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Indiana Program Standards for School Counseling

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

 

The Indiana Program Standards for School Counseling are voluntary 

and include indicators of a sound school counseling program.

 

Program Standards for School Counseling

September 29, 2003

 

Program Portfolio Guidelines

September 29, 2003

 

STANDARD

RESOURCES

1.  Program Foundation

VISION STATEMENT

Vision Statement Brainstorm

Vision Statement - High School Sample

Vision Statement - Middle Level Sample

Vision Statement - Elementary School Sample

 

RATIONALE / BENEFITS

School Counseling Benefits/Rationale - Sample

 

MISSION STATEMENT

How to Write a Mission Statement

Sample Mission Statement

 

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Note:  Materials for conducting eight Advisory Council meetings during which the School Counseling Program is designed can be found on the Implementation Page.

Advisory Council Brainstorm

Advisory Council - Intro Phone Call & Sample Letter

First Meeting - Follow-Up Letter

Advisory Council Roster

2.  Data-Based Accountability

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA

Instructions for Achievement Goals

Achievement Data Chart 

Additional Data for HS Chart

SIP - Achievement Data Goals

Achievement Data Analysis

 

STUDENT CHOICE DATA

(e.g., attendance, discipline referrals, enrollment patterns)

Instructions for Student Choice Goals

Student Choice Data Chart

SIP - Student Choice Goals

Student Choice Data Analysis

 

GUIDANCE INDICATOR DATA

Guidance Needs Survey

Guidance Needs Results

 

PERSONAL-SOCIAL CONCERNS DATA

Elementary Student Survey

Secondary Student Survey

Elementary Teacher Survey

Secondary Teacher Survey

Elementary Counseling Needs Results

Secondary Counseling Needs Results

3.  Student Guidance

GUIDANCE INDICATORS

Indiana Universal Student Indicators  for Guidance

Guidance Activity Chart:  K-2

Guidance Activity Chart:  3-5

Guidance Activity Chart:  6-8

Guidance Activity Chart:  9-12

Local Guidance Indicator List

 

GUIDANCE LESSON PLANS

Guidance Lesson Plan Template

Guidance Lesson Plan - Sample

Online Guidance Lesson Plans

Resources available from the Indiana Dept of Education:

        Indiana Career Activity Resource Guide

        Making Advisory Programs Successful

        School Counselor Idea Book

COMING IN SUMMER 2004

        Lesson Locator - a searchable database of guidance lesson plans

4.  Student Counseling

Counseling Activity Chart

Referral List Template

Resources available from the Indiana Dept of Education:

        Making Advisory Programs Successful (MAPS)

5.  Student Advocacy

Ten Things Counselors Can Do to Help Students Succeed

6.  Program Management

PROGRAM DESIGN EVALUATION

Program Design Self-Study

 

COUNSELOR EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION

School Counselor Effectiveness Self Study

Paper Version - Time-Use Logs

        Counselor Time-Use Log  

        Counselor Time-Use Log SAMPLE

        Counselor Time-Use Analysis

Electronic Version (MS Excel) - Time Use Logs

(developed by Andrew Dolbin-MacNab, Pleasant Hill Elementary, Crawfordsville, IN)

        Counselor Time-Use Log

        Counselor Time-Use Log SAMPLE

 

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Program Brochure Sample

 

PROGRAM DESIGN

School Counseling Calendar Template

7.  Professionalism

INDIANA PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Indiana School Counselor Association

Indiana Counseling Association

Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling

Indiana Association for Career & Technical Education

 

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American School Counselor Association

American Counseling Association

National Association for College Admission Counseling

Association for Career and Technical Education

 

SAMPLE JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Elementary

Middle Level

High School

Coordinator

 

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING

Indiana Counselor Talk

ISCA Discussion Board

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional Development Plan Template

 

ETHICS

ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors

8.  Resources

School Counseling Budget Template

Sample funding proposal letter

School Resources List Template

Community Resources List Template

9.  School Counseling Improvement Plan

School Counseling Improvement Plan Template