1. Advisory Council Rebecca Barry rbarry@shawnee.k12.ok.us

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3. Role of the Advisory Council
Provide feedback on program goals
Review program results
Make recommendations about the school counseling program
Advocate for the school counseling program
Goals are developed by school counselors and explained based on school data, surveys, and overall feedback. I do this at my Fall meeting.
You will present to your council what changed in your school because of your work. How were your goals affected. I measure data from small groups and classroom lessons and present this information at my Spring meeting.
Develop ideas for improving areas of need.
Being a voice for what you do. Your council has a stake in what you're doing and sees the change agent you are based on cold hard factual evidence.

4. Consider the purpose of the advisory council
Where to Begin
Consider the purpose of the advisory council
The best advisory councils are willing to contribute to improving the school counseling program

5. Determine potential members
Where to Begin
Determine potential members
Think of various roles within your school
Identify a person in each of those categories
Who gets what you do? Who works well with you and others?
Consider the optimal number of members
Create your final list and invite them
So what are some of the roles within your school? Parents, teachers, administrators, community leaders. Business partners, students…
Who are the leaders in your school?
Who is onboard with and gets what you do?
Who will be willing to and able to meet with you once each semester? If you have professional building days try to work your meetings into the schedule so you don’t have to ask people to volunteer personal time.
Too many will limit quality discussions and too few will limit possible perspectives. At the same time you don’t want anyone who is too acquiescent or too argumentative. Acquiescing to all ideas limits improvement and debating everything can impede forward movement.

6. Agenda’s
Meetings should be organized in a way that facilitates the presentation of information and allows adequate time for discussion.
Fall Meeting
Provide an overall picture of services and programs already offered
Presentation of relevant data: attendance, test scores, dropout rate, FAFSA completion, how many and who are taking advanced courses, school climate...
Present and discuss program goals
Be sure to include time for questions and discussion of each item

7. Spring Meeting
Focus on progress toward goals established at Fall meeting
Include presentation of data showing progress
Include discussion on hurdles and successes along the way
Discuss challenges and any special events or experiences
Plan for the upcoming year

8. Information provided in this slide show came from the:
ASCA National Model Implementation Guide: Foundation, Management, and accountability
Copyright 2016 by the American School Counselor Association

9. Resources
The Use of Data in School Counseling: Hatching Results for Students, Programs, and the Profession
by Trish Hatch Copyright 2014 by Corwin
ASCA National Model Implementation Guide: Foundation, Management, and accountability
Copyright 2016 by the American School Counselor Association