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© 2011 THE EDUCATION TRUST National Center for Transforming School Counseling
Minority Student Achievement NetworkMini Conference: Bridging the Gap
November 18 – 19, 2013
School Counselors and Equity: Ensuring College and Career Readiness for Every Student
© 2011 THE EDUCATION TRUST National Center for Transforming School Counseling
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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Equality Equity
“The Highest Equality is Equity”Victor Hugo
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
???
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.
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Contact Information
Peggy Hines, Ed.D
812-345-0942 (cell)