JCPS Elementary Comprehensive School Counseling Program Delivery of Services

Guidance Curriculum
Provides developmental, comprehensive guidance program content in a systemic way to all students / Responsive Services
Addresses students’ immediate concerns / Individual Student Planning
Assists students and parents in development of academic and career plans / System Support
Includes program, staff, and school support activities and service
Purpose: Student awareness, skill development, and application of skills needed in everyday life / Purpose: Prevention and intervention / Purpose: Individual student academic and occupational planning, decision-making, goal setting, and preparing for academic transitions / Purpose: Program delivery and support
Counselor’s Role:
·  Guidance curriculum implementation
·  Classroom or structured groups
·  Consultation / Counselor’s Role:
·  Individual counseling
·  Small group counseling
·  Referral
·  Consultation / Counselor’s Role:
·  Assessment
·  Planning
·  Placement
·  Consultation / Counselor’s Role:
·  Develop and manage program
·  Coordination
·  Develop relationships and partnerships
·  Consultation
Academic Development
·  Classroom guidance –
*Test-Taking Skills
*Study/organizational
skills
·  Include open response questions as part of classroom guidance plans
·  Transitions:
*Early Childhood to
Primary
*Elementary to Middle / ·  Organize/implement RTI
·  Parent/student conference on academic concerns
·  Be a portfolio mentor
·  Home visits
·  Hospital Emergency Runs / ·  ARC Chairperson
*Mail home ECE report cards
*Monitor IEP for
accommodation/implementation
*ARC Meetings
*504 Meetings
·  RTI Chairperson
·  AP Chairperson
·  Building Assessment Coordinator:
*AP
*ACCESS
*KPREP
·  Consult with FRC for transition activities to Middle School / ·  Review ARC folders
·  Plan annual reviews
·  Plan 3 year reassessments
·  Oversee paperwork for 3 year reassessments
·  Oversee paperwork for initial referrals
·  Do behavioral observations
·  Schedule ARCs
·  Print & distribute JCPS ARC Meeting Invitation form
·  Chair ARCs
·  Print, complete & distribute ECE forms
·  Oversee teachers receiving IEPs
·  Ensure December 1 count
·  Consulting with ECE personnel:
School psychologist, placement specialist, consulting teacher, etc.
Academic Development – Continue / ·  Oversee the mailing of ECE Report Cards
·  Instructional Leadership Team Meetings
·  Monthly Elementary School Counselors’ Leadership Meetings
·  Plan & schedule RTI meetings
·  Administer & score K*BIT
·  Schedule assessments:
*AP (Oct.)
*ACCESS (Jan., Feb.)
*KPREP (April, May)
·  Identify people to provide accommodations for ECE students
·  Inventory, prepare & distribute testing materials
·  Collect, quality control, box & deliver testing materials
·  Train staff in administering assessments
·  Assist in analyzing student data
·  Implement Student of the Month recognition
·  Prepare & send AP paperwork
·  Attend Showcase of Schools
·  Check & distribute student records
*Middle schools records exchange
·  Infinite Campus training
·  Open House
·  KCA/KSCA conference
Career Development
·  Classroom guidance – *Career Cruising program
*The importance of higher education / ·  Parent/student conferences on transition/career concerns / ·  Consult with middle school counselors to provide accurate open house information to 5th grade students.
·  Complete individual student references for middle schools. / ·  Attend Showcase of Schools
·  Chaperone/attend after school events
·  Collaborate to plan/facilitate school/class celebrations/events
·  Work with FRC to meet student needs/concerns
Personal/Social
·  Classroom guidance –
*School Bus Safety
*Drug Awareness
*Fire Safety
*Bullying
*Peer Pressure / ·  POPS collaboration
·  Mediation of student conflicts
·  “Good behavior” student contracts
·  Individual student conferences on friend issues, family concerns, etc.