SCHOOL COUNSELING CORE CURRICULUM ACTION PLAN

Academic
Goal

Increase freshman on track by 2.6% by the end of the school year

Lessons and Activities Related to Goal:

Grade
Level

Lesson Topic

9th grade Goal-setting

Freshman

Lesson Will
Be Presented
In Which
Class/
Subject

Advisory

ASCA Domain and

Standard
(Mindsets &
Behaviors)

Mindsets
5.) Belief in
using abilities to
their fullest to
achieve highquality results
and outcomes
Behavior:
Learning
Strategies
7.) Identify longand short-term
academic goals
Behavior: Social
Skills
5.) Demonstrate
perseverance to
achieve longand short-term
goals

Curriculum and
Materials

Projected
Start/End

Colorful
shapes or cutouts. May want
to use one
shape/color for
short term
goals, another
shape/color for
long-term
goals

Septemb
er 14th,
2016
through
the week
before
finals in
June.

Bulletin board
paper with a
football field
pattern drawn
on the paper
Cutouts of
ginger-bread
people - 1
larger cutout
and 1 smaller
cutout per

Process
Data
(Projected
number of
students
affected)

The entire
freshman
class will
participate
during
advisory.

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

100% of
freshman
students will
believe their
goals are
attainable for
the upcoming
semester or
school year
through
verbal
confirmation.

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

Freshman
on track
will
increase
from
87.4% to
90% by
the end of
the school
year.

Contact Person

School
Counselor

student
Tape/ glue

Behavior: Social
Skills
3.) Create
relationships
with adults that
support success

**To make this

an activity that
really lasts,
consider using
a felt football
field and felt
shapes, or
laminate the
football field
and the
students
shapes, so that
the tape does
not rip the
paper.***