ABC SCHOOL COUNSELING CORE CURRICULUM ACTION PLAN

10th Grade

Lesson Topic

Lesson Will
Be
Presented In
Which
Class/
Subject

ASCA
Mindsets
and
Behaviors

Curriculum and
Materials

Projected
Start/End

Process Data
(Projected
number of
students
affected)

Perception Data
(Type of surveys/
assessments to
be used)

School Climate
Survey
Pre/Post Test
Attitudes: % of
students who
are accepting of
others
regardless of
ethnic
background,
race, gender,
sexual
orientation, and
all other cultural
factors

Diversity
Training

Advisory

MS: 1, 3
B: SM 2,
9
B: SS 2,
4-9

Acceptance of
Others Lesson
Cultural
Activity
Guest
Speaker

April- May
2016

All StudentsTwo
Sessions
(One Guest
Speaker and
One per
Grade Level)

Knowledge: %
of students who
understand the
importance of
working with
others from
different cultural
backgrounds
and know the
impact cultural
competence
has on their
future plans

Outcome Data
(Achievement,
attendance and/or
behavior data to be
collected)

Contact
Person

Implications

Expectations:
Based on student
survey on cultural
diversity and
acceptance

91% of
students could
identify their
own personal
beliefs

100% of students
should be able to
identify their own
attitudes, beliefs,
and assumptions

82% of
students could
recognize/
respect
different
perspectives
or
backgrounds
of others

100% of students
should recognize
and respect
different
perspectives and
backgrounds of
others

Not all students

demonstrate
appropriate
behaviors that
are accepting
of others

Increased ability to
recognize own
attitudes, beliefs,
and assumptionspositive and
negative
Ayla
Increased
recognition and
respect for different
perspectives and
backgrounds of

Not all students

are able to
understand the
difference in
cultures and
the importance
of respecting
other cultures

others

Students are
able to see the
relationship
between
acceptance and
positive school
culture.

Achievement:
Students will learn
about their personal
beliefs, attitudes,
and stereotypes.
Students will be able
to accept, respect,
and engage with
others from different
backgrounds as they
examine their own
identity and discuss
challenges they
have faced because
of an aspect of their
identity.

Students have
ability to
identify their
own cultural
attitudes and
beliefs

Students show
ability to
overcome
those biases
personally and
as a school
Increased
awareness
demonstrated
on school
climate survey

Career
Assessment

World
History

MS: 4
B: LS 2,
5, 7
B: SM 3

CareerScopeCareer
Interest
Inventory
Computer Lab

Sept
Nov
2015

All 10th
Grade
StudentsTwo or three
40 min
sessions,
depending
on time each
student
needs

Percentage of
students
completing
career
assessments
(Pre/Post Logins)
Knowledge: %
of students who
understand the
importance of
career
inventory and

Expectations:
100% of students
will complete the
Career Scope in
the fall of 2015

84% of
students were
able to
complete the
Career Scope

Achievement:
Students are able to
interpret a career
interest inventory
assessment and
understand how
their interests relate
to their future career
and can be used for

Incorporate
specific time
frames for
makeup
sessions with
students who
were not able
to attend with
teachers.

Lisa

how to use the

results for
career planning

career planning in
future lessons.
Enrollment in course
electives

Not all students

can use a
computer
properly
Not all students
understood the
purpose of the
assessment
and how to
interpret the
results without
the school
counselor
Increased
student interest
in learning
more about
specific careers
that relate to
their interest
areas
Increased
enrollment in
elective
courses related
to career
interests

Exploring
Electives

Advisory

MS: 3-4
B: LS 1,
2, 7-8
B: SS 3, 8

HS Handbook
Career
Summary
Review
Exploring
Occupations

Oct
2015

All 10th
Grade
Students
One 40 min
session

Number of
students
meeting with
counselor and
enrolling in
electives
Attitudes:
Percentage of

Expectations:
100% of students
will enroll in an
elective course of
their choice in
relation to their
career interest
areas

Increased
career
exploration
96% of
students
identified an
elective they
were
interested in
enrolling in
Not all students

students who
feel that
elective
courses are
important to
learn more
about future
career
opportunities.
Knowledge/
Skills: Students
who understand
and can identify
graduation
requirements
and which
classes they
should take
within the
school district
and accurately
select electives.

Increased
understanding of
how high school
elective courses can
assist in determining
career interest
areas.

have access to
specific
electives
related to
individual
career interests
Not all students
have the critical
thinking skills to
select an
elective and
incorporate into
their academic
planning
schedule
without omitting
a core course

Achievement:
Students will select
an elective (at least
one) relevant to their
career choices from
the school manual to
incorporate into their
schedule without
omitting a required
core course.
AR: Course
Enrollment Patterns

Increased
enrollment in
elective
courses
Increased
participation in
schedule
planning
Increased
investment in
academic and
career planning
Lisa

Increased
ability to
establish
relationship
between high
school courses
and
postsecondary
career/college
planning

90% of
students were
able to
identify 1
short-term
and 85% were
able to
identify one
long term
career goal

Pre/Post Test
Attitudes: % of
students who
believe it is
important to
have many
interests and
think those
interests will
impact their
future selection
of classes and
careers
Skills: % of
students who
are able to
identify
potential career
choices based
on their
individual
interests and
interpreting
their results
from previous
tests

Career
Exploration

World
History

MS: 1-6
B: LS 1,
5, 7, 9
B: SM 5
B:SS 1-3

Career Paths
& Career
Cluster
Handouts
Computer Lab
Resources for
students

JanMarch
2016

All 10th
Grade
Students
one 40 min
lesson

Knowledge: %
of students who
understand how
their interests
and future
plans are
related and
recognize the
role that
education plays
in successfully
achieving their
goals

100% of students
will identify at least
1 short-term and 1
long-term goals for
future plans

Not all students

can accurately
interpret career
interest
inventory
results and
charts

Increased
understanding of
why it is important to
have short and longterm goals in place
for future plans.

Not all students

can recognize
the relationship
between
personal
interests and
future careers

Increased
awareness of
individual
strengths/abilities as
well as potential
challenges/obstacle
s to obtaining future
goals
Achievement:
Students will be able
to utilize effective
research skills to
complete an interest
inventory worksheet
that shows the
relationship between
interests, education,
and career fields
and present their
findings to the class

Not all students

feel that their
careers of
interests are
obtainable
Dena

Not all students

can use a
computer
Increased
student
participation in
tailoring
personal career
plans to a
specific job

Increased
ability to use
career research
tools to identify
job goals
Increased
personal
awareness of
career interests
Pre/Post
College
Knowledge
Survey
Attitudes:
% of students
who feel that
college is an
important step
to long-term
career and
financial
success

College
Planning
101

10th
English

MS: 2, 4
B: LS 7, 9
B: SS 3

Step-by-Step:
College
Planning
Lesson,
Worksheet &
Prezi
Resource
Brochures

Knowledge:
% of students
who can
identify several
different college
options
available to
them (technical,
trade, two year,
four year,
graduate level)

March
2016

All 10th
Grade
Studentsone 40 min
lesson

Skills:
% of students
who can locate
information and
resources on a

Expectations:
100% of students
can identify the
different options
for college
enrollment.

85% of
students were
able to
identify the
different
college
options.

An increased
knowledge of the
different options for
post-secondary
training after high
school.

Not all students

had an interest
in wanting to
attend college
or have a
career pathway
that requires
college

An increase
knowledge of how to
locate information in
relations to college
planning and
preparation.
Lindsay

Achievement:
Students will be able
to identify the
different types of
post-secondary
options available to
them after school
depending on the
program they wish
to study. Students
can also

Increase in
number of
students
interested in
attending
college after
high school
Increase
meetings with
the school
counselors or
request for
college-related
information

specific college

Monitor
Number of
Referrals
Pre/Post Test
Attitudes:
% of students
who believe
that it is
important to
treat
themselves and
others with
respect.
Knowledge:
% of students
who can
understand the
purpose of
having a
positive selfconcept.

Character
Development:
Respect

10th
English

MS: 1-3, 6
B: SM 2,
7
B: SS 1-9

Guest Speaker
Respect for
Self and Others
Bullying Group
Lesson

April- May
2016

All 10th
Grade
Studentsone 40 min
lesson

Skills:
% of students
who can
demonstrate
one more

demonstrate how to
locate information
on colleges by using
the Internet or
counseling
resources.

(visits on
individualized
career plans,
scheduling
college visit
day)

College Enrollment
Rates

Increased
number of
college
applications
and enrollment
after high
school
graduation
90% of
students were
able to
identify
respectable
behaviors to
others

Expectations:
100% of students
will demonstrate
their
understanding of
respectable
behaviors to
others

Not all students

were able to
identify
character
strengths and
proper skills
development

Increased
knowledge of the
interpersonal skills
needed to treat self
and others with
respect and dignity.
An increased
understanding of
how being respectful
will be important for
success in a future
career.
Achievement:
Students will be able
to identify and
demonstrate key
character skills that
allow for positive

Ayla

Not all students

understand the
relationship of
respect of self
to respect of
others (use
data to
determine
additional
lessons or
small group
section)

positive
character of
respect to
others.

interactions with
others. Students will
also identify the
importance of
having a positive
self-concept in
relation to internal
happiness and
success in
education and
career.

Increased
positive
behaviors in
demonstration
of respect for
self and
respect for
others,
including peers
and figures of
authority

AR: Number of
students who are
referred for
bullying/behavior
incidents

Decreased
number of
students who
are referred or
cited for
behavioral or
bullying
incidents