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NPSI Webinar Series
School Counselor EngagementPostsecondary Leadership Advising Strategies
Thursday, January 17, 2019Presenters: Dr. Joyce Brown, Greg Darnieder and Kelly Sparks
Featured Presenter: Pat Martin
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Webinar Platform
• Everyone will be muted until Q&A section.• If you dialed in by phone, you will not be able to unmute
yourself.
• If you have questions during the webinar you can enter them in the chat box (please find chat box at the bottom of your screen).
• You can raise your hand (raise hand function is at the bottom on your screen).
• Please answer Strategy Survey Question into chat box and polling questions into multiple choice box
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Webinar Presenters
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Dr. Joyce Brown
Kelly Sparks Pat MartinGreg Darnieder
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NPSI Overview
Mission
The National Postsecondary Strategy Institute (NPSI) helps school districts support every student toward attaining a successful postsecondary pathway through district policy and systemic changes.
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• Holistic approach based on the integration of 3 critical components:
• A district postsecondary framework & strategy
• A data strategy
• Engagement of counselors as leaders
• All consultants have first-hand experience working within a school district
• Equitable outcomes for all students
• All students should be prepared for postsecondary success, and students are then empowered to choose their own path
• The district is the unit of change
• Building internal capacity is necessaryfor sustained, long-term outcomes
Approach Principles
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Critical Postsecondary Metrics
• Attendance rates
• On-track to graduation indicators (middle
grades and high school)
• 9th graders passing algebra
• % of students participating in college visits
• % of students enrolling and earning college
credit in dual enrollment courses
• % of students demonstrating AP potential
• % of students participating in employment,
internships, and job shadows
• Rigorous course enrollment (Honors, AP, IB,
Dual Enrollment, Cambridge)
• ACT/SAT registration completions
• College applications completed per senior
• FAFSA completion rates
• High school graduation rates
• College enrollment immediately following
high school
• College remediation rates
• College persistence
• College completion
• Postsecondary participation rates (2-year
college, 4 year college, industry
certifications)
• Postsecondary completion rates
• Employment rates and earnings
• Percentage of counselors earning advanced
degrees
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ObjectivesToday’s Webinar Conversation
1. Discuss strategies to support organizing school counselors at the district and school level to advance the role of school counselors as postsecondary advisors.
2. Provide an overview of a postsecondary advising framework. (8 Components)
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NPSI Core Building Blocks
• Holistic approach based on the integration of 3 critical components:
• A district postsecondary framework & strategy
• A data strategy
• Engagement of counselors as leaders
• Consultation and coaching delivered by experts with first-hand experience working within a school district
• Equitable outcomes for all students
• All students should be prepared for postsecondary success, and students are then empowered to choose their own path
• The district is the unit of change
• Building internal capacity is necessary for sustained, long-term outcomes
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Approach Principles
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Key Tracking Metrics
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Initial Chicago Metrics
1. College Enrollment2. Postsecondary Planning3. 9th Grade On Track4. Transition In and Out of HS5. Scholarships6. FAFSA
% of Students Participating In College Visits
% of Schools Offering Dual Enrollment Courses% of Students Demonstrating AP Potential
% of Students Earning College Credit In High School
% of Students Participating In Employment, Internship and Job Shadowing4th Grade Reading and Math Scores
6th Graders Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks
9th Graders Passing Algebra
ACT/SAT Completion
Attendance RatesCollege Applications Completed
College Enrollment Following High School
College Persistence
College Remediation Enrollment Rates
Counselors Earning Advanced Degrees
FAFSA Completion Rates
High School Graduation Rates
On -Track To Graduation Indicators (Middle and High School)Postsecondary Completion Rates (2 year, 4 Year, Industry Certificate)Rigorous Course Enrollment (Honors, AP, IB, Cambridge)
NATIONAL TRACKING METRICS
District Wide School Counselor Organizational Framework
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Central
Office Leader
School Counselor Engagement Strategy
Elementary School LeadMiddle School
Lead
HS School Lead
Polling Question 1-3
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Think about your district organizational chart…..
1. Are district level counselor leaders specifically listed on the district organizational chart?
2. Can the central office counselor leader provide
postsecondary advising strategies to school level
counselors?
3. Does the school counselor evaluation tool include
college and career readiness advising language?
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REACH HIGHER INITIATIVE Make sure all students understand what they need to complete their education
including:
1. Exposing students to college and career opportunities
2. Understanding financial aid eligibility that can make college an affordable reality
3. Encouraging academic planning and summer learning opportunities
4. Supporting high school counselors that can help more kids get into college.
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Reach Higher
NPSI-The Reach Higher Ground Partner
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Theory of Change
1. Leadership
2. School Counselor Engagement
3. Data Strategy
DISTRICTS ARE THE UNIT OF CHANGE
New VisionSupport School Counselors
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“School counseling is a necessity to ensure that all our young people get the education they need to succeed in today’s economy.”
— First Lady Michelle Obama – American School
Counselor Association Annual Conference 2014
“School Counselors could either be central to the work or operate on the periphery.”
College Board - True North - 2012
“School Counseling Must Not Be A Luxury.”
How Are SC Leading In Your District?
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Do you have a central office leader?
Do you have a comprehensive counselor operational framework?
Do counselors have postsecondary KPI’s?
Does the counselor job description include postsecondary advising?
Is there regular and consistent counselor specific PD?
Are counselors organized to reach all students?
Is there a counselor specific evaluation?
How are counselors celebrated?
Do school counselors have resources/budgets?
(Color Paper, Printers, Technology)
Grade level competencies
Counselor Calendars
Program forms and sample templates
Counselor section on website
OPENINGREFLECTION
Chicago Public Schools
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Whose Job Is
It?
Our Reality
School Counselor Engagement A Necessary Conversation
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A recent article in the Atlantic Magazine highlights this message: (09/ 2016)
“School counselors are the missing link in increasing the number of students who reach for an education beyond high school, yet the significance of school
counseling often goes unrecognized by the public.”
Impact Of Undervaluing
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1. Students are not enrolling in postsecondary institutions after high school.
2. Research informs us that 65% of future jobs will require some training beyond high school.
Polling Question 4
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Do school counselors in your district have an undervalued role in postsecondary advising?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Sometimes
Polling Question 5
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From the list below………..Select the postsecondary advising support school counselors are currently delivering to ALL students.
Polling Question 6
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How many times during the year do school counselors in your district meet with students in their caseload to help with their postsecondary planning?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4 +
School Counselor Postsecondary Advising Model©
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SC Leadership Position (District and School Level)
7 Data Analysis /Planning Time
On-Going School Counselor Focused Postsecondary Advising PD (8
Component Framework/ National Research
8 Systemic Access To ALL/EVERY Caseload Student
SC Have Access To Timely Student Achievement Data
9 Faculty Collaboration
Administrators Understand The Role and Function of School Counselors
10 SC Role Integrated Into stakeholder Engagement
5 SC Positioned As A Broker Of Services
11 School Counselor Accountability and Evaluation Framework
6 Implementation/InterventionResources
12 School Counselor Celebration and Recognition
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Beginning Engagement Strategies
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School Counselor Leadership
Position (District/School)
On-going School Counselor PD
Access To Timely Student Achievement
Data
Administrators Understand The
Role and Function Of
School Counselors
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Polling Question 7
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Review The List Of 12 School Counselor District Engagement Strategies.
Which of the first 4 components is missing from your district?
A Component 1 Create A SC Leadership Position (District and School Level)
B Component 2 Position SC As A Broker Of Services
C Component 3 Educate Administrators About Role and Function of School Counselors
D Component 4 Provide SC With On-Going Counselor Focused Postsecondary Advising PD(8 Component Framework/Research)
Strategy StepsEstablishing School Counselor Engagement
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DISTRICT STRATEGY
STEPS
Designate A School
Counselor Lead
Provide Monthly
PD
College and Career
Readiness Job
Description
Align Principal
and School Counselor
Agenda
Access To Data
RECOGNITION and CELEBRATION
GROUND LEVEL School counselor IMPLEMENTATION strategies
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School Based Counselor Engagement Challenge
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Undervalued Role of School Counselors As Whole School Change Agents
School Based Strategy StepsEstablishing School Counselor
Engagement
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Principal/Counselor Leadership Vision
Establish A Service Delivery Model (ALL)
Use Data To Establish Goals
Design Intervention Calendar (Research)
Secure Resources/Counselor PD
Collaborate/Broker Of Services
Accountability/Evaluation
Polling Question 8
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In your opinion what percentage of principals in your district understand the role and function of school counselors?
A. 100%
B. 50%
C. Less Than 50%
Polling Question 9
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In your opinion does the district data manager understand the role and function of school counselors?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Somewhat
School Counselor Postsecondary Advising Engagement Model
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8 Components Of College And Career Readiness Counseling Guest Presenter
Pat Martin
School Counselor Postsecondary Advising Model©
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SC Leadership Position (District and School Level)
7 Data Analysis /Planning Time
On-Going School Counselor Focused Postsecondary Advising PD (8
Component Framework/ National Research
8 Systemic Access To ALL/EVERY Caseload Student
SC Have Access To Timely Student Achievement Data
9 Faculty Collaboration
Administrators Understand The Role and Function of School Counselors
10 SC Role Integrated Into stakeholder Engagement
5 SC Positioned As A Broker Of Services
11 School Counselor Accountability and Evaluation Framework
6 Implementation/InterventionResources
12 School Counselor Celebration and Recognition
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Elementary School
Middle School
High
School
The Pre-K-16 Pipeline to College & Career
Readiness
Career Goal
2 & 4 Year College
Career and
Technical
Training
Claimed the Turf
[Domain of College and Career Readiness]
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School District as System
Institutional Climate & Culture
District Organizational
Structure
Power Structures and Bureaucracy
Policies, Practices and Procedures
Communities Served
District-wide
Family and Community
Norms & Values
Urban, Suburban & Rural Settings Diversity: SES,
Culture,
Race/Ethnicity
Family Expectations
& Configurations
Historical Context
District Leadership
Team
Composition -Representation
Collective Power
Knowledge
and Skills
Expectations, Beliefs & Behaviors
Readiness for Change and Innovation
Contextualization of School Counseling
August 2015
Training for School Counselor Leaders
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NOSCA’s Eight Components
Eight Components of College and
Career Readiness Counseling
1.College Aspirations
2.Academic Planning for College
and Career Readiness
3.Enrichment and Extracurricular
Engagement
4.College and Career Exploration
and Selection Processes
5.College and Career
Assessments
6.College Affordability Planning
7.College and Career Admission
Processes
8.Transition from High School to
College Enrollment
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School Counselor Professional Development Framework
NOSCA’s Eight Components of College
and Career Readiness Counseling
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Data
Cultural
CompetenceEquitable
Outcomes
College and
Career
Readiness for
all Students
Context
NOSCA’s Transformative ProcessContent Outcome
Systemwide
Delivery
Transformative School Counseling Practice
Source: Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling. National Office for School
Counselor Advocacy, The College Board, 2010. Patricia J. Martin, Leadership Consultant
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elements
s for Today’s Work
1. The Road Map
3. “How to” Guides
2. Strategic Planning Tool
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High School
Layout for Each
Component in
Each Guide
Source: nosca.collegeboard.orgPatricia J. Martin, Leadership Consultant
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WHAT TO MEASURE
▪ Data elements provide metrics for the eight components.
▪ Data elements provide information about how groups of students are progressing.
▪ Information about groups of students inform and guide school counselors work.
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Data by Student Groups:
• Race and ethnicity
• Gender
• Grade
• Income level (students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals)
• Special education students
• English language learners
• Other student groups, as appropriate for your school
Ask Critical Questions:• Who are the student groups in your
school – context?
• What percentage of the total student enrollment does each group represent?
• When data is disaggregated for different student groups, what story does the data tell?
• What are the disparities between student groups; around which data elements?
DATA! DATA! DATA!
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Data by student groups
• Disparities between student groups
– How do the English proficiency rates of African American students compare to those of white students?
– How do enrollment and completion rates in AP classes compare for males and females?
– Do low-income students complete courses required for in-state college admission at the same rate as their more advantaged peers?
Component
Source: High School Counselor's Guide: NOSCA’s Eight Components of College and Career
Readiness Counseling, National Office of School Counselor Advocacy, The College Board, 2011.
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Continuing The REACH HIGHER Work
• March 3-5: NPSI National Conference 1.0 (for Foundational Districts (SPACE AVAILABLE – Will you be able to join us?)
• Register At NPSI.org
• March 5-7: NPSI National Conference 2.0 (for Advanced Districts)
• Webinar Series
Next Webinar:
February 21, 2019
• NPSI Regional Strategy Sessions
Texas, Michigan, Iowa
(Tentative CO, VA)
• District Coaching Support
Data Support
Counselor PD
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Contact Information
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The NPSI Team
Joyce Brown
Greg Darnieder
Kelly Sparks
Amanda Mitchell
Website
NPSI.org
Phone
(224) 288-9934
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