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Counseling staff report 96% program implementation, aim to expand curriculum and groups
Summary
District counseling coordinator Cy Nishi told the Camdenton R-III board the district’s counseling program improved to roughly 96% implementation, maintained a near-1:250 counselor ratio, and will emphasize curriculum and high-school group work next school year.
Cy Nishi, the district counseling coordinator, told the Camdenton R-III school board on June 8 that the district’s comprehensive counseling program showed steady improvement and remains a high priority for next year.
“We have increased 3% this year, which we’re really excited about. We’re hovering right at 96%,” Nishi said, describing results from the district’s internal improvement review and a monthly time-task analysis used to measure how counselors spend time across curriculum, responsive services, individual planning and system support. She said the district attributes strengths to responsive services — direct time with students — while curriculum delivery remains an area for growth.
Nishi said building-level time-task audits and a K–12 vertical data review with the parent advisory helped staff align lessons and group work. “We shared with you that we were going to continue to implement our parent advisories plan with us,” she said, noting the parent advisory meets at least twice a year to help bridge school and home practices.
The coordinator reported that the district is close to the program’s recommended student-to-counselor ratio of 1:250 and that a new counselor at the middle school improves next-year projections. Nishi said counselors logged districtwide contributions including community service and extracurricular leadership by JROTC cadets and other programs as part of broader student supports.
Board members pressed for representation and process details. One asked whether the advisory council includes representatives from every building; Nishi said the goal is two representatives per building and “we at least always have one, but many have two.” The board also discussed how counselors will work with registration events and central family communication to increase free/reduced applications and family participation in programs.
Why it matters: Counseling implementation levels and staffing ratios affect daily access to mental‑health supports, crisis response and academic planning. The district’s plan to shift more counselor time into curriculum and to increase group work at the high school aims to strengthen prevention and early-intervention supports.
What’s next: Nishi said the counseling team will continue work with the parent advisory and building administrators to track fidelity of curriculum delivery and expand group options at the high school in the coming year.
