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School Counselor Accountability A MEASURE of Student Success Second Edition Carolyn B. Stone and Carol A. Dahir Practical Strategies for Builiding Accountability. This book provides strategies for designing and implementing accountability as a cornerstone of a school counseling program. Based on an action research model, it provides school counselors with methods to connect to the mission of schools and MEASURE the school counselors' contributions to student success. Learn how to lead, advocate, and collaborate with colleagues. Learn strategies for building accountability standards into counseling programs. Learn how to design and implement accountable programs and how to measure and report results. In this edition you will find: A simple step-by-step process for school counselors to connect their work with the expectations of school improvement and accountability Discussion of how to create data-driven school counseling programs and make data-driven decisions A proven method of linking school counseling to the instructional program and student achievement Action research techniques that can be used to measure school counseling effectiveness Fifteen MEASURE action plans submitted by practicing counselors Separate sections on urban and suburban systems "The information is presented in a way that will help the students think differently about accountability... The framework provided by [the] MEASURE [model] serves as a recipe for achieving success." Phyllis Hallberg, Florida International University "This gives life to the accountability concept now required in the school counseling profession... The key strength of this work is the presentation of a concrete model for bringing about systemic change in schools using data." Susan Norris Huss, Bowling Green State University To view the website that accompanies this text, please go to http://www.prenhall.com/stone .

The Accountability Imperative for School Counselors

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Accountability: Every Educator's Challenge

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Counting Is No Longer Enough

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Results-Based Accountability

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Student Outcome Data

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Accountability Means

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Needs Assessments, Surveys, Pre- and Posttests

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Accountability and School Counselors

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Beliefs Inform Behaviors

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The Achievement Gap

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References

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Moving Beyond Tradition

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Closing the Achievement Gap

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School Counselors and No Child Left Behind

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Respecting Tradition: A Retrospective

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Why Change? It's a Different World

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Moving Forward

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Counseling

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Consultation

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Coordination of Services

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Leadership

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Advocacy

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Collaboration and Teaming

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Managing Resources

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Use of Data

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Use of Technology

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References

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Demystifying Data

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Data First

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Why Use Data?

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Where to Find Data

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Disaggregated Data

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The Power of Data

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Data: Friend or Pho-bia

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Making Connections

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Keep It Simple

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The Next Steps

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From Perception to Reality

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Challenge or Opportunity

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Monitor What Matters

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References

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Measure: A Different Way of Focusing Our Work

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Step One: Mission

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What Do I Need to Do?

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Step Two: Element

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What Do I Need to Do?

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Step Three: Analyze

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What Do I Need to Do?

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What Do the Data Show?

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Step Four: Stakeholders-Unite

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What Do I Need to Do?

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Step Five: Results

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What Do I Need to Do?

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Step Six: Educate

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What Do I Need to Do?

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Systemic Change

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Practice What You Have Learned

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School Counselors Demonstrating Accountability

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Measures Contributing to Academic Success

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Alimacani Elementary School

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Cannella Elementary School

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Hall Elementary School

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S. A. Hull Elementary School

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Memorial Middle School

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Tomlin Middle School

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Quibbletown Middle School

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Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School

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Newington High School

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Pike High School

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South Kingstown High School

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Stanton College Preparatory High School

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Jefferson County Public Schools

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Measure-ing Success in East High School, Rochester, New York

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Measure-ing Success in Norfolk, Virginia

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Suburban Initiative

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Measure-ing Success in Piscataway Township, New Jersey

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References

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Transforming Our Future: Impacting the System

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Systemic Change Agent

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Preparing Graduate Students to Become Systemic Change Agents

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Looking to the Future

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Appendix A Participants in the 2001 Education Trust Accountability Meetings

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Appendix B The National Standards for School Counseling Programs: What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do

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Appendix C American School Counselor Association National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs

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Appendix D Critical Data Examples

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Appendix E Sample Measure

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