Standard 1 Personal - Social Development
The program standards for personal/social development guide the counseling program to provide the foundation for personal and social growth as students progress through school and into adulthood.
Benchmark 1
The student will develop a positive self-concept.
Indicator 1
The student will identify personal values.
English 9 - values auction, Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 2
The student will develop personal strengths and recognize limitations.
English 9, Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 3
The student will demonstrate an understanding of self-enhancing behaviors.
Group work in English 9 and Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 4
The student will apply the use positive messages to influence one's feelings and behaviors.
English - critiquing papers (9-11)
Indicator 5
The student will learn to use feedback effectively.
English - literature
Indicator 6
The student will describe how one's actions impact others.
Through literature in English 9-11
Indicator 7
The student will recognize the relationship between self-concept and behavior.
English 9 - Literature; Freshman Focus (FF): Discover program English 10 - Literature; English 10 - Holland's
Benchmark 2
The student will be able to make effective decisions.
Indicator 1
The student will apply the steps of making decisions to real-life situations.
English 9, 10, 11 - through literature
Indicator 2
The student will generate possible options, including compromises.
English through literature; Science, Math; Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 3 The student will utilize available resources in making effective decisions.
Individual counseling issues
Indicator 4
The student will predict and evaluate the possible consequences of choices.
Through English literature, science projects
Indicator 5
The student will evaluate the impact of values, family, and peers on the decision making process.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 6
The student will evaluate the effectiveness of decisions and identify ways to improve the process and outcome.
English Literature (9-12), Health classes
Benchmark 3
The student will be able to make healthy choices.
Indicator 1 The student will exhibit appropriate personal hygiene.
Health & PE classes
Indicator 2
The student will differentiate between appropriate touch and sexual exploitation or rape.
Health classes
Indicator 3
The student will evaluate risks of sexual behavior and how to avoid negative consequences.
Health classes
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate healthy eating habits.
Health classes
Indicator 5
The student will explain negative effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Health classes
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate healthy alternatives to substance use.
Health classes
Indicator 7
The student will practice safe driving.
Health classes
Indicator 8
The student will evaluate various situations where assistance of adults or peers may help and enlist their support as needed.
Health classes, seminar (student handbook)
Indicator 9
The student will identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 10
The student will apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices.
Health classes, individual counseling situations
Benchmark 4
The student will be respectful toward others.
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate respect for others in a variety of situations.
Freshman Focus (FF), seminar
Indicator 2
The student will evaluate the importance of respecting others.
World Geography, The World Today
Indicator 3
The student will recognize and support positive qualities in others.
The World Today, seminar
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate respect for a variety of individuals.
Seminar
Indicator 5
The student will describe the societal implications of respecting others.
The World Today; English literature (9-11)
Indicator 6
The student will distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors and exercise self control.
English Literature; Individual counseling
Indicator 7
The student will recognize personal boundaries, rights, responsibilities, and privacy needs for self and others.
English Literature, The World Today, Gov't
Benchmark 5
The student will develop interpersonal relationship skills.
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate appropriate behaviors based on how one feels.
English Literature (9-11)
Indicator 2
The student will demonstrate good communication skills with others.
English classes, speech
Indicator 3
The student will describe friendships and relationships between same and opposite sexes.
English Literature, Health, Individual counseling
Indicator 4
The student will identify characteristics of a successful marriage.
Individual counseling, English 9, Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 5
The student will describe own personal space and recognize the value of privacy.
Seminar
Indicator 6
The student will respond effectively to peer pressure.
Indicator 7
The student will apply effective interpersonal relationship skills.
English Literature
Indicator 8
The student will develop and maintain friendships.
Seminar, Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 9
The student will learn how to make and keep friends.
Individual counseling
Benchmark 6
The student will be responsible to self and others.
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate responsibility for one's behavior.
Indicator 2
The student will demonstrate responsible behavior in a variety of situations.
Indicator 3
The student will describe the cause and effect of one's actions toward others.
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate self-control and self-reliance.
Indicator 5
The student will demonstrate acceptance of responsibility for one's decisions, actions, and personal growth.
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate giving constructive criticism to others.
Standard 2 Academic Development
The program standards for academic development guide the counseling program to implement strategies and activities to support and maximize each student's ability to learn.
Benchmark 1
The student will be able to apply effective study and learning skills.
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate the importance of time management and organizational skills to academic success.
Freshman Focus (FF), English 9, Seminar
Indicator 2
The student will evaluate and adapt study skills to enhance learning.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 3
The student will demonstrate how to ask questions and use materials to enhance learning.
Freshman Focus (FF), English 9
Indicator 4
The student will evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and demonstrate how to compensate for limitations in subject areas.
English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 5
The student will appraise test taking skills and adapt strategies to succeed.
Seminar; Individual counseling
Indicator 6
The student will prepare to take postsecondary entrance tests.
Seminar; Individual counseling, PLAN test
Benchmark 2
The student will set and pursue educational goals.
Indicator 1
The student will develop an educational plan based on personal needs, values, interests, and goals.
Freshman Focus (FF), Seminar, CAP
Indicator 2
The student will evaluate and plan activities to meet educational goals.
Seminar, CAP
Indicator 3
The student will assess barriers that interfere with attaining educational goals.
Individual counseling
Indicator 4
The student will select and implement strategies to reach educational goals.
Individual counseling, SIT (Student Improvement Team)
Indicator 5
The student will learn about post secondary institutions offering programs that meet one's educational goals.
Seminars, CAP, Individual counseling, Discover Program
Indicator 6
The student will learn how to select a postsecondary institution.
Discover Program; Career Library
Indicator 7
The student will demonstrate knowledge of steps required for entrance into postsecondary institutions.
English II - letters to college; Individual counseling
Benchmark 3
The student will understand the benefits of educational achievement.
Indicator 1
The student will relate educational achievement to career opportunities.
Freshman Focus; CAP prep.; English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 2
The student will produce completed tasks and assignments on time.
All classes
Indicator 3
The student will demonstrate personal responsibility for educational achievement.
All classes; CAP activities
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate behaviors important for success after high school.
Seminar; CAP activities
Indicator 5
The student will describe the benefits of completing one's education.
CAP activities
Indicator 6
The student will recognize that learning is lifelong.
CAP activities
Benchmark 4
The student will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.
Indicator 1
The student will explain the relationship between classroom performance to job success.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 2
The student will recognize the importance of personal traits to job success.
English literature, Freshman Focus, English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 3
The student will evaluate preparatory skills necessary for a desired career path.
CAP prep; Freshman Focus (FF)
The program standards for career development guide the counseling program to provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes, and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span.
Benchmark 1
The student will develop a positive attitude toward work.
Indicator 1
The student will describe the importance of work to self and society.
Freshman Focus (FF), English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 2
The student will describe the importance of personal traits to job success.
English 10 Career Unit; Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 3
The student will display a positive attitude toward work.
All classes; Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 4
The student will demonstrate positive work habits.
All classes; Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 5
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
Freshman Focus (FF); Seminar
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate effective learning skills that are important to career goals.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Benchmark 2
The student will develop skills to use career information.
Indicator 1
The student will use sources information to investigate potential careers which match personal skills and interests.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit; Career Library; Discover Program
Indicator 2
The student will use career information to assist with educational and career plans.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 3
The student will demonstrate an understanding of career clusters and how to use this information in educational and career planning.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Benchmark 3
The student will develop career decision-making skills.
Indicator 1
The student will describe how to prepare for careers in which he/she is interested.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 2
The student will identify alternatives in specific career decision-making situations.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 3
The student will identify her/his interests, abilities, and values.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 4
The student will develop a career plan based on information about self.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 5
The student will recognize how the expectations of others affect career planning.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 6
The student will identify job characteristics which may affect career choice, training, and working conditions.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 7
The student will identify ways in which career decisions affect life decisions.
Freshman Focus (FF); English Literature
Indicator 8
The student will identify and complete steps for making the transition from high school to postsecondary education programs or employment.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP; Individual counseling
Indicator 9
The student will demonstrate how to make good career decisions.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 10
The student will recognize that career development is a continuous process.
CAP
Benchmark 4
The student will develop awareness and understanding of changing life roles.
Indicator 1
The student will plan for lifelong learning.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 2
The student will define the importance of work as it affects values and life styles.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 3
The student will describe how occupational, economic, and industrial trends impact one's career.
Freshman Focus (FF)
Indicator 4
The student will recognize how to cope with discrimination in the work world.
The World Today
Indicator 5
The student will discuss how the same occupations are available to both men and women.
Freshman Focus (FF); CAP
Indicator 6
The student will identify the relationship between occupational roles and life styles.
English Literature; CAP
Indicator 7
The student will describe how one adjusts to work and life role changes.
English Literature
Benchmark 5
The student will develop employment seeking skills.
Indicator 1
The student will demonstrate the ability to use and interpret information about job openings and opportunities.
CAP; Individual counseling
Indicator 2
The student will demonstrate interpersonal skills required for working with others.
All classes with projects
Indicator 3
The student will identify behaviors, skills, and attitudes that influence success in the workplace.
Freshman Focus (FF); English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 4 The student will prepare a resume.
English 10 Career Unit
Indicator 5
The student will demonstrate the skills and attitudes essential for a successful job interview.
English 10 Career Unit; Jr.-Sr. Job Interviews
Indicator 6
The student will demonstrate job seeking skills.
CAP; Sr. Work Study; Individual counseling
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