ABC SCHOOL COUNSELING CORE CURRICULUM ACTION PLAN

9th Grade

Lesson Topic

Welcome to
ABC High
School

Lesson Will
Be
Presented In
Which
Class/
Subject

Freshman
Seminar

ASCA
Mindsets
and
Behaviors

MS: 1-6
B: LS 1,
5, 7, 9,
10
B: SM 5,
10
B: SS 3,
6-8

Curriculum and
Materials

Projected
Start/End

Student
Schedule
HS 101 Prezi
Student
Handbook
ExtraCurricular
Activities

Sept
2015

Process Data
(Projected
number of
students
affected)

All 9th
Grade
Students,
2 - 40
minute
sessions

Perception Data
(Type of surveys/
assessments to
be used)

Survey
Attitudes:
% of students
who believe
that doing well
in school
matters
Knowledge:
% of students
who can
demonstrate
knowledge of
who to seek out
assistance in
the high school
setting for help
% of students
who know
attendance and
course
requirements
Skills:
% of students
who can
accurately read
their student
schedule

Outcome Data
(Achievement,
attendance and/or
behavior data to be
collected)

Expectations: 100
% of 9th grade
students to
complete the
baseline survey
during seminar or
addition time if
absent
Increased
understanding of the
expectations of
being a student in
high school.
Increased
understanding of the
attendance and
graduation
requirements of a
high school student.
Achievement:
Students will review
and complete
activities in relation
to freshman
orientation and the
requirements in high
school (attendance,
courses, graduation,
etc).

Contact
Person

Lisa (All
counselors
will be
present at
seminar)

Implications

89% of 9th
grade
students
demonstrate
d increased
understandin
g in the
expected
AKS areas
Not all
students are
able to
interpret
school
graduation
requirements
without
assistance
Not all
students are
familiar with
the high
school setting
and
graduation
requirements
Not all
students are
able to

% of students
who can
identify high
school
graduation
requirements

understand a
high school
schedule
Increased
participation in
schedule
planning
Increased
interest in
course
planning

% of students
who can
accurately use
high school
resources
(library,
computers,
etc.)

Course
Planning:
Credits

Freshman
Seminar

MS: 4
B: LS 1,
3, 4, 7, 8
B: SM 1,
6, 10
B: SS 3,
5, 6

HS
HandbookProgram of
Studies
Registration
System
Course
Planning
Handout

Oct
2015

All 9th
Grade
Students One 40 min
Session

Pre/Post Test
Attitudes: % of
students who
believe its
important to
choose classes
in high school
based on future
plans
Skills: % of
students who
can identify
which classes
are necessary
in order to
achieve their
goals for the
future

Expectations:
100% of 9th grade
students to
complete a 4-year
high school plan
handout during
this unit in the
designated
counseling time, in
small groups, or
individually to
complete their
plans depending
on the level of
need.
Increased ability in
recognizing
necessary classes
for high school
graduation

Dena (All
counselors
will be
present at
seminar)

Increased
ability to
establish
relationship
between high
school
courses and
postsecondary
planning
85% of
students
were able to
complete a
four year
plan
Not all
students could
identify the
correct
classes
needed for
graduation
Not all
students were
able to identify
courses
needed to
attend a two
or four year

Knowledge: %
of students who
possess the
knowledge of
graduation
requirements
and how taking
certain classes
can aid in the
achievement of
future goals

Attendance
Matters!

9th English
MS: 2, 3
B: LS 4,
6
B: SM 1,
4-5, 8
B: SS 5,
9

Prezi
Handout
GPA
Overview

Nov
2015

All 9th
Grade
StudentsOne 40 min
session

Attendance and
GPA Data
Attitudes: % of
students who
think regular
class
attendance is
important for

Increased interest
and awareness
classes have on
future plans (e.g.
requirements for 2year college vs 4year college)

college
Increased
participation in
schedule
planning
Increased
ability to
identify
relationship
between the
importance of
high school
courses and
career/college
opportunities

Achievement:
Students will
successfully learn
what is expected of
them in high school
by learning about
the required classes
for graduation (and
further education)
and completing a
four-year plan
handout.
Students will be able
to independent
register for courses
and know how many
classes they need to
take to get into a
specific college or to
graduate.

Increased
interest in
attending
courses

Graduation Rates

Increased
attendance
rates/
increased
course
completion
rates

AR: Course
Enrollment &
Completion Rates

Increased
Graduation
Rates

Expectations:
100% regular and
on-time attendance
for all classes for
9th grade students
Increased regular
and on-time
attendance of

Lindsay
88% of
students
demonstrate
regular and
on-time
attendance
Not all

their academic
success
Skills: % of
students who
are able to
attend classes
regularly and
arrive on time
Knowledge: %
of students who
know the
importance of
and can identify
the relationship
between
regular class
attendance and
obtaining good
grades

classes
Increased
understanding of
how attendance and
punctuality are
necessary
components of any
future plans
Achievement:
Students will
complete a
worksheet and learn
how to calculate
their GPA to
correlate how their
behaviors now
(attendance, class
participation, etc.)
will affect their future
grades
GPA
AR: Attendance
Rates

students
consider
attendance to
be important
to academic
or career
success.
Not all
students
understood
how grades
can impact
college
acceptance.
Not all
students are
able to attend
regularly due
to personal
circumstances
(consideration
needs to be
made for
additional
one-on-one
counseling
services)
Increase in
understanding
of importance
of attendance
to future
career and
college
success
Increased
attendance
Increased
GPA due to

increased
attendance
and being in
class to learn
subject matter
Academic
Success
Skills: Study
101

Earth
Science

MS: 1-6
B: LS 14, 9
B: SM
3, 7
B: SS: 7

Personal
Study Skills
Survey
Study Skills
Tip
Worksheet
Study Skills
Lesson

JanFeb
2016

All 9th
Grade
StudentsOne 40
min Lesson

Pre/Post
Personal Study
Skills Survey
Attitudes: % of
students who
believe that
effective
studying is
beneficial to
achieving their
future goals
Skills: % of
students who
are able to
identify
personal study
habits that are
most effective
for them
Knowledge: %
of students who
understand that
are many tools
and methods
they can utilize
to effectively
study and these
study skills will
help them
achieve future
goals

Expect 100% of
students to be able
to self-recognize
individual learning
style and be able
to recognize 3
study habits that
work best for them
Increased ability to
self-recognize
learning style
Increased usage of
effective study
habits leading to
higher performance
in classes
Achievement:
Students will
complete
worksheets and take
a survey to learn the
importance of
recognizing how
they learn best and
be able to effectively
utilize strategies to
get the most out of
their educational
development.
Increased GPA
Increased state
standardized test
scores

Lisa

94% of
students
identified
individual
learning
styles
Not all
students could
identify a way
of studying
that worked
for them
Not all
students feel
that studying
is important
Some
students did
not believe
that any way
would help
them improve
studying
habits
Students have
ability to
identify
personal
characteristics
and values for
academic
success
Student have

ability to relate
academic
success to
potential
career and
postsecondary
success

AR: Homework
Completion Rates

Increased
scores on
exams

Introduction to
Post HS
Options

9th
English

MS: 4, 5
B: LS 1,
2, 4, 5, 7,
9
B: SM 3,
5, 10

A Picture of
Me Lesson &
Prezi
Computer Lab
Why College?
Checklist
Exploring
Opportunities

MarchApril
2016

All 9th
Grade
StudentsOne 40 min
session

Pre/Post Test

Attitudes: % of
students who
believe
education is
important in
their future
plans (college
or career)
Skills: % of
students who
are able to
identify
information
regarding the
requirements of
their post-high
school plans
(college or
career)
Knowledge: %
of students who
are able identify
several
possibilities of
interest for their
future and
strive for

Expectations:
100% of students
will be able to
identify at least
two career options
and know the
steps to take to get
to that career
(college, wages,
etc.)
Increased interest in
ability to choose
classes that relate to
future plans.
Increased ability to
have more than one
possible interest for
future plans (college
and career) and
know the
requirement for
obtaining those
future goals
Achievement;
Students are able to
effectively search for
their career interests

Lindsay

Increased
GPA
91% of
students
identified two
career
options and
proper routes
to
obtainment
of said
careers
Not all
students can
use a
computer
properly
Not all
students are
able to identify
a realistic
career or
additional
options
Not all
students
understand
how to
properly make

educational
success to
expand their
college/career
options

by researching
careers of interests
to identify
educational
requirement,
salaries, and job
outlooks
College Prep Data
AR: Course
Enrollment Patterns
Increased
enrollment in
postsecondary
training

choices
independently
in relation to
interests and
career
exploration
Students
show interest
in career
exploration
Students
show interest
in career goal
setting
Increased
enrollment in
electives
Increased
enrollment in
postsecondary
training after
high school