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Secondary School Counselor Management Agreement (Counselor/Principal Agreement) School year __2010-2011_______ School_Sandy River Middle School Date___July 19, 2010 _____________ STUDENT ACCESS: Students will access the school counselor by:

___ Grade level _X__ Alpha listing

___ Domain ___ No caseload (See any counselor)

___ By academy/pathway ___ Other please specify ________

COUNSELOR OF THE DAY: Our counseling program will___ will not__X_ implement counselor of the day. DOMAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Looking at your site needs/strengths, counselors will be identified as the domain counselors for the following areas: Academic domain: _Coordinating and administering state standardized testing, monitoring at-risk students, organizing and monitoring afterschool tutoring programs, coordinating programs such as Study Island and Success Makers to strengthen student’s academic abilities, and refer to outside agencies such as Sylvan Learning Centers, work with special groups to enhance study habits and test-taking techniques. Career domain: _Administering assessments to determine career paths and interests, coordinating a career fair to provide information and allow for student exploration of various careers, and connecting and collaborating with community resources to create career awareness. Personal/social domain: _Collaborating with classroom teachers on character education, collaborating with parents on behavior, academics, college programs, etc., and also parent-teacher workshops about school issues (eg. School safety issues, bullying, harassment, internet safety, etc.) Rationale for decision¬¬: _To implement the aspects of these domains to ensure student’s success in all areas of academic, personal/social, and career development. PROGRAMMATIC DELIVERY The school counseling teams will spend approximately the following time in each component area to ensure the delivery of the school counseling program? _25-35___% of time delivering guidance curriculum _15-25__% of time with individual student planning _30-40___ % of time with responsive services _10-15__% of time with system support SCHOOL COUNSELOR AVAILIBILITY: The school counseling department be open for student/parent/teacher access from 9:00 to 2:00 The department will manage the division of hours by: counselor logs, spreadsheet, daily/monthly agendas. The career center will be open from 12:00 to 1:00 The department will manage the division of hours by: counselor logs, spreadsheet, daily/monthly agendas Programs and services presented and available to parents include: Example: guidance newsletter, parenting classes, parent information night • Guidance newsletter • Parent Information Night • Parent Workshops • Guidance Link on the School Website to include upcoming events and resources • Services/program reminders via Connect Ed Secondary School Counselor Program Management Agreement Programs and services presented and available to staff include: Example: department liaison, topical information workshops (child abuse, ADD, etc.) • Teacher in-service • Topical Information Workshops (Gang awareness, cyber bullying, behavior strategies, ADD, etc.) • Monthly subject area department meetings

Community liaisons, programs and services will include: • DARE Program • SADD • Big Brother/Big Sister Program • YMCA • DHHR: Department of Health and Human Resources

THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR EXTRA WORK HOURS (BEYOND WORK DAY) BY?

___ Extra duty pay (fund?) _X__ Flex schedule

___ Comp time ___ Per union regulations

___ By principal/counselor negotiation ___ No option for this MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES What materials and supplies are necessary for the implementation of the school counseling program: • Program manuals for curriculum • DVDs • Supplies for National School Counseling Week • Supplies for career fair • Academic/career software The following funding resources support the school counseling program: • ANNUAL BUDGET: $2,000.00 • Apply for $1,000 Grant for supplies and materials needed to implement curriculum. • Designated county/district funding - $1,000.00 (depending upon availability) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The school counseling team will participate in the following professional development: • ASCA Conference • State Counseling Association Conference • One personal, professional workshop of choice PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION The school counseling department will meet weekly/monthly:

__W_ As a counseling department team __M_ With the school staff (faculty) __M_ With the advisory council __W_ With administration __M_ With subject area departments

OFFICE ORGANIZATION Responsibilities for the support services provided the counseling team will be divided among the support services staff :

The secretary will: schedule appointments for individual counseling, assist counselor with file organization, updating website, and also sending correspondence from the guidance department, and answering the phone. Volunteers will: _assist as testing proctors, assist with guidance lessons, career fair participants, serve as mentors, and serve as afterschool tutors. The registrar will: complete scheduling. Others will: _________________________________ Team B: Tabatha VanDyke Jeff Chase Jessie Green Andre Carpenter Stephen Hicks July 19, 2010 _______________________________________ Lead Counselor signature & date Principal signature & date

Reference: American School Counselor Association (2005). The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs, Second Edition. Alexandria, VA: Author.