data  How have attitudes skill or knowledge changed?  “What do people think they know, believe or can do?”

Frederick County Public Schools Results Data  So what?  How has behavior changed?

Frederick County Public Schools USE OF DATA WHY?

Frederick County Public Schools USE OF DATA  Monitoring Student Progress  Closing the Gap

Frederick County Public Schools Monitoring Student Progress  Student-achievement data – measure students’ academic process  Achievement-related data -  Standards- and competency-related data  Disaggregate data- separated by variables  Program evaluation data – to show the school program’s impact using: Process data Perception data Results data

Frederick County Public Schools Monitoring Student Progress Data over time Data analysis Data management

Frederick County Public Schools USE OF DATA  Concretely demonstrates accountability and progress toward goals  Monitor student progress  Creates an urgency for change  Serves as a catalyst for focused action  Engages decision makers, district leaders, school teams, etc. in data driven decision making

Frederick County Public Schools USE OF DATA  Challenges existing policies, practices, attitudes, and mindsets  Exposes evidence of access and equity issues for focused advocacy and interventions  Focuses resources, programs, interventions, and strategies where they are needed most  Supports grant proposals (The Education Trust 1997)

Frederick County Public Schools Closing the Gap The ultimate goal of a school counseling program is to support the school’s academic mission. Ensuring academic achievement for every student includes counselor-initiated activities designed to meet the needs of under-served, under- performing and under- represented populations.

Frederick County Public Schools Closing the Gap Quality teachers know that not all students learn in the same way or at the same speed ASCA National Model 2 nd Edition, pg. 52

Frederick County Public Schools Closing the Gap Schools are no longer judged by accomplishments of their brightest students: they are held accountable for ever student’s progress

Frederick County Public Schools “ Just as data now drive decision-making in schools, so too must data drive the school counseling program.” Peggy Hines, Ph.D. Indiana State University

Frederick County Public Schools School counselors must show that each activity implemented as part of the school counseling program was developed from a careful analysis of student needs, achievement and related data.

Frederick County Public Schools ASCA “ ASCA’s National Model for School Counseling Programs is the ultimate tool in helping us all to be on the same page, doing the best for students.”

Frederick County Public Schools Effective use of School Counselors If we work withWe reach Individuals1-10 Small groups12-24 Classrooms30-60 Teachers School Climate1000+

Frederick County Public Schools 2/20/2016 Evaluation And Accountability School Counseling Programs Are About Results

Frederick County Public Schools School Counselors must switch their emphasis From: service-centered for some of the students To: program-centered for every student

Frederick County Public Schools Reflection—Take 5!  How is your school division using data?  How has it been effective?  What needs improvement?  Who is responsible?  Resources available?  Resources needed?  Next steps…

Frederick County Public Schools ADMINISTRATOR SUPPORT is necessary to ensure effective implementation of the school counseling program!

Frederick County Public Schools Silvia Restivo Debbie Ravn Eli Jordan Mary Twiford