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LHS Counseling

WELCOME PARENTS! Program Parent


Workshop
MISSION OF LA VERGNE HIGH
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
The mission of the LaVergne High School Counseling Department
is to support all students through empowerment and advocacy,
to challenge and prepare every student academically, and to
encourage student achievement through a comprehensive and
data-driven school counseling program. The counselors at
LaVergne High School will meet the needs of each student by
partnering with parents, teachers, community leaders, and other
stakeholders to provide support for academic, social/emotional,
and career and college readiness.
The counselors examined last
year’s data to determine what
areas LHS needs to focus on most.
LAST YEAR’S
DATA
ELEMENTS From the data, we determined the La
Vergne students struggled most with
getting a college appropriate ACT
score.
EXAMPLES OF COLLEGE ACT SCORES
REQUIREMENTS
MTSU: ACT score must be between 19-
22 depending on your GPA
TSU: ACT score must be 19 or higher
TN Tech: ACT score must be a 17
composite and greater than 15 on
subtests
UT: ACT score must be 21or higher
Vanderbilt: No requirements, but all
students have a 32+
Austin Peay: ACT score must be 20 or
higher
ACT Scores by Gender and Race
Gender Identity Average ACT Score

Female 20

Male 20

Gender Variant/Non-Conforming 19

Race/Ethnicity Average ACT Score

Caucasian 23
African American 17
Latino 19
Asian/Pacific Islander 25
Native American 18
Multi-Racial 22
LAST YEAR’S DATA
After reviewing ACT data, we found that students whose parents did
not attend college or did not finish high school had lower ACT scores
than students whose parents have post secondary education.

Parent/Guardian Education Background Average ACT Score

Parent/Guardian did not obtain a high school diploma or 12


GED
Parent/Guardian obtained a high school diploma or GED 14

Parent/Guardian attended college but did not obtain a 17


degree
Parent/Guardian obtained a degree from a 4-year 20
university
Parent/Guardian received a Masters or Ph.D 24
WHEN ANALYZING THE DATA, WE
FOUND…
The average ACT score of a student whose parents
did not attend college, or finish high school, is a 16.

This is not high enough to get into any of the major


colleges, despite what the student’s actual grades
may be.
OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR
To increase the ACT scores of potential first
generation college students from a 16 to a 20.
HOW WILL WE REACH OUR GOAL?
(STAKEHOLDERS UNITE!)
Each staff member was given strategies to use to help increase the
ACT scores.

School counselors:
Provided early and at-risk interventions
Individual and parent/guardian conferences
Small group counseling
Gave referrals to tutoring agencies and mentoring programs
Implemented classroom guidance lessons that were ACT focused
Advocated for extra ACT vouchers so students would not have to pay to take the test
HOW WILL WE REACH OUR GOAL?
Administrators:
Time and funding to school counselors
Professional development opportunities for ACT prep

Teachers:
Contacted parents to schedule conferences
Professional developments
Provided before and after school tutoring
Practiced ACT essay writing in ELA class
Practiced ACT questions in Math class
Practiced ACT questions in Science
HOW WILL WE REACH OUR GOAL?
Students: PTA:
Attend school regularly Assist in creating a tutoring program
Attend group counseling
Complete ACT practice assignments School Psychologists:
Complete interventions Additional group and individual
counseling to at-risk students

Student Organizations:
Social Workers:
ACT prep awareness activities
Provide references for parents and
students to tutoring
HOW WILL WE REACH OUR GOAL?
Community Agency Members: Colleges and Universities:
Individual support of students Host college sessions to provide information
about admission requirements
Assist in establishing a mentoring program

Teacher Assistants, Support Staff, and


Faith Based Organizations: School Improvement Team:
Host Saturday Tutoring Sessions Monitored student progress

Youth and Community Associations:


Volunteered to help students
THE RESULTS OF EVERYONE’S HARD
WORK
Our original goal:
To improve potential first generation college students ACT scores from an
average of 16 to 20.

The Results:
Potential first generation college students now have an average of 18 on the
ACT

Even though we did not meet our goal, we succeeded in moving our students
up 2 points!
THE NEW DATA
Parent/Guardian Education Background UPDATED
Average ACT Score

Parent/Guardian did not obtain a high school diploma or GED 17

Parent/Guardian obtained a high school diploma or GED 19

Parent/Guardian attended college but did not obtain a degree 20

Parent/Guardian obtained a degree from a 4-year university 20

Parent/Guardian received a Masters or Ph.D 24


WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE RESULTS
All of the strategies used had a positive impact on the data, especially the small group counseling
conducted by the school counselors and individual/group tutoring completed by teachers and
community organizations.
Next year, we will reach out to more community organizations to provide volunteers and tutors to help
at-risk students with ACT prep. We will also ask administration for more hours and money to be given
towards the goal.
Many of the students in this program have improved in other areas of their academic lives, including
grades and classroom behavior. Many teachers have reported that this has improved the environment
in their classrooms, thus creating an overall willingness to learn.
Students in other groups have all been reported as coming to tutoring sessions, which are open to all
students. This has created a community of students that are actively participating in ACT prep.

Next Year:
An increased amount of students in group counseling would help the amount of students reached. It
would also be helpful to create a division of group work between students with various backgrounds
within the group, such as students whose parents did not receive a high school degree or GED in one
group.
THE RESULTS
(EDUCATE)
CRITICAL DATA ELEMENT
(EDUCATE)
Students whose parent/guardian did obtain a high school diploma or
GED, as well as those with a high school diploma or GED, saw an
improvement of 5 points, while those with a degree saw a 3 point
increase.
From this data, it is evident that parents with a background of high
school or below showed a significant increase, while those with parents
with some college showed a moderate increase. This suggests a divide
within the group for next year to appropriately address each
subgroups’ needs.
SYSTEMIC CHANGES
(EDUCATE)

Measurable results show an increase in


average ACT scores for students whose
parents/guardians have not received a 4-year
college degree. It also created a culture of
preparation for high-stakes, important tests.
PRINCIPAL COMMENT ON RESULTS
(EDUCATE)

Preparing students for post-secondary life is of utmost


importance for us at LaVergne High School and is an essential
part of our school’s mission. Our counselors worked very hard
over the last six months to improve the average ACT score for
students with parents/guardians with some college or below.
They collaborated with stakeholders, advocated with further
resources, and counseled at-risk students to create a vast
improvement in the data.
SCHOOL COUNSELOR COMMENT ON RESULTS
(EDUCATE)

Although we did not meet the goal of improving the


average ACT score of our students to 20, the improvement
of many of our students is substantial and encouraging. As
the school counseling department continue this program
next year, we will continue to partner with relevant
stakeholders and will increase the amount of partnerships
with community members. We will also create subgroups
for small group counseling based on the variations within
this group.
STUDENT COMMENTS ON RESULTS
(EDUCATE)
A student approached a counselor after the most recent ACT score results were
posted: “Thank you for caring so much about making us do better. I just got a 23, and
I couldn’t have done it without you.”

“ I wouldn’t have been able to get a good score on math without my teacher offering
tutoring before school.” –Michael Wilson, Junior

“ I really loved that my church gave us tutoring sessions. It helped to hear different
people explain the way to work problems.” –Asia La Mont, Junior

“ I hated when my English teacher forced us to do all those essays, but they actually
helped on the ACT! I did much better than last time!” –Lexi Valdez, Junior
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, IDEAS?
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please
fill out the card on your table and drop it in the
basket on your way out. We will reach out to you if
you leave a name and number.

Thank you for coming and supporting our


students!!!!

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