New Mexico Comprehensive School Counseling Program Guide

Management System
Counselor/Administrator Agreements | Advisory Council | Use of Data | Action Plans | Use of Time

Action Plans

There are two types of action plans. First is the school guidance curriculum action plan , which is the curriculum delivered to every student through classroom guidance lessons. Second, is the closing- the- gap action plan which is delivered to students when data have indicated a need.

School guidance curriculum action plans contain:

• Domain and standard to be addressed (academic, career, personal/social)
• Student competency addressed
• Description of counseling activity
• Assurance the curriculum is provided for every student
• Title of any packaged or created curriculum that will be used
• Timeline for completion of activity
• Name of individual responsible for delivery
• Means of evaluating student success using pre-post tests, demonstration of competency or product
• Expected results for student stated in terms of what will be demonstrated by each student
• Indication that the plan has been reviewed and signed by the administrator

Curriculum Action Plan - (Microsoft Excel) - American School Counselor Association (2004). The ASCA National Model Workbook. Alexandria, VA: Author.

Closing the gap action plans contain:

• Data that drive the decision to correlate with a competency
• Domain and standard to be addressed (academic, career, personal/social)
• Measurable student competency addressed
• Description of counseling activity
• Title of any packaged or created curriculum that may be used
• Timeline for completion of activity
• Name of individual responsible for delivery
• Means of evaluating student success
• Expected result for students stated in terms of what will be demonstrated by the student
• Indication that the closing the gap plan has been reviewed and signed by the administrator

Closing the Gap Action Plan - (Microsoft Excel) - American School Counselor Association (2004). The ASCA National Model Workbook. Alexandria, VA: Author.

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