Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 9/14/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Type: Info
Subject: 7. Report with Possible Action on Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
Policy: Admin Policy 7.32 - Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Attachments
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Background: This report is being presented in compliance with Administrative Policy 7.32, Comprehensive School Counseling Program, which requires a report on comprehensive school counseling program activities to improve postsecondary outcomes, must be provided to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors.

During the 2022-23 school year, the comprehensive school counseling program implemented and collaborated with multiple departments and stakeholders on activities and strategies to increase postsecondary outcomes for students in Milwaukee Public Schools. The comprehensive school counseling program is closely aligned with the academic and career planning (ACP) process, which is statewide and now a graduation requirement. The 2022-2023 school year continued to be a year of transition for students, and school counselors worked to provide various levels of support to students to ensure a successful transition. The activities implemented in 2022-23 for improving postsecondary outcomes included the following:

• School counseling curriculum – K5–grade 12
• ACP conferences – grades 5, 7, 9, 11
• ACP school teams and school plans – all schools
• UNCF Empower Me Tour – grade 12
• College Application Week – grade 12
• Ca$h for College Campaign (scholarship application) – grade 12
• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Campaign – grade 12
• M-cubed Milwaukee Parent Institute – elementary, middle, and high schools
• School counselor small groups – K–grade 12
• Decision Day – grade 12
• Virtual mindfulness room – K–grade 12
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week – K–grade 12
• Parent grade-level meetings – grades 9–12
• New school counselor 414 Tour
• High School/Top Grade Signing Day – grades 5 and 8
• Common Black College Application – grade 12
• Comprehensive school counseling program professional development – K–grade 12
Fiscal Impact Statement:
Implementation and Assessment Plan
Recommendation:
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
John Hill, Ph.D. - Director
Signed By:
Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent