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School District

School Name:

Foundation

Beliefs that drive your vision and mission: Mark all that apply.

The following are beliefs topics that school counselors should discuss because they will form the foundation of the vision and mission statements. What topics will your team discuss? (Use the notes field for Other topics.)

The ability of students to achieve success
Addressing the developmental needs of all students
School counselors' role is to advocate for every student
Who should be involved in planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating program activities
How data schould be used to inform program decisions
What ethical standards guide the work of school counselors

Notes About Beliefs

You will need to write Belief Statements after discussing what you believe regarding the topics you selected. Write any notes about these statements. Your Belief Statements should align with your school or district Belief Statements, so be sure to have those handy.

Vision Statement. Mark all the statements that are ideas you want to consider including. Students will...

Your Vision Statement might include statements about
1.) citizenship,
2.) life-long learner,
3.) academically prepared/Career and College Ready,
4.) leadership/problem-solving/critical thinking skills,
5.) fulfilling potential,
6.) appreciate diversity

Use this space to write notes regarding your Vision Statement.

You need to state how your Vision Statement aligns to your school and district Vision Statements. If they don't have Vision Statements, make a note to clearly state this in your Narrative for your Vision Statement.

Mission Statement: The School Counseling program will...

The Mission Statement provides direction for reaching the vision. It needs to emphasize the following:
1.) equity and access to rigor,
2.) success for all students.
3.) Career and College Ready
4.) preparing for aspirations
5.) life-long learning
6.) Leadership
7.) Data-driven
8.) Diversity and global citizenship

Select from these statements things you might include in your mission statement. Your Mission Statement should mention the three school counselor domains. Use the "other" options to write additional notes.

Add any notes or additional topics that you want to consider for your Mission Statement.

You will need to find your District and School Mission Statements, so you have them handy. Your Mission Statement needs to align with those.

School Counseling Program Goals: Look at school attendance, academic, and behavior data and select a few goal areas from the list to explore further.

The program goals are critical to nearly every aspect of your plan. The goals determine what data will be relevant, what services will be provided, and how success will be measured and communicated. The goals should be consistent with your school's improvement plan.

Where will you get the data you selected? Write notes about what data you will use, and what the data is called.