Hebron Valley Elementary
Principal: Tina Krol
Connect with Us
Email: pradob@lisd.net
Website: https://www.lisd.net/hebronvalley
Location: 4108 Creek Valley Blvd, Carrollton, TX 75010, USA
Phone: 469-713-5182
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hebronvalley/
Twitter: @HebronValleyES
Section I: Role of the Counselor
Bianca Prado, Professional School Counselor
Master of Science in Counseling
National Certified Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor Intern
American School Counselor Association Member
Texas School Counselor Association Member
Building Leadership Team
Prevention and Wellness Systemic Program Committee Member
Second Step Reboot Committee Member
College and Career Week Coordinator
Red Ribbon Week Campus Coordinator
Generation Texas (GenTx) Campus Coordinator
Kindness Week Coordinator
Programs Coordinator
Parent Teacher Association Member
About Our School
- Enrollment: 506 students
- 504: 6%
- RTI: 10%
- Special Education: 16%
- At-Risk: 38%
- English Language Learner: 21% ; 18 languages represented
- Gifted/Talented: 6%
- Economically Disadvantaged: 19%
- McKinney-Vento: 0.79%
Second Step Reboot Pilot Campus
Leadership and Advocacy
Section II: Program Implementation Cycle
Counseling Advisory Council (CAC)
Use of the Implementation Cycle
This year's program plan was decided using feedback from last academic year along with student data. It was determined that students would benefit from more social - emotional learning and restorative forms of discipline. As a result, Hebron Valley stepped in to the Second Step Reboot pilot program, and every faculty member attended the Restorative Practices training.
Section III: Foundational Components
Lewisville Independent School District 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 and supportive environment.
Hebron Valley Elementary Counseling Program Definition
The counseling program at Hebron Valley Elementary is defined by its dedication to helping students gain positive problem - solving and critical - thinking skills. This program commits to increasing students' awareness of the connection that exists between an individual's decisions and the consequences (both positive and negative) that follow.
Hebron Valley Elementary Counseling Program Rationale
The Hebron Valley Counseling Program empowers students to increase their independence, leadership, and discipline in order to help them become thriving citizens in a future they create. This is accomplished using various methods including research - based guidance curriculum during whole - class lessons, an optional student initiative known as the Leadership Challenge, and targeted instruction that develops strong academic habits such as the third grade mini lesson "Planning to Learn."
Hebron Valley Elementary Counseling Program Assumptions
In order for the Hebron Valley Counseling to operate with maximum effectiveness, the following conditions and resources are necessary:
- Equitable access to evidenced - based information on raising children for all parents and guardians.
- A reasonable counseling - specific budget.
- A data - driven (needs assessment, pre and post initiative surveys, stakeholder feedback, etc.) comprehensive program plan, as well as time to analyze its effectiveness.
- Regular access to technology as is necessary (ie: ability to build and manage a counselor's website, access to the school's social media accounts, regular access to emails, etc.).
- Clear and established policies and procedures that are expected to be implemented and referred to by the Hebron Valley Professional School Counselor.
- Equitable access for families to mental health resources outside of the school building such as the Family Center, the district's after - school hours counseling center).
- Developmentally appropriate props and supplies to allow for other therapeutic modalities besides traditional talk therapy (ie: puppets, various art supplies, "fidgets," children's books, toys/dolls, etc.).
- A working space that allows for the counselor to perform professional duties with kids at the highest level.
- A collaborative working relationship with administrators, parents, colleagues, teachers, and other Hebron Valley community members.
- Removal of responsibilities related to assessments and other non - counseling related duties.
Development of Program Goals
Informal information regarding program needs was obtained primarily through engaging in meaningful conversations with teachers, families, and students during the 2018 - 2019 school year. Teachers and families desired the counselor to further address conflict resolution; as a result, the Hebron Valley Counseling Program set a goal of increasing lessons and activities related to conflict resolution for the 2019 - 2020 academic year. In addition to provided curriculum lessons, the counselor has increased direct, targeted opportunities for micro-learning as it relates to conflict resolution, using supplemental materials such as developmentally appropriate Ted Talks, scripted student conversations held outside of the classroom (ie: gym, cafeteria, hallway, etc.), models of healthy conflict resolution among peers with counselor and teachers as examples, and relevant conflict resolution anecdotes from counselor's own experience.
Hebron Valley Elementary 2019 End of Year Survey
Program Evaluation
Section IV: Four Service Delivery Components
System Support: The counselor will update the Hebron Valley Elementary Counseling website a minimum of twice a month and will communicate program information through a minimum of two other avenues, such as the Hebron Valley Facebook page and the PTA newsletter.
Guidance Curriculum: By the end of April 2020, the school counselor will teach at least one whole - class lesson to all 5th graders describing life tips to be applied in secondary school and the post secondary life stage.
Individual Planning: The school counselor will supply post - secondary career information to all 3rd graders. As a result, 100% of 3rd graders present will be able to identify one career option of interest.
Responsive Services: School counselor will collaboratively work with teachers to apply positive behavior intervention with a first grader struggling to remain in class. First grade student will earn playtime with PreK students in exchange for remaining in his classroom for a 120 minute period three times per week.
Activity by Service Component
System Support:
- Annual Needs Assessment for Teachers, Parents, Administrators, and Students.
- Regular Campus - Wide Reminders for Wellness and Self - Care Importance.
- PTA Membership as an Opportunity to Collaborate with Parents and other Hebron Valley Community Members.
- "Coffee with the Counselor" - An upcoming counselor - hosted coffee talk open to all families as an opportunity to present guidance curriculum, communicate program happenings, and address any pressing issues among students.
- Frequent and Open Communication with Support Specialists (Ie: Behavior Specialist, Student Assistance Counselor, etc.).
- Participation in Building Leadership Team Meetings.
- Facilitating Peer Assisted Leaders (PALS) on Campus.
- Fostering a Positive School Culture through Supportive Conversations with Staff Members, Interactive Activities in the Teacher's Lounge, and Frequently Asking Others "How can I support you in this moment?"
Guidance Curriculum:
- 3 Week Guidance Rotation in Grades PreK - 5 (August 26, 2019 - May 1, 2020).
- Career Day (4 Guest Speakers for 5th Graders).
- Second Step Reboot (Teachers and Staff Reinforcing Guidance Curriculum with Brief Social - Emotional Learning Activities).
- College and Career Week (Highlighting Trade/Vocational Schools, Junior Colleges, Universities, and Armed Forces).
- "What's a School Counselor?" in Kinder Camp.
- Ancillary Activities to Supplement Guidance Lesson Learning Objectives.
Individual Planning:
- Parent Conferences to Create and Implement Plans that Address Student Behavioral and Emotional Needs (ie: Regular Check Ins with Students Struggling with Situational Anxiety Related to Non - Custodial Parent Visits).
- Facilitating 5th Grade Visits to Middle School Campuses and Steering Students to Elective Courses that Address and Explore Personal Interests.
- Using Career Software such as "Paws in Jobland" that Enables Students to Explore Individual Interests and Their Real - World Relevance and Applicability.
Responsive Services:
- Counseling Groups for Students New to Hebron Valley Elementary.
- Lunch Groups that Address Social Needs such as Increasing Empathy Among First Grade Students.
- Direct Teaching of Alternatives to Tattling Among Lower Elementary Students, such as Assertive Statements such as "Stop. I don't like that."
- Annual Staff Training on Suicide and Bullying Prevention.
- Providing Access to Out - of - School Resources, such as the Family Center for Counseling, Food for Kids, Angel Tree, St. Ann's Thanksgiving Basket, and Academic Tutoring List.
Guidance Curriculum Showcase
The "What's a School Counselor?" guidance lesson was completed on August 15, 2019 for Kindergarten students in order to help them gain understanding of who the counselor is and the role she fills at Hebron Valley. Prior to the lesson, less than 1% of Kindergarten students could correctly identify the school counselor by name and/or face. One week after the lesson, 90% of Kindergarten students were able to correctly identify counselor's face, and 80% were able to refer to the counselor correctly by name.
Data Visualization of Impact of Kinder Camp Lesson
Red Ribbon Week Mis - Matched Day!
Let's Do Lunch!
Parent Collaboration Showcase
Section V: Program Curriculum
Personal Health and Safety Content Area
The Hebron Valley Counseling Program and its stakeholders take the safety and wellbeing of its students seriously. In addition to addressing student health and safety topics with staff members in an annual training, the school counselor delivers a Child Protection Unit lesson with all grade levels. This lesson addresses topics including (but not limited to) how to recognize and report an unsafe situation, what to do in emergencies, and what makes a touch safe or unsafe. The counselor also supplements the required curriculum with information such as the importance of situational awareness, tips for mental wellness, and wisdom for online activity.
The Hebron Valley School Counselor partners with parents in this lesson: children may not participate without parent and/or guardian consent. It is the belief of the school counselor that all students benefit from a honed set of self - advocacy skills. For this reason, it is essential for the counselor to work with other school community members when addressing student health and safety; these combined efforts help to ensure students make their personal health and safety a priority.
Data Used to Design "Lifesmarts" Lesson
This lesson was rooted in data taken from the 5th grade teachers. It was reported to the counselor that at least 30% of 5th grade students were unable and/or unwilling to take notice of their surroundings and make safe and wise choices that best fit those surroundings. This lack of situational awareness was especially concerning because this grade level would be moving to secondary education in less than one calendar year. As a result, the counselor addressed the required curriculum in the Child Protection Unit, but also added information regarding fundamental ways to experience safety, such as being aware of surroundings and trusting one's "gut." One of the overarching goals of this program is to foster independent, problem - solving, critical - thinking students, and "Lifesmarts" directly targets that goal. More specifically, the "Lifesmarts" guidance lesson is strategically used to achieve the program's Guidance Curriculum goal.
Ancillary Activity for "Lifesmarts": "Seven Secrets for Surviving Secondary (and Beyond)"
Evaluation of "Lifesmarts" Learning Outcomes
Similar to the expressed need for the "Lifesmarts" lesson, the learning outcome was also communicated by members of the 5th grade teaching team. It was reported to the counselor that following "Lifesmarts" (and teacher repetition of its information), there was a 15% decrease in the number of 5th grade students unable and/or unwilling to take notice of their surroundings and make safe and wise choices according to those surroundings. As a result, "Lifesmarts" was deemed to be an effective method in facilitating positive change among 5th grade students.
The Counselor and Stakeholders
The Hebron Valley Elementary Counselor has built and maintained positive working relationships with other stakeholders in order to most effectively implement the school counseling program. The counselor regularly solicits formal and informal program feedback from parents, teachers, administrators, community partners, and students. This feedback is used to improve upon all four service delivery components of the counseling program. The counselor partners with stakeholders to determine which (if any) changes can be reasonably put in place now without causing program disruption. For needs that would be more productively served in the following academic year, the Hebron Valley Elementary Counselor gathers relevant data and examines the data (along with its implications) with the Counseling Advisory Council. It is the ongoing process of planning, managing, implementing, and evaluating the Hebron Valley Elementary Counseling Program that makes stakeholder collaboration critical to program success.