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North Hills presents five-year Chapter 339 comprehensive guidance plan for board approval
Summary
District staff described the Chapter 339 Comprehensive School Guidance Plan required by Pennsylvania law, explained its components and timeline, and said the board will consider formal approval in March.
The North Hills Board of Education heard a presentation Feb. 6 on the district's Chapter 339 Comprehensive School Guidance Plan, a state-required five-year counseling plan that the district will vote on at its March legislative meeting.
District presenters Dr. Nicole Bazilla and Gina Ferrell told the board the plan outlines the counseling program’s mission, goals, curriculum and delivery system and aligns student career planning from kindergarten through 12th grade with the Pennsylvania Future Ready Index. “The 3 3 9 plan is a comprehensive school guidance plan that is required by the state of Pennsylvania for districts to submit every 5 years,” Dr. Bazilla said.
The presenters explained the plan’s components: a mission statement for school counseling, academic and career goals, a K–12 career curriculum named Smart Futures, and a requirement that each student maintain a personalized career portfolio with a specified number of artifacts at each grade band. The plan also requires an advisory council; Bazilla and Ferrell said North Hills’ council includes about 35 to 40 members drawn from local business, parents, administrators, educators, postsecondary institutions and a representative from Beatty Career Center.
Board members were told the district will present the draft guidance plan for review on March 6 and bring it back for a formal vote on March 13 so the district can submit the plan by Jan. 31 (the presenters described it as due "the 30 first"). No substantive policy changes from the previous plan were identified during the discussion; Bazilla said annual goals shift to reflect current needs but the overall structure remains consistent. No action was taken at the Feb. 6 meeting.
The presentation included references to the Pennsylvania Future Ready Index and to state requirements for individual student career plans. District staff emphasized that the guidance plan supports academic, social-emotional and career readiness and that implementation and annual goal-setting will be tracked through data and the advisory council.
