Proactively Starting The School Year
August is here and we know how many people rely on school counselors to be experts in a variety of areas and initiatives.
Over the summer, many of you started rebuilding your comprehensive programs in hopes to be more proactive for yourself as a counselor, your program and all stakeholders you collaborate with. Remember to take it slow! It is a marathon and ensuring quality above quantity will ensure you are doing what is best for students.
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has several back to school resources available on its website.
 Infinite Campus Surveys' Training
- Infinite Campus will offer a free training on Sept. 20 that will include the Student Thriving Index and daily check-in's the platform offers. Please register for the Infinite Campus training if you plan to attend.
Early Graduation Program Updated Guidance
School Counselor and School-Based Mental Health Service Provider Use of Time Updates
- Senate Bill 102, KRS 158.4416, has been updated regarding what information superintendents shall report annually by Nov. 1. It includes school counselors, with the addition of any school-based mental health providers. The form and other information may be found within this guidance document.
Advanced Placement Exams Updated Guidance
The guidance document has been updated for AP Exams and payment options for the 2022-2023 school year.
Updated Suicide Prevention Information
Requirements for Suicide Prevention Staff Training:
- KRS 156.095 requires all school district employees with job duties requiring direct contact with students in grades 6 through 12 to fulfill one hour of high-quality suicide prevention training every year. The training should include the recognition of signs and symptoms of possible mental illness and shall be provided either in person, by live streaming or via a video recording.
Requirement for Suicide Prevention Student Training (6th-12th grades):
- KRS 156.095 requires that every public school shall provide suicide prevention awareness information in person, by live streaming or via video recording with information to all students in grades 6-12 by Sept. 15 of each year.
A comprehensive toolkit designed to help schools develop or strengthen their written policies and procedures around suicide postvention, prevention and intervention at the school and district level will be released this fall. For more information, email Brittany Young, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention PES at the Department of Behavioral Health.
Shout Outs!
What an amazing summer of traveling around our state meeting many of you through trainings at your regional cooperatives or districts!
 Barren County, above, (@barrenschools), Fayette County (@FCPSKY) and Hart County are proactively planning their school counseling programs based on the ASCA model and Kentucky Framework.
 Christian County School District (@Christian_Co270) is allowing more appropriate use of time for school counselors by removing building assessment coordinator duties. School counselors will gain more direct and indirect service time with students and be able to collaborate with staff about interventions for students
The Newport Independent Schools district is focusing on the collaborative relationship between administrators and school counselors to enhance their existing comprehensive school counseling programs.
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Newport Independent School District is focusing on the collaborative relationship between administrators and school counselors to enhance their already existing comprehensive school counseling programs. |
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