WVDE Update: Policy Driven Program Change Dr. Barb Brady WVDE School Counseling Coordinator.

WVDE Update: Policy Driven Program Change

Dr. Barb BradyWVDE School Counseling Coordinator

Presentation OutlineSchool Counseling Program DescriptionBig Rock Changes to PolicyRedefined Delivery Systems

Personalized Learning PlansStudent Success Standards OverviewCounty Board ResponsibilitiesImplications for the Role of the School Counselor

The WV School Counseling ModelNew DefinitionsPersonalized Learning Plans

WVBE Policy 2315: Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

Was on comment through March 17th

Will go to State Board for Approval in April

Policy 2315 Big Rock Changes

• Paradigm shift that focuses more on defining the program and student outcomes

– NEW Student Success Standards • REPLACE school counseling program standards

§126-67-3. Comprehensive School Counseling Program DescriptionPOLICY Language

3.1. The CSCP is an integral part of the total school program and is aligned with the school’s mission.

The CSCP is a proactive, systemic approach to assist students with the acquisition of attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to maximize student success and preparation for a variety of postsecondary options.

The CSCP provides universal prevention for all students, targeted interventions for at-risk students and intensive interventions for the most at-risk students.

§126-67-3. Comprehensive School Counseling Program DescriptionPOLICY Language

3.1. (continued) The CSCP is standards-based, designed to developmentally and sequentially address the WVSSS within each programmatic level.

The CSCP utilizes school and community data to identify student needs in relation to the CSCP and to set annual priorities for the WVSSS.

A certified school counselor, in collaboration with school and community stakeholders, will develop an Annual CSCP Plan in order to coordinate and implement a CSCP designed to address student needs.

The CSCP contains four distinct delivery systems.


Four Delivery Systems Described – 3 Renamed

OLD NewGuidance Curriculum Integrated Delivery of WV Student

Success StandardsIndividualized Student Planning

Personalized Student Planning

Responsive Services Responsive ServicesSystems Support Student Supports


Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (CSCPs) are:• Collaboratively delivered• Embedded into the total school program • Data driven• Standards focused• Growth focused• Guided by:– The CSCP Program Audit (assesses program

completeness)– Annual School Counseling Plan (establishes

annual goals/priority, drives continuous program growth)


Includes terms not previously defined:– Confidentiality– Equity and Access– Global Citizenship– Crisis Response– Ethical Standards– Informed Consent– Early Identification– FERPA

Delivery Systems

5.1.a. Personalized Student Planning – Personalized student planning includes providing opportunities for students to discover their interest in emerging careers. Ongoing opportunities at allprogrammatic levels are provided during the school day for career exploration and self-discovery. Personalized planning allows student to develop academic skills, identify interests, maximize strengths,minimize weaknesses, set and reach personal/educational goals and realize their career aspirations. A Personalized Education Plan (hereinafter PEP) is developed collaboratively, involving students,parents/guardians and school staff.

Delivery Systems

5.1.b. Integrated Delivery of WV Student Success Standards – The WVSSS (see incorporated documents) describe the attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviors all students shall develop in relation to academic and learning development; career and life planning; personal and social development; and global citizenship. The WVSSS are critical to the holistic development of all students and require integration into all aspects of each student’s educational experience utilizing a variety of delivery modalities. The WVSSS are the foundational standards for each CSCP. The integrated delivery of these standards is coordinated by the school leadership team, the school counselor and teachers.


• Role of the school counselors… is now defined and evaluated in other policies and documents developed since the 2002 version, including:

– WVBE Policy 5100 - Approval of Educational Personnel Preparation Programs

– WVBE Policy 5310 - Performance Evaluation of School Personnel

– WV School Counselor Performance Standards

– WV Comprehensive School Counseling Model

Delivery Systems

5.1.c. Responsive Services – 3 core concepts

School interventions for at-risk students Referral to school & community resources – targeted students Crisis prevention and Response plans

Delivery Systems

5.1.c. Responsive Services – (continued) The school counselor collaborates with stakeholders to create a school-wide, prevention-based approach to individual and school crises and has a crisis plan in place to address the mental health component of common school-wide crises. The school crisis team educates other stakeholders to assist with school-wide crisis preparedness, prevention, intervention and response, outlining responsibilities and best practices in the school crisis planning and response.

Delivery Systems

5.4.d. Student Supports –The student support component of the CSCP consists of a systemic, school-wide coordinated approach of developing and implementing programs and activities within the school and community aimed at supporting the success of all students. High quality education programs provide well-designed student support systems, ensuring that the learning environment is safe and supportive and that the academic, social and emotional, and career development needs of students are identified and addressed.

Delivery Systems

5.4.d. Student Supports – (continued) The school counselor collaborates with stakeholders to ensure school-wide coordination of the CSCP and other student support programs. Schools design and identify programs and resources that address identified student needs and enhance the success of each child. Additionally, students and families may seek support to address their unique academic, career and personal-social needs. Examples:• Expanded School Mental Health• Academic Support Programs (tutoring, after-school programs, etc.• School-wide bully prevention programs• PBIS• Mentoring• Advisor-Advisee


NEW West Virginia Student Success Standards

• REPLACE school counseling program standards

• Everyone’s responsibility to support student success – Course Integration

• Cross walk tools – NxtGen Standards• E-learning course being developed in each content area• Other professional development available upon request

– Standards-based advisory systems

• School leadership team determines priorities and delivery schedule (who, what, when)– Systemically embedded in early learning framework– Student data (Middle and high school needs assessments, discipline referrals,

bullying incidences, dropout rate, culture survey, etc.)

§126-67-9. Summary of West Virginia Student Success Standards

9.1. The WVSSS and objectives outline the knowledge, skills and dispositions essential to support all students being college- and career-ready through an integrated, embedded process involving all school staff at each programmatic level.

How the Student Success Standards were Developed

• Reviewed the current standards in Policy 2315 and the revised version from the Model Task Force.

• Reviewed other state and national standards and documents including:

• ASCA National Standards (same as 2001 Policy 2315)• Policy 4373• Utah Office of Education Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance

Program (global citizenship)• Connecticut State Board of Education Comprehensive School

Counseling Program (programmatic levels)• Council of Chief State School Officers (Global Competence Matrix)• National Association of School Psychologists (School Mental Health)• National Association for the Education of Young Children

(developmentally appropriate practices)• National Endowment for Financial Education• College Board: National Office for School Counselor Advocacy• National High School Center - College and Career Readiness: Mapping the Landscape

Policy 2315 Timeline

Oct. 2012 – Jan. 2013WVDE Internal Stakeholder GroupPolicy Review/ Revisions

January 2013External Stakeholder GroupPolicy Review Revisions

February 12,

2014

WVDE –

Placed on 30

Day Comment

March 12, 2014 End of Comment Period and Final Board Approval

July 1, 2014Policy BecomesEffective

February – OngoingProfessional DevelopmentIncluding VirtualCourses

July 2013 –Jan. 2014Internal ReviewFinalize Policy

April 2014State BoardApproval


CSCP Four Student Standards areas:– ACADEMIC/LEARNING DEVELOPMENT

– CAREER DEVELOPMENT/LIFE PLANNING

– PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

– GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

Programmatic Level Competencies (Elementary [3 levels], Middle and High School)

– Competencies grouped by overarching Learner Outcomes


• School leadership team determines priorities and delivery schedule (who, what, when, how)

– Student data (Middle and high school needs assessments, discipline referrals, bullying incidences, dropout rate, culture survey, etc.)

– Community data (crime, violence, poverty rate, disasters

– Systemically embedded in early learning framework

– Programmatic level indicators designed to be purposefully within each programmatic level

Student Success Standards (continued)

Preliminary Composite Cross-Walk

Cross-walk Integration GuideSAMPLE – English/Language Arts

Use of Time Chart Removedto facilitate a collaborative delivery approach - all program components

Delivery System Component

Elementary School % of Time

Middle School % of Time

High School % of Time

Guidance Curriculum

35%-40% 25%-35% 15%-25%

Individual Student Planning

5%-10% 15%-25% 25%-35%

Responsive Services 30%-40% 30%-40% 25%-35%

System Support 10%-15% 10%-15% 15%-20%

2002 WVDE Policy 2315

§126-67-4. County Board Responsibilities

4.1. Each county board of education shall ensure that the CSCP:





http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors



Program Audit – Assessing Program Completeness

Job Description Alignment• Are county/school job descriptions aligned with the

WV School Counseling Model and WV Performance Descriptors?

– Model Job descriptions have been created to align with new standards.

– Appendix A in Model booklet» Overarching job descriptions» Programmatic level – recommendations» Institutional Ed./ Vocational Technical Schools

• Job descriptions should support counselors being able to be ‘accomplished’.

7.3. Each county board of education shall revise and submit for approval to the WVDE a CSCP policy for schools aligned with requirements set forth in this policy. The initial and subsequent revisions will besubmitted to the WVDE by October 1.

County boards shall….

WVDE Update: Policy Driven Program Change Dr. Barb Brady WVDE School Counseling Coordinator.

Documents

cscp program audit

student needs

annual cscp plan

certified school counselor

policy driven program

wvbe policy

assist students

annual priorities