Standard 7 - Professional Growth
Engages in professional growth.
The school counselor is a professional with unique skills and abilities. This section of the evaluation tool calls on school counselors to be reflective, forward thinking professionals that create individual learning plans to increase their professional knowledge and skills to promote student success. For more information, please refer to the ASCA School Counselor Competencies. These “competencies outline the knowledge, attitudes and skills that ensure school counselors are equipped to meet the rigorous demands of the profession and the needs of our preK-12 students” (ASCA National Model, 3rd Edition).
a. Demonstrates habits and skills of continuous inquiry and learning.
b. Works collaboratively to improve professional practice and student learning.
c. Applies research, knowledge, and skills from professional development opportunities to improve practice.
d. Establishes and implements professional development plans based upon the teacher’s needs aligned to the Iowa teaching standards and district/building student achievement goals.
e. Provides an analysis of student learning and growth based on teacher created tests and authentic measures as well as any standardized and districtwide tests.
Aligned School Counselor Competencies
• Participates in professional organizations (i.e.ASCA, ISCA, AEA, District, Building, PLC) (IV-B-1d).
• Develops a yearly professional development plan demonstrating how the school counselor advances relevant knowledge, skills and dispositions (IV-B-1e).
• Communicates effective goals and benchmarks for meeting and exceeding expectations consistent with the administrator-counselor agreement and district performance appraisals (IVB-1f).
• Uses personal reflection, consultation and supervision to promote professional growth and development (IV-B-1g).
• Continuously engages in professional development and uses resources to inform and guide ethical and legal work (II-B-4h).
Criterion:
Professional Agencies and Organizations
Professional Growth
Appraisal Process
Artifacts:
Jessica Radmaker Professional Development 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
Building Capacity Beginning Teacher Certificate
Mental Health First Aid USA Training Certificate
Second Step Certificate of Online Training Completion
Bullying in Schools: What Can We Do Webinar Certificate of Completion
Jessica Radmaker ISCA Membership Certificate 2013-2014
Jessica Radmaker ISCA Membership Certificate 2014-2015
Jessica Radmaker - Professional School Counselor
Colo-NESCO School Counseling website
Jessica Radmaker Initial Professional Service License
2013-2014 Colo-NESCO Individual Career Development Plan Jessica Radmaker
2014-2015 Colo-NESCO Individual Career Development Plan Jessica Radmaker
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014 - Instruction Plan
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014 - Reflection Sheet
2013-2014 Walk Through 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 04-09-2014
2013-2014 Annual Evaluation - Mickolyn Clapper Summative Conference 03-18-2014
2014-2015 Informal Observation 1 - Andy Ward 12-02-2014
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Observation of Me 12-16-2014
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Setting Goals 1-13-2015
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Observing Teacher Mentor 1-13-2015
The school counselor is a professional with unique skills and abilities. This section of the evaluation tool calls on school counselors to be reflective, forward thinking professionals that create individual learning plans to increase their professional knowledge and skills to promote student success. For more information, please refer to the ASCA School Counselor Competencies. These “competencies outline the knowledge, attitudes and skills that ensure school counselors are equipped to meet the rigorous demands of the profession and the needs of our preK-12 students” (ASCA National Model, 3rd Edition).
a. Demonstrates habits and skills of continuous inquiry and learning.
b. Works collaboratively to improve professional practice and student learning.
c. Applies research, knowledge, and skills from professional development opportunities to improve practice.
d. Establishes and implements professional development plans based upon the teacher’s needs aligned to the Iowa teaching standards and district/building student achievement goals.
e. Provides an analysis of student learning and growth based on teacher created tests and authentic measures as well as any standardized and districtwide tests.
Aligned School Counselor Competencies
• Participates in professional organizations (i.e.ASCA, ISCA, AEA, District, Building, PLC) (IV-B-1d).
• Develops a yearly professional development plan demonstrating how the school counselor advances relevant knowledge, skills and dispositions (IV-B-1e).
• Communicates effective goals and benchmarks for meeting and exceeding expectations consistent with the administrator-counselor agreement and district performance appraisals (IVB-1f).
• Uses personal reflection, consultation and supervision to promote professional growth and development (IV-B-1g).
• Continuously engages in professional development and uses resources to inform and guide ethical and legal work (II-B-4h).
Criterion:
Professional Agencies and Organizations
Professional Growth
Appraisal Process
Artifacts:
Jessica Radmaker Professional Development 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
Building Capacity Beginning Teacher Certificate
Mental Health First Aid USA Training Certificate
Second Step Certificate of Online Training Completion
Bullying in Schools: What Can We Do Webinar Certificate of Completion
Jessica Radmaker ISCA Membership Certificate 2013-2014
Jessica Radmaker ISCA Membership Certificate 2014-2015
Jessica Radmaker - Professional School Counselor
Colo-NESCO School Counseling website
Jessica Radmaker Initial Professional Service License
2013-2014 Colo-NESCO Individual Career Development Plan Jessica Radmaker
2014-2015 Colo-NESCO Individual Career Development Plan Jessica Radmaker
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014 - Instruction Plan
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014
2013-2014 Formal Observation 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 01-16-2014 - Reflection Sheet
2013-2014 Walk Through 1 - Mickolyn Clapper 04-09-2014
2013-2014 Annual Evaluation - Mickolyn Clapper Summative Conference 03-18-2014
2014-2015 Informal Observation 1 - Andy Ward 12-02-2014
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Observation of Me 12-16-2014
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Setting Goals 1-13-2015
Jessica Radmaker - Working with TLC Teaching Coach - Observing Teacher Mentor 1-13-2015