School Counselor News
November 2016
Hats off to school counselors
DCPS@FSCA
Character Day Parade
FSCA SCOY Finalist + Joni & Nan!
Healthy Choice Week
NACAC College Fair -starting young
Bartram is a Super School
November TA-DAs
- Connect with Middle school(s) on transition planning
- Based on first quarter report card grades, meet with teachers, identify students for interventions
- Evaluate school-wide data to determine incident rate of referrals, attendance, failing grades, tardies
- Assist in third grade mid-year promotion process
- Conference with parents, and inform of school and community resources
- Notify parents of students eligible for Duke University Talent Identification Program
- Post individual weekly counselor calendar outside of office door
- Continue school counseling program as scheduled, specifically classroom lessons on test-taking and study skills, time management, learning styles, and organizational skills.
- Practice Self-Care
PLCs if you Please
RESOURCES FOR COUNSELORS, STUDENTS & FAMILIES
StarBound - group resource for girls
https://youthlight.com/product.php?id=3071
Girls will learn to develop healthy relationships, enhance their communication skills and discover that they can make a positive difference in the world.
This resource contains an 8-session, small group curriculum that will help girls in grades 3-9 jump start their journey to unleashing their unlimited potential. Girls will learn to develop healthy relationships, enhance their communication skills and discover that they can make a positive difference in the world. Included are lesson and activity plans with reproducible worksheets; student pre- and post- tests; certificates; and forms for program evaluation, parent consent, and teacher recommendations.
Includes a CD of Reproducibles
Building Champions -group resource for boys
https://www.researchpress.com/books/1297/building-champions
Behavior Intervention Training at FDLRS
Understanding Student Behavior (60 hours)
This course enables educators to develop, increase and demonstrate knowledge and skills in assessing and designing behavioral supports and identifying the legal and ethical issues, pertaining to behavioral strategies. Activities focus on identifying data collection strategies as well as on identifying and interpreting elements of a functional behavior assessment and functional behavioral plan. information is included on how to recognize and use various models of positive behavior management.
Tech Tip Below - create a quiz to track pre/post Knowledge, Attitudes & Skills
MindUp Training
Look for additional dates for MindUp training in December, January and February.
See additional Mindful resources below. <3
Wednesday, Dec 7, 2016, 11:30 AM
1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 3rd Floor #307
District School Counseling
Email: jenkinsb@duvalschools.org
Website: http://dcps.duvalschools.org/Domain/4416
Location: 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Phone: 904 390 2090