minority student achievement network mini conference: bridging the gap november 18 – 19, 2013

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Minority Student Achievement NetworkMini Conference: Bridging the Gap

November 18 – 19, 2013

School Counselors and Equity: Ensuring College and Career Readiness for Every Student

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NOSCA 2012 SCHOOL COUNSELOR SURVEY

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Key Finding: Efficacy


Key Finding: Training


Key Finding: Accountability


Key Finding: Aligned Resources

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ONE YEAR OUT STUDY


We have an Ethical Obligation• Every student• Special attention to historically underserved• Advocates for and affirms diverse populations• Ensure equity…through use of data to close

achievement and opportunity gaps• Protects against anything not in the student’s best

interest• Informs…anything potentially disruptive to

school’s mission

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What Does This Mean?

Situations that were not ethical dilemmas before are ones now.

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Equality Equity

“The Highest Equality is Equity”Victor Hugo


Equity or Equality?


We have a Moral Imperative

• Kids have no choice over the color of their skin, the language they speak or family income

• We either help or harm, this is no neutral– School counselor words and actions are POWERFUL

• Educators misinterpret incompetence for insubordination– High school students are still children! Remember development

theory.

• Our responsibility to shed light and heat on equity and opportunity gaps– Include both gaps of commission and omission

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Equity Gaps Based On:• Race• Class• Gender• Sexual Orientation• Religion• Culture• Ability/Disability• Age

• Goth• Nationality• Other Areas Unique to

Educations– Tracking– Athletes– Clubs– ?? (School counselors know

where the gaps are)

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Equity Gaps: Comission• School clubs• After-school programs• Athletic study tables• Gifted/Talented programs• Access to challenging courses• Access to support services• Access to resources• Distribution of teacher talent


Equity Gaps: Omission• Lack of just-in-time student support• Not having early warning system for

students• Not paying particular attention to students

who have historically be underserved by the education system

Primarily the lack of Just-in-Time student support

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HOW MIGHT SCHOOL COUNSELORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE EQUITY GAP?

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CCR Course Sequence Enrollment Disaggregated by School Counselor

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HOW DOES THE COMMON CORE FIT INTO ALL OF THIS?


So What is the School Counselor’s Role in the Implementation of the Common Core?

Step 1: Understand It

Step 2: Support It

Step 3: Act on It

Achieve (2012) Implementing the Common Core: The Role of the School Counselor


Understand It• Are aligned with college and work expectations; • Are clear, understandable, and consistent; • Include rigorous content and application of knowledge

through higher-order skills; • Build upon strengths and lessons of current state

standards; • Are informed by other top-performing countries so that

all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and

• Are evidence based. Achieve (2012) Implementing the Common Core: The Role of the School Counselor


Support It

• Think across grade levels; • Develop comprehensive school counseling plans; • Provide focused professional support to teachers and academic

supports to students; • Work in alignment with American School Counselor Association

(ASCA) national standards for professional school counseling; • Create standards-based college- and career-focused lessons; and • Design clearer processes for course sequencing and credit

articulation.

Achieve (2012) Implementing the Common Core: The Role of the School Counselor

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Advocate for and Act on It

Content:• Literacy Instruction • Mathematics Instruction • Instructional Time • Instructional Practices • Professional Learning • Assessment • Technology Integration • Culture

How?• Become familiar with school

data • Disaggregate data by subgroups• Present inservice presentations• Join committees/leadership

teams

YOU ARE THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTSAdapted from: Achieve (2012) Implementing the Common Core: The Role of the School Counselor


We have a Moral Imperative• Kids have no choice over the color of their

skin, their language or family income• Help or harm• Commission vs omission• Incompetence vs insubordination• Equity and opportunity gaps

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How Can the School Counselors Do This Work?

Creating data-driven school counseling programs aligned with the school’s improvement plan serve students better

Taking a leadership role in schools helps bring about systemic change and alter student outcomes

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The old question was…“What do counselors do?”

The new question is…“How has student achievement increased as a result of the school counseling team?“

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MentoringStudents

PhoneContact

StudySkillsGroup

SmallGroup

ClassroomGuidance Behavior

Management

Bully ProofingProgram

Tutoring

Typical School CounselingProgram Activities

IndividualCounseling

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MentoringStudents

PhoneContact

StudySkillsGroup

SmallGroup

ClassroomGuidance Behavior

Management

Bully ProofingProgram

Tutoring

70% Attendance Rate for Low SES Students

Data Driven School Counseling Programs

IndividualCounseling

Student Focused

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Student Focused Interventions

Interventions designed to directly help students gain knowledge and skills in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development in order to help them better navigate the educational system – do better in school

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Academic ResultsInterventions (6-8)

72 students avoided retention

ACADEMIC Career

Personal/ Social

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

6thgrade

7thgrade

8thgrade

on retentionoff retention

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LeadTaskForce

Advocate PD for Honors

Teachers

Advocatefor Open

Enrollment

DisaggregateData by

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Advocatefor

TaskForce

Team With

Parents &Community

Conduct TeacherInserviceAdvocate

For Early Supports

Only 15% Hispanic enrollmentrate in honors classes

Data Driven School Counseling Programs

StudentFocus

GroupsSystem Focused

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System Focused Interventions

Interventions designed to help the system (school) change in order to better meet the needs of the students.

Examples:•Change educator attitudes, expectations, and priorities•Reduce with adult resistance to change•Change policy•Change practice

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Ensure Students in Rigorous Courses Advocate for StudentsGather & Present Data

Inservice Presentations

Classroom GuidanceSmall Group InterventionsIndividual Interventions

Referral

DATA

System FocusedActivities

Student FocusedActivities

School Counseling Connected to the Mission of the School

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PLH

ithin every child is a dream,Filled with the hope of happiness andThe bright promise of success.

We are the guardians of dreams.

We must garner the power of education, family, community;Yea, of all creation if we must, So that not one dream fades into darkness.


Contact Information

Peggy Hines, Ed.D

[email protected]

812-345-0942 (cell)

minority student achievement network mini conference: bridging the gap november 18 – 19, 2013

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