scholarly journals More Than Just an Internship: One University’s Collaboration with a Rural School District to Attract, Develop, and Retain School Counselors

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Rawn Boulden ◽  
Christine Schimmel
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Rural School ◽  
West Virginia University ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
Immersion Experience ◽  
Rural Appalachia ◽  
School Counseling Students

This promising practice describes an innovative collaboration between West Virginia University, a land grant institution situated in the middle of rural Appalachia, and Kanawha County Schools, located in Charleston, WV. The partnership aimed to assist the rural school district by supporting children in three elementary schools and by providing the university’s school counseling students an immersion experience in rural schools, with the hope of retaining them in the school district following graduation. The collaboration fulfilled the original mission of the program in two ways; first, the school district retained one-third of the school counseling students who participated. Secondly, the collaboration was met with overwhelming support by district leadership, resulting in an increase in school counseling students entering the program in the next academic year.

School Counseling Leadership Team: A Statewide Collaborative Model to Transform School Counseling

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0500900
Author(s):  
Carol J. Kaffenberger ◽  
Sally Murphy ◽  
Fred Bemak
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Leadership Team ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Collaborative Model ◽  
Counseling Supervisors ◽  
Future Plans

The School Counseling Leadership Team (SCLT) is a model of a collaborative team formed to advocate for the transformed role of professional school counselors. The members of the SCLT included school district counseling supervisors, counselor educators, and leaders of statewide school counselor organizations. This article reviews the need for and evolution of the SCLT, its goals, accomplishments, and future plans. Suggestions and guidelines are offered for replicating the model.

In the Aftermath of a School Hostage Event: A Case Study of One School Counselor's Response

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701000
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Daniels ◽  
Mary C. Bradley ◽  
Daniel P. Cramer ◽  
Amy Winkler ◽  
Kisha Kinebrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School District ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Mental Health Facility

The authors interviewed a school counselor to determine her response to an armed hostage event in a classroom. They found that her primary interventions took place after the perpetrator had been taken into custody, through counseling students who had been in the room, contacting professionals from the school district and the local mental health facility for help, and coordinating these other professionals. Results are presented in light of the crisis intervention literature. Finally, implications for professional school counselors are discussed.

scholarly journals Does Physical Activity Programming Influence Health and Wellness Attitudes in a Rural School District?

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5S) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Madeline A. Lyon ◽  
Timothy K. Behrens ◽  
Dick Carpenter ◽  
Elizabeth Tucker ◽  
Carmen Luna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School District ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
Physical Activity Programming

Predictors of Teachers’ Reading Skills in a Rural School District in Northeastern Mindanao Philippines

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Loveleah B. Albarillo
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Rural School ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Rural School District ◽  
Standardized Reading Test

Reading is a problem for teachers in the Philippines. It becomes even more acute for teachers in rural areas. In Surigao del Sur (Northeastern Mindanao—Philippines), the problem is especially worrisome. I designed a study that determines the predictors of the reading skills of teachers in a rural school district. To analyze the data, I used the frequency weighted mean, Pearson Moment-Product Correlation Coefficient, and regression analysis. I also used a standardized reading test as the reading instrument. On top of that, I asked the teachers to build a personal profile with socio-demographic and pedagogical variables. I gathered the data through a questionnaire. The results confirm in Surigao del Sur what is known to be the state of reading habits of teachers in the Philippines. The quality of reading skills is low or poor. The teachers are not able to teach competently in language and reading. They have higher order skills in scanning and points of view. They have average levels of vocabulary. They use study aids infrequently. They have low levels of reading comprehension. Age is the most important predictor of reading skill. It tends to decline as teachers grow older. They read less the longer they stay in the service. It is specifically noticeable among teachers who do not exert the effort to deepen their professional studies. Teachers 40 and above need a special reading intervention. To prevent a decline in reading skill, all rural teachers ought to do graduate-level work.   Keywords - socio-demographic variables, pedagogical variables, reading skills of teachers

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