2ND Annual School Counseling Leadership Institute July 2004

Implementing the ASCA National Model to Help all Children Succedd
Held July 12-16, 2004
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

This Institute was sponsored by the UMass Amherst Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and the Division of Continuing Education.

To view information regarding the previous summer institute, click on the link below:

First Annual School Counseling Leadership Institute
Using Data to Help all Children Succeed

You can find links to the materials from the institute HERE

PROGRAM

School Counselors can have a powerful impact on student learning and academic achievement and can be effective contributors to educational reform initiatives. Many school counselors are not used to their full potential in districts which are still implementing outmoded models of practice. Too often, School Counseling is considered to be an ancillary set of support services rather than a central educational program. The ASCA National Model places School Counseling at the center of standards-based educational reform and enables school counselors to document their impact on students’ academic achievement and development.

By implementing the ASCA National Model, school districts can maximize the impact of School Counselors on students’ academic achievement, career and personal/social development.

Under the ASCA National Model, School Counseling Programs:

1) Are focused on improving academic achievement and eliminating the achievement gap.
2) Operate from a mission that is connected with the school district’s mission and educational reform agendas.
3) Operate from a formal set of Student Learning Objectives that are connected to ASCA National Standards, aligned with state curriculum frameworks, aligned with district standards, and based on measurable student learning outcomes.
4) Are data-driven and accountable for student outcomes.

“The American School Counselors Association has created the National Model for School Counseling Programs to connect school counseling with current educational reform movements that emphasize student achievement and success. By aligning the School Counseling Program with district and school mission, reform initiatives and improvement plans, professional school counselors are leaders and partners in systemic change to ensure equity and access to quality education and to promote career and personal/social development for all students.”
ASCA, 2003

Learn the Model
Leadership Institute participants will learn how to develop the foundation for an ASCA National Model Program and how to organize student services to achieve maximal impact.

Develop Leadership Skills
Participants will learn a practical approach to leadership and institutional change in order to be able to successfully implement a National Model Program.

Master Management and Accountability Practices
Participants will learn data-based planning and management and how to measure and account for student outcomes.

 

FACULTY

Judy Bowers, Ed.D.

Director of Guidance, Tucson Unified School District (Tucson, Arizona), ASCA President Elect, ASCA National Model Co-author; special expertise in School Counseling Program Development and Leadership.

Trish Hatch, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Student Services, Moreno Valley Unified School District (Riverside County, California), ASCA National Model Co-author; special expertise in data-based planning, management and accountability of School Counseling Programs.

Jay Carey, Ph.D.

Director, Center for School Counseling Outcome Research, Coordinator of the UMass Amherst School Counseling Program; special expertise in leadership development and school counseling program evaluation.

Carey Dimmitt, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Center for School Counseling Outcome Research, Assistant Professor of School Counseling at UMass Amherst; special expertise in school counseling curriculum development and interventions affecting academic achievement.