Place Bridge Place Bridge AcademyAcademyCounseling Program – Ms. TobeyCounseling Program – Ms. Tobey

Personal/Social Personal/Social Academic Academic College/CareerCollege/Career

Place Bridge AcademyPlace Bridge Academy

School Counseling and School Counseling and Guidance ProgramGuidance Program

Classroom GuidanceClassroom Guidance(Results sample: High School (Results sample: High School

Success)Success)

National StandardNational Standard

Academic Standard AAcademic Standard A

Students will acquire the Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to skills that contribute to effective learning in school effective learning in school and across the life span.and across the life span.

Student CompetencyStudent Competency

A:A3 Achieve School SuccessA:A3 Achieve School Success

A:B2.6 Understand the relationship A:B2.6 Understand the relationship between classroom performance between classroom performance and success in school.and success in school.

Guidance CurriculumGuidance CurriculumAll 8All 8thth Grade Students (53 students, was Grade Students (53 students, was not conducted with our 2 MI students)not conducted with our 2 MI students)March 2010March 2010Understanding Credits and Transcript Understanding Credits and Transcript AwarenessAwareness

–What are creditsWhat are credits–How many credits do you need to earn in How many credits do you need to earn in order to graduate from high schoolorder to graduate from high school–What are required classesWhat are required classes–How many credits do you need to earn in How many credits do you need to earn in each school year in order to be in the next each school year in order to be in the next grade levelgrade level

What do they KNOW? What do they KNOW? Pre Pre Post Post

0% of students0% of studentsDemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of the knowledge of the

number of number of credits needed credits needed to graduate to graduate from a DPS from a DPS schoolschool

100% of 100% of studentsstudents

DemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of the knowledge of the

number of number of credits needed credits needed to graduate to graduate from a DPS from a DPS schoolschool

What do they KNOW? What do they KNOW? Pre Pre Post Post

0% of students0% of studentsDemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of the knowledge of the

number of number of credits needed credits needed to become a to become a sophomoresophomore

98% of students98% of studentsDemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of knowledge of

the number of the number of number of number of credits needed credits needed to become a to become a sophomoresophomore

What do they KNOW? What do they KNOW? Pre Pre Post Post

0% of students0% of students

DemonstratedDemonstrated

knowledge of how knowledge of how many credits a many credits a year-long high year-long high school class is school class is worth.worth.

96% of students96% of students

DemonstratedDemonstrated

knowledge of knowledge of how many how many credits a year-credits a year-long high long high school class is school class is worth.worth.

What do they KNOW? What do they KNOW? Pre Pre Post Post

9% of students9% of studentsDemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of a knowledge of a

specific class specific class you take in your you take in your freshman year freshman year that is required that is required for graduation.for graduation.

98% of students98% of studentsDemonstratedDemonstratedknowledge of the knowledge of the

number of a number of a specific class specific class you take in you take in your freshman your freshman year that is year that is required for required for graduation.graduation.

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PreTestPost Test

Next Steps Next Steps

Lessons appear to be contribute to Lessons appear to be contribute to students’ knowledge about what is students’ knowledge about what is required to graduate high school required to graduate high school

Next year it would seem useful to Next year it would seem useful to conduct an additional lesson on conduct an additional lesson on GPA and college requirements.GPA and college requirements.

To hear back from high school To hear back from high school counselors to see if PBA 9counselors to see if PBA 9thth graders graders seemed more prepared in this area. seemed more prepared in this area.

The school counseling The school counseling program is contributing in a program is contributing in a

meaningful way to the meaningful way to the academic achievement of all academic achievement of all

students.students.

Thank you for your support of the Thank you for your support of the school counseling program.school counseling program.

The EndThe End