Balancing the Load: How to Engage Counselors in School Improvement

Autor/inn/en	Mallory, Barbara J.; Jackson, Mary H.
Titel	Balancing the Load: How to Engage Counselors in School Improvement
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 7 (2007) 8, S.34-37 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Confidentiality; Professional Isolation; Principals; School Counselors; Educational Improvement; Academic Achievement; Administrator Role; Counselor Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Principal; Schulleiter; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schulleistung
Abstract	Principals cannot lead the school improvement process alone. They must enlist the help of others in the school community. School counselors, whose role is often viewed as peripheral and isolated from teaching and learning, can help principals, teachers, students, and parents balance the duties and responsibilities involved in continuous student growth and performance. For a principal to engage a school counselor in the school improvement process, both must understand the roles, responsibilities, and perspectives of their professions. Their dialogue may begin by agreeing on the counselor's roles and responsibilities. They need to address differences that may lead to conflict and the ineffective use of energy, time, and skills, and they must discuss confidentiality issues and student advocacy. The school counselor should have counseling plans and goals that are aligned with the school improvement plan, and the principal and the school counselor should agree on how those goals contribute to student achievement and progress. Principals can alleviate the professional isolation inherent in their roles by engaging counselors in appropriate roles to improve conditions for teaching and learning within the school. By doing so, principals are building capacity within the school to sustain school renewal. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10