School Counselors

Education Specialist – Kim Niehues Back to School 2014

School Guidance and Counseling

Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2828

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.33.htm#33.002

Texas Counseling Association http://www.txca.org/tca/default.asp

Texas Association of School Boards – Policy online http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Search/351?filter=School%20Counselor

“NEW” TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Child Abuse and Reporting Sec 38.004 – Child Abuse and Programs

Sec 38.0041 – Policies Addressing Sexual Abuse and Other Maltreatment of Children

Sec 38.0042 – Posting Child Abuse Hotline Telephone Number

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=25769814844

Mental Health First Aid …The proposed amendment would be necessary as a result of House Bill (HB) 642, 83rd Texas

Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and HB 3793, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, both of which amended the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.054. HB 642 requires classroom teachers, principals, and school counselors to earn continuing professional education (CPE) units in specific areas related to collecting and analyzing information, recognizing early warning indicators for dropouts, and educating diverse student populations…

Homeless Liaison

Homeless Education http://

www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147503685

Texas Homeless Education Office http://www.utdanacenter.org/theo/

Education Service Center – Region 15 Contact – Kim Niehues

http://www.netxv.net/Page/96

Identifying & Educating Homeless Students

Session #023540

9/17/2014

ESC 15 – Bluebonnet Room

Foster Care Liaison

Foster Care & Student Success http://www.tea.state.tx.us/FosterCareStudentSuccess/

Education Service Center – Region 15 Contact – Kim Niehues

http://www.netxv.net/Page/257

At-Risk Coordinator

State Compensatory Education http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=4082

Education Service Center – Region 15Training for 14-15 was conducted 7 Contact – Kim Niehues/ Laura Strube

Learning the Indicators

Documentation

At-Risk Program

Evaluation of At-Risk Program

Personal Graduation Plans

State Graduation Requirements http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx

House Bill 5 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769806

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ESC 15 – House Bill 5 http://www.netxv.net/Page/282

DMAC/Eduphoria ESC Contact – Patti Wyatt

TxEIS ESC Contact – Myra Sonnenberg

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/brochures/

Other Duties as Assigned…

Federal & State Programs Title I, A; Title I, C; Title III, A; Special Education; 504; Dyslexia; RTI, Gifted & Talented, etc…….

Absenteeism/Truancy

Home Visits

Site Base Committees

Crisis Team

Needs Assessment

What are the NEEDS of the DISTRICT WHEN?, HOW?.....

WHAT to do with the information?

What are the NEEDS of the CAMPUS WHEN?, HOW?.....

WHAT to do with the information?

Guidance Program

YEARLYGoals

MONTHLYObjectives

WEEKLYStrategies

Questions