Washington School Counselor Conference Cultivating Talent, Confidence

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Washington School Counselor ConferenceCultivatin
g Talent, Confidence Promisemis.spps.org/counse
lorsjim.bierma_at_mpls.k12.mn.us
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A School Counselors Journey
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What if everything is an illusion and nothing
exists, then I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

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Airplane

• There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope
  you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way,
  is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a
  plane?

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Chinese Proverb

• One bamboo doesnt make a raft

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• Michael
• Jordan
• I built my talents on the shoulders of someone
  else's talent. I believe greatness is an
  evolutionary process that changes and evolves era
  to era.

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School Counseling History1908-1941

• Frank Parsons May 1, 1908
• 1918 900 Vocational Counselors
• 1932 - Back to the Basics

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School Counseling History1942-1959

• Aptitude Tests - Military
• 1946 Charles Bardon Act
• 1959 - 15,000 School Counselors

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School Counseling History1960-1979

• More Comprehensive SC Programs
• 1970 Career Ed was Top Priority
• 1974-76 Budget Cuts
• 1979- 45,000 School Counselors
• Carl Rogers Influence

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Carl Rogers

• It is more important who you are than what you do.

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School Counseling History1980-1999

• Testing Duties Increased
• More Elementary Counselors
• 1997 ASCA National Standards
• What do School Counselors do?
• 1999- 88,000 School Counselors

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Dan Labore

• It is better to start small than to take on too
  much

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Current School Counseling Cultivating Talent,
Confidence Promise

• Making Plans Better Prepared
• Budget Cuts
• 2002 ASCA National Model
• More School Leaders
• Services for Diverse Populations
• How are students different?
• 100,000 School Counselors

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• Stevie Wonder
• Things can happen in a band, or any other type of
  collaboration, that wouldnt happen otherwise.

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2 New Things to Try Cultivating Talent,
Confidence Promise

• School Counseling Program Had Success
• Around the Country
• Start Small

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Academic Improvement Racine Case High School
Cultivating Talent, Confidence Promise

• Year 1 - 12 9th grade - 18 increase
• Year 2 - 250 9th - 1.5 to 2.5 GPA
• Year 3 - 500 9th - 2 att. increase
• Year 4 - 500 9th - 21 fewer Fs

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Columbia Middle SchoolAlabama Cultivating
Talent, Confidence Promise

• High Rate of Bullying
• S-W Bully Prevention Program
• Classroom Lessons
• Student Survey
• Website
• Bully Hotline
• Lowest Rate in District

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King AcademyDes Moines Public Schools
Cultivating Talent, Confidence Promise

• 60 4th/5th graders not proficient in Reading
  and Math
• Group Interventions
• 85 proficient in at least one area
• 50 proficient in both areas
• 35 proficient in one area

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Highland Park High SchoolSt. Paul, Minnesota
Cultivating Talent, Confidence Promise

• No Students - Academic/PS/Career Plan
• 97 Completed 6 Year Plan
• 4 Areas
• Matched with
• Career Plan
• High School Academic Plan
• Post-Secondary Plan
• 6 Increase in Post-Secondary

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Highland Park High School St. Paul, Minnesota
Cultivating Talent, Confidence Promise

• Personal/Social 9th Grade Survey
• Anger, Mean Girls, Stress, Gang Prevention,
  Personality Types
• 72 Increased Knowledge/Pre-Post
• Teacher Emails
• 75 reported doing better
• 60 higher grades

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Mother Teresa

• If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed
  just one.

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Maya Angelou

• People may forget what you said and did, but they
  will never forget how you made them feel.

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Connect and Check
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Carlos Santana

• You will be part of the solution
• if you have joy in your heart.

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Stress

• Stress is when you wake up screaming and realize
  you havent fallen asleep yet.

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Cultivating Talent, Confidence Promise
We will define our future
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Gandhi

• The future depends on
• what we do in present.

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• Yogi
• Berra
• The future aint
• what it used to be.

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Future School CounselingCultivating Talent,
Confidence Promise

• Schools Achieve Mission
• Comprehensive SC Programs
• Data Driven Programs
• Career Domain
• School Counseling Graduates Doing Well
• All Students
• Students Who Need Us Most
• More School Counselors

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Dr. Mike McCollor

• Make yourself invaluable to students and you will
  have a job.

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A School Counselors Journey
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Melody Beattie

• Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life,
• It turns what we have into enough and more.
  Gratitude makes sense of our past,
• brings peace for today,
• and creates vision for tomorrow.