Data in School Counseling
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BRENDA LEGGIADRO, EAST HIGH SCHOOL RUTH E. LOHMEYER, NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL RAMP SCHOOLS – LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Data in School Counseling
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Data in School Counseling. Brenda Leggiadro , East High School Ruth E. Lohmeyer, Northeast High School RAMP Schools – Lincoln Public Schools. What is RAMP?. Recognized ASCA Model Program How are students different based on our program? Can you prove it? Data is key!. Who are we?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BRENDA LEGGIADRO, EAST HIGH SCHOOLRUTH E. LOHMEYER, NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
RAMP SCHOOLS – LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Data in School Counseling
What is RAMP?
Recognized ASCA Model Program
How are students different based on our program?
Can you prove it?
Data is key!
Who are we?
East Northeast
Total enrollment 1396 1401
Graduation rate 89.39% 74.11%
Average ACT Score – Class of 2011 25.1 22.5
Ethnicity – White 86.5% 72%
Students who receive Free/Reduced Lunch
16.3% 52.3%
Students who receive SPED services 12.89% 18.6%
Students identified as Gifted/Highly Gifted
502 218
Number of school counselors 5 5
We want you to understand:
Why do counselors use data?
What data do counselors collect and use?
How is the data gathered?
COLLABORATIONSYSTEMIC CHANGE
LEADERSHIPADVOCACY
Counseling Program Themes
School counselors work to develop skills in
Three Domains:Academic
Career
Personal-Social
School counseling interventions impact:
students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes in order to affect:
•Attendance•Behavior•Achievement
What data do counselors collect and use?
Process – What was done and for whom
Perception – What students think, know, or demonstrate
Results – So what?
How does this look in practice?
Example: East High Counseling Goal - Transition
Gather information – baseline information surveys, test results, failures – look at subgroupsDesign and deliver interventions based on research – process dataIdentify performance of subgroups – perception dataReview results
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Design and Deliver Intervention: Design and Deliver Intervention: Transcript ActivityTranscript Activity
Of the group 78% had never seen their transcript before.
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Because of this activity, I plan to take a full class load each semester. 20% 80%
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Identify subgroups: Identify subgroups: Representative Sample - FailuresRepresentative Sample - Failures
Total Transfer Students
Grades 9-10 27 9
Grade 11 21 7
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Design and Deliver Interventions: Design and Deliver Interventions: Students New to EastStudents New to East
New student Blue Crew Small group meetings
4-5 sessions long: Meet your administrator; Meet your counselor; Library skills; East Clubs; Follow-Up
Ambassadors trained to help new students transition to East
Follow UpFollow Up
Students 9-12 from 2 counselors with 2 or more F’s were tracked.
New students participating in Ambassador/New Student Blue Crew activities showed significantly fewer failures
Dropped from 30% of failures prior to intervention to 15% after intervention
Results DataResults Data
ACT Information Percent of the class taking the ACT rose
from 69% to 74% Composite ACT rose from 24.4. to 24.6 Percent meeting Math benchmark rose from
69% to 75% Percent meeting all four benchmarks rose
from 45% to 48%
LNE’s Counseling GoalsLNE’s Counseling Goals
1. Increase the Graduation Rate
2. Decrease Course Failures
3. Increase College-Going Rate
Goal#1: Increase Graduation RateGoal#1: Increase Graduation Rate
Who is not graduating in four Who is not graduating in four years?years?
Process DataProcess Data
First Generation – Upward Bound
Low Income - Learn to Dream Scholarship
Minority – community resources
High Mobility – Social Worker
Case Worker/ProbationMental Health – community
resources
Counseling Goal #2: Decrease Counseling Goal #2: Decrease FailuresFailures
Added labels to Student Schedules for stake holders to see
N.O.T. – Not On Track to graduate with their class NGR – 12th grader not graduating with class Late Grad – 12th grader needing summer school to graduate with
class
Our Focus – 9th/10th grade students with 3+ F’sPlan: Meet with alpha administrator and
student services personnel twice/monthDeveloped list of Interventions available
Watch List PLC
Progress Grades – Perception DataProgress Grades – Perception Data
InterventionsInterventions
Academic Support Class Schedule Adjustment Parent Meeting IEP manager Check with teachers Mental Health SAT Referral SCIP Referral Social Worker Referrals Bird-dogging
Results DataResults Data
Demographics of 9Demographics of 9thth Grade Watch Grade Watch ListList
138 students
61% (84) Low Income (qualified for Free/Reduced Lunch) 33% (45) Special Education 36% (49) Enrolled in Academic Support class – Pinnacle
check 8% (11) Participated in the University of Nebraska
Building Bridges counseling program 2 students Participated in regular therapy from Child
Guidance Services during the school day
Perception DataPerception Data
Lincoln Northeast Goal #3Lincoln Northeast Goal #3
Increase college-going rate College Access Grant-First Generation Target
College Field Trips Senior Interview – college applications/transcript FAFSA filing ACT Compass Testing
Southeast Community College (SCC) – Southeast Community College (SCC) – Learn To Dream Scholarship ProgramLearn To Dream Scholarship Program
Focus:Free/Reduced eligible seniors
Intervention:Senior Group Interviews
Partnered with Southeast Community College for Compass Testing, Application and Transcript Day
Partnered with EducationQuest for FAFSA Scholarship Workshops Field Trips to SCC
College Going RateCollege Going Rate
Demographics of Learn to Dream students:Demographics of Learn to Dream students:
45% of LNE graduates 70% First Generation College 52% Free/Reduced Lunch 20% MinorityRank in lower half of class (<2.75 GPA)Accounted for largest increase in our
college-going rate
College-and-Career Ready?College-and-Career Ready?
108 of 2012 seniors took ACT Compass Test:
Math (32) 65/108 60% college-ready
Reading (80) 47/108 43% college-ready
Writing (70) 48/108 44% college-ready
23/108 met all three – 21%
How do counselors obtain data?How do counselors obtain data?
Test scoresSurveysSubgroup scoresObservation tallyAttendance numbersWebsite “hits”Discipline referrals
Demographic ProfilesACT Profile Failures/GPA/Class
RankCollege-Going RatesGraduation
Rate/Dropout Rate
Survey Monkey
How do counselors obtain data?How do counselors obtain data?
Test scoresSurveysSubgroup scoresObservation tallyAttendance numbersWebsite “hits”Discipline referrals
Demographic ProfilesACT Profile Failures/GPA/Class
RankCollege-Going RatesGraduation
Rate/Dropout Rate
So, now:So, now:
Why do counselors use data?
What data do counselors collect and use?
How is the data gathered?
Questions?Questions?
Brenda Leggiadro, Counseling Team Leader, Lincoln East High School – [email protected]
Ruth E. Lohmeyer, Counseling Team Leader, Lincoln Northeast High School – [email protected]
