South Lakes H.S. School Counseling Department Advisory Council Meeting

SOUTH LAKES H.S. SCHOOL COUNSELING

DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING

May 16, 2013

Agenda

Introduction ESOL Goal Review Senior Group At-Risk Girl Group Parent Communication Data Mental Wellness Week Needs Assessment Upcoming Goals Planning

Introduction

Student Services Staff Davina Johnson Director Jeremy Moffitt (A-Bru) Bill Campbell (Bry-Ekw) Sue Parrotte (Ela-Har)

Kacey Wells McAleer - Intern Heather Thomas(Hart-Lan) Kari Olsen (Lao-Moi) Madiha Jamil (Mol-Ram) Tracey Albert (Ran-Sti) Lauren Crispino (Sto-Z) Karen Burke Career Center Specialist

Advisory Board Members

Administrators Teachers Students Community Members Parents Staff

Closing the Achievement Gap: ESOL/High School Completion

ESOL Focus

Tutor/Mentor Program Guidance Lessons:

Study Skills Leadership Student Academic Planning Resume Building Workshop

NHS Student Mentors

Met during 2nd period learning seminar

Peer mentoring to help improve reading skills

ESOL Level 1 & 2 Students

Study Skill Strategies 88% could name 3

strategies & 2 test-taking Strategies (An increase of over 50%!)

Tutoring Program Study Skills Workshop

List 3

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Presented by leadership class

Identify 5 level of leadership Over 89% could identify 3 or

more

Leadership Workshop

ESOL Leadership Workshop

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Two Que

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Quest

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20

40

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ESOL Leadership Workshop

Percentage of Kids That Answered

ESOL Academic Advising

Knowledge of: Verified credit - 45% to 97% High school transcript - 48% to 97% Graduation requirements - 42% to 97% Options after high school - 45% to 94% Discussed my academic plan with my School Counselor - 34% to 94% Academic Advising Lesson to be helpful - 94%

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q50

10

20

30

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45.71

20.00

42.8645.71

34.29

17.1

31.4

17.1 17.1

40.037.14

48.57

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25.71AgreeDis-agree

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q60

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97.1 97.1 97.1 94.3 94.3 94.3

0.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.02.9 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.9 5.7

Agree

Resume Workshop

70% didn’t have tools to write a resume.

55% didn’t know how to ask for help or purpose of resume

87% didn’t understand valuable information on a resume

98 % will begin writing a resume

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writ

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ask

for h

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76.47 76.4770.59

82.35

64.71

11.76 14.71

26.47

5.88

20.5911.76 8.82

2.9411.76 14.71

1 - Totally Agree

2 - Somewhat Agree

3- Agree

Senior Group

“Life after High School” Senior Small Group

College and Career Readiness Group 6 sessions

#1. Introduction

#2. College Readiness- NOVA representative

#3. “Dress for Success”- Interview/work place attire

#4. Good Resume vs. Bad Resume- Speaker Amanda Greathouse, VP from Convergenz, LLC.

#5. Mock Interviews

#6. Wrap Up

Senior Small Group Results

32% increase in the amount of students

who reported having a resume. 90% of the students highly agreed

that they knew what kind of questions

would be asked in an interview. Students reported feeling more confident when it comes to job

interviewing now that they know what to expect from the interview process.

“Girl Talk” Intervention w/ At-Risk Students

“Girl Talk”

Empowerment Groups for Academic Success (EGAS)

Intervention Model

-Process Group

11th and 12th Grade Female

African- American Peer Mentors (Ambitious Girls Club)

9th and 10th Grade “At-Risk” African American Girls

Peer Mentors and School Counselor Co-Facilitate

Group Work

Group Counseling

Bemak, F., Chi-Ying, R., & Siroskey-Sabdo, L. A. (2005). Empowerment Groups for Academic Success: An Innovative Approach to Prevent High School Failure for At-Risk, Urban African American Girls. Professional School Counseling, 8 (5), 377-389.

“Girl Talk” Results

Participant 1

Participant 2

Participant 3

Participant 4

Participant 5

Participant 6

Participant 7

Participant 8

Participant 9

Participant 10

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Major School Discipline Incidents

Pre- First 3 months of Intervention

Post- Last 3 months of Intervention

3

4

3

Pre- Major School Discipline Incidents Student Ranges

0-12-34-5

6

4

Post- Major School Discipline Incidents Student Ranges

0-12-34-5

• 90% of Participants Improved Behavior• 50% of Participants had no major discipline incidents in the

last 3 months of intervention• Participants fully engaged in the group process • Peer mentors reported developing as leaders

Parent Communication Goal

Facebook Needs Assessment Parent Meet & Greet Increased KIT

communication

Mental Wellness Week

Signs of Suicide

Needs Assessment 2012-13

2012/2013 Student Needs AssessmentWhen: Spring 2013, Academic Advising

What: Students completed a 19 question needs assessmentOverall completion: 72% of 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students completed the survey (1271 out of 1764).

Gender Breakdown: 50.5% were female, and 49.5% were male. Grade Level Breakdown: 32% were freshman, 34% were sophomores, and 34% were juniors.

Study

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Goo

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Grief/C

oping

Handli

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Pre

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Peer P

ress

ure/

Bullyin

g

Anger

Man

agem

ent

Mak

ing F

riend

s/Pee

r Rela

tions

hips

Under

stan

ding

Divers

ity

Chang

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Fam

ily

Develo

ping

Lead

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Self-E

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Depre

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0%

10%

20%

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24 60172 100 103 80 40 57 119 156 123

413 435

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331 325276

216 186

574 458349

565 576

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840 843 9151015 1028

578 657799

293 260

887

Overall Results

A Lot of Help A Little Help Doesn’t Apply to Me