STUDENT CENTER DRAPER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL School Community

STUDENT CENTER DRAPER PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL School Community Council Meeting -- September 2019

WHO WE ARE: STUDENT CENTER Megan Gebhard 6 th Grade Counselor Kimberlee Montoya 7 th Grade Counselor Jody Jensen School Counselor (20 hours a week) Mary Lane Newman School Psychologist (Split between CCHS & DPMS currently) Kathy Bitner 8 th Grade Counselor

WHO WE ARE: STUDENT CENTER MISSION Our mission is to help all students to development mindsets that will guide them in the pathway of college, career, and life readiness including: ● Academic & Learning Development ● Life & Careers ● Multicultural & Global Citizenship development We base our work on current needs assessments and district data.

WHAT WE DO: ASCA NATIONAL MODEL OF SCHOOL COUNSELING

WHAT WE DO: UTAH MODEL OF SCHOOL COUNSELING

WHAT WE DO: AREAS AND TOPICS ● ● Collaborative Classroom Instruction Plan for College and Career Readiness Process Systemic Approach to Dropout Prevention with Social Emotional Supports Systemic Management Utah College & Career Readiness School Counseling Model System Area Middle School Percent of time Plan for College & Career Readiness 35 -45% Collaborative Classroom Instruction 25 -35% System approach to dropout prevention 35 -30 % Administration of program and nonschool counseling activities 10 -15%

HOW WE DO IT: MANAGEMENT Advisory Committee -- School Community Council & Student Advisory Committee

6 th Grade Sneak Peek Stress Buster Boot Camp ● Relaxation/Coping ● Identification of Support System & Stress Triggers ● 60 students attended Games on the Green ● First 5 Fridays at lunch ● Games & activities Collaborative Classroom Instruction ● Kindness, Anti-bullying, Mental Wellness, Student Center Intro ● School Success Strategies ○ Organization, time management, routines… ● Teamwork/Collaboration ● Empathy

Games on the Green 6 th Grade lunch activities Fridays in August and September

7 th Grade Sneak Peek Mini CCR’s ● Meet individually with a counselor to discuss goals, career interests and school progress ● Data will be used to select quarterly career speakers ● Held during Social Studies classes in September Collaborative Classroom Instruction ● Kindness, Antibullying, mental wellness ● You Going Forward ○ 5 lessons over 5 weeks

Club Thursday Activities after school on Thursdays from 2: 45 -3: 45 September- December Register online weekly (DPMS homepage) Activities include: friendship bracelets, ultimate frisbee, ice cream making, crepe making, service club, cartoon drawing, water coloring, FACS of life, and more! Adding more weekly Love to have parents involved

8 th Grade Sneak Peek College & Career Readiness Meetings Collaborative Classroom Instruction ● Meet individually with the parent and counselor to discuss goals, school progress and create a 4 year plan for High School ● Held everyday from October 1 - December 20 ● 30 minutes ● 4 Year Plan ● Outsiders

Kindness Campaign September Lessons: ● Kindness Reminders ● Social Media do’s & don’ts October Lessons: ● Upstanders ● Self-Advocacy October is National Bullying Prevention Month!

Safe. UT App Introduced to ALL Students