Comprehensive School Counseling Program Year Plan
2012-2013
August
•Social/emotional component of Skinner website (Rebecca)
•Program Development
•GEAR UP staff newsletter
•GEAR UP informational pamphlet for parents
September
•EXPLORE Prep Lesson
•EXPLORE Administration (inc. makeup tests)
•New Student Group (7th & 8th grade)
•Begin Career Fair preparations and details
•Uplift meeting and program coordination
•Monthly GEAR UP staff newsletter
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
October
•Grade level family meeting-GEAR UP program announcements
•8th grade PEP-Career Exploration (10/3)
•8th grade PEP-Career Exploration-Kitchen (10/4), Coppinger (TBD)
•8th Grade Career Fair (10/10)
•8th Grade Career Fair Prep Lesson (10/10)
•7th grade PEP-Academic Exploration (10/23)
•7th grade PEP-Academic Exploration-Kitchen (TBD), Coppinger (TBD)
•Neighborhood Center & Uplift meeting and program coordination
•Smart Girls Group
•EXPLORE Results Report-student lesson and score interpretation
•Middle & High School Expo (10/29)
•Monthly GEAR UP staff newsletter
•Quarterly GEAR UP partnership meeting
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Scorpion Pride Leadership group
•School Counselor Leadership Team
November
•College Visit prep lesson
•College Visit Front Range Community College (11/6)
•College Visit 11/13-Arapahoe Community College
•CEC Open House (11/5)
•Smart Girls Group
•Scorpion Pride Leadership
•EXPLORE Score Report parent meeting
•New Student Group
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly staff GEAR UP Newsletter
•School Counselor Leadership Team
December
•7th grade PEP Lesson-Goal Setting
•7th grade PEP Lesson-Goal Setting--Kitchen, Coppinger
•8th grade PEP lesson-Academic Planning
•8th grade PEP lesson-Academic Planning--Kitchen, Coppinger
•Air Force Presentation
•Individual Student Planning-High School Options
•Scorpion Pride Leadership
•New Student Group
•Smart Girls Group
•Quarterly GEAR UP partnership meeting
•School Counselor Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly staff GEAR UP Newsletter
January
•Individual Student Planning-High School Options
•School of Choice Forms Due (1/31)
•Smart Girls Group
•New Student Group
•School Counselor Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly staff GEAR UP Newsletter
February
•7th grade PEP lesson-Career Exploration
•7th grade PEP lesson-Career Exploration--Kitchen, Coppinger
•8th grade PEP lesson-Goal Setting—Kitchen, Coppinger
•8th grade PEP lesson-Goal Setting—Kitchen, Coppinger
•GEAR UP Conference (2/4-2/9)
•Smart Girls Group (new rosters)
•School Counselor Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly Staff GEAR UP Newsletter
March
•HOPE Scholarship
•Smart Girls Group
•7th Grade EXPLORE prep lesson? (Kitchen, Coppinger)
•7th Grade EXPLORE administration? (Kitchen, Coppinger)
•College Visits (TBD)
•Quarterly GEAR UP partnership meeting
•School Counselor Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly Staff GEAR UP Newsletter
April
•7th grade PEP Lesson-Financial Planning
•7th grade PEP Lesson-Financial Planning—Kitchen, Coppinger
•8th grade PEP Lesson-Financial Planning
•8th grade PEP Lesson-Financial Planning—Kitchen, Coppinger
•Uplift Career Fair
•8th Grade high school transition preparation
•Smart Girls Group
•School Counselor Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development (biweekly)
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly Staff GEAR UP Newsletter
May
•8th Grade high school transition preparation
•8th Grade continuation
•Smart girls group
•School Counseling Leadership Team
•New School Counselor Professional Development portfolio due
•DPS School Counseling Professional Development + middle school counselor chair follow up
•Monthly Staff GEAR UP Newsletter
June
•School Counseling Academy
•Quarterly GEAR UP partnership meeting
Weekly Activities/Goals
•Student birthday recognition certificates/pencil
•5 Positive parent phone calls
•Individual Student Planning (Goal=every student has individual session by end of year)
•Bi-Weekly GEAR UP Team Meetings
•Weekly Supervision
•New counselor mentorship program meetings
•Licensed Professional Counselor supervision hours toward licensure
•Daily Time/Task Analysis
Skinner College Culture
•Spotlight Wall-college/career/personal social focus change bi-weekly
•Teacher College logos posted and student discussions
•College Corner wall
•GEAR UP What’s New bulletin board