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Wyomissing Area SD board reviews five-year K–12 counseling plan; counselors flag caseloads and SEL integration
Summary
Counselors presented the district's five-year K'12 comprehensive school counseling plan, noting it must be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, highlighting ASCA-aligned programming, caseload concerns and plans to reconstitute an advisory council. Board requested a Friday update with supporting data.
At a March board meeting, Wyomissing Area School District counseling staff presented the district's five-year K–12 comprehensive school counseling plan and asked the board to review materials ahead of a planned upload to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The plan, presenters said, is state-mandated and updated every five years. "This K to 12 comprehensive school counseling plan is state mandated," Dana Quinlivan said, adding that the district will follow the older standards for this submission because PDE advised doing so for plans begun in the fall. The team said new PA standards are expected to take effect in July 2026.
Why it matters: the plan lays out the counselors' daily, monthly and annual calendars across three domains'academic, career and social-emotional learning (SEL)'and defines how the district meets state guidance and…
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