Dallas ISD Administration Building

2016-2017

Planning Calendar

Counseling Services

Dallas ISD Administration Building

3700 Ross Ave.

Dallas, Texas 75204

Phone: 972-925-3505

Fax: 972-925-3507

Dr. Sylvia Lopez, Director

Feeders / Counselor Supervisor / Contact Number / Email
Pinkston, Skyline,
South Oak Cliff, Wilson, Townview / Tracey Brown / 972-925-3754 /
Carter, Jefferson, Kimball, Sunset / Courtney Jackson / 972-925-5461 /
Adamson, Samuell, Seagoville, Spruce / Leon Kilpatrick / 972-925-3383 /
Adams, Hillcrest, Molina, North Dallas / Rachael Stanphill / 972-925-3760 /
Conrad, Lincoln, Madison,
Roosevelt, Wilmer-Hutchins, White / Sherri Vault / 972-925-3519 /

A hundred years from now, it will not matter what your bank account balance was,
the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove,
but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child.

Four Components of a Developmental

School Guidance and Counseling Program

Guidance
Curriculum / Responsive
Services / Individual
Planning / System
Support
Purpose:
To provide guidance content to all students in a systemic way, including skill development, awareness, and application
Areas Addressed:
·  Self confidence
·  Motivation to achieve
·  Decision making
·  Goal setting and planning
·  Problem solving
·  Communication skills
·  Cross-cultural effectiveness
·  Responsible behavior / Purpose:
To address the immediate concerns of students through prevention and intervention
Areas Addressed:
·  Academic concerns
·  School-related concerns
Ø  Tardiness
Ø  Absences/truancy
Ø  Misbehavior
Ø  School avoidance
Ø  Dropout prevention
·  Relationship concerns
·  Physical/sexual/emotional abuse
·  Grief/loss
·  Substance abuse
·  Family issues
·  Harassment issues
·  Coping with stress / Purpose:
To assist students in monitoring and understanding their own development through student planning and goal setting
Areas Addressed:
·  Academic
Ø  Study skills
Ø  Awareness of educational opportunities
Ø  Lifelong learning
Ø  Using test scores
·  Career
Ø  Knowledge of opportunities
Ø  Knowledge of career and technical training
Ø  Knowledge of positive work habits
·  Personal/social
Ø  Healthy self-concepts
Ø  Adaptive and adjustive social behavior / Purpose:
To provide program and staff development activities and services for effective counseling program delivery
Areas Addressed:
·  Guidance program development
·  Parent education
·  Teacher/administration consultation
·  Staff development for educators
·  School improvement planning
·  Professional development
·  Research and publishing
·  Community outreach
·  Public relations
Counselor Role:
Guidance
Consultation
Program Implementation
Facilitation
Professionalism / Counselor Role:
Counseling
Consultation
Coordination
Referral
Professionalism / Counselor Role:
Guidance
Consultation
Assessment
Professionalism / Counselor Role:
Program Management
Consultation
Assessment
Professionalism

2016-2017 Calendar of Events at a Glance

July 2016 / August 2016 / September 2016
22 Lead Counselors Return / 3 Counselor Summer Institute – Gilliam Academy
5 HS/MS Counselors Return
8 New MS/HS Chancery Training – Ad. Bldg., Room 203B
9 New Counselors Orientation Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
10 ES Counselors Return
10 New Counselors Orientation Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
11 Counselor Summer Institute – H. Grady Spruce High School
17 ES Counselors Opening Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
17 Makeup Opening Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium / 7 New HS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
8 HS/MS Counselors Opening Meeting – Maria Luna Auditorium
9 Counselor Connection Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
9 Counselor U – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
14 New ES Counselor Meeting Room 346
15 New MS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
20 C3 Training - Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
20 ACT Update - Maria Luna
21 SAT Update – Maria Luna
21 Districtwide College Fair – Ellis Davis Field House
OCTOBER 2016 / November 2016 / December 2016
Senior Records Review all month
2-3 LSSSCA Leadership Conference
5 New ES Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
6 New MS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
6 New HS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
20 C3 Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
20 MS/HS Postsecondary Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
25 HS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
25 MS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
25 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
25 ES Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
28 Counselor Connection Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
28 Counselor U – TBD
29 Las Llaves del Éxito College Fair – Mountain View College / Generation Texas College Application & Awareness Month
8 ES Fall Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
9 MS Fall Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
29 HS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
29 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
29 MS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
29 ES Leadership Academy –Room 346
30 C3 Training - Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
30 MS/HS Postsecondary Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium / 3 Magnet Fair, Ellis Davis Field House
16 Own the Turf Conference – University of North Texas at Dallas
21 Collegiate Academy – Administration Bldg. Room 346
January 2017 / February 2017 / March 2017
LSSSCA Conference – Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas – Jan. 22-24
20 Counselor Connection Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
20 Counselor U – TBD
25 New ES Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
25 New MS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
25 New HS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
30 HS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
30 MS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
30 ES Leadership Academy –Room 346
30 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
31 C3 Training - Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
31 MS/HS Postsecondary Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium / 8 ES Spring Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
8 MS Spring Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
9 Counselor Celebration – TBD
17 Texas Scholars College Fair for Juniors – Mountain View College
21 HS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
21 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
21 MS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
21 ES Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
22 MS/HS Postsecondary Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
22 C3 Training - Ad. Bldg. Auditorium / 2 Counselor Connection Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
2 Counselor U – TBD
8 New ES Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
8 New MS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
8 New HS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
28 HS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
28 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
28 MS Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
28 ES Leadership Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
29 C3 Training - Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
29 MS/HS Postsecondary Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
April 2017 / May 2017 / June 2017
2 Las Llaves del Éxito College Fair – TBD
5 New ES Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
5 New MS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
5 New HS Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
26 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 346 / 5 Generation Texas Decision Day
5 Counselor Connection Training – Ad. Bldg. Auditorium
5 Counselor U – TBD
9 Counselor of the Year Celebration
12 New ES Counselors Meeting – Ad. Bldg. Room 346
23 MS Leadership Academy (Final) – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
23 ES Leadership Academy (Final) – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
24 Collegiate Academy – Ad. Bldg. Room 105 / 6 HS Leadership Academy (Final) – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
6 Collegiate Academy (Final) – Ad. Bldg. Room 105
July 2016
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
Independence Day
11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 16 / 16
18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23
Lead Counselors Return
25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
31 / NOTES
All Level Items in Black
Elementary School Items in Red
Middle School Items in Blue
High School Items in Green
Guidance
Curriculum / Responsive
Services / Individual
Planning / System
Support
·  Plan and conduct orientation for students, staff, and parents
·  Plan a class guidance schedule for the year
·  Character Counts! Word of the Week
·  Create Character Counts! and Anti-Bullying action plans
·  Check student records
·  Complete/adjust student schedules
·  Evaluate student transcripts
/ ·  Schedule counseling sessions for referred students
·  Plan a tentative small group counseling schedule for the year
·  Schedule conferences with parents as needed
·  Consult with teachers regarding student concerns as needed
·  Verify that students took home Student Handbook brochures and acknowledgment forms / ·  Enroll new students
·  Review schedules of retained and summer school students
·  Review and plan for student repeaters
·  Review test scores for DUKE TIP Talent Search
·  Assist with the enrollment process for new students during the first week of school
·  Schedule parent conferences
·  Assist with development of the Summer Certified Graduation List
·  Register students for PSAT/ACT/SAT exams
·  Notify summer graduates of the summer graduation date, time, and location
·  Assist with ordering diploma jackets / ·  Prepare a welcome message to give to all students
·  Discuss guidance program plans and expectations with principal
·  Provide faculty/staff orientation
·  Conduct a Needs Assessment with parents, staff, and students
·  Meet with the Guidance Advisory Committee to complete the counseling program master calendar and review the Program Standards
·  Participate in the initial Student Support Team meeting
·  Review General Information Bulletin (GIB)
August 2016
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Counselor Summer Institute, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. / HS Counselors Return
MS Counselors Return
8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
MS/HS Chancery Training,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. / New Counselor Orientation,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Staff Development Day
ES Counselors Return
New Counselor Orientation,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (All New to Level, 1 p.m.) / Counselor Summer Institute Makeup, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Staff Development Day / Prep U Super Saturday,
9 a.m.-noon,
Wilmer Hutchins HS
15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20
Staff Development Day / Staff Development Day
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / ES Opening Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
Makeup Opening Meeting, 1 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Skyline Counselor PLC 9:00 a.m.
22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27
Students Return
1st Six Weeks Begins / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
Higher Ed Wednesday / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Skyline Counselor PLC 9:00 a.m
29 / 30 / 31
Higher Ed Wednesday
NOTES
All Level Items in Black
Elementary School Items in Red
Middle School Items in Blue
High School Items in Green
Guidance
Curriculum / Responsive
Services / Individual
Planning / System
Support
·  Begin classroom guidance sessions
·  Have students work on brag sheets

/ ·  Schedule Individual counseling sessions
·  Begin screening for small groups
·  Check with attendance office for a list of students with frequent absences
·  Consult with teachers regarding student needs
·  Identify students and parents who should be considered for prevention programs / ·  Meet with new students
·  Meet with TAG Screening Committee
·  Plan 5th-grade transition activities
·  Meet with all retained students
·  Coordinate Districtwide College Fair
·  Register students for PSAT/ACT/SAT exams
·  Attend ACT/SAT training updates
·  Conduct senior conferences / ·  Meet with feeder counselors
·  Attend a college fair
·  Meet weekly with SST to review referrals
·  Begin planning your Counseling Program Highlight or CREST
·  Meet with campus leadership team
·  Implement activities for Generation Texas: Education Go Get It Week
·  Meet with principal for a goal-setting conference
·  Conduct orientation for counseling program (students, parents, and staff)
·  Conduct senior parent meetings
September 2016
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2 / 3
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
Labor Day – Student Holiday / Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / New HS Counselor Mtg., 9 a.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
Higher Ed Wednesday
College board workshop@ SMU
504 Plan Teacher Distribution / HS Opening Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
MS Opening Meeting, 1:30 p.m. / Counselor Connection, 9 a.m.
Counselor U, Noon
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
UT& TAMU Update 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. / ACT
Prep U Super Saturday,
9 a.m.-noon, South Oak Cliff HS
12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Patton SRR, 8:30 a.m.
Obama SRR, 11 a.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / New Tech SRR, 8:30 a.m.
Lincoln SRR, 1 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / New ES Counselor Mtg., 2 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
Higher Ed Wednesday / New MS Counselor Mtg., 2 p.m. / Madison SRR, 8:30 a.m.
Rangel SRR, 1 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Prep U Super Saturday,
9 a.m.-noon,
Thomas Jefferson HS
19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24
Garza SRR, 8:30 a.m.
Gilliam SRR, 1 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / C3 Training, 8 a.m.
ACT Update, 9 a.m.-noon
Prep for Districtwide College Fair
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / SAT Update, 9 a.m.-noon
Districtwide College Fair, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Ellis Davis Field
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
Higher Ed Wednesday d House / Molina SRR, 8:30 a.m
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m.
Town View College Fair
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. / Kimball SRR, 8:30 a.m.
South Oak Cliff SRR, 1 p.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / Prep U Super Saturday,
9 a.m.-noon, L.V. Stockard MS
26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Spruce SRR, 8:30 a.m.
Skyline Counselor Huddle
9:15 a.m. / ACT School Day
Skyline Counselor Huddle