Hypothetical School Reflection Paper

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Hypothetical school description and mission, and school counseling program mission.

The hypothetical school, Ocean Elementary School, services students in kindergarten through grade six. The school is relatively small with a total student population of 256 students. There is a diverse mix of students with the two largest ethnicities being Asian and Pacific Islander at 43% and Caucasian at 32%. There is a mixture of socioeconomic statuses with most students being in a mid to low range socioeconomic status. There are varying ability levels within the school. The school’s mission statement is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where high quality and relevant instruction will prepare all students for their future as a global citizen. …show more content…

Therefore, in order to assess the needs of Ocean Elementary School, the school counselor would create different needs assessment questionnaires; one for students in grades kindergarten through first, one for students in grades second through third, one for students in grades fourth through sixth, one for parents, and one for teachers and the administrator. The questionnaires would consist of questions relating to academic, social-emotional, and career development needs. The types of questions used would be yes, maybe, no, and one through five with one being the highest need and 5 being the lowest need. The questionnaires would also not require any identifying information in order for the respondents to feel more comfortable answering truthfully. In addition, the counselor would also observe students during recess and lunch to see what types of issues were present outside of the classroom. Further, the school counselor would use the school’s data profile to look at absentee rates, referral rates, and standardized test results. All students would be given their relevant needs assessment questionnaire during their regularly scheduled guidance lesson. …show more content…

Be sure that your measures address each of the domains of academic, career, and personal or

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