2014-2015 Counselors Monthly Calendar

Diane Slack
Legend
Beginning / Ending of Grading Period

Glossary of Acronyms

ARD

Admission, Review, & Dismissal Committee

Ongoing Activities

GT

Gifted & Talented

Individual Counseling

MOY

Middle of Year

Classroom Guidance Lessons

PBIS

Positive Behavior Intervention & Support

Grade-Level Intervention

PTO

Parent Teacher Organization

School-Wide Activities, Testing, & Data Collection

RTI

Response to Intervention

Family Activities

SCPAC

School Counseling Program Advisory Committee

Community Activities

STAAR

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

Upcoming Events
Professional Development

Holiday

TELPAS Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System

Elgin Elementary School

August 2014
Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thu

Fri
1

Sat
2

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3

Individual
Counseling
Group
Counseling

New Student
Registration 2-6 pm
Provide School
Counseling Brochure

Classroom
8

Review data results from last years testing

11

12

10

New Student
Registration 2-6 pm

School-wide
Family

Provide School
Counseling Brochure

Provide School
Counseling Brochure

Community

13

SCPAC Lunch Meeting

14

15

16

17

Provide School
Counseling Brochure

20

21

22

23

24

30

31

Professional Development / Student Holiday

Orientate Teachers to
School Counseling
Program

25

PBIS Committee
Meeting

[26

Finalize Counseling Goals with Admin.

Pre-K Meet the
Teacher Night

27

28

K-5 Meet the

Teacher Night

29

1st Day of School

Attend 504/ARD
as needed
Individual Counseling as Needed (Primarily Pre-K and Kinder)

Upcoming Events
Professional
Development
Holiday

New Student
Registration 2-6 pm

19

Grade-Level

New Student
Registration 2-6 pm

Professional Development / Student Holiday

18

Ongoing Activities

Elgin Elementary School

September 2014
Sun

Mon
1

Tues
2

Wed
3

Thu

Fri

Individual Counseling as Needed (mornings)

Labor Day
Student needs
assessment during
PAW Block

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

10

11

12

15

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

16

17

13

14

KG & 1 : Introduction to Counselor & Listening Lessons

Patriot Day
Morning Assembly

Community
19

20

21

22

PTO Meeting 7 pm
Discuss Mentor
Program

Teacher Survey /
Permission Slips
for Sm. Group &
Mentor Program

PBIS Committee
Meeting

2nd & 3rd Grades: Introduction to Counselor & Conflict Resolution Lessons
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

24
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

30
Reminder: Survey for
Sm. Group & Mentor
Schedule RTI meetings
with grade levels

26

27

Reminder: Survey for

Sm. Group & Mentor

4th & 5th Grades: Introduction to Counselor & Conflict Resolution Lessons
Mentor Program
Training Meeting 9 am

29

25

Mentor Program
Training Meeting 9 am

Upcoming Events
Professional
Development
Holiday

Individual Counseling as Needed (mornings)

Diez y Seis
Celebration 6pm

Grade-Level
School-wide
Family

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18

Ongoing Activities

Classroom

Individual Counseling as Needed (mornings)

Student Council
Assembly for
3rd-5th Graders
Discuss Elections

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Individual
Counseling
Group Counseling

Grandparents
Day

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Sat

28

Sun

Elgin Elementary School

October 2014
Tues
Wed
Thu

Mon

1
Mentor Program: Students Selected via teacher
survey / needs assessment to determine greatest
need; Students paired with community volunteer
as a type of Big Brother / Big Sister check-in
program called Lunch Buddies; Similar to program
retrieved 12/7/13 at
http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/page/1297

[7

Fire Safety Week:

Pre-K 1st Fire
truck, 2nd -5th EMS
Presentation

13

Behavior Management
with Love and Logic
6-7pm

8
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

Form Sm. Groups

based off of Teacher
Surveys & pair
students with a good
mentor match

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed
Fall Nomination
Window Opens for GT
Testing

10

11

12

Begin Mentor Program:

Kick-Off Lunch

SCPAC Lunch Meeting

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

16

17

Community
18

19

22

23

24

25

26

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Individual Counseling
as Needed

27

28

4th & 5th: Conflict Resolution Lessons (30 min/classroom)

29

30

31

Red Ribbon Week: Spirit Days & Motivational Factoid shared during Daily Announcements
PBIS Committee
Meeting
Individual Counseling
as Needed

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

Upcoming Events
Professional
Development
Holiday

2nd & 3rd: Conflict Resolution Lessons (30 min/classroom)

Parent Meeting: 7pm
Understanding AR
Reading Goals

Grade-Level
School-wide
Family

Literacy Night 6pm

Parent Teacher
Conferences

Ongoing Activities

Classroom

Kinder. & 1 : Friendship & Responsibility Lessons (30 min/classroom)

15

Legend
Individual
Counseling
Group Counseling

Student Council
after school

st

14

21

4]

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Parent Meeting

Sat

RTI Meetings by Grade Level during Team Meetings: Gather Names of those to include;
Discuss Students Needs; Initiate / Continue Action Plans

Professional
Development / Student
Holiday

20

Fri

Anger
Management

Group Counseling will

meet daily during
grade level lunches
Mon.-1st; Tues.-2nd
Wed.-3rd; Thur.-4th;
Fri.-5th
Meets 10/7 -11/22

Resources: Seeing Red: An Anger Management & Peacemaking Curriculum for Kids. Retrieved 12/7/13 from
http://www.newsociety.com/Books/S/Seeing-Red
Parent Meeting: Love and Logic sample program, as retrieved on 12/7/13 from http://www.loveandlogic.com/t-Sample-Presentation-Plan-for-ParentAudiences.aspx

Elgin Elementary School

November 2014
Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat
1

Small Group Counseling (Contd)

Meet daily for anger management
with individual grade levels during
their lunch periods
Ends 11/22/13

Legend
Ongoing Activities
Individual
Counseling
Group
Counseling

Student Council
after school

Classroom
3

5
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

Begin Coordinating
Materials for Mentor
Program with
volunteers

10

Professional
Development / Student
Holiday

17

18

MOY 4th & 5th ELA

Benchmark

24

25

Individual Counseling (AM) as needed

Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

13

[12

Family
Community

14

15

16

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

nd

& 3 : Conflict Resolution Lessons (30 min/classroom)

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

20

21

19

22

23

GT Nominations
Due

4th & 5th: Study Skills Lessons (30 min/classroom)

MOY 4th & 5th Math
Benchmark

26

MOY 3rd ELA

Benchmark

MOY 3rd Math

Benchmark

27

28
Thanksgiving Day

Student & Staff Holiday Break

29

Upcoming Events
Professional
Development
Holiday

rd

MOY Writing
Benchmark for 4th gr.

Grade-Level
School-wide

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Mentor Volunteer
Meeting, 6 pm

8]

Kinder. & 1st: Friendship & Responsibility Lessons (30 min/classroom)

11
Veterans Day

30

Elgin Elementary School

December 2014
Sun

Mon

Tues

1
Note: Schedule
Follow-Up RTI
meetings by Grade
Level during team
meetings this week

Wed

Thu

5
504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

PBIS Committee
Meeting

Fri

Sat

Christmas Program
7 pm

Legend
7

Begin Blue Santa Toy

collections at 5th Grade
Program

Individual Counseling

Kinder. & 1st: Cooperation, Caring, & Honesty Lesson (30 min/classroom)

Group Counseling

Group Counseling #2: Better Behavior Group (meets daily during breakfast & PAW Block-30 min-with frequent flyers to ISS to
problem solve with the students about choosing better behavior and how they can break the pattern)

McTeachers Night
5-8 pm
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

Individual Counseling
as needed

11
Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

12
504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

13

Classroom
14

Student Council
after school

16

2nd & 3rd: Goal Setting Lessons (30 min/classroom)

Parent Volunteer
Training 9am
Individual Counseling
as needed

22

23

17
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

18
th

Family

Review 4 & 5 Grade Data for Nomination

for Lone Star Leadership Academy

25
Christmas Break

30
Christmas Break

19

th

Christmas Day

29

Community

20]

21

Submit Nominations
for Lone Star

31

26

27

Upcoming Events
Professional

4th & 5th: Study Skills & Teamwork Lesson (30 min/classroom)

24

Grade-Level
School-wide

Blue Santa Toy Drive Community Service Project

15

Ongoing Activities

Holiday

28

Sun

Elgin Elementary School

January 2015
Tues
Wed
Thu

Mon

Fri

Sat

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4

New Years Day

Ongoing Activities
Individual Counseling

Christmas Break

Group Counseling
Classroom

6
Professional
Development /
Student Holiday

[7

Start Back to
School

9
504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

10

11

Student Council
after school

School-wide
Family
Community

Individual Counseling As Needed

12

13
Parent Volunteer
Training 9am

14
Pre-K Library Story
Time & Social Skill
Lesson

15
Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

PBIS Committee
Meeting

16

17

18

504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

20
MLK Holiday

21
Pre-K Library Story
Time & Social Skill
Lesson

2nd & 3rd

26

27

22

23

Holiday

24

25

st

Letters sent to Parents for 1 Semester Failures

Bullying Prevention Lessons (30 min/classroom)

28

Pre-K Library Story

Time & Social Skill
Lesson
Parent
Meeting
Behavior Management
with Love and Logic
6-7pm

29

30

Upcoming Events
Professional

Kinder. & 1st: Bullying Prevention Lessons (30 min/classroom)

19

Grade-Level

31

(1/28 to 1/31) 4th & 5th Bullying Prevention Lessons (30 min /
classroom)

RTI Meetings by Grade Level during Team Meetings: Gather Names of those to include;
Discuss Students Needs; Initiate / Continue Action Plans

Elgin Elementary School

February 2015
Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Legend
1

Ongoing Activities
Individual Counseling

Group Counseling
Classroom
2

3
Individual
Counseling as
Needed

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

6
504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

Student Council
after school

School-wide
Family
Community

Individual Academic Counseling for Students At-Risk for Retention

10
Individual
Counseling as
Needed

11
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

12
Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

13]
504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

Parent Volunteer
Training 9 am

16

17

[18

Presidents Day

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Holiday or Bad
Weather Make-Up
Day

23

24

19

14
Staff
Development /
Student Holiday

Holiday

20

21

Kinder. & 1st: Feelings Lessons

27

28

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

PBIS Committee
Meeting

Upcoming Events
Professional

5th Grade Tours the

Middle School

26

15

SCPAC Lunch Meeting

Train Staff for TELPAS and STAAR Testing Administration

25

Grade-Level

Group Counseling #3: Students selected from those at-risk for retention
Meets for 20 minutes each morning during Breakfast / PAW Block

2nd & 3rd: Diversity & Cooperation Lessons

22

Elgin Elementary School

March 2015
Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Legend
1

Ongoing Activities

Individual
Counseling
Group Counseling
Classroom
2

3
Individual
Counseling as
Needed

10

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

504/ARD Meetings
as Needed

Student Council
after school

4th and 5th Diversity & Cooperation Lessons

Family

Group Counseling #3: Students selected from those at-risk for retention
Meets for 20 minutes each morning during Breakfast / PAW Block

Community

11

12

13

14

15

20

21

22

Spring Break

16

23

17

18

19

TELPAS Window
Opens

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

Individual
Counseling as
Needed

Parent Volunteer
Training 9 am
Group Counseling #3 Culmination / Celebration Lunch on Friday for those showing
improvement; follow up with parents for those not improving

24

25

26

27

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

PBIS Committee
Meeting

Parent Meeting
Behavior Management
with Love and Logic,
6-7pm

Plan & Prepare for Upcoming STAAR Tests

30

31

Grade-Level
School-wide

28

29

Upcoming Events
Professional
Development
Holiday

Elgin Elementary School

April 2015
Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed
1

Thu
2

Fri
3

Sat
4

Legend
5

STAAR Testing Window

4th Grade STAAR
Writing Test Day 1
5th Grade STAAR
Math Test

Individual Counseling

4th Grade STAAR

Writing Test Day 2
5th Grade STAAR
Reading Test

Ongoing Activities

Group Counseling
Classroom
10

11]

12

TELPAS Window
Closes
Student Council
after school

Pre-K Library Story Time &

Social Skill Lesson

5th Grade Transition ARD & 504 Meetings

Grade-Level
School-wide
Family
Community

13

[14

15
Pre-K Library Story Time &
Social Skill Lesson

16

17

Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

Easter Sunday

22
3rd-4th STAAR
Math Test

23

5th

3-4th STAAR
Reading Test
STAAR Science
Test

STAAR Testing Window

27

28

29
Pre-K Library Story Time &
Social Skill Lesson

PBIS Committee
Meeting

30

24

Upcoming Events
Professional
Holiday

Holiday or Bad
Weather Make-Up
Day

GT Testing Window (April 14 May 16)

21

19

Good Friday

Parent Volunteer
Training 9 am

20

18

25

26

Elgin Elementary School

Sun

Mon

May 2015
Wed

Tues

Thu

Fri

Sat

1
504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

Pre-K Library Story Time

& Social Skill Lesson

Spring Fling &

Cinco de Mayo
Celebration
5-9 pm

8
504/ARD
Meetings as
Needed

Individual Counseling As Needed

Legend
3

Individual Counseling

Group Counseling
Classroom
10

12

Mothers Day

18

13
5th Grade
STAAR Math
Retest

19

20
Pre-K Library Story Time
& Social Skill Lesson

14

15

5th Grade STAAR

Reading Retest

School-wide

Individual Counseling
as Needed

Family

21

Parent Meeting
Discuss Importance
of Summer Reading

Community
16

17

22
Bullying Prevention &
Intervention: Region 13

23

Holiday

24

Kinder
Graduation
1:30 pm

Collect Data, Organize Results, & Determine Success of Comprehensive Counseling Program

25

26
Memorial Day
Student & Staff
Holiday

27

28
5th Grade
Graduation

29

30

Upcoming Events
Professional

GT Testing
Window Closes

Lunch Buddies
(Mentor Program)

Grade-Level

Student Council
after school

Parent Meetings / Notifications of Students to be Retained

11

Ongoing Activities

31

Elgin Elementary School

June 2015
Sun

Mon
1

Tues
2

Wed
3

Thu
4

Fri

5]

Last Day of
School

Early Release

Sat
6

Legend
7

Staff
Development /
Student Holiday

Individual Counseling

Group Counseling
Classroom

SCPAC Lunch Meeting

10

11

12

13

Ongoing Activities

14

Grade-Level
School-wide
Family
Community

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Fathers Day

Upcoming Events
Professional
Holiday

22

29

23

30

24

25

5th Grade STAAR

Math Retest

5th Grade STAAR

Reading Retest

26

27

28