Program Evaluation and Data Driven Accountability

Standard 3

Standard 3 First Function:

The professional school counselor uses data to measure the results and impact of the School Counseling Program.

Indicator 3A1:

The professional school counselor gathers and analyzes individual student and system data related to the activities and interventions of the School Counseling Program.

Indicator 3A2:

The professional school counselor gathers and analyzes perception data related to the activities and interventions of the School Counseling Program.

Indicator 3A3:

The professional school counselor gathers and analyzes process data related to the activities and interventions of the School Counseling Program.

Emphasis on Data

DATA

ProgramPlanning

ProgramManagement

Program Evaluation

1st Indicator: System or School Data

Grades

Attandance

GRADES

ATTENDANCE

DISCIPLINE

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

EXPLORE/PLAN

RSP DATA

SURVEYS PRIDE

PARENT STUDENT

Explore: Cyber Bullying

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A B C D E

A. 13% Received

B. 22% Known someone who Received

C. 3% Sent

D. 18% Known Someone who Sent

E. 71% Never Sent or Received

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

SeptOctNovDec

SAR ROOM VISITS SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER

2nd Indicator: Perception Data

Measures knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.

SurveysPre/Post TestsEvaluation Forms

Results Data

What Happened? What is the impact?

• After lessons on Programs of Study and graduation requirements, almost all eighth graders knew the requirements for high school graduation.

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2030

4050

6070

8090

100

PreTest PostTest

Pre/Post Test Data

Closing the Gap: Gr. 6 Student GPA’s

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Gr. 5: 1.1 Gr. 6: 2.6

5th Gr. Ave. GPA

6th Gr. Ave. GPA

Students were identified as potentially at-risk by their 5th Grade teachers in May ’09 based on students’ grades, test scores, homework completion rate, and degree of support at home.

GPA Improvement Samples

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Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5 Student 6 Student 7 Student 8

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Retentions Data 2001 - 2010

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Oldest Gr. Level

Middle Gr. Level

Youngest Gr. Level

3rd Indicator: Process Data

What did you do for whom?

Process Data

• We must provide documented evidence of the implemented components of the School Counseling Program

• We cannot conduct a program audit and analyze the results without the evidence!

Accountability Tools• WVDE School Counselor Resource Webs

ite• School Counselor Accountability and Task

Analysis Program• School Counselor Data Tracking

Spreadsheet (Excel program included in handouts)

Data Resources

Anita Young, Ph.D., and Carol Kaffenberger, Ph.D., introduces professional school counselors to the power of using data to understand educational issues and make decisions.

This workbook provides step-by-step implementation strategies, along with a variety of resources and examples, to help school counselors develop a plan for collecting data, make sense of the data that is collected and sharing the findings with key stakeholders.

The second edition contains expanded examples and sample documents and comes with access to online forms ready for download and modification to get you started collecting data today.

Available on ASCA website21

Data Resources

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Available on ASCA website