Title 14 Education
500 Curriculum and Instruction
500 Curriculum and Instruction
545 K to 12 School Counseling Programs
1.0 Local School District Written Plan
1.1 Every school in each district shall have a written school counseling plan. The plan shall consist of the following components:
1.1.1 Include the American School Counselors Association's (ASCA) National Standards for School Counseling Programs in the areas of Academic Development, Career Development and Personal and Social Development;
1.1.2 Include vertical K-12 articulation of the American School Counselors Association's National Standards for School Counseling Programs;
1.1.3 Contain all elements of the ASCA National Model, as those are described by the American School Counselors Association, including:
1.1.3.1 Foundation, which provides what the program entails, such as describing what every student will know and be able to do. This element contains the mission statement, domains, and national standards as those terms are used in the ASCA National Model.
1.1.3.2 Delivery Systems, which address how the program will be implemented. This element contains the guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and systems support as those terms are used in the ASCA National Model.
1.1.3.3 Management Systems, which addresses when certain elements of the counseling plan are implemented, why certain data are used, and the authority making entity at the local level.
1.1.3.4 Accountability, which address the outcomes of students based on the counseling plan.
1.1.4 Be on file in the district office and in each school.
1.1.5 Be reviewed and updated by the school and by the local school district annually using available data and school and district goals.
1.1.6 Be incorporated in the School Success Plan and implemented by a State certified school counselor. The School Success Plan is defined in 14 DE Admin. Code 220.
3 DE Reg. 1546 (5/1/00)
8 DE Reg. 1606 (5/1/05)
14 DE Reg. 29 (07/01/10)
2.0 Reporting Requirements and Timelines
2.1 Each school shall have an electronic copy of its written school counseling plan on file with the Department of Education.
2.2 Each school shall provide an electronic copy of the annual update by August 15 based on the previous year's data.
2.3 For monitoring purposes, the Department may periodically review the written school counseling plan for alignment to the requirements in 1.0.
14 DE Reg. 29 (07/01/10)
