Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling
News & Updates
Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling
Webinar Series Announced
The Guidance and Counseling section announces a schedule of upcoming webinars in 2010. Further information and registration can be found through My Learning Plan at www.mylearningplan.com.
- Feb. 8 - Applying for the SUCCESS Award (3:30-4:30 pm)
- Feb. 16 - Applying for the Gysbers Award (3:30-4:30 pm)
- Feb. 18 - Guidance for Principals (3:00 – 4:45)
- Feb. 18 - Programs of Study and Career Clusters (3:15 – 4:15)
- March 2 - Guidance for Principals (3:00 – 4:45)
- March 26 - Ethical and Legal Issues (1:00-3:00 p.m.)
- April 6 - Using Standardized and Non-standardized measures for Demonstrating Accountability (3:30-5:00 pm)
Communities, State Adopt Rally Cry to Boost Student Graduation
“Graduation Matters in Missouri” is the new slogan, released at the 2009 Missouri Dropout Prevention Summit, to emphasize the importance of high school graduation at a time when the state’s dropout rate has been creeping upward.
New Missouri Career Path Poster Available
The Missouri Center for Career Education has updated the Career Paths poster for elementary schools. It includes the new Career Path icons. The 17" x 22" poster will be among the materials distributed by DESE at the MSCA Conference in November.
School Counselors as CTE Stakeholders
A brief by the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium and the American School Counselor Association discusses the integral role that school counselors play in successfully guiding students. Missouri's comprehensive guidance program is highlighted.
- Brief (pdf)
Study Identifies Predictors of College and Career Readiness
ACT, Inc. has released the “The Forgotten Middle: Ensuring that All Students Are on Target for College and Career Readiness before High School” report.
Students are often deemed eligible for different types of services as a result, in part, of an administration of an individual intelligence test. The position paper from the National Association for Gifted Children below gives some guidelines to be considered when using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) for determination of eligibility.
National Association for Gifted Children Position Paper
Military Recruiting in Missouri Public Schools
- Advisory Committee Recommendations on Recruiting (pdf)
- Advisory Committee Letter on Recommendations (pdf)