needs+assesment+2011-2012

September 8, 2011 @ Maddux

NEEDS ASSESSMENT:

Does anonymity piece on Needs Assessment have to be consistent among all three levels? Decision = Yes, K-12 name will be optional. Ranking system: 1=not at all, 5=always (or about one time a day) 3 categories: Personal/Social, Academic, and Career with questions numbered separately under each domain "I need help with __".......all counselors satisfied with this language on the NA. Questions will be organized according to age group/grade level applicability - for example, number 20-25 may only apply to high-school students - same exact questions used in Elementary will be included in same language on other levels, etc. + additional Can we agree on "theme" for level-based question, wording does not need to be exact Does order (family, bullying,etc) of the questions matter? yes, it matters -how to address? "Career" area is missing so far - "future planning" possible wording for Elementary level; struggling to make language and connection from this area Jill and Jean to come up with "Career" questions for Elementary NA - "Do I know what my strengths are?" "Understanding standardized test scores" "What are my interests?""I need help with planning ahead and making choices?" "I need help with feeling positive about my future?" Do we want to come up with a percentage or minimum number of questions for the Career area? - looked in ASCA workbook; should be represented proportionally but a specific percentage not necessary Will we align NA with 40 Developmental Assets or categories therein?? Important for curriculum and planning, but may not be prudent at this point to redo NA to include this information. Do we need a question about anger? - "I need help with my anger"-caused confusion so REMOVE Family worries - "I need help dealing with my home and family situations?" or "I need help with family worries", "I need help with the loss/death of a loved one (could be person or animal in lower level grades)" No specific questions about divorce Elementary has 3 questions about sadness, anger, stress = how are you feeling? Elementary - has one questions re: academic = study skills/organization - these should be split into two separate questions Question re: grades? Is it in our scope to address grades? Are supports in place if a student would indicate needing help in this area? "I need help improving my grades?" Elementary is at 14 questions:

Wording for questions - I need help with.... VS .....is affecting my ability to learn a General statement to frame questions within school day - While I'm at school (at the beginning of each section), I need help with....

Put the categories at the start of each set of questions:

Personal/Social - "I need help with being teased or bullied" (new number 1) "I need help with friendships" (2) "I need help with family worries" (3) "I need help with the death of a loved one or a pet" (4) "I need help with feelings of sadness" (5) - High School uses more general question re: emotional issues "I need help with feeling good about myself" (6) "I need help feeling welcomed at school" (7) "I need help dealing with stress" (8) - NOT used in HS NA (included in their question #5)
 * 1) 1 re: Anger - OUT
 * 1) 5 re: making friends - OUT

Academic - "I need help with study skills" (1) "I need help with organization" (2) "I need help improving my grades" (3)

Career - "I need help knowing my strengths and weaknesses" (1) "I need help learning about different careers" (2) "I need help planning ahead and making choices" (3)

Timeline GOAL: K-12 completed by November 7th

9-16-11 Re word question with positive language, same themes but worded in I am/I make instead of I need Middle and High School will have name as optional Elementary assessment will be anonymous High School will do a sample electronically, and then everyone else will get paper. Counselors need to be the person to proctor the assessment, if in the high school, counselors will provide a script for the homeroom teachers for the paper assessment.
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