School Counselor Evaluations

BRIEF SUMMARY

The annual performance evaluation of school counselors should accurately reflect the unique professional training and practices of school counselors working within a comprehensive school counseling program. These written evaluations should use forms and tools specifically designed for school counselors, based on documents such as the School Counselor Competencies and the School Counselor Performance Appraisal from the ASCA National Model.

KEY POINTS

• The key purpose of the school counselor performance evaluation is to enhance the positive effect the school coun-selor and the school counseling program have on students and school stakeholders (VSCA, 2008).
• The primary purposes of the annual performance evaluation are to ensure the school counselor’s effectiveness,impact, high-level performance and continued professional growth (Dimmitt, 2009).

SHARED WISDOM

• Q: If you are evaluated on a separate rubric for counselors (not on a teacher rubric), can you send me your rubric?
  • A: I have compiled the documents here, and will update it as I receive more.
• Q: What does your district have counselors do to meet the Individual Growth Measure/Student Learning Outcomes portion of their evaluation model-
  • A: Responses from Counselor Talk

RESOURCES

• Indiana School Counselor Evaluation Tool (from ISCA)
• SLO example (2016)
• SLO example:6th grade counseling groups
• Counselor SLO Categories & Examples
• Considerations for Evaluating Indiana Student Services Personnel (IDOE school counselor communities in the Learning Connection)
• Counselor SLO Samples (IDOE school counselor communities in the Learning Connection)
• Guidance for Assessing a School Counselor (IDOE school counselor communities in the Learning Connection)
• SLO Examples (IDOE school counselor communities in the Learning Connection)
• SLO Examples for 6^th grade (IDOE school counselor communities in the Learning Connection)
• Pennsylvania School Counselor Evaluation Tools
• Wisconsin School Counselor Performance Evaluation
• Minnesota School Counselor Evaluation Tool
• Michigan School Counselor Performance Evaluation Tool
• Ohio School Counselor Standards and Evaluation
• School Counselor Rubric

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