Professional Elementary School Counseling Program

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Professional ElementarySchool Counseling Program
Promoting Academic Achievement For Every Student
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Mission of The Camanche School Guidance and
Counseling Program . . .
is to ensure that every student will be provided
the opportunity to acquire skills in academic,
career, and personal social development which
will prepare them to become successful productive
citizens in a diverse technological ever changing
global society.

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FOUNDATIONASCA National Standards
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DELIVERY

• Classroom guidance curriculum
• Individual and group counseling sessions
• Responsive services such as crisis counseling and
  conflict resolution
• Supporting the school system through supporting
  teachers, students and staff with conflict
  managers, mentoring programs, TAT, the special
  education team, the district safety committee,
  Bullying Prevention Committee, etc. . .

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MANAGEMENT

• School counselors use data to drive their
  decisions
• Develop yearly action plans
• Monitor student progress
• Principals agreement

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ACCOUNTABILITY

• School counselors measure the results of their
  programs.
• Use this data to make decisions regarding program
  improvement.

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GUIDANCE CURRICULUM

• Kindergarten
• DUSO (Developing Understanding of Self and
  Others)
• Grades K-4
• Character Counts
• Decision Making (THINK, PREDICT, CHOOSE)
• Bullying Prevention / Social Skills/ Empathy
  (Dont Laugh at Me)
• Drug Alcohol Prevention (Just for Me Series)
• Grades 1-4
• Diversity Career Choice
• Grades 1-4
• Test Taking Skills
• 4th Grade
• Middle School Transition

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INTENTIONAL GUIDANCE

• Attendance
• Behavior
• Academic Achievement

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Camanche Elementary School

• School Counseling and Guidance Program
• Results sample

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National Standard

• Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge,
  and skills that contribute to effective learning
  in school and across the life span.

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ASCA Competency

• Improve Academic Self- Concept and Achieve School
  Success

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Study Skills Groups
3rd and 4th Grade Students

• ITBS Data, Low Scores
• Teacher Academic Referral Check List
• Teacher Interviews
• Student/Parent permission letters

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GROUP COMPOSITION

• 14 ADD/ADHD
• 17 LOW SOCIO ECONOMIC
• 14 SPECIAL EDUCATION
• 17 Were in 2 or more of the categories above
• 22 BOYS AND 9 GIRLS
• 19 3RD GRADE STUDENTS
• 12 4TH GRADE STUDENTS

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Camanche ITBS Math Trend All 4th Grade Students
Percent of students Proficient
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Camanche ITBS Reading Trend All 4th Grade
Students
Percent of students Proficient
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Pre-Study Skills Group Comparison of students
on Free and Reduced Lunch (low SES) verses
those not on Free and Reduce lunch (Non SES)
who scored 42 or below on the ITBS
Number of ITBS scores below 42
Data showed that both Low SES and Non SES
students qualified for a Studies Skills group.
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Study Skills GroupPre/Post Test Results
140 of 196 Right answers
40 Increase!
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Confidence / Knowledge students who could name
one thing he/she does well and share this with
others.
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
40 Increase
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Skill /Organizationstudents who reported they
could complete a schedule for doing homework and
follow it.
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
39 Increase
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Knowledge / Study Skills students who knew
that different study skills work for different
people.
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
90 Increase
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Attitude/Homework Completion students who
believe it is important to turn in homework when
it is due
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31

28 Increase!
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Knowledge / Organization students who knew how
to organize homework to take home and get
completed work back to school
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
53 increase
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Skill / Test Taking students who know to go
with their first response on a test
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
50 Increase
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Knowledge / Test Taking students who knew it
was important to stay calm and relaxed when
taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills
Number of students With the correct response
out of 31
56 increase
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ITBS growth for students in the Study Skills
group Spring 2005- Spring 2006
ITBS Score National Percentile
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75 (24 of 32 students in the group) HAD AN
INCREASED SCORE IN MATH READING OR BOTH ON THE
IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS
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Post Student Interviews Regarding The Use Of
Strategies Learned in a Study Skills Group
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Implications

• Teaching Study Skills contributes to improved
  academic achievement .

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