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Board approves K‑12 counseling standards (306) but asks staff to provide school‑level implementation plans
Summary
The board voted to accept the district’s K‑12 comprehensive counseling program as meeting state 306 standards; members asked staff to format and present implementation plans mapped to each school and grade tier to ensure compliance with statute.
The board voted to approve the district’s K‑12 comprehensive counseling program as meeting the state 306 standards, but members pressed staff for clearer, school‑level implementation plans.
Board discussion centered on statutory language that requires a board to approve a comprehensive counseling program and an implementation plan for each school “no less frequently than biannually.” Staff said the district has the necessary work underway and evidence of the counseling scope and sequence, but acknowledged that the presentation in the packet did not include a site‑by‑site implementation document. Counselors and committee chairs described the seven counseling standards (developmental sequence, individual student planning, responsive services, curriculum, MTSS/data driven supports, consultation and collaboration, and following policies and procedures) and said many activities are already embedded in school practice.
One board member said approving the standards now while directing staff to return with a clearly formatted implementation plan for each school would satisfy compliance needs without creating duplication of work. Staff agreed to prepare the school‑level documentation and present it at a future meeting for board review and vote as needed.
The motion to accept the counseling program standards passed by voice vote.
