3d Counselor adheres to the plan Counselor makes modest changes Counselor makes revisions in the Counselor is continually seeking ways to Demonstrating or program, in spite of in the counseling program when counseling program when they are improve the counseling program and makes flexibility and evidence of its inadequacy. confronted with evidence of the needed. changes as needed in response to student, responsiveness need for change. parent, or teacher input. DOMAIN 4: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (School Counselor) COMPONENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE UNSATISFACTORY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT PROFICIENT EXCELLENT 4a The school counselor does not The school reflection The school reflection The school reflection is highly counselor’s counselor’s counselor’s Reflecting on on practice, or the on practice is moderately accurate provides an accurate and objective accurate and perceptive, citing specific practice reflections are inaccurate or and objective without citing description of practice, citing specific examples that were not fully successful for self-serving. specific examples, and with only positive and negative characteristics. at least some students. Specialist draws on global suggestions as to how it Specialist makes some specific an extensive repertoire to suggest might be improved. suggestions as to how the therapy alternative strategies. program might be improved. 4b reports, records, reports, records, and reports, records, and approach to record keeping is Counselor’s Counselor’s Counselor’s Counselor’s Maintaining and documentation are documentation are generally documentation are accurate and are highly systematic and and serves records and missing, late, or inaccurate, accurate but are occasionally late. submitted in a timely manner. as a model for colleagues in other schools. submitting them in resulting in confusion. a timely fashion 4c Counselor provides no Counselor provides limited Counselor provides thorough and Counselor is proactive in providing Communicating information to families, either though accurate information to accurate information to families information to families about the with families about the counseling program families about the counseling about the counseling program as a counseling program and about individual as a whole or about individual program as a whole and about whole and about individual students. students through a variety of means. students. individual students. 4d relationships with relationships with Counselor participates actively in Counselor makes a substantial contribution Counselor’s Counselor’s Participating in a colleagues are negative or colleagues are cordial, and school and district events and to school and district events and projects professional and counselor avoids counselor participates in school projects and maintains positive and and assumes leadership with colleagues. community being involved in school and and district events and projects productive relationships with district events and projects. when specifically requested. colleagues. 4e
3d Demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness Counselor adheres to the plan or program, in spite of evidence of its inadequacy. Counselor makes modest changes in the counseling program when confronted with evidence of the need for change. Counselor makes revisions in the counseling program when they are needed. Counselor is continually seeking ways to improve the counseling program and makes changes as needed in response to student, parent, or teacher input. DOMAIN 4: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (School Counselor) COMPONENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE UNSATISFACTORY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT PROFICIENT EXCELLENT 4a Reflecting on practice The school counselor does not on practice, or the reflections are inaccurate or self-serving. The school counselor’s reflection on practice is moderately accurate and objective without citing specific examples, and with only global suggestions as to how it might be improved. The school counselor’s reflection provides an accurate and objective description of practice, citing specific positive and negative characteristics. Specialist makes some specific suggestions as to how the therapy program might be improved. The school counselor’s reflection is highly accurate and perceptive, citing specific examples that were not fully successful for at least some students. Specialist draws on an extensive repertoire to suggest alternative strategies. 4b Maintaining records and submitting them in a timely fashion Counselor’s reports, records, and documentation are missing, late, or inaccurate, resulting in confusion. Counselor’s reports, records, and documentation are generally accurate but are occasionally late. Counselor’s reports, records, and documentation are accurate and are submitted in a timely manner. Counselor’s approach to record keeping is highly systematic and and serves as a model for colleagues in other schools. 4c Communicating with families Counselor provides no information to families, either about the counseling program as a whole or about individual students. Counselor provides limited though accurate information to families about the counseling program as a whole and about individual students. Counselor provides thorough and accurate information to families about the counseling program as a whole and about individual students. Counselor is proactive in providing information to families about the counseling program and about individual students through a variety of means. 4d Participating in a professional community Counselor’s relationships with colleagues are negative or and counselor avoids being involved in school and district events and projects. Counselor’s relationships with colleagues are cordial, and counselor participates in school and district events and projects when specifically requested. Counselor participates actively in school and district events and projects and maintains positive and productive relationships with colleagues. Counselor makes a substantial contribution to school and district events and projects and assumes leadership with colleagues. 4e
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