Coyote Ridge Elementary School
CREST Counselors Reinforcing Excellence in Students in Texas
Coyote Ridge Elementary
Email: mooress@lisd.net
Website: https://www.lisd.net/coyoteridge
Location: 4520 Maumee Drive, Carrollton, TX, USA
Phone: 972-350-4310
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coyoteridge
Twitter: @CoyoteRidgeES
CREST Recipient 2015-16 and 2017-18
Lewisville Independent School District
Stephanie Moore Professional School Counselor
Section I: Introduction to the School and the Role of the Professional School Counselor
School Information:
Enrollment: 635
Address: 4520 Maumee Dr. Carrollton, Texas 75010
Website: https://www.lisd.net/coyoteridge
Principal Name: Padgett Cervantes
Previous Counseling Awards: CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) Recipient 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, PTA (Parent Teacher Association) Life Membership
Population:
39% Asian
26% African American
17% White
13% Hispanic
5% Two or more
Campus Profile:
https://www.lisd.net/cms/lib/TX01918037/Centricity/Domain/4518/coyoteridgecp.pdf
Counselor:
Stephanie Moore. M.E. d
4520 Maumee Dr.
Carrollton, Texas 75010
972-350-4310
Email: mooress@lisd.net
TSCA Member (Texas School Counselor Association)
Leadership Positions:
Lighthouse Committee New Staff Liaison, Elementary Lead Counselor of East Zone Hebron Feeder Schools
Committees:
Response to Intervention, Building Leadership Committee, Lighthouse Committee
Brief Description of the Role of the Counselor:
Mrs. Moore , Coyote Ridge School Counselor, serves by means of support and participation in social, emotional, academic and leadership initiatives. Through a comprehensive guidance program structured to meet the needs of a diverse population, she ensures the culture is supportive and collaborative. She teaches effective strategies for behavioral management and academic success through proactive strategies.
Brief Description of how the Counselor participates in Leadership and Advocacy:
Recognizing greatness in everyone is the goal of Mrs. Moore's participation in leadership and advocacy. Through the Leader In Me process, students, faculty and families are participants in establishing a culture of personal leadership and development. With this mindset, each day is filled with micro experiences and opportunities to develop leadership habits and recognize strides in each member of Coyote Ridge Elementary's success. Mrs. Moore is devoted to being an integral part of the processes at Coyote Ridge Elementary and making positive connections and relationships where growth can occur.
Section II: Program Implementation Cycle
Names, Positions and Meeting dates for the Building Leadership Committee:
Padgett Cervantes-Principal
Corry Thompson-Assistant Principal
Stephanie Moore-Counselor
Ashley Allen-Teacher
Nina Brazzel-Teacher
Amber Clifford-Teacher
Sandy Kim-Teacher
Nya McKinney-Teacher
Tiffany Smith-Teacher
Sheila Stevens-Teacher
J'Layne Sundberg-Teacher
Bethany Watts-Teacher
Elise Williamson-Teacher
Karah Edwards-Parent
Kelly Lemon-Parent
Robin Stout-Supervisor of Library and Media Services
Meeting Dates:
September 16th, 2019
October 21st, 2019
January 1st, 2020
March 24th, 2020
Example of the Building Leadership Team use of the Implementation Cycle:
The Building Leadership Team meets once a nine week period throughout the school year to plan, assess, develop and analyze the Learning Community of Coyote Ridge Elementary. The team is made up of a group of professionals and community stakeholders who provide input from surveys, community feedback, parental input and interested partnerships.
Through the Leadership Action Committees (Cultural, Leadership and Academic), a needs assessment is administered and results are used to align goals for the upcoming school year.
The results from 2018-2019 yielded a 97% overall satisfaction rate for parents and a 98% perception from parents that teachers at Coyote Ridge care about the students. Further results proved that there is a desire for more parent involvement. Parent engagement nights are planned for the 2019-2020 school year. STEM/Art night, (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Cultural Night, and Leadership Night/OpenHouse will be offered to the Coyote Ridge Elementary Community. The Building Leadership Team sought input from stakeholders, created opportunities and developed measurable goals for implementation of feedback.
Campus Improvement Plan:
https://www.lisd.net/cms/lib/TX01918037/Centricity/Domain/719/Coyote%20Ridge%20ES%20CIP.pdf
Annual Program Plan: Prevention and Wellness Systemic Program (PAWS):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UlRIUOuuRVdmY3uGr5CmWc4Ae4wPZF89Ypo2isEjgEQ/edit?usp=sharing
Section III: Foundational Components
LISD Guidance and Counseling MIssion Statement:
Through partnerships with students, staff, and community, counselors will foster development of self advocacy skills, personal, social, emotional wellness, and academic/career success in a compassionate, supportive environment.
Program Definition:
The School Counseling Program at Coyote Ridge is planned and implemented using the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. Along with the Building Leadership Team, the School Counselor and Administrators plan, assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the program through the Campus Needs Assessment, the Campus Improvement Plan and the End of Year Survey. The delivery of the program is collaborative including the support of community partnerships, faculty, and administrators. The program endeavors to yield observable knowledge of skills, leadership and tools from students and faculty that foster
self -regulation and leadership capacities. The clients that are served through the program are intentionally a piece of driving the process and holding the expectations of delivery to a high standard. Student, family and faculty clients are served through a well organized and developed plan for delivery of guidance lessons, lunch bunch groups, school-wide programs, responsive services and academic planning. The four domains of a comprehensive guidance program are balanced and delivered in a proactive manner involving a year at a glance plan, weekly communication to stakeholders, efficient and timely delivery on a day to day basis. Calendars, emails, and newsletters serve as methods of communication. Surveys serve as a means of accountability.
Rationale:
The School Counseling program at Coyote Ridge serves as a vital component to the importance of the education process and communicates through actions that social emotional health is equally as important to the success of the individual as academics. For meaningful learning to take place, the individual needs to be regulated emotionally and socially and comfortable in their environment. Personal leadership through the 7 Habits equips the students and faculty at Coyote Ridge Elementary with life long skills that promote success and personal achievement through being responsible for one's self, goal setting and planning, team building, empathy, collaboration and self care. Not only are these habits taught, but recognized and reinforced in academics, culture and community (families included). Although elementary students are still developing and maturing, each student and faculty member is viewed and perceived as having greatness to share and consequently encouraged to exercise their leadership. The current theories practiced in the School Counseling Program are a combination of The Leader In Me Process combined with The Second Step Guidance Curriculum and Restorative Practices. The goals of the counseling program are congruent with the goals of the school and summative assessments show the programs and processes to be effective evidenced by low discipline referrals, low repeat discipline referrals, high student and staff daily attendance and high overall satisfaction rates from parents.
Assumptions:
Coyote Ridge provides support through an intentional program that delivers the four components of a comprehensive School Counseling Program by a certified school counselor with clearly defined credentials. The program serves all students, families, and staff with equal access and availability to the resources and well within an appropriate counselor-to-student ratio. The Building Leadership Team consists of parents, faculty, community members and the counselor to ensure the needs of the school community are assessed, evaluated and implemented through the program. The counselor contributes and influences the school climate in a positive way by creating relationships that are built on mutual respect and commitment to the goals and mission of the organization. Adequate funds, work space, time and resources are provided which support the program's priorities and demands.
Program Goals are developed through input from the Building Leadership Team based upon a school-wide needs assessment. Input is gathered from parents, faculty and community. The data is used to develop goals for the Campus Improvement Plan and summative evaluations at the end of the year.
Lewisville ISD Guidance and Counseling Vision, Mission, Goals and Beliefs:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PwInSPNDOGpGWrOU4XmW49b0TROpDC9b/view?usp=sharing
Campus Needs Assessment (Sample):
https://forms.gle/ZzZ2BHEv9UpFSGB79
Process for Evaluating the School Counseling Program:
To maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the School Counseling Program, evaluation of systems is necessary to continually meet the program goals and campus /students needs.
The methods used to evaluate are end of year surveys, district/campus program surveys and a yearly overall review of the program through accountability projects . The evaluation process supports the high quality of the program is meeting the needs of the Coyote Ridge Elementary Campus.
Section IV: Four Service Delivery Components
Individual Planning: 15%:
Through one on one minute meetings with each student, career and college awareness and academic planning, Mrs. Moore, the School Counselor at Coyote Ridge Elementary, will increase the personal leadership in 99% of the student population evidenced by promotion to the next grade level and positive student-led conferences twice a year.
Highlighted Activities:
Response to Intervention Team Member
One on one Minute Meetings
Academic Planning sessions
College and Career Week
Career Day for Grades 3-5
Add, Review and Dismissal Meetings
Section 504 Meetings
Student Led Conferences
Transition Meetings from 5th grade to 6th grade
Generation Texas Activities to promote College Readiness and Awareness
Guidance: 50%:
The School Counselor will teach 20 guidance lessons to each class at Coyote Ridge Elementary throughout the school calendar year. Guidance lessons will include the Second Step Curriculum, Red Ribbon Curriculum, Anti-Bullying and Child Protection Units. Students will increase their knowledge of pro-social skills and leadership evidenced by a reduction in discipline referrals (per student) and an increase in personal leadership evidenced by positive student-led conferences twice a year.
Highlighed Activities:
Guidance Lessons K-5 (20 times per year with each homeroom class) Second Step Curriculum
Bully Prevention Curriculum
Child Protection Curriculum
Red Ribbon Campaign Curriculum
The Great Kindness Challenge
The Leader In Me Process
Restorative Circle Practices
Responsive Services: 25%:
Weekly lunch bunches (groups), individual student counseling, crisis responses, parent and teacher conferences, Response to Intervention, Section 504 meetings, Add, Review and Dismissal meetings are held to support and provide proactive and positive planning for student success. Issues and concerns are determined and discussed and an effective plan of action is put in place and monitored. Results are evidenced by a reduction in discipline and an increase in student performance, grades, attendance and leadership. (Teacher reporting, SMART goals, curriculum, behavior goals, and parent and student input are used to gauge results).
Highlighted Activities:
Weekly Lunch Bunch Groups
One on one counseling sessions
Social Skills Training
Love Pacs Distribution
Food 4 Kids Distribution
Coyote Ridge Food Basket Program
Response to Intervention Team Member
Add, Review and Dismissal Team Member
Section 504 Meeting Member
Crisis and Response Team Member (CARE Team)
Angel Tree Coordination
Staff Training on Mental Health
Parent Education Coffee with the Principal and Counselor
International Cultural Day
College Week
Career Week
Think College Thursdays
System Support: 10%:
Staff development presentations on Trust Based Relational Intervention, Bullying, Child Protection, Suicide Prevention, Dating Violence, Community Resources, The Great Kindness Challenge, and College Awareness were presented by the School Counselor to the staff of Coyote Ridge Elementary during August Staff Development. Results of the information presented showed a high level of staff knowledge and appropriate responses to incidents. Compliance with state regulations and district protocols were met 100% of the time. Further evidence reported by the district polls yielded a high level of satisfaction and felt safety at Coyote Ridge due to a culture of positivity and kindness.
Highlighted Activities:
Trust Based Relational Intervention Training for Staff
The Great Kindness Challenge
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Student Response to Intervention (RTI/Behavior Meetings)
Serve and Consult on Prevention, Awareness, Wellness Systemic Committee
Serve and Consult on the Building Leadership Team
Staff Appreciation
Leadership Promotion of all Coyote Ridge Elementary members
Serve on the District LEAD Elementary Counselor Team
Collaboration with Parents to Support the Love Pacs Food Program:
Parent volunteers from the community support the Love Pacs food program by seeking input for needs of the campus, soliciting volunteers and donations from the community and delivery of the food to Coyote Ridge Elementary. The School Counselor works closely with the volunteers to ensure basic needs of the school families are met routinely. The donations are provided on long weekend, holidays and throughout the summer at specific locations. Additionally, Love Pacs provides weekly donations of healthy snacks to Coyote Ridge for the Food Basket program. Teachers report student stamina is increased as well as providing an abundant mentality for food and resources. Felt safety is observed in the classrooms and disregulated behavior is decreased thus leading to more ownership of students' personal leadership and academic success.
Year at a Glance:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13h8n7ODQC1XnAuOjvOw2WBXjzhqctdcquhPIuOUscRc/edit?usp=sharing
Data Visualization of Student Outcome from Food Basket Program
Visualization of Student Food Basket Program: Voluntary teachers participated in having a food basket of healthy choices available to their classes at all times. Data was charted in the areas of daily student attendance, discipline referrals, and nurse visits through the months of January and April. Results proved that having a readily available source of nutritious snacks made a positive difference in the areas of increased daily attendance and decreased nurse visits.
Section V: Program Curriculum
Sample Guidance Lesson Plan:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v2IvAln7yPn4AvgXRtkH3cADeLaLMeNjQL2gEqWWoQk/edit?usp=sharing
Coyote Ridge chose to implement a monthly family activity to support each of the 7 Habits including a take home activity, connections for resouces that support the monthly habit, the wearing of the habit color one day each month and the naming of Lighthouse Familes. If the student and family participate in all seven monthly habit activities the family is recognized as a Lighthouse Family. The family name is recognized at the student led Recognition Rally as well as displayed on the Lighthouse Recognition Board in the front foyer of the school.
The Leader In Me Survey shows a positive relationship between family involvement and positive school culture.