Leadership

Advocacy

Teaming And Collaboration

Counseling And Coordination

Assessment And Use Of Data

Promoting, planning, implementing prevention programs, career/college activities, course selection and placement activities, social/personal management and decision making activities

Making available and using data to help the whole school look at student outcomes

Participate/consult with teams for problem-solving; ensuring responsiveness to equity and cultural diversity issues as well as learning styles

Brief Counseling encounters with individual students, groups, and families

Assess and interpret student needs, recognizing differences in culture, languages, values and backgrounds

Provide data snapshots of student outcomes, show implications, achievement gaps, and provide leadership for school to view through equity lens

Use data to affect change; calling on resources from school and community

Collaborate with other helping agents (peer helpers, teachers, principal, community agencies, business)

Coordinate resources, human and other, for students, families, and staff, to improve student achievement (community, school, home, etc.)

Establish and assess measurable goals for student outcomes from counseling programs, activities, interventions, and experiences

Arrange 1-1 relationships for students with adults in school setting for additional support and assistance in reaching academic success

Advocate for student experiences and exposures that will broaden students’ career awareness and knowledge

Collaborate with school and community teams to focus on rewards, incentives and supports for student achievement

Key liaison working with students and school staff to set high aspirations for all students and develop plans/supports for achieving these aspirations

Assess building barriers that impede learning, inclusion and/or academic success for students

Play a leadership role in defining and carrying out the Guidance and Counseling function

Advocate for students’ placement and school support for rigorous preparation for all students

Collaborate with school staff members in developing staff training on team responses to students’ academic, social, emotional and developmental needs

Coordinate staff training initiatives which address student needs on a school wide basis

Interpret student data for use in whole school planning for change