Denver Public Schools Blueprint for District-Wide School Counseling Support
Jan 21, 2016
Denver Public SchoolsBlueprint for District-Wide School Counseling Support
Ancient History (until 2007)
◦How did DPS get to this point?◦Advisory Committee vs. Leadership
Team Difference in Philosophy Amount of Empowerment
Recent History (2007-2011)How do we define ourselves and
our work?◦Professional School Counselors are…
How do we want to be known as in three years? What is our ideal state? (start of the SCLT)◦How will we get there?◦Three-year Strategic Plan was
developed with yearly milestones
Structures to Support SCLT ImplementationRetreatMonthly Meetings
◦PDU◦Homework
Email AsksOpen TeamTargeted recruitment (ie –
begging) to ensure representation
Current Work (2011- present)• Revisiting Mission, Beliefs and
Philosophy• Developing Vision• Data Elements
• Plan to impact Data Elements through PD
Leadership Development Collaboration
Shared Vision & Mission Team Decision-Making
SCHOOL COUNSELING LEADERSHIP TEAM
Department & Individual Needs
Assessment based on
Performance Standards
PD Planning & Implementation
Department & Individual
Performance
Theoretical Framework
School Counseling Leadership Team
What DATA ELEMENTS do we, as DPS School Counselors, OWN?
School Counseling Data Elements
Q: How do we PRIORITIZE this huge list of elements?
A: HOW WELL do School Counselors currently know or are able to do the priority elements?Department ReviewsIndividual Counselor Surveys
Counseling PD BlueprintUsing data from:
◦ Counseling Department Reviews
◦ Individual Counseling Knowledge and Skills Survey
◦ Other Data Sources (Time Task Analyses)
◦ Anecdotal Data
Results in Universal PD
Results in Targeted PD
Results in REALLY Targeted PD
School Counseling Leadership Team
Department and Counselor PerformanceSharing of Best Practices &
Resources◦Wiki
PD◦Highlighting Best Practices with each
otherNext Survey
◦Looking for improvementNext Department Review
◦Looking for improvement
WikiInclude District Counseling Plan
pageInclude Data Elements power
point pageInclude ASCA Elements page
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