22-23 Comprehensive Counseling Plan.xlsx


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13	School Counseling Department
14	NHS:	Beverly Tedford	870-845-3261	beverly.tedford@nashvillesd.com
15	NJHS:	Lakan McAdams	870-845-3418	lakan.mcadams@nashvillesd.com
16	NES:	Kelli Webb	870-845-3262	kelli.webb@nashvillesd.com
17	NPS:	Christy Young (K/1st)	870-845-3510	christy.young@nashvillesd.com
18		Vicki Cook (2nd/3rd)	870-845-3510	vicki.cook@nashvillesd.com
19	Beliefs 1. School counselors must be leaders, advocates, and collaborators who create equal opportunities for all students. 2. School counselors will follow the ASCA Ethical Standards to guide decision making. 3. All students can be successful when appropriate resources are provided. 4. All students will have equitable access to a comprehensive counseling program issued by a licensed school counselor.			Vision Nashville School District Counselors will provide an inviting, proactive, and balanced comprehensive school counseling program. We will enlist the help of teachers, parents, administrators, and the community to ensure all students are successful academically, socially, and emotionally.
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29	Mission Statement The Nashville School District Counselors will advocate for all students by addressing academic, career, and social emotional needs, which will fulfill the needs of our students.
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1	Nashville School District Counseling Program Goal DATA REVIEW 2021-2022
2	Goal: Our goal was to increase awareness of emotions, especially anxious feelings and to identify triggers of anxiety and develop tools to effectivly manage anxious emotions.
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4	After a series of lessons, both whole group and small group, on emotions and coping strategies, NPS saw an increase of positive feelings among students (refer to charts below). Students also reported that they were to utilize coping strategies learned.
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1	Nashville School District Counseling Program Goal
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4	Rationale: Our concern is that attendance has either remained steady or declined over the last several years.
5	Goal for K-12: To work collaboratively with other school personnel to improve the attendance rate for Nashville Primary, Nashville Elementary, Nashville Junior High, and Nashville High School by 1% in the 2022-2023 school year.
6	Mindset & Behavior Standards: 1.3 Sense of belonging in the school Environment 1.6 Positive attitude toward work and learning 2.1 Self-Management Skill Demonstrate ability to assume resonsibility 2.2 Self-Managment Skill demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
7	Actions in Place (K-12):
8	*Guidance Lessons (K-3)
9	*Individual/Small Group Counseling (K-12)
10	Principal letter to parents (K-12) Phone call to parents (K-12) FINS/DHS reports as neccessary (K-12) Reward program for good attendance. (K-3)
11	Actions to take (K-12):
12	*Continued Guidance and small group lessons on the importance of attendance (K-3)
13	*Individual counseling lessons with students who miss several days consecutiviely or who have reached 4 absences or more. (K-12)
14	*Educating parents/guardians on the importance of attendance and arriving to school on time through newsletters, social media, pamphlets, etc. (K-12)
15	*Phone call to guardians after the 4th unexplained absence within a 9 weeks period (K-3)
16	*Bi-monthly survey to teachers to help identify chronically absent students (K-3)
17	*Counselor and principal collaboration on attendance/tardy issues and solutions (K-12)
18	*Consult school based mental health if students in their program are chronically absent. (K-12)
19	Data Review
20	eSchool records (K-12)
21	ESSA Index (K-12)
22	Teacher Survey (K-3)
23	Share with Stakeholders (K-12)
24	We will share our results with stakeholders including, but not limited to: administration, school board members, staff, and parents through Advisory Council meeting, social media, and newsletters.


1	Nashville School Counselor Annual Calendar
2	Please note that monthly topics are delivered to students are subject to change based on students' current needs. K-3 Curriculum Map		Color Code:
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4	*Meet the Teacher	*Citizenship	K-3
5	*Meet the Counselor lessons	*Start with Hello Week	4-6
6	*Counselor check-ins	*Begin Scrapper of the Month (monthly)	K-6
7	*Orientation for New Students	*Start small groups	7-9
8	*Bi-monthly survey (attendance)	*Begin social media campaign (attendance)	10-12
9	*Prepare Schedules and Orient New Students	*Digital Citizenship	7-12
10	*Individual/Parent/Group Counseling	*ArkAcroa Yearly Meeting	4-9
11	*Schedule Changes	*Body Safety	Monthly
12	*Attendance Matters	*Minute Meetings	*Acadmic Advisement
13	*Uniqueness/Diversity	*Scrapper Supermarket/Food Backpack program begins (weekly)	*SEL Lessons using Positive Action Curriculum
14	*Transcript Audits (9-12)	*Career Exploration Day
15	*Pride of Primary (Weekly)	*Self care (hygiene)
16	*Shout Outs- Scrapper of the Month	*Growth Mindset
17	*Teacher Counseling/Mentoring (monthly)	*Counselor/Administrative Conference
18	*Early Graduation Meetings
19	*College Admissions (monthly)
20	*Concurrent paperwork-Academic & CTE
21	*Test Score Evaluations and contact calls
22	*Assist in registering for ACT (monthly)
23	*Arrange College Preview Trips (monthly)
24	*General Scholarships Assistance (monthly)
25	*Licensure In-service
26	*Attend Transition Meetings
27	*Help Establish/Modify Career Plans (10-12)
28	*Duties Begin-Daily/ Weekly
29	October	November
30	*Responsibility	*Cooperation
31	*Red Ribbon Week	*Thanksgiving Food Baskets
32	*Bus Safety	*Gratitude
33	*Bullying Prevention	*JA Food Drive
34	*Fire Safety	*FAFSA
35	*Kindness Week	*ACT Prep
36	*Parent/Teacher Conferences	*Local Scholarships
37	*Student academic conferences	*ASVAB Exam
38	*Interest Inventories	*Military Enlistments
39	*Financial Aid Assistance Nights	*ACT Registration
40	*11th Grade College Fair	*Feeling Identification: Anger
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43	*Shop with a Cop (K-9th)	*Compassion
44	*Primary Care Christmas (K-3)	*Survey
45	*Self-Discipline	*Schedule Changes
46	*12th Grade GPA	*Great Kindness Challenge
47	*Resilience	*Registration Meetings
48		*Problem Solving
49		*Goal Setting
50		*Transcript Dibursement
51	February	March
52	*Friendship	*Respect
53	*Feeling Identification: Joy and Sadness	*Testing Pep Rally/ Incentives
54	*Schedule Requests	*Parent/ Teacher Conferences
55	*College Admissions	*Scheduling requests
56	*Assist in registering for ACT	*Body Safety
57	*Arrange College Campus Visits for NHS	*Feeling Identification: Fear and Disgust
58	*Arrange College Preview Trips
59	*Schedule Rehabilitation Services Assistance for 12th Graders
60	*General Scholarship Assistance
61	Cossatot 11th Grade Preview Day (Come Fall in Love)
62	April	May
63	*Perseverance	*Honesty
64	*Prioritizing	*Career Awareness
65	*Habits	*Senior Walk (K-6)
66	*Find Your Voice: Uniqueness	*Graduation
67	*Needs Assement	*Tour of Buildings (Pre-K, 3rd, 6th)
68	*Advisory Council Meeting	Collect and Finalize 12th Grades
69		Calculate 12th GPA
70		Run 12th Grade Report Cards
71		Run 12th Grade Transcripts
72		Attend Transition Meetings
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74	*Post Graduation Follow Up- Survey
75	*Review Comprehensive Counseling Plan
76	*Analyze data from Needs Assesment
77	*Counselor/Administrative Council
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1	Use of Time
2	Nashville School District Counselors follow a three tier Comprehsnivie Counseling Model. Tier 1: Tier 1 services are provided to all students through guidance lessons, school wide assemblies, and individual student services. These services are designed to be preventative and assist students plan for their future in academics, career, and social/emotional learning. Tier 2: Tier 2 services are provided to a smaller group of students. These services are designed to be both preventative and responsive in nature. These services include small groups, referalls to outside coundeling agencis, consulation with adults who interact with students. Tier 3: Tier 3 services are for students who need a more intensive counseling approach. these services are preventative and responisve. They include individual counseling sessions and referals to outside agencies.
3	Direct Services (90%)
4	Classroom lessons are limited to forty-minute class sessions, three (3) class sessions per day, and not to exceed ten (10) class sessions per week.
5	*Small Group Sessions
6	*Individual Counseling
7	Indirect Services (90%)
9	*Child Maltreatment reporting
10	*School based mental health referrals
11	*Consultation for Special Education, 504, and ESOL
12	*Member of Family and Comunity Engagment Committee
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14	*Consultations with parents, staff and administrators on behalf of students
15	Administrative Activites (10%)
16	*Develop master schedules
17	*eSchool data entry
18	*Surpervise students in hallway, cafeteria, playground, and bus/car lines
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1	Contributing Member of a Decision Making Team
2	K-3 Christy Young Vicki Cook	Section 504 Special Education School Leadership Teams School Safety
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10	7-9 Lakan McAdams	Section 504 Special Education School Leadership Teams School Safety
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14	10-12 Beverly Tedford	Section 504 Special Education School Leadership Teams School Safety
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1	Adivsory Council
2	The advisory council will meet twice a year to discuss counseling program goals and review program results. The Advisory Council will make recommendations and advocate for the school counseling program.
3	K-3 Members	Christy Young, Vicki Cook, Nathan Evans (Principal), Hannah Topor (assistant principal), Amber Perez (parent), Avy Berruquin (president of PTO), AmyWestfall (1st grade teacher), Jennifer Johnson (3rd grade teacher)
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7	4-6 Members	Kelli Webb, Rick Rebsamen (Principal), Tyra Hughes (Assistant Principal), Tabitha Jones (Teacher/Parent), Cassie Reeder (President of PTO), Krista Williams (4th Grade Teacher), Hector Cortez (Parent)
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11	7-9 Members	Lakan McAdams, Krysta Parker (principal), Michael Coffee (assistant principal), Katie Clifton (parent), April Sartin (teacher/ parent), Araceli Hernandez (teacher), Valerie Erby (parent)
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15	10-12 Members	Beverly Tedford; Ashley Riggs, Principal; Adam Matthews, Assistant Principal; Vince Cook, Parent; Clarissa Brizzo, Teacher
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1	Adminstrative Conference
2	Counselors will meet with their building administration to review program goals and duties
3	K-3	Counselor/Principal Agreement
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1	Mindset and Behaviors Action Plan
2	Nashville School District Mindset & Behaviors Action Plan


1	Career Planning/Academic Advisement
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5	The counselors at Nashville School District utilize many methods to help students plan for life after secondary school. Tools used include:
7	● The G.U.I.D.E. for Life Essential Skills
8	● Xello
9	● ACT https://www.act.org
10	● College Board
11	● Arkansas Career Model · https://dcte.ade.arkansas.gov/docs//Resources/arkansas-career-model-cte.pdf
12	● College and Career Exploration
13	● Graduation Pathways
14	● Graduation Requirements http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-support/arkansas-graduation-requirements
15	● Alternate Pathway to Graduation- http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/learning-services/special-education/alternate-pathway-to-graduation
16	● Post High School Planning
17	● Four-year colleges, tech schools, concurrent credit, articulated credit
20	● Advanced coursework (AP, Concurrent Credit)
21	● Internships, Apprenticeships
22	● Mentorships
23	● Industry Certifications
24	● Career Readiness Certificates https://www.dws.arkansas.gov/programs/career-readiness-certification/
25	● Discover Arkansas
26	● College for YOU-Scholarship Information
27	● Local Scholarships
28	● Student Success Plans including Resume
29	● FAFSA
30	● Bureau of Labor Statistics
31	● Arkansas Job Link
32	● Arkansas State Jobs
34	● College Application Checklist https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/CollegePlanning/media/pdf/BigFuture-College-Application-Checklist.pdf
35	● Academic Goal Setting and Planning for Success
36	● Interest and ability inventories
37	● Preparation for High School Credits
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42	*Preparing for highschool credits
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2	Suicide Prevention
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4	*In the event of a student death, all district counselors will be utilized at the student's campus. Counseling services will be available for all students and staff.
5	*Faculty and staff will be given and know protocol for prevention and in the case of a death.
7	K- 9 Classroom guidance lessons on emotions, wellness, self-care, safe ane healthy choices, coping strategies, and resilience building.
8	*Available for consultation for students, parents, and staff. (K-12)
9	*Refer to mental health/mobile assessor (K-12)
10	Bullying Prevention
12	K-12 Classroom guidance lessons on identifying bullying behaviors in self and others, empathy, resilience, how to deal with a bully, and being an upstander. Small groups on friendship and conflict resolution
13	*Small group and individual counseling
14	*Great Kindness Challenge
15	*Arkansas Kindness Week
16	*Provide professional development to staff on bullying prevention
17	*Consultations with parents, staff and administrators on behalf of students


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1	Annual Reflection/Self-Assessment
2	Annual Reflection/Self-Assessment