Domain 1 for School Counselors: Planning and Preparation (continued) Level of Performance Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished component 1d: Counselor demonstrates little or no Counselor displays awareness of Counselor displays awareness of knowledge of Counselor’s Demonstrating knowledge of knowledge of governmental governmental regulations and of governmental regulations and of governmental regulations and of state and federal regulations regulations and of resources for resources for students available resources for students available resources for students is extensive, and of resources both within students available through the school through the school or district, but no through the school or district, and including those available through the and beyond the school and or district. knowledge of resources available some familiarity with resources school or district and in the district more broadly. external to the school. community. 1e: Counseling program consists of a plan has a guiding Counselor has developed a plan that plan is highly coherent Counselor’s Counselor’s Planning the counseling random collection of unrelated principle and includes a number of includes the important aspects of and serves to support not only the program, integrated with the activities, lacking coherence or an worthwhile activities, but some of counseling in the setting. students individually and in groups, regular school program overall structure. with the broader goals. but also the broader educational them don’t fit program. 1f: Counselor has no plan to evaluate Counselor has a rudimentary plan to to evaluate the evaluation plan is highly Counselor’s plan Counselor’s Developing a plan to evaluate the program or resists suggestions evaluate the counseling program. program is organized around clear sophisticated, with imaginative the counseling program that such an evaluation is important. goals and the collection of evidence sources of evidence and a clear path to indicate the degree to which the toward improving the program on an goals have been met. ongoing basis. DOMAIN 2 FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS: THE ENVIRONMENT
Domain 1 for School Counselors: Planning and Preparation (continued) component Level of Performance Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished 1d: Demonstrating knowledge of state and federal regulations and of resources both within and beyond the school and district Counselor demonstrates little or no knowledge of governmental regulations and of resources for students available through the school or district. Counselor displays awareness of governmental regulations and of resources for students available through the school or district, but no knowledge of resources available more broadly. Counselor displays awareness of governmental regulations and of resources for students available through the school or district, and some familiarity with resources external to the school. Counselor’s knowledge of governmental regulations and of resources for students is extensive, including those available through the school or district and in the community. 1e: Planning the counseling program, integrated with the regular school program Counseling program consists of a random collection of unrelated activities, lacking coherence or an overall structure. Counselor’s plan has a guiding principle and includes a number of worthwhile activities, but some of them don’t fit with the broader goals. Counselor has developed a plan that includes the important aspects of counseling in the setting. Counselor’s plan is highly coherent and serves to support not only the students individually and in groups, but also the broader educational program. 1f: Developing a plan to evaluate the counseling program Counselor has no plan to evaluate the program or resists suggestions that such an evaluation is important. Counselor has a rudimentary plan to evaluate the counseling program. Counselor’s plan to evaluate the program is organized around clear goals and the collection of evidence to indicate the degree to which the goals have been met. Counselor’s evaluation plan is highly sophisticated, with imaginative sources of evidence and a clear path toward improving the program on an ongoing basis. DOMAIN 2 FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS: THE ENVIRONMENT
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