Superintendent School Counseling Use-of-time Survey Due Nov. 1
Legislation passed during the 2019 session requires districts to report information on certified school counselors.
KRS 158.4416 (3)(e) requires: "No later than November 1, 2019, and each subsequent year, the local school district superintendent shall report to the department the number and placement of school counselors in the district. The report shall include the source of funding for each position, as well as a summary of the job duties and work undertaken by each counselor and the approximate percent of time devoted to each duty over the course of the year."
Districts should report this information by Nov. 1 using this survey. It has been broken up into elementary, middle and high school sections for entering time devoted to each duty.
 Hardin County Public Schools are working hard at building a community of school counselors working toward comprehensive school counseling programs. Take a look at the flipgrid they put together to get to know each other a little better at their first meeting. Use flipcode hcscounselors at flipgrid.com.
Comprehensive School Counseling
In the first three Counselor Connections we discussed creating an annual agreement with your leadership team, creating a mission and vision statement for your school counseling program and making data-informed decisions. For this edition, let's expand on those data-informed decisions by creating annual student outcome goals.
The American School Counselor Association's (ASCA) National Model (2019) states, "Annual student outcome goals are statements identifying the measurable impact the school counseling program will have on student achievement, attendance or discipline. They guide implementation of school counseling activities and interventions and promote the school counseling program's vision and mission. Annual student outcome goals are based on school data and focus attention on issues related to a gap in achievement, attendance or discipline."
Use the ASCA templates and resources to see the annual student outcome goal template and please reach out if you'd like further support!
 GoTeachKY at Your Career Fair
Ensure the teaching profession is represented at your school’s career fair by reaching out to the GoTeachKY team! We would love the opportunity to share information and resources on becoming a teacher with your students and community. Email Erin Ashcraft for more information
Expanded Early Postsecondary Opportunities-Articulated Credit
Secondary school students may earn tuition-free articulated college credit toward postsecondary studies within their career pathway while in high school.
Postsecondary partners have worked with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition (OCTEST) in developing statewide articulation agreements for students to receive articulated credit for completed coursework, meeting benchmark on CTE end-of-program assessment(s) or earning industry certification(s). The agreement requirements and amount of articulated credit may vary with each articulation agreement. Refer to the Statewide Articulation Agreements webpage at KDE for more details.
What is articulated credit? "Articulation" is a term used for ensuring schools at secondary and postsecondary levels work together to assist students in progressing smoothly from secondary to postsecondary programs. Defined as "a process for linking two or more educational systems within a community to help students make a smooth transition from one level to another by minimizing delays, duplication of courses or loss of credit."
However, as per the agreement, students must be admitted to the postsecondary institution, inform the postsecondary partner of the request for the articulated credit in accordance with the agreement during enrollment and meet the agreement requirements to be awarded credit for prior learning on the student’s postsecondary (college) transcript. If a student meets the agreement requirements but does not enroll at the postsecondary school immediately after high school graduation, they may still be eligible to take advantage of this opportunity years after graduation. Refer to applicable articulation agreement(s) for details.
For assistance with articulated credit questions, contact the specific postsecondary school’s contact available at the link List of all Articulation Agreements or the appropriate OCTEST consultant related to the specific program area. Students also may check with their district or school for any district-level articulation agreements that may exists with postsecondary partners, in addition to the statewide articulation agreements, as an opportunity to accelerate their postsecondary studies.
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