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Olympia School District

Creating opportunities and shaping success for all students

School Counseling

School Counseling

OSD School Counseling Vision

The OSD CSCP is committed to providing students, families, staff, and the community with equitable support and resources. Olympia school counselors are agents of change. As a result of our work, students will be provided with opportunities for growth in academics, career development, social-emotional skills, and the ability to advocate for themselves and others.

OSD School Counseling Mission

The mission of the Olympia School District School Counseling Program is to create an environment that supports all students to reach their full academic, social-emotional, and career potential. We are committed to ensuring that our students have equitable access to resources and opportunities as well as culturally relevant support.

Belief Statements

  • We believe all students should have equitable access to resources, support, and academic opportunities.
  • We believe all students should have the academic and life skills to pursue their individual career, civic and educational goals.
  • We believe all students should have the ability to advocate for the social, physical and mental wellness of themselves and others and be hopeful about the future.
  • We believe all students are curious, love learning and can discover their passions.
  • We believe all students are critical thinkers and can learn to cooperate and collaborate with our local, global and natural world.

Olympia School District School Counselors utilize a crosswalk of the OSD District Improvement Plan, ASCA Standards, and WA SEL Standards to create a district and building level Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) that equitably meets the academic, social/emotional, and college/career needs of all students.

American School Counselor Association

Four ASCA Components

Define ASCA Mindsets/Behaviors and WA SEL Standards
Manage Focus, Planning: Use of Data, Program Goals, Data Summary, Results Data Action Plans: Core, Closing the Gap, Lesson Plan, Calendar, Advisory Council, Admin Conf
Deliver Direct Services: Appraisal, Counseling, Instruction; Indirect Services: Consultation, Collab, Referrals
Assess Data and Results Reports, Program Assessment

School Counseling Social Emotional Learning Curriculum:

Use of Time: Recommendation: 80% Direct/Indirect Services; 20% Program Planning/School Support

A pie chart shows the use of time for elementary school in the fall.

Pie chart showing the use of time in elementary school, with percentages for different categories.

Pie chart showing time allocation for middle school activities, with percentages labeled.

Pie chart showing time allocation for middle school activities, with percentages.

Pie chart showing a counselor's time allocation across different activities.

Pie chart showing high school staff time allocation, with percentages for different tasks.

Pie chart showing high school staff time allocation: Direct Service (49%), Indirect Service (27%), Program/Planning/Support (19%), and Non-School/Counseling Tasks (5%).

Senate Bill 5030: Alignment

  • Use of Standards: See Define
  • Use of Data: See Assess; Data Protocol
  • Use of Time: See Assess
  • Use of Personnel: See Manage

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